SUMMARY:

• 16 years of experience working in diverse IT corporate environments.
• Outstanding critical thinking, analytical, technical skills and reasoning abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: Sonicwall TZ200 Firewall, SonicWall, TZ 200 Network Load Balancer, Cisco PIX 501 Firewall, Cisco 1760 Series router, Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series switches, Windows / Linux workstations, Dell PowerEdge 2850, HP printers, Savin MFPs, Dell/Toshiba/HP laptops.

Software/Protocols: Cisco IOS, Clearswift SMTP Anti - Spam, Citrix MetaFrame XP, Blackberry 4.1 Enterprise, Exchange 2003, Windows XP/Vista/7, CA Arc Serve Backup, Symantec Enterprise Anti-virus, Veritas Enterprise Backup, Active Directory,, Domain controllers, Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows NT, DocsOpen, SQL Server 2003, Python, SQL, PreGreSql, NetIQ AM7, C++, Visual Basics, Dos, Java, IIS 7.5, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, RIP, MPLS, IPVPN, ACLs, TCP/IP, International Domain Registration, A records, Cname Records, SOA Records, DNS, SSL encryption.

EXPERIENCE:

Senior System Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple the following critical components SonicWall TZ180 /TZ200 Firewalls, Windows 2008 R2 Servers Farm, Citrix Xenapp 6 Server Farm, IIS 7.5 Server farm.
• Manage and configure multiple Internet domain names owned and operated by Confidential Technology
• Install, configure and maintain Microsoft Windows 2008 Servers, AD, DNS, DHCP, Citrix Xenapp 6 Server, SQL servers, SonicWall TZ180 TZ200 Firewalls, Sonicwall TZ 200 Network Load Balancers.
• Design, develop, implement and maintain IQQA-Liver horizontal cluster solutions.
• Leads in creating, analyzing and review of assigned architecture domain or solution architecture
• Design, configure, document, maintain and monitor a critical 24/7 secure network environment for data communications
• Troubleshoot intricate network and systems issues down to the bit level and up to the application layer
• Work closely with all functional areas to design and implement operational requirements for new and existing IT systems
• Provide off-hours on-call support, both scheduled and as required
• Communicate with Project status with upper-management
• Maintain and support computer systems used for production including servers, network components, desktop PCs, and software.
• Assist in making hardware and software evaluations & recommendations to meet growing production requirements.
• Interface with vendors and vendor provided support.
• Perform capacity planning, analysis & performance tuning.
• Create technical documentation that describes hardware/software environments and data flows. Create and document policies and procedures for maintenance of business critical Enterprise applications.
• Perform other duties as assigned

System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide end user support with PC and software related issues at Confidential headquarters, power generation substations and remote offices.
• Diagnose Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, TCP/IP, WINS and other routing issues to ensure the stable operation of network infrastructure and user environment.
• Engineer workstations and laptops according to departmental requirements.
• Manage user permissions and access rights to network resources.
• Provide IT support for Confidential 's power generation fleet and remote offices.
• Act as IT liaison between business units and IT services department.
• Provide extended support to executive and senior management.
• Provide end user management to ensure corporate policies are followed as expected.

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed and implemented network security policies, antivirus solutions and user procedures.
• Worked closely on numerous projects supported 300 users, composed of approximate 60 attorneys, 80 paralegals, and 170 administrative and general support users.
• Created and implemented system policies using GPO.
• Performed routine maintenance on critical SQL databases.
• Created and managed end user accounts, group accounts, email accounts and network resources using Exchange 2003 and Active directory in a mixed mode windows domain.
• Diagnosed Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, TCP/IP, WINS and routing issue to ensure the stable operation of network infrastructure and user environment.
• Perform daily back-up using Symantec Veritas and CA Arc Serve.
• Assisted in the deployment and maintenance of Cisco PIX 501 Firewall, Cisco 1760 Series router and Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series switches
• Supported and managed a server farm of 20 units in a midsize corporate environment.
• Provided end user support with computer and software related issues, including Bloomberg terminals at Confidential & Confidential LLP corporate headquarters and remote offices.
• Negotiated prices with vendors for products and services.
• Evaluated and provided recommendations to senior management on software and hardware purchases.
• Provided logistical support for clients, vendors, outside attorneys and court personnel.
• Performance maintenance on SQL databases.
• Developed and implemented network security policies, antivirus solutions and user procedures.
• Acted as an IT liaison between business units and IT services department.
• Provided end user management to ensure corporate policies where followed as expected.

Desktop Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Engineered workstations according to departmental requirements.
• Provided end user support with PC and software related issues.
• Acted as IT liaison between business units and IT services department.
• Provided end user management to ensure corporate policies where followed as expected.
• Provided end user support with computer and software related issues.
• Diagnosed Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, TCP/IP, WINS and routing issue to ensure the stable operation of network infrastructure and user environment.

Network Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented Window NT domain
• Provided end user support with PC and software related issues.
• Managed Windows NT 4.0 PDC, NT 4.0 File server, Exchange 5.5 email server, Symantec Fax server.
• Diagnosed DNS, WINS, TCP/IP and routing issue to ensure the stable operation of network infrastructure and user environment.
• Developed and implemented network security policies, antivirus solutions and user procedures.
• Provided end user support with PC and software related issues.

Student Services / IT support

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided students assistance in the computer lab with assignments.
• Managed print jobs and ensure print jobs routed to the appropriate user.
• Provided end user support with PC and software related issues.
• Documented PC issues and provided a report to the management.
• Provided end user management to ensure lab regulations where followed as expected.