SUMMARY:

• To secure a position as a Senior/L2+ IT position with 25+ years of IT experience including the design, deployment and support of systems including Windows OSes, Xen (XenServer 7.x), Linux (RHEV 7.x, CentOS 7x, Oracle Linux 7.x, Ubuntu 18.04, Debian 9.x/10.x and VMware vSphere 6.x. Extensive knowledge and experience with an expansive variety of systems, networking, applications, cloud and security architectures.
• Seeking an opportunity to learn and build a long - term career and be a key contributor in a dynamic IT organization within a global, world -class company—working together with a great, cohesive team to help drive IT initiatives within an enterprise scale infrastructure.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER AND VMWARE SUPPORT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Deploy and Manage VMware vSphere (6.x) Datacenter and Clusters
• Add/Remove Linux/Windows VM Instances
• Add/Remove Linux Templates (Linux RH/CentOS 7.x/Debian 9.x/10/Ubuntu 14.04~18.04)
• Add/Remove Windows Templates (Windows 7.x/10)
• Deploy Linux/Windows VM Instances from ISO or Templates (Linux RH/CentOS 7.x/Debian 9.x/10/Ubuntu 14.04~18.04)
• Deployed Windows VM Instances from ISO and Templates (Windows 7.x/10)
• Monitor Active vSphere VM Instances for Robustness using various Monitoring Tools (TICK stack and Zabbix)
• Add/Remove VM Instance Snapshots
• Enterprise Infrastructure Monitoring Tools
• Install and Maintain InfluxData TICK Stack (Telegraf, InfluxDB,Chronograf and Kapacitor)
• Install and Maintain ELK Stack (ElasticSearch, Logstash and Kibana)
• Install and Maintain Zabbix - infrastructure monitor and alert platform
• Install and Maintain Graylog2 - log aggregator for forensics and security
• Install and Maintain Smokeping - monitor and diagnose potential endpoint network issues
• Install and Maintain Rancid - archive and manage changes to switch scripts
• Engineering Infrastructure Routers and Switches
• Provision Cisco Switches (2900 series, 3500 series, 3750 series, 3850 series, 4500 series, 6500 series, Nexus 3000 series, Nexus 5000 series and others)
• Replace Cisco Switches, such as Cisco 3560-G, Cisco 2940, Cisco 4506, 2960 and other models with new Cisco Switches
• Add/Remove Cisco 3750-G and 3750-X Distribution Switches
• Add/Remove Cisco 2960-X Access Switches
• Upgrade Cisco Switches Firmware on Cisco 2900 Series, 3500 series, 3700 series, 4500 series and 6500 series
• Upgrade Fortinet Switches (FS-448D) and Gateways (FWF-60E and FortiGate 500E)
• Investigate Mixed Brand Deployment Paradigm with Cisco and Fortinet Switches
• Windows Active Directory
• Add/Remove User Accounts
• Add/Remove Shared Resources
• Modify User Account Passwords
• Create and Publish Switch Topology Diagram
• Support and Diagnose DevOps Networking Issues
• Investigate and Resolve Cloud Infrastructure Issues
• Investigate and Resolve General Networking Issues
• Investigate/Monitor/Resolve Docker Issues
• Ansible (manage Linux Hosts)
• Bash/Shell Scripts (Manage Linux hosts)
• Python (Mange Linux hosts)
• Agile (Use Rally for Sprint Planning)
• Terraform (Manage vSphere Hypervisors and VMs)

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• VMware vSphere (6.x) Datacenters and Clusters
• Add/Remove Linux VM Instances
• Add/Remove Windows VM Instances
• Add/Remove Linux VM Templates
• Add/Remove Windows VM Templates
• Add/Remove vSphere Clusters and Containers
• Monitor Active VM Instances for Robustness
• Add/Remove VM Instance Snapshots
• Upgrade ESXi Hosts
• Upgrade HP Server Firmware
• Upgrade HP iLo Firmware
• Upgrade Dell Server Firmware
• Upgrade Dell iDRAC Firmware
• Upgrade vCenter Server
• Upgrade ESXi Firmware
• Windows Active Directory and Exchange Server
• Add/Remove AD User Accounts, Organize Users in OUs
• Change User Passwords, Create Security Groups
• Create Organization Units, Containers, Group Policy Objects
• Create File Shares, Access Control Lists for Folders and
• Create Access Control Lists for Shared Resources and others
• Modified User Accounts
• Provisioned and Maintained Exchange Email Accounts
• Provisioned and Maintained Distribution Lists
• Modified Email Account Roles
• Created Shared Email Accounts
• Monitored User Account Databases
• Exported and Imported Emails and Email Accounts
• Manage AD/Exchange with Powershell scripts
• Deploy and Manage DHCP and DNS Servers
• Add/Remove DHCP Scopes
• Add/Remove Static IP Lease
• Add/Remove DNS Host Records
• Office365
• Migrated Accounts and Emails from Office 365 to On-Premise Exchange Server
• Provisioned and maintained Office365 Accounts
• Manage and Monitor McAfee policy Orchestrator
• Provisioned and Deleted Host Clients
• Modified Host Client Policies
• Monitored Host Clients for Compliance
• Migrated Host Clients between Organization Units
• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
• Network Monitor Services (PRTG/VMware LogInsight)
• Add/Remove Sensors
• Monitor Host Client Sensors
• Mitigated Host Clients/Sensors Issues
• Microsoft and Oracle SQL servers
• Add/Remove Databases
• Add/Remove Database Users
• Add/Remove Database Users Permissions
• Monitor Databases for Robustness
• Monitor and Provision Database Storage Subsystem
• Deploy and Manage Windows Print Servers
• Add/Remove Network (Shared) Printers
• Upgrade Network (Shared) Printer Drivers
• Published Printers through GPO
• Windows Application Servers
• Install and Maintain Skype for Business
• Install and Maintain Microsoft Office Suite
• Add/Remove/Upgrade PRISMAprepare
• Add/Remove PRISMAprepare Printers
• Add/Remove PRISMAprepare Automation Templates
• Linux Application Servers
• Add/Remove Host Monitoring Tools and Services
• Automate Installations with Bash and Python Scripts
• Add/Remove FTP/SFTP Host Services
• Add/Remove Monitoring Applications
• Deployed Storage Backend (with ZFS)
• Add/Remove/Upgrade PRISMAproduction
• Add/Remove PRISMAproduction Printers
• Video Security Systems (Blue Iris)
• Add/Remove Security IP Cameras
• Configure/Maintain Blue Iris Security IP Camera Systems
• Add/Remove User Accesses to Security IP Camera Systems
• AirWatch (MDM platform)
• Add/Remove AirWatch Organization Units (Smart Groups)
• Add/Remove Devices, Add/Remove Users
• Configure/Maintain Email Security Gateways (SEG)
• Configure/Maintain VMware Workspace ONE(TM)
• Manage and Monitor EMC SANs
• Generate/Maintain EMC SP Collects
• Configure/Install UniSphere
• Deploy and Manage iSCSI SANs (Synology)
• Configure/Install iSCSI LUNs
• Add/Remove iSCSI Host Clients
• Maintain/Upgrade RAID LUNs
• Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Add/Remove Telephony Devices
• Add/Remove Users
• Configure/Installed Voice Messaging Archive
• Dell/HP/Linux/Nutanix CE Servers
• Upgrade Server Firmware
• Upgrade iDRAC Firmware
• Upgrade iLo Firmware
• Upgrade Server Firmware
• Upgrade Storage/Video Firmware
• Managed Linux Hosts with Bash Scripts
• Add/Remove Internal Host Monitoring and Metrics Telemetry
• Deploy Nutanix CE with AOS
• Configure Nutanix Networking Environment

IT NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• VMware vSphere Datacenters and Clusters (5.x)
• Install and Configure vCenter Server
• Install and Configure vCenter Clients
• Create Linux VM instances
• Create Windows VM instances
• Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange Server
• Add/Remove AD User Accounts, Organize Users in OUs
• Change User Passwords, Create Security Groups
• Create Organization Units, Create Containers
• Create Group Policy Objects, Create File Shares
• Create Access Control Lists for Folders and Shared Resources
• Modify User Account Roles
• Exchange Email Accounts, Assign/Create Distribution Lists
• Delegate Email Accounts, Modify Email Account Roles
• Create Shared Email Accounts, Monitor User Account Databases
• Export and Import Email Accounts and Emails
• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
• DHCP and DNS Services
• Create and Delete DHCP Scopes
• Provision Static IP Lease
• Create and Delete DNS Host Records
• IDS/IPS (Greenbone/McAfee)
• Network Monitor Services (VMware LogInsight/PRTG)
• Multiple Networks (Segments and VLANs)
• Cisco Routers and Switches
• XenServer Datacenter and Clusters (6.x)
• Xen Servers
• AirWatch (MDM platform)
• Cisco Aironet Wireless Network
• Ubiquiti Wireless Network
• EMC SANs
• iSCSI SANs (ZFS/SCST)
• Firewall (Smoothwall and pfSense)
• Microsoft and Linux Servers and Application Suites
• Automate Linux Hosts and Applications with Bash and Python Scripts
• Rancid Server
• Asterisk VOIP Communications Networks

IT ADMINISTRATOR

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• VMware vSphere Clusters (5.x)
• Install and Configure vCenter Server
• Install and Configure vCenter Clients
• Create Linux VM instances
• Create Windows VM instances
• Network IDS/IPS (OSSEC)
• PCI Backend Services
• TrustWave
• Duo Security
• Graylog2
• OSSEC
• Multiple Networks and VLANs
• Cisco Routers and Switches
• Provision and Upgrade Distribution Switches 3750/3850/4500
• Provision and Upgrade Access Switches 2950/2960/3650
• Windows Active Directory and Exchange Server
• Add/Remove AD User Accounts, Organize Users in OUs
• Change User Passwords, Create Security Groups
• Create Organization Units, Create Containers, Create Group
• Policy Objects, Create File Shares, Create Access
• Control Lists for Folders and Shared Resources
• Modify User Account Roles
• Add/Remove Exchanger Email Accounts
• Assign/Create Distribution Lists, Delegate Email Accounts
• Modify Email Account Roles, Create Shared Email Accounts
• Monitor User Account Databases
• Export and Import Emails and Email Accounts
• DHCP and DNS Services
• Add/Remove Static IP
• Add/Remove DNS Host Records
• Xen Server
• Add/Remove Linux VM Instances
• Add/Remove Windows VM Instances
• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
• AirWatch (MDM platform)
• AirTight Wireless Network
• Ubiquiti Wireless Network
• Aruba Wireless Network
• Firewall (Palo Alto Networks)
• Veeam Backup Appliance
• EMC SANs
• Microsoft and Linux Servers and Application Suites

COMPUTER SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• VMware vSphere Datacenter (5.x)
• Install and Configure vCenter Server
• Install and Configure vCenter Clients
• Create Linux VM instances
• Create Windows VM instances
• Network IDS/IPS (OSSEC)
• PCI Backend Security
• TrustWave
• Duo Security
• Graylog2
• Multiple Networks and VLANs
• AirTight Wireless Network
• Ubiquiti Wireless Network
• Aruba Wireless Network
• AirWatch (MDM platform)
• Xen Server
• Add/Remove Linux VM Instances
• Add/Remove Windows VM Instances
• iSCSI SANs (Debian 8.x "Jessie")
• Firewall (Palo Alto Networks)
• Microsoft and Linux Servers and Application Suites
• Windows Active Directory and Exchange Server
• Add/Remove AD User Accounts, Organize Users in OUs
• Change User Passwords, Create Security Groups
• Create Organization Units, Create Containers, Create Group
• Policy Objects, Create File Shares, Create Access
• Control Lists for Folders and Shared Resources
• Modify User Account Roles
• Provision and Manage Exchange Servers
• Add/Remove Exchanger Email Accounts
• Assign/Create Distribution Lists, Delegate Email Accounts
• Modify Email Account Roles, Create Shared Email Accounts
• Monitor User Account Databases
• Export and Import Emails and Email Accounts
• DHCP and DNS Services
• Add/Record Scopes
• Add/Remove Static IP
• Add/Remove DNS Host Records
• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

IT/CUSTOMER SERVICES SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Xen Servers (on Linux Debian 7.x "Wheezy")
• Add/Remove Xen Linux VM Instances
• Add/Remove Windows VM Instances
• Virtualbox
• Add/Remove Linux VM Instances
• Add/Remove Windows VM Instances
• VMware vSphere Datacenter (4.x)
• Add/Remove Linux VM Instances
• Add/Remove Windows VM Instances
• Asterisk VOIP
• Cisco Switches
• Ubiquiti Wireless Network
• Microsoft Active Directory Services
• OpenVPN Servers and Clients
• Rackspace (Cloud Management)
• Add/Remove Linux VM Instances
• Add/Remove Windows VM Instances
• Backup/Snapshot VM instances (Windows and Linux)
• Diagnose/Repair VM instance (Windows and Linux)
• NFS, CIFS/SAMBA (on Linux)
• BackupPC
• Backup and Restore Company data
• Write/Refactor backup and restore scripts using shell and Python scripts
• Network Printers and Scanners
• RT ("Resource Tracker") Ticketing System
• Provide Direct Customer Support and Services to End Users of GrandCare Products
• Microsoft Application Suites
• Windows 95
• Windows XP
• Windows 7

IT CONSULTANT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Microsoft Active Directory Services on Zentyal
• Xen Hypervisors (Linux and Microsoft VM Instances)
• VPN Clients and Sites (OpenVPN)
• NFS, SAMBA/CIFS (Debian 1.x "Buzz")
• Multiple Networks (VLANs)
• DHCP and DNS Servers
• Add/Remove DHCP Scopes
• Add/Remove Static IP
• Active Directory
• Add/Remove User Accounts, Organize Users in OUs,
• Add/Remove User Passwords, Create Security Groups
• Add/Remove Organization Units, Create Containers
• Add/Remove Group Policy Objects, Create File Shares
• Add/Remove Access Control Lists for Folders and Shared Resources
• Modify User Account Roles
• Linux (Debian 7.x) and Windows (95, XP 7) Updates
• NFS, SAMBA/CIFS