SUMMARY:

• Windows Systems Expert with experience in automation, design, deployment, installation, maintenance, performance, security, and stability of servers running Windows operating systems.
• More than 20 years’ experience with Windows based systems and 13 years of that in the telecommunication industry maintaining both revenue generating and support infrastructure systems.
• Responsible for the building managing, and the maintenance of the Windows 2008 & 2012 environments
• Involved in architecture, design planning, and build - out of all new Windows Server projects.
• Windows 2008 & 2012 systems experience in design, deployment, security, maintenance, and performance
• Manage and maintain many systems and platforms with budgets exceeding millions of dollars.
• Responsible for managing Microsoft Active Directory, and Microsoft DNS.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows NT4 -2012 (including Active Directory), VMware ESX Server, Microsoft Hyper V, Microsoft Virtual Server, Windows PE.

Hardware: Servers, Blades, Wireless (HP, Intel, Dell), Network General Sniffer; Citrix Net Scaler.

Applications: SQL Server 7 - 2012, System Center, Internet Information Server, WSUS, Citrix NetScaler, Office 97 - 2013, Dameware, Ghost, Vandyke (ssh/sftp), Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 /4.5.

Other Skills: Windows and SQL Clusters, Load balancing clusters, Automation and deployments Configure SAN Storage on Windows 2000 - 2012 Servers. ISCSI, FCOE.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr. Windows/ VMWare Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing over 800 server’s physical and virtual
• Gathered hardware and software requirements for migrating from 6 Data centers to 1.
• Responsible for managing the ESX 4.0,5.0, and 6.0 environments
• Responsible for the Windows Security patching of all servers
• Responsible for the managing of hardware, operating system, installation, upgrades, security, maintenance, and stability for the 1700 Windows 2003, and Windows 2008R2, and 2012 systems.
• Responsible for performing P2V and V2V migrations using VCenter Converter
• Responsible for build out and management of the VMware environment and VM server build
• Responsible for Active Directory administration
• Responsible for Microsoft DNS administration
• Used System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to patch all servers, and deploy software packages.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr. Windows Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing over 1700 server’s physical and virtual
• Responsible for managing the ESX 4.0, 5.0, 5.5and 6.0 environments
• Responsible for managing the Microsoft Hyper-V (VDI) environment
• Responsible for connecting the NetApp Storage environment for the windows environments using ISCSI connection.
• Responsible for working closely with Security teams to ensure we are SOX/PCI compliance.
• Responsible for the Windows Security patching of all servers
• Responsible for the managing of hardware, operating system, installation, upgrades, security, maintenance, and stability for the 1700 Windows 2003, and Windows 2008R2, and 2012 systems.
• Responsible for build out and management of the VMware environment and VM server build
• Responsible for Active Directory administration
• Responsible for Microsoft DNS administration
• Used System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to patch all servers.
• Used System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) for Monitoring of systems and applications.

Confidential, Frisco, TX

Sr. Windows Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for VMWARE - Virtual Console, VSphere VM server build, management, and migrations
• Responsible the installation, customization and maintenance of operating system, and system software products in support of business requirements
• Responsible for connecting the NetApp Storage environment for the windows environments.
• Responsible for managing and publishing software packages using HP’s Radia software to ATM’s
• Responsible for managing the ESX 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1 environments
• Helped designed and build out a Disaster Recovery site in the Las Vegas Data Center.
• Responsible for configuring and managing the Cisco UCS blade environment
• Responsible for working closely with Security teams on initiatives such as SOX/PCI.
• Responsible for the evaluation of Windows Security Patches and the patching of all servers
• Responsible for managing of hardware, operating system, installation/upgrades security, maintenance, and stability for 400 Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows 2008R2 systems

Confidential, Richardson, TX

Network, Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for performing installation’s, customization and maintenance of operating system and system software products in support of business requirements
• Responsible for Evaluating and integrating new operating system versions, drivers and hardware
• Experienced with server hardware, firmware, BIOS, RAID, server backups, and server security.
• Performs system software installations, system software maintenance and product upgrades.
• Responsible for VMWARE - Virtual Console, VSphere VM server build, management, and migrations
• VM migration with Platespin (P2V and V2V migrations)
• Responsible for loading standalone and VM’s using Bladelogic Server Provisioning Portal.

Confidential, Overland Park, KS

Network Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Systems Administrator for Windows, SQL Server, IIS, System Center and other Microsoft products
• Provided expertise Citrix knowledge for the expanded growth and configuration of the existing Citrix environment.
• Deeply involved in architecture, design planning, discussions, and meetings for the design and build-out project of a new 4000+ concurrent user Citrix farm.
• SQL DBA for SQL 2000, 2005 and 2008 databases with sizes up to 150TB.
• Responsible for planning and implementation of hardware, operating system, installation/upgrades, security, maintenance, and stability for 750+ Windows based systems.
• Manage break fix operations on the 750+ server environment and provide 24/7 on call support.
• Team lead for six person Windows team, responsible for delegating and managing the workload within the workspace and maintaining day to day and on call requirements for Windows based platforms.
• Provide performance analysis and interpretation of results resulting in an action plan to improve server performance of Windows, SQL Server, COTS, and custom applications.
• Disaster recovery plan for hardware, software and data on Windows based systems.
• Deploy and maintain a blade system infrastructure to support power and space reduction for Windows based servers.
• Automated deployment and inventory of windows servers.
• Monitoring and management centralization of Windows servers.
• Create automated tools to help system administrators improve efficiency.