SUMMARY:

Acquire a position that is challenging, rewarding and provide me with the opportunity for company growth and longevity. As a seasoned IT professional with proven experience in the industry, I have earned my MCSE, CCNA as well as solution provider training and certifications. I possess strong Physical/Virtual Server, Storage & Network experience working in a multitude of environments, administering, deploying and integrating Active Directory infrastructures.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Windows Server 2019/2016/2008 , MS Exchange 16/13/10; Office 365/AD Migration specialist, PowerShell, Active Directory, GPO’s, DFS, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, SNMP; Windows 10/8/7, VMware 6.X/5.X; vCenter, vSphere, ESXi, iSCSI, Virtualization & P2V, Veeam, Citrix XenServer, Dell Equallogic, HP ML/DL Servers, WSUS, Orion SolarWinds, Paessler PRTG, Double - Take, CommVault, Backup Exec, Kaseya, BitTitan Migration Wiz & Deployment Pro; Batch & WMI Scripting; Project planning & management; Proactive Not Reactive.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Melville, NY

Sr Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Exchange Servers & Office 365 hybrid network consisting of over 5000 mailboxes
• Responsible for Active Directory sites, DC’s, GPO’s
• Point of escalation for helpdesk and remote admins
• Currently working on VMware & Storage implementation for two remote locations
• Lead Project Engineer for AD & Office 365 migration/integration for acquired company in Europe; 7 locations, 30 servers, over 400 users
• VMware Implementation; P2V all physical servers prior to AD migration
• Migrated all users from remote domain to corporate Active Directory domain using ADMT
• Migrated all pc’s and profiles from remote to corporate domain using ADMT & ForensIT
• Traveled to Europe to oversee final cutover
• Lead Engineer for VMware and storage implementation for remote office in Bloomingdale Chicago
• Mocked up 2 VMware hosts, storage, network & backup in local lab
• Shipped all equipment to remote office; traveled there and implemented
• P2V all physical servers on site
• Project Engineer for VMware & storage implementation for remote office in Montreal Canada
• Shipped all equipment on site; traveled to Canada to implement
• P2V all physical servers on site
• Project Engineer for AD & Office 365 integration for acquired company in Northbrook Chicago
• Responsible for integrating over 100 mailbox users within O365 tenant
• Migrated over 100 user accounts, profiles and workstations between domains using ADMT
• Traveled to Chicago for onsite cutover
• Project Engineer for AD & Office 365 integration for acquired company in Florida
• Responsible for integrating over 100 mailbox users within O365 tenant
• Migrated over 100 user accounts, profiles and workstations between domains using ADMT
• Traveled to Florida for onsite cutover

Confidential, Hauppauge, NY

Project Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Started in Advance Support team; quickly joined Project Engineering Team
• 40+ Office 365 Migrations, on premises Exchange & hosted; public folders; cutover and hybrid
• Deployment of Office 365 applications via offline installers, remote tools and GPO’s
• Deployed scripts for removal of old Office versions after cutover
• Implementations of Exchange 2016/2013, new & coexisting from previous versions
• Onsite for post migration support for all projects and cutovers
• VMware implementations 5.5/6.0 with both local storage and SAN
• File server implementations, migrations & cutovers
• Point of escalation for helpdesk and advanced services

Confidential, Melville, NY

IT Manager | Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• IT Manager & Systems Administrator for VMware/Horizon View virtual environment
• Responsible for VMware 5.5; vCenter, vSphere, ESXi 5.5, View 5.6; Multi Cluster iSCSI Infrastructure
• Implemented VLANS for Management, Storage, vMotion and VM traffic
• Managed AD & Exchange 2013, database, backups and new users
• Numerous server deployments & upgrade projects, P2V’s, Veeam, WSUS, SQL, DC’s, SQL, File & Print
• Installed and managed Server, Network & Storage monitoring with Peassler PRTG Network Monitor
• Maintain and manage SonicWALL, Remote VPN’s, Exchange 2013, SQL 2012/2008/2000 ; Windows 7/8/8.1, Avaya IP Office, Isonas Access card system; Axis/SentryVMS + 50 Axis POE cameras
• Created Batch & WMI scripts for data queries, upgrade projects and metrics
• Lead project to integrate card swipes with Attendance Enterprise software to streamline HR
• Facilitate circuit implementations, turn ups, moves & troubleshooting with all vendors
• Programmed and maintained factory lighting schedules

Confidential, NYC, NY

Systems Administrator / Network Manager

Responsibilities:

• Report to NYC Regional IT Director as Network and Server Administrator
• Responsible for numerous server deployments & upgrade projects
• Deployed Windows Server 2012 & Windows 8/8.1 to multiple sites
• Manage NYC Helpdesk Team and act as a point of escalation for IT issues
• Facilitate circuit implementations, turn ups, moves & troubleshooting with telecom vendors
• Work with numerous vendors & partners to manage IT involvement for seminars and events

Confidential, Holbrook, NY

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Office 365 Cloud migration projects; Server, client and mobile mailbox configurations
• Citrix Xen Server Cluster builds, SAN storage and virtualization projects for tri state customers
• Learned change control processes & procedures while working within maintenance windows
• Responsible for documentation and process writing towards projects and upgrade procedures
• Network Administrator for Lawrence School district; 5 schools; 3000 students & 500 staff
• Support VMware 5.0 / HP EVA 4400 SAN / HP BL460c Blades w/ Fiber Channel
• Worked on student roll over project to rotate old/new students in/out of Active Directory
• Built VMware Windows 2008 R2 templates and utilized for rapid Server deployment
• Created & deployed PC/MAC system images to classrooms and student labs via network

Confidential, Melville NY

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Deployed and grew Active Directory Network from company inception
• Installed and maintained nearly all servers, VM’s, storage and data
• Worked with network engineer to deploy remote sites via Cisco ASA’s and VPNs
• Implemented Citrix XEN Server Production Environment:
• Deployed 15+ bare metal Citrix XEN clustered host servers with iSCSI SAN storage
• Configured Cisco 3560 switches for XEN network & storage VLANs
• Created iSCSI network bonds over VLANs for link throughput & redundancy
• Provisioned VM templates for rapid server deployment
• Setup Confidential SCVMM for XEN Center and Hyper-V integration
• Implemented multiple Dell Equallogic SANs / XEN / Hyper-V Repository / DAS:
• Configured Cisco 3560 VLANS for storage & management network isolation
• Configured SANs for Citrix XEN Server and MS Hyper-V integration
• Setup SAN HQ to monitor & forecast data growth and trends
• Implemented & Managed CommVault Simpana 9.0:
• Attended training at CommVault in NJ Headquarters
• Lead $100K CommVault project; ordered and installed all servers, storage & equipment
• Configured deduplication policies & leveraged MPLS for remote site data backups
• Responsible for over 85 nightly server backups over 7 sites
• Implemented Double-Take - Vision Solutions:
• Setup dozens of Double-Take FSFO Replication Sets both local & WAN
• Successfully failed over between WAN sites on multiple occasions
• Utilized Double-Take for P2V migrations & virtualization
• Implemented & Managed Orion SolarWinds Network Monitoring Solution:
• Integrated 12 sites, 100+ Cisco devices, 85+ Servers & services via SNMP
• Leveraged to actively monitor all bandwidth, drive space & systems utilization
• Setup to notify all IT staff of failed devices, drives & circuits
• Configured to analyze traffic shaping & bandwidth priority needs on all data circuits
• Generated monthly reports for growth trends & upgrade predictions
• Used Engineers toolset for advanced troubleshooting & network investigations