OBJECTIVE:

The opportunity to work for a quality organization that will allow me to pursue a career in the IT field, as a Systems and Network Engineering position.

SUMMARY:

• 15 years of extensive application development, system and network engineering experience.
• Established and maintained clustered Internet Data Center (DC), Colocation, Web Host Manager, VLANs, both platforms Linux and Windows servers, (IIS, SharePoint, Apache, NGINX).
• Worked extensively with Virtual Environment using XEN, VMWare, Oracle VM, VirtualBox, KVM & Hyper V.
• Created automated script for centralized deployment of servers with all services from creating the hard disk image, DNS entry, backup, firewall rules, NAT rules, database and user creation, application variables, & updates using different types of Operating Systems (Windows Server, 7, XP, CentOS, Debian, Ubunto, Fedora) which streamlined the deployment of application servers and reduced the time - from 6 hours to less than 30 mins.
• Managed multiple VLANs and WAN Solution. Created Site to Site VPN solution.
• Planned & installed Exhaust and AC system which dramatically reduced energy consumption in DC.
• Deployed 30+ physical servers in less than allotted time and stayed under budget by acquiring inexpensive small footprint servers while using fully automated & centralized deployment scripts I created.
• Responsible for 70+ Physical servers and Network appliances; about 300+ Virtual and Guest Servers; and development, beta and production servers environment in our Internal Data Center and Colocation; serving clients with HIPAA standards and/or default security web server environment requirements.
• Created a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 140-2) encrypted, storage and environment using Federally approved method and software.
• Created Web and Service Application to benchmark secured sites including Ruby authenticity token and regular http auth and displayed results with RRD graph (send alert when critical warning is reached, by using curl, ApacheBench, RRDGraph and Munin.)
• Highly proficient in all phases of intranet, Internet and data center setup using TCP/IP.
• Skilled and highly proficient in programming languages: C, C++,C#, VB, ASP, .NET, Javascript, VBScript, PHP, JAVA, HTML, CSS, DHTML, XML, CGI, Perl, ColdFusion, SQL, Ruby, Shell, PowerShell and Python.
• Experience with the following advanced web Technologies: JSP, EJB, ODBC, JDBC, SOAP, WAP, SGML, XML, XSL/XSLT, CSS, DHTML and WML.
• Installed, configured and reverse-engineered Open-Source Applications such as: SugarCRM, Magento, Drupal and others.
• Broad knowledge on Database administration: MySQL, Access, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005 & 2008, Oracle 9i, PostgreSQL and Borland InterBase.
• Highly proficient in Mac, Linux and Windows administration and support; Windows 2000, 03, 08, 7, NT and XP.
• Proficient in Security and Firewall configuration using IPTables, SonicWall, VYATTA and Cisco.
• Collaborated and Scrum with team members, developers, QA, Deployment managers on code optimization, site and server performance, deployment on multiple projects and environment, production, beta, staging and as well as development.
• Administered, integrated and configured Development, Deployment and testing tools; Puppet, SVN, GIT, Pivotal Tracker, Trac, AWS, Jenkins, CruiseControl.
• 2 years Business Management experience as Business Development Manager overseeing more than 15 technical personnel and over 200 Clienteles.
• Created complex login and logout scripts in Windows NT, Windows 2003 Active Directory and Exchange Environment using ADSI, LDAP, WHS, shell, powershell, vbscript, javascript and ActiveX.
• Locked down workstation using global policies and manual registry entries.
• Created Remote Desktop Protocol topology with single point entry to multiple desktops and from multiple remote locations using firewall rules and access to avoid using Citrix server and other shrink-wrap server-client remote applications saving $15,000 to $20,000.
• Created speech and voice server, along with a speech application.
• Created Disaster Recovery Procedure for Active Directory, File Server, Backup Server, Application Server, SQL Server and Exchange Server to minimize downtime. Used Veritas and homegrown.
• Led programming groups and configured back-end systems of various dynamic and E-Commerce websites and web-based applications. Designed websites that represents diverse clients businesses including: Entertainment, Construction, Real Estate, Automotive, Insurance agency, Accounting, Law, Newspaper and Magazines.
• Authored several administrative programming including Donation Management, Convention Registration Management (online, mail and phone registration), Event Management, HR, Email Blaster/Email marketing Application, School Contest, Customer Relation Manager, IT Support and Ticketing System, Document Management, Inventory system, work order, POS with credit card processing, Scheduling/Staffing, Accounting, Billing and Payroll systems, Enterprise Photo Gallery & Management System, E-Commerce, Content Management Systems, iSCSI admin, server video security building security, SSO - between LDAP, NT4 AD Windows Linux and PAM, Security Probe Vulnerability system, Munin & Monit admin and integration, DNS admin, Searching VM, Server Physical Location, & Network, ILOs & DellAdmin integration, XEN integration, creating VMs administering, RRD graph for DISK, VRAMs, IPTRAF logging and tracedump analysis script.
• Managed and developed data-driven, interactive and dynamic web site modules using PHP 4/5, JSP and MySQL. Developed Servlets to interact with the databases and worked with JavaBeans for robust performance. Managed and configured Apache/ Tomcat and Java servers.
• Developed methodology of implementing workflow and document management.
• Administered and installed Web Hosting, Networking, Telephone System Installation and Set-Up.
• Solid systems and programming problem analyzer and solver.
• Helped developed 4 start up businesses/companies and 2 established companies increase sales by identifying, Managing Core Business Process & re-engineering business operation, implementing Workflow Solution, creating marketing packets, streamlining their operation by defining the architecture and design for new solutions/applications & developing web based programs. Developed business plan, marketing plan, brochures, website, and its network. One of the companies earned 100K in just 1 quarter.
• Worked with OpenSource Application such as: Joomla, Moodle, OsCommerce, ZenCart, etc; and with Enterprise CMS applications such as: Image Cafe, xCatalyst, SiteCore, Sphere and Convio.
• Possesses superior communications skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• (Routers) 2600, 3600, 3Com
• (Switches) Intel, Nortel, Cisco, NetGear, Linksys, 3Com, Cisco 2950, HP Procurve, DELL
• EMC, SNAP Appliance configured as I-SCSI system (target), StarWind
• SonicWall Firewall, St Bernard Eprism Email Filtering System, Vyatta, Fortigate
• Coordination for connections with hubs, routers, bridges, switches, routers, DSUs, and CSUs and routing protocols for connecting different LANs to form a WAN.
• TCP/IP
• DNS - BIND v9.x, Windows NT, 2000 and 2003 DNS
• SMTP - Sendmail v8.10, Netwinsite DSMTP, Qmail, Software.com PostOffice, Eprism
• HTTP - Apache, IIS
• IMAP, POP3, SNMP, NTP, Telnet/SSH
• Connection: SSH2 and OpenSSH and PuTTY (client)
• Web: Apache with SSL
• Firewall: CISCO IOS access-lists, Linux/Unix ipchains and iptable, SonicWall, VYATTA Intrusion Detection System - (network) Snort, Ethereal (host based) Tripwire, nmap, Ethereal Fault tolerance: software and hardware RAID
• Microsoft NT RAS, Intel Shiva VPN, SonicWall, Cisco Routers, OpenVPN
• VOIP and IP Telephony

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Created automated script for centralized deployment of servers, with all services from creating the hard disk image, DNS entry, backup, firewall rules, Nat rules, database and user creation, application variables, and updates, with different types of Operating Systems, (Windows Server, CentOS, Debian, Ubunto, Fedora), which streamlined the deployment of application servers and reduced the time, from 6 hours to less than 30 minutes.
• Handled multiple VLANs and WAN between Client's Network to our Data Center (DC).
• Created Site to Site VPN solution, SonicWall, Cisco router, Vyatta and OpenVPN.
• Planned and installed improved Exhaust and AC which dramatically reduced energy consumption in DC.
• Deployed 30+ physical servers in less than allotted time and stayed under budget by acquiring inexpensive small footprint servers.
• Created Web Application to benchmark secured sites with LDAP, AD, Ruby authenticity token and regular http auth, and displayed it RRD graph to send alert when critical warning is reached, using Nagios, curl, ApacheBench, RRDGraph and Munin.
• Administered and installed Virtual Server Environment using Xen and VMware, Linux Web Servers, Windows 2003, Public and Private Web Host, Dual Network Subnets, 10 Zones VLANs. External & Internal DNS, WINS, RDP, DFS, File server, MS SQL Server, ODBC, SMS, Red Hat Enterprise Server, APACHE, PHP, and MySQL.
• Responsible for 70+ Physical servers and Network appliances; about 300+ Virtual and Guest Servers; and development, beta and production servers environment in our Internal Data Center and Colocation; serving clients with HIPAA standards and/or default security web server environment requirements.
• Upon taking over, I have troubleshot and fixed a 2 year-old Network issue that was plaguing the intranet and web hosting services.
• Administered File Server from local hard disks to I-SCSI system using Dell EMC appliance, HP 3PAR and Home­Grown i-SCSI Enterprise targets.
• Provided technical, application, and desktop support for end users.
• Created complex manual backup and replication scripts in Windows 2003, MSSQL server, Amada backup and manual compressions, using ADSI, LDAP, T-SQL, shell, VBscript, Javascript and ActiveX.
• Deployed Colocation environment and migrated from a half-rack to full-rack.
• Created Router/Firewall using VYATTA, saving the company $2000 a month by not getting a shared firewall with our COLO provider and about $5000.00 by not using a Firewall appliance.
• Migrated Virtual Guest on both XEN and VMWare as well as P2V from our in-house Data Center to COLO.
• Created Disaster Recovery Procedure for File Server, Backup Server, Web Application Server, and SQL Server. Verified quality standards and test procedures for program design and enterprise backup solution to maintain quality of software and file integrity for disaster recovery, economically and efficiently.
• Administered and created SVN for kickstart, web site, core codes of the company’s main product.
• Created GIT, SVN, Repo and Pivotal Tracker mirror server, with automated integration and fetching.
• Responsible for 50+ critical databases for data integrity, backup, replication, availability, and security in MS SQL, PostgeSQL and MySQL.
• HP Autonomy IDOL configuration and administration, HP Healthcare Analytics configuration and integration
• Worked with Account Managers and Executives to closed contracts by doing vital tasks integral to the requirements of project such as configuring and creating proof of concepts tasks, demo and test environments and reverse-engineering Enterprise applications and doing network routing and security
• MDLYARD - iSCSI admin, server video security building security SSO - between LDAP, NT4 AD Windows Linux SELinux Security PRobe Vulnerability, Munin integration, Monit admin and integration, DNS admin, Search VM, Search Server Physical Location, Search Network, ILOs & DellAdmin integration, XEN integration, creating VMs administering, RRD graph for DISK, VRAMs, IPTRAF logging and tracedump analysis script.
• Reporting ADHOC replication integration
• Prevented DDOS attacks with the first hour of detection.
• Benchmarked multiple VM flavors and decided what to use. KVM, XEN, VMWARE, ORACLE VM, Windows. Created, upgraded and integrated current VM environment.
• Recovered from Hardware, disk, backup, SVN, VPN, DNS, router, failures.
• Collaborated and Scrum with team members, developers, QA, Deployment managers on code optimization, site and server performance, deployment on multiple projects, in multiple environment, production, beta, staging and as well as development.
• Administered, integrated and configured Development, Deployment and testing tools, Puppet, SVN, GIT, Pivotal Tracker, Trac, AWS, Jenkins, CruiseControl.
• Created a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 140-2) encrypted, storage and environment using Federally approved method and software.
• Made sure server environment and information handling are HIPAA compliant

Confidential

Technical Support Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Signature and Paid Support: Server Issue, Admin Functions, Software Development/Trouble shooting, Custom scripting, CL Programming or scripting, Script Trouble shooting/modification, SSH command Assistance, and Unix command Assistance.
• Delivered 3rd level shared hosting VPS customers with troubleshooting, technical support and billing issues via email and/or phone support, regarding shared hosting and VPS issues.
• Focused mostly on solving backend applications and database issues such as, ASP.NET, ASP application, Perl/CGI Scripting, PHP scripting and application, Access, MySQL and MS SQL. Tomcat and Java servers.
• Brought up and escalated unknown issues and problem patterns to engineering and proper escalation path for further analysis.
• Gave recommendations and settings on how to better our services, such as: how to ease database load and optimize database; server-to-server latency issues; created stored procedures for MS SQL to manage its log and other database administrative tasks; how ASP.NET process request on Shared Hosting; verify accepted codes, syntaxes, server components and security with current standards for clients and associates.
• Tested, analyzed and fixed, if necessary, different scenarios regarding shared hosting issues, on both UNIX and Windows Platforms.
• Solved and analyzed customer's problem and took ownership of the resolution process.
• Part of Hosting Triage Team.
• Made sure that all service requests and customer satisfactory levels were at their optimal rate.
• Did QA testing and verification of Server Migration from Data-Center to Data-Center for the entire Windows Shared Hosting Environment. Made sure that all services were properly configured and working after migration.
• Used proper tools and implemented knowledge with email applications, HTML, web browsers, FTP, POP3, DNS, and other web hosting related protocols; fundamental understanding of a UNIX-based operating system, Unix command line, PHP, Perl, MySQL, ASP, ASP.NET, C#, VB, Java, ColdFusion JavaScript and VBScript; some application server knowledge; has exposure to application and mail servers (Apache, Tomcat, SendMail); some relational database knowledge and administration; has exposure to MS SQL, MySQL, MS Access, or other databases; good understanding of Internet protocols -- understands common protocols such as HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, DNS.

Confidential

Developer/DBA/Network Admin/System Admin

Responsibilities:

• Authored several administrative application: Donation Management, Convention Registration Management (online, mail and phone registration), Event management, Customer Relation Manager, Inventory System, Custom School Contest, Email Blaster/Email Marketing, Work Order, IT Support Ticketing System, POS with secure credit card processing (Intranet with Verisign Pay Flow Pro, and PC CHARGE), Document Management, E-Commerce, Content Management System, and Enterprise Photo Gallery & Management System.
• Administered and installed Active Directory from NT Domain to Windows 2003, from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003, Public and Private Web Host, Dual Network Subnets, External & Internal DNS, WINS, RDP, Norton Corporate Anti Virus, DFS, File Server, MS SQL Server, .NET Application Server, ODBC, SMS, Red Hat Enterprise Server, APACHE, PHP, and MySQL.
• Migrated NT File Server from local hard disks to I-SCSI system using SNAP appliance and Home-Grown I-SCSI Enterprise targets, using old hardware, with new hard drive, under Debian.
• Technical, Application, and desktop Support for about 100+ end users.
• Managed and developed data-driven, interactive and dynamic web site modules using PHP 4, JSP and MySQL as well as in .NET and Windows server environments. Developed Servlets to interact with the databases and worked with JavaBeans for robust performance.
• Created complex login and logout script in Windows NT, Windows 2003 Active Directory and Exchange Environment using ADSI, LDAP, WHM, shell, vbscript, javascript and ActiveX.
• Lockdown workstation using global policies and with manual registry entries.
• Created Remote Desktop Protocol topology with single point entry to multiple desktops and from multiple remote locations, using firewall rules and access, to avoid using Citrix server and other shrink-wrap server-client remote application which eventually saved $15,000 to $20,000.
• Created speech and voice server, along with a speech application.
• Tested and created Disaster Recovery Procedure for Active Directory, File Server, Backup Server, Application Server, SQL Server and Exchange Server to minimize downtime.
• Created, revised, and verified quality standards and test procedures for program design and enterprise backup solution to maintain quality of software and file integrity for disaster recovery, economically and efficiently.
• Wrote documentation to describe program evaluation, testing, and correction. Also worked on documentation of the application and dealt with the end-users to ensure the accuracy of the application details. Documented application using UML models, DFDs' and Entity Relation Diagrams using Microsoft Visio.
• Acted as liaison with specified end-users within assigned departments. Conferred with and supported the users to define business problems and solutions.
• Reviewed new or modified programs, including documentation, diagram, and flowchart, to determine if program will perform according to user’s request and conform to guidelines.
• Provided end-user training and problem resolution.
• Responsible for 30+ critical and huge databases for data integrity, backup, replication, availability, and security in MS SQL, MS Access and MySQL.

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed and part of Business advisor and operation.
• Prepared network map and documentation using Visio
• Manage the development of Staffing and Scheduling Application, HR application, Accounting Application, Billing and Collection business processes and application, Recruiting system Application, and Document Management.
• Address SPAM problems and maintaining mail system integrity.
• Administer DNS, POP3, IMAP, SMTP, SNMP, RDP, and IP related services.
• Windows XP, 2000/2003 Server, NT Server and Data Center administration.
• Administer IIS, SharePoint, LAMP and .NET for various web applications.
• System Installation, Upgrade or Migration,
• PBX/Voice Mail Installation.
• Setup Internet Firewall Security, Remote Offices and Users Connectivity
• VOIP access within multi-nation offices.

Confidential

Software Documentation / Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Used flowcharts to diagram complex business processes and workflow.
• Created flowcharts, top-down diagrams, information tracking diagrams, process planning diagrams, and structure prediction diagrams.
• Created diagrams that illustrates the problem-solving for the client.

Confidential

Network/Systems Administrator / Business Planner

Responsibilities:

• Developed and part of Business planning and operation.
• Prepared network map and documentation using Visio.
• Developed and maintained company’s website with content management system using PHP and MySQL.
• Router and switches setup and maintenance.
• Administer Network Cabling and Rack Management in Remote Data Center.
• Address SPAM problems and maintaining mail system integrity.
• Administer DNS and IP related services.
• Windows XP/ 2000 Professional, 2000/2003 Server, NT Server- thru patches.
• Setup & maintained Windows network settings using Windows 2K Server and Windows XP.
• System Installation, Upgrade or Migration.
• Telecommunication Design, Installation and Upgrade.
• Network Stabilization, Internet and Intranet E-Mail System.
• Setup Internet Firewall Security, Remote Offices and Users Connectivity.

Confidential

Project Manager / Business Planner

Responsibilities:

• 2 years Business Management experience as Business Development Manager handling more than 15 technical personnel, with more than 500 Clienteles.
• MS SQL MS Access, MySQL PHP, ASP, JavaScript, VBScript, HTML and CSS, I have authored several administrative Web-based programming like work order, POS systems, Scheduling, Accounting, E-Commerce, and Content Management Systems. Administered and installed Web Hosting, Networking, Telephone System Installation and Set-Up.
• Windows 2000, 2003, NT and XP administration skills.
• Configured and maintained DNS records numbering more than 500. Configured, maintained, and analyzed various security measures included, Linux kernel ipchains and iptable firewall scheme, and patch updates from various vendors.
• Setup, configured and maintained network, implemented database authentication and accounting process for various clients ecommerce websites and e-mail system.
• Tasked with upgrading, back-up and restore procedures of hundreds of intranet, dial-up and corporate servers using Linux and UNIX programs.
• Log analysis, daily monitoring and maintenance of server farms and dial-up pools using various SNMP tools like MRTG and AWSTAT, WebStat.
• Configured remote dialup access for national and international (using Terminal Services Server).
• Maintained Windows NT LAN setup for printer and file sharing, domain setup, hosting package with IIS before migrating to Linux Redhat Samba, LPR/LPD, and linuxconf setup for clients.
• Coordinated activities of Information Technology operations with other clients.
• Assisted in establishing computer operation priorities in order to provide effective service to all clients’ users.
• Developed work order, payroll, billing, inventory and various applications using PHP programming languages and databases on MySQL platforms.
• Planned, installation and maintenance of Local Area Network (LAN / WAN) cabling system & communication system for clients local and branch offices.
• Conducted systems studies, designs and implemented new systems. Developed and helped 10 new businesses/companies and 2 established companies increase sales by renewing their operation and marketing packets, streamline their operation by developing web based programs. I helped start and build up companies from scratch by developing business plans, marketing plans and packets, brochures, website, and its network. One of the companies earned 100K in their 1 st quarter.Developed and maintained about 500 client’s website.

Confidential

Online Administrator/Volunteer

Responsibilities:

• In-charge of Graphics and Layout conversion of Online Edition Newspaper located at: confidential
• Used MySQL PHP, JavaScript, VBScript, HTML and CSS. Created Web Based Content Management System, Comprehensive Classified ads, and Online Advertisement Section which gives advertisers a quick way to be listed on search engine.
• Maintained, Web Statistics of the site to send to clients for their online advertisement.
• Created, marketed, and designed online advertisement as well as print ad for the publication.
• Optimized, positioned and listed the site and advertisers on all search engines, and directories using my own combine methods such as reciprocal linking and more. The site and along with its online advertisers are currently ranked high on all major search engines without having to spend a single penny on online marketing tool such as pay-per-click.

Confidential

Network and Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Designed and proposed Project Feasibility for the development of the manual staffing operation to a computer/web-based staffing program for the Agency using MS SQL, ASP, VBSCRIPT, MS ACCESS, which saved the agency $35,000.
• Developed and designed 3 version websites in Flash and HTML for the 1st and 2nd Stage.
• Created Enterprise Communication using MS Exchange.
• PBX-Telephone System setup for all branch and deployed VOIP (Jan 2002).
• Administered office network with DSL and T1 connection for each branch.
• System Installation, Upgrade or Migration.
• Network Design, Installation and Upgrade up to 10,000 feet of cat5e used.
• Network Stabilization, Internet and deployed MS Internet Acceleration and Security.
• Setup Internet Firewall Security, Remote Offices and Users Connectivity, Responsible in developing and configuring database backend system using MySQL and MS SQL.
• Created a system for software protocol analysis, network analysis and security.
• Responsible for Linux and Unix research and development.
• Documentation and maintenance of network architecture and map using MS Visio.
• Configure Nortel switches for Network VLAN and multi-tagging.
• Backup and Anti-Virus Solutions.