SUMMARY:

• 19 years’ experience in I.T. | BS - CIS | Standardization, Support, Troubleshooting, & Problem-Solving Skills Data Center & HA Server Clustered | SQL | Hyper V, VMware, Apple, Linux, Windows
• Excellent planning, prioritization and execution, managing multiple operational tasks and IT projects in demanding computing environments, ensuring system availability and data integrity.
• Strong ability to rapidly research and develop subject matter expertise.
• Team player who takes initiative, leads by example, and collaborates effectively with software development, testing, and operations teams, optimizing system performance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Data Center Environment: Design, installation, management, cooling, power, cabling

Server Applications: Microsoft (Exchange, AD, ISA, IIS, SQL, CA, System Center), VMware (ESX, VCenter), Linux Hosting (Apache, Postfix, MySQL, bind), Oracle (Application Server, Database), Atempo, Spacewalk, Nagios, Cacti

Security/Tools: IPtables, Access lists, OS Firewalls, GFI Langaurd, Data Encryption

Languages: Java, Visual Basic.net, HTML, SQL, PHP, Perl, Vscript, Powershell, KSH, Bash

Internet Protocols: DNS, TCP/IP, WINS, FTP, SSH, IMAP, POP3, DHCP, NFS, CIFS, ISCSI, SNMP, SMTP

Cloud Services: Backblaze, Rackspace, AWS, Egnyte, Merkai, Azure, Google Apps

Operating Systems: Windows Server, VMWare ESX, Ubuntu, Centos, Redhat, Suse, FreeBSD, Mac OSX, Cisco

Hardware: Dell, HP, Apple, Cisco, Aruba, Netapp, Quantum, QLogic, AIX

Networking: Switching, Routing, Firewall, Wireless, VPN, Circuits, Fiber, Content Filtering, VoIP

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Systems Architect

Responsibilities:

• Recruited to enhance scalability, reliability, and security of corporate IT environment supporting 150 users in 3 states, reporting to Manager Computer Services, and formerly to IT Infrastructure Manager.
• Plan and execute server upgrades, updates, and software maintenance activities. Rapidly troubleshoot and resolve server and storage issues. Manage vendor sourcing, qualification, and negotiations.
• Within 3 weeks of hire, redesigned the storage and VMware environment to fix bad configurations improving performance > 5X over prior setup.
• Designed, configured, and deployed new technologies, including
• Veem cloud-based data backup solution, replacing a legacy BackupExec system.
• VMware Cluster to create system redundancy while eliminating 3 of 5 onsite servers.
• Automated patching and reporting process using System Center Config Manager.
• Nagios network monitoring system, improving identification and resolution of system outages.
• MS AppBlocker solution to minimize unauthorized loading of applications.
• Project-managed IT aspects of data center and office relocation of the Midland, Texas corporate offices to new facility. Project-managed design and bidding of a proposed offsite data center.
• Managed post-merger IT integration efforts, including data center hardware and data migration projects, creating scripts to automate migration of 17TB of file and email data.

Confidential

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Optimized stability and security of 10 data centers in the U.S., Sweden, Canada, Brazil, and England. Provided enterprise server and network support for >300 servers. Built and maintained SQL servers.
• Managed capital improvement budgets of up to $150K. Led negotiations with IT vendors.
• Trained and mentored systems engineers. Collaborated with an IT team of 2-12 in issue resolution. Improved, standardized, automated, and documented IT processes and procedures.
• Managed 50+ IT infrastructure projects in the U.S., Sweden, and the U.K.: relocations, closure, consolidations, environmental design, and implementation projects with minimal impact to productivity.
• Designed and installed storage solutions using NetAPP, XSAN, LaCie, Windows, Dell, Quantum, and HP.
• Planned and executed 30+ server hardware and multi-tiered software installations per year, most recently updating to MS Server 2016, RedHat/Centos 7, HyperV 2016, System Center 2016.
• Centralized backup systems implementation and support including Atempo Time Navigator, Netapp SMVI, OSSV, Rsync, Goodsync, BackBlaze B2, and Microsoft Data Protection Manager for 7 sites.
• Designed and implemented a robust, standardized HyperV server infrastructure to improve failover, data backup reliability, and system availability at 33% lower costs.
• Improved system uptime from 94% to 99.99% by resolving critical power and A/C issues. Implemented Nagios.
• Earned numerous commendations from Directors and CFO for above-and-beyond performance.

Confidential

System Analyst | Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Built and deployed VMWare ESXi server environments with Windows and Linux virtual guest OS.
• Met goals for application production release, issue resolution, help desk escalation, and quality assurance.

Confidential

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured, developed, deployed, maintained, and updated 100 virtual and 40 physical servers.
• Led successful integration between Active Directory and Linux/Unix servers.
• Developed scripts for automating provisioning of key hosting services using Config Management.