SUMMARY:

• Senior Systems and Network Engineer/Architect with over 12 years of experience in providing excellence in Technical and Management Fields.
• Proven record for steering business turnarounds, facilitating, designing and supporting key information technology systems that are both
• Expansive in future growth and surpass client expectations. Decisive leadership style with an appreciation for the individual and team oriented goal s.
• Also have a very genuine and strong commitment to superior communication at all levels with clients, staff and vendors.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OS: Windows Server 2000/2003/2008/2012/2016, XP, Vista, Windows7, Winows8Windows10, Red Hat Linux, MAC OS

Platforms: MS Exchange 2000/2003/2007/2010, IIS, MS SharePoint Server 2010, SCOM, SCCM

DBMS: MS Access, Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008/2012

Networks: Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Routers, Cisco ASA, VOIP, RRASCisco Any Connect VPN, Cisco AeroNet APs, Cisco Meraki APs and Firewalls

Web Security: Cisco Iron Port, Confidential Web Security Gateway, Confidential ZIA, Websense Web Filter

Virtualization: MS Virtual Server 2005, MS Hyper - V R2, VMware ESX, MS SCVMM

Cloud Services: Amazon VPC, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, Amazon RDS

Continuity: Symantec Backup Exec, MS Data Protection Manager 2010/2012, CloudBerry Backup

Misc: VB Scripting, TCP\IP, DNS, DHCP, iScsi, FTP, MS Remote Desktop ServicesMS Active Directory and Group Policy Management, Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud, Sophos InterceptX Endpoint Protection, MS Forefront Endpoint Protection, MS Office 365, MS ADFS (Single - Sign-On), Citrix XenAPP, DevOPS, Google Web AppsGoogle Postini, Dell SAN, HP StoreEasy Storage Solution, HP Storage MirroringQNAP Storage Solutions, Dell PowerEdge Servers, HP ProLiant Servers, HP Blade

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SR. SYSTEMS and NETWORK ENGINEER/ARCHITECT

Confidential, PLANO, TX

Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Lead a Project to setup Multiple Regional Offices throughout the country and expanded WAN (Wide Area Network) to connect all regional offices together. Designed, Installed and Configured Network in each regional office using Cisco Switches, Routers and ASA. Setup Active Directory based local Datacenters with VMWare ESX Clusters and Windows Servers 2008/2012 Information Systems to support Geological, Petroleum Engineering and Oil Drilling applications. Also Setup Windows Server 2012 Failover Clustering to provide High Availability for Critical Applications as well as Publish Production Applications using Citrix XenApp Farms.
• Accounting and Asset Management System Setup (SOX Compliant): Designed, Installed and Configured an Enterprise Wide (Oil and Gas) Accounting and Assets Management System using MS Remote Desktop Services Farm and MS SQL Server 2012 Cluster. Also Integrated with it our Invoice and Billing System using Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster/Hyper-V and IIS 7.
• Data Center Migration: Planned and Implemented Company’s main Data Center Migration. Designed and Configured Network at the new location to support Company’s Information Systems and IT Infrastructure. Worked as a Project Lead from start to finish engaging with multiple contractors and Vendors. Received an upon completion for Outstanding Performance.
• DR and Business Continuity: Designed and Implemented Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Solution for the Company. Used a variety of Software and Solutions to accomplish the goal ranging from MS Server 2012 Failover Clustering, MS Data Protection Manager 2012, HP SANs, HP Storage Mirroring Software, Offsite Cloud Backups using Amazon S3 and Glacier Storage Services combined with AWS VPC Network. Also setup policies and procedure and Plan of Action Documents in case of a DR scenario.
• IPS and Web Security Solution: Designed and Implemented Enterprise Wide Changes to improve Network and Information Systems Security. Implemented Email, Web Security and Intrusion Prevention Solutions. Used variety of tools such as Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud, Sophos InterceptX Endpoint Protection, Confidential Email Security and Confidential ZIA to significantly reduce the risk of Malware from external sources, Protection from Spoofing, Phishing, and from Ransomware attacks. Also setup policies and procedures for the IT Dept. on how to respond in case of an attack.
• Cloud Migration Amazon (AWS): Acted as a Project Lead to Plan, Design and Implement a Project to Migrate a significant portion of Enterprise Servers and Information Systems to the Cloud on AWS. Setup a VPC Network on Amazon Cloud. Also used AWS Direct Connect, AWS RDS, AWS EC2 and S3 solutions to host Application, Backend and Web Front End Servers on AWS Cloud.
• Network Infrastructure Enhancement: Analyzed, Isolated and Troubleshoot Major Network Bottlenecks and Architectural issues. Made significant changes to the main office Backbone and Network. Setup Gigabit Backbone using Cisco Catalyst Layer3 Switches for Routing and Improved Performance. Upgraded the existing Cisco ASA. Also Enhanced WLAN Throughput and Coverage using Cisco Meraki Access Points.
• Applications Integration using ADFS/SSO: Planned, Designed and Implemented a SSO (Single-Sign-On) Solution for a variety of Web Based Applications throughout the Organization. Solution allowed for Ease of Management for users and IT Dept. Used MS ADFS, IIS and MS Server 2008 R2 Active Directory in order to allow multiple Applications to login with user’s AD Account Credentials.

IT DEPT. LEAD / SR. SYSTEMS ADMIN

Confidential, IRVING, TX

Responsibilities:

• Unified Communication Platform: Designed and Implemented a new unified communication platform using Microsoft Exchange 2010 and MS Lync Server 2010 platforms.
• Hardware Consolidation and Virtualization: Virtualized and Consolidated the Datacenter hardware on Dell systems running SCVMM with Hyper-V R2.
• Security Audit and HIPPA Compliance: Conducted a security audit and Recommended/Implemented a Domain Wide Security framework to improve HIPAA and HITECH compliance by encrypting all inter network traffic, improved Web Servers Security using SSL s, TLS Encryption for emails, Encrypting Traffic through VPN Tunnels to customer sites and end user VPN Connectivity Client, MS Windows Update Services for all domain servers and clients using MS SCCM 2010, setting up Google Postini (Anti-Spam and Email Security) and enhanced systems security using Forefront Endpoint Protection Server 2010 and Websense Web Filter.
• Intranet and KB Management (SharePoint 2010): Improved workflow and business productivity by consolidating and organizing internal knowledge base and other intranet resources using MS SharePoint Server 2010. Designed, implemented and successfully managed a 3 Tier MS SharePoint Server 2010 Farm. Also linked MS SharePoint 2010 with MS Team Foundation and Project Server 2010.
• AD Domain Controller and Server Upgrades: Upgraded Critical Windows/IIS, AD, Exchange and SQL Servers to the latest edition. Recommended, designed and implemented a Domain Wide System’s Health Monitoring and Early Warning Setup using MS SCOM 2010.