OBJECTIVE

• To obtain employment in the IT Industry where motivated, competitive, knowledgeable and multi - faceted individuals can be effectively utilized for long term growth and sustainability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Systems Administrator/IT Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Rebuilt and managed a multisite network from the ground up including cloud computing, fiber optics and security infrastructure.
• Audited and tracked/maintained all applicable network and physical infrastructure and IT investments.
• Restructured Corporate IT assets to fulfill ever changing corporate mentalities and goals.
• Managed vendors and contractors including specifications, relations and supervision of quality.
• Designed and managed network monitoring solutions/ access rights infrastructure, backup implementations, virtualization initiatives and generation of BCP/DRP and AUP for company IT assets in compliance with HIPAA standards.
• Spearheaded corporate training initiatives to train employees on safety practices and corporate responsibility.

Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Directly supported CEO and COO beyond Executive expectations for reporting, desktop and network/system support.
• Consultant for startup Power Plant Monitoring firm assisting with NOC implementation, Processes and procedures as well as Day to day operations for a cloud based monitoring solution.
• I successfully kept cost below budget while continuing to provide a concise, effective and professional NOC environment via network administration, system administration and help desk methodologies.
• I handled daily reporting within timeframes and beyond customer expectations.
• Senior Level Help-desk (tier 2-3)
• Warehouse Desktop Support including infrastructure and network upgrades, project management, PTZ camera upgrades and support, application and server management and VMware administration.
• I successfully Supported 240 Servers within an enterprise environment
• IT project management
• Linux system administration on Centos, Fedora and Ubuntu.

Freelance IT/Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• IT team management and personnel mentoring
• Responsible for troubleshooting Windows XP, Vista, Mac OSX, WAN and LAN networks to increase end user productivity.
• Warehouse infrastructure support
• Tested and integrated Cisco and Sonicwall routing and switch systems utilizing standard CLI and GUI IOS including Sonicwall TZ100 and Cisco 3700’s.
• I configured new networks and upgraded existing networks with goal of exceeding client expectations.
• I learned new techniques for maintaining private and corporate systems in a timely structured manner to facilitate maximum uptime.
• I learned how to educate end users and onsite personnel on proper maintenance and other systems to maintain efficiency over the long term.
• Removed viruses, installed components, modified operating systems and server networks to business specifications, and resolved new or preexisting issues in a private or corporate setting with minimal downtime.
• Lotus Notes administration
• Data Entry and related administrative duties to facilitate end users during quiet periods.
• Provided LAN/WAN support of Microsoft and Linux based environments and applications including Microsoft Exchange 2003-2010, Active Directory, MS-SQL, BIND, Apache and IIS to maintain system efficiency.
• Educated on creating expert level documentation for proposals, presentations or for training purposes in Microsoft Office.
• Improved techniques for administering end user support to internal personnel.
• I Successfully supported and managed server environments from 15-200+ servers
• SQL Management including error detection logs, queries and backups

IT Director\Systems Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• I handled all technical aspects of Automotive business including DNS, ISP, end users, DHCP, scope planning, project management, financials, accounting and employee oversight.
• I improved company IT health and increased public footprint by 50 percent
• Successfully planned and coordinated projects to exceed expectations financially and within time constraints for seven separate locations

Systems Administrator/IT Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Administrate all Windows Server 2008 environments including AD, DNS, Exchange, DHCP, File Server and backup scenarios via iscsi.
• Administrate EDI transactions between numerous web-CRM applications
• Administrate ADP Drive and CRM/ERP applications
• Administrate SQL 2010 Database
• Administrate functionality OF VPN via ASA with AD authentication via RADIUS
• Assist end users with queries and issues as needed.
• Provide quotes and manage 3rd party vendors including access, tasks and scope plans.
• Manage employees and interface solutions to CEO and CFO of organization providing cost efficiency, viability and low long term total cost of ownership.
• Manage dell poweredge 7910 server environment with backup via iSCSI to drobo appliance with backup exec 2012.
• Implementation and management of cisco wireless appliances for business continuity.
• Physical layer cable planning, documentation, implementation and management to provide overall coverage of end user appliances and functionality.
• Created and enforced SLA standards

System/Network Administrator American

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Increased network functionality 30% via reduced congestion and streamlined administration on a cisco/Sonicwall infrastructure.
• In charge of 14 different medical locations including improving end user remediation, network functionality, server administration of a mixed,thin client/windows end user environment
• Improved server functionality and ease of use by 50% via implementation of a VMware ESX 5 virtual infrastructure and documentation of these new infrastructure changes as well as training of IT\ end user personnel.
• Improved management of end user environment by 10% via consolidation and proper utilization of networking topography.
• Assisted with migration from Vmware ESX 4.1 environment to an ESX 5.0 SAN server farm environment with multiple hosts and redundant SANS.
• Managed EDI for organization to comply with meaningful use Stage 1 and 2 and new HIPAA 5010 transaction model standards
• Optimized EHR/EMR solutions to fit organizational needs