SYNOPSIS:

I am a Windows Administrator with an emphasis on Internet activity. While my specialty is IIS/.NET as a web/application server, I am also conversant with Apache and all J2EE Application Servers. Moreover, I have been a Microsoft Network Administrator with over a decade and a half of experience in Active Directory, GPO’s, SSL’s, SQL, Exchange, SharePoint, Virtual environments, WebHosting and Transaction - based data connections and effectively all MS servers produced between 1996 and 2016.

SUMMARY:

• Seventeen years Plus (17+) Years of IT experience that includes Windows NT/ 2000/2003/2008/2012/2016 , UNIX, Linux and Macintosh (OS 7-10) Network Administration experience on an extremely wide variety of hardware platforms.
• Twenty years plus (20+) working with the Window platform from configuring Windows Server 3.51 to handle winsock connections to the internet, to running Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 (including R2), and 2012 (including R2). Included in this in a common understanding of SMB 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, and 3.0
• Seventeen years Plus (17+) Experience with designing, architecting, and troubleshooting of IIS, from IIS 3.0 thru IIS 10, including experience migrating and troubleshooting web content issues from earlier version to a more current one.
• Fourteen years plus supporting .NET and all related components, from VB.NET/C#-based ASP/ASP.NET, Webforms, Frameworks 1.0 to 4.5, all 3 Foundations (Presentation, Communication and Workflow), MVC 2.0 to 5.0 (using JSON and Razor).
• Ten years Teaching Communication, Debate, and Critical Thinking Skills in the California Community College and California State University systems ( )
• Extensive Experience with Configuration/Deployment Management ranging from Deployment Manager at Confidential to packaging deployments of web projects to new environments in large banking/manufacturing environments.
• Wide experience with Clustering, SSL, SSH, s and most Security functions.
• Eight years Experience with the installation, configuration and troubleshooting of SQL Server 6.5 to 2014, including experience migrating content from earlier version to a more current one.
• Five years Experience with the installation, configuration and troubleshooting of various CMS servers (MS CMS, nCompass, OpenSourceCMS, Ruby, PHP), including migrating web content from earlier version to a more current one.
• Five years Experience with installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Microsoft Proxy 2.0/ISA 2000/2004.
• Six years Experience with installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of Microsoft Application Center for both network load balancing and component load balancing (COM and COM+), as well as automating clusters.
• Seven years Experience with installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of Microsoft SharePoint Services (WSS and MOSS) /Portal (2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013) for purposes of creating a secure location for document sharing and versioning, with workflow, lists, and index/search capability.
• Experience with Web development and supporting tools such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Visual Studio, supporting data-centric tools as ColdFusion (versions 4-MX9), and environment tools such as Dameware, SMS, and MSI
• Wide range of experience with scripting solutions using shell scripts, WSH, WMI, ADSI, Monad/Powershell, and Perl.
• Experience with load balancing hardware solutions from Alteon (Nortel), F5/LTM, ArrowPoint (Cisco), as well as software solutions such as Microsoft NLB (clustering) and ARR.
• Experience setting up, maintaining security, and troubleshooting web/java servlets running under either New Atlanta’s ServletExec, Tomcat (JBoss) or JRun.
• Experience setting up, maintaining security, and troubleshooting web/java messaging queues, including IBM MQ Series Tools, Active MQ, and RabbitMQ.
• Experience with installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Backup Exec, NetBackup, ArcServe, LoneStar, and StuffIt back-up systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Treasury Services Admin

Responsibilities:

• Deployed/maintained and supported all mission-critical ecommerce solutions (including WebLogic-based on-line banking for Confidential, as well as corporate mortgage and investment applications) on Intra/Internet (1200+ servers in web farm).
• Conducted extensive troubleshooting Cash-On-line Components with COM/COM+ tools to troubleshoot all webhosted functionality on web servers (IIS and Apache), NAS, and DB; as well as multi-tiered connections between the Windows, UNIX, and Linux environments.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Windows Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Support for all web solutions (sites and components) running on Abbott hosted webfarm on IIS and Apache (1600+ servers).
• Focused configuration management on corporate web farm, based on Application Center (load-balance) and VSS.
• Advocated, designed, and wrote the software qualification allowing Abbott to use Widows SharePoint Services.
• Developed Standards for mission-critical Internet Java Application Servers (WebSphere, WebLogic, Tomcat) via IIS (4 thru 6).
• Trouble-shooting WebTrends issues on servers for maximizing performance and maintaining configuration management.
• Developed and maintained reverse-proxy on the secure Documentum E-Rooms via Apache’s Mod ReWrite.

Confidential, Oak Ridge, TN

Portal Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed/Architected SAP Portal 5 for Unclassified Personnel of the Nuclear Weapons Labs based on Oracle/IIS/SAP Portal
• Began work on SAP Portal 6 (pre-release) for classified Personnel (Top Secret) on base of Solaris, Oracle, and SAP portal.
• Conducted troubleshooting in classified portal to determine connectivity, security and database functionality within Portal.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Microsoft System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configured, redesigned, and administered IIS web clusters within the Confidential.
• Provided application/SQL support for The Confidential portal (combination of Plumtree, SharePoint, and Content Management).
• Supported development tools from FrontPage to Visual Studio on technologies from Site Server to SQL 2000 and Application Center, supporting the deployment of sites and components COM and COM+ on Transaction Coordinator up to configuring via Component Services. Generating production code via Visual Studio for upgrading and deploying VB components.
• Managed WebTrends program of NADC, allowing better capacity planning and conducting system performance analysis.

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Development Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configured, designed, and developed materials for versioning control of corporate Windows 2000 (IIS) web site using Visual SourceSafe, Visual InterDev, and FrontPage while maintaining build-out potential for .NET expansion.
• Trained developers in the use and procedures of source code control for both sites and components (COM and COM+).
• Conducted extensive troubleshooting in AD domain with TCP/IP, WINS, and DNS tools to gauge connectivity between offices.

Confidential, Northern, CA

Network Migration Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and tested scripts and methods for migration of users and systems from NT4 workstation to Windows XP.
• Resolved difficulties with system issues between Active Directory and SMS, with reports generated in Crystal Reports.
• Conducted extensive troubleshooting in AD domain with tools to gauge connectivity to SAN and the many DB backends.

Confidential, Coralville, IA

Build/Release/Deployment Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for deploying all Confidential product; Installed,
• Configured and Maintained Windows 2000/NT Web Farm of over 48 Production Web Servers, 12 SQL servers, 7 Exchange Servers, 50 Development servers, and a few EJB, Sun, and Linux boxes; Developed 2-tier SourceSafe system to allow QA to maintain code Separate from Developers; Centralized records for all secure clients.
• Architected automated system builds (Windows 2000, IIS 5, and SQL 2000) for roll-outs of new IIS/SQL web servers using unattended install floppies, scripts (.MSI, InstallShield, ADSI, WMI, and WSH), and group policies of Active Directory.
• Limited by Confidential ’s Stand-alone web servers, developed Perl-based monitoring for daily updates and problem analysis on web servers, geared for group managers and ported thru Crystal Reports to HTML and CSV for web access.
• Deployed/Maintained load balanced and clustered java solutions on web/IIS/Apache/Tomcat and SQL servers.
• Maintained, Secured, and updated Site Server deployments (central server as well as recipient clients on each web server), as well as scripted deployment reports for all web servers/ web clusters using scripting methods (WSH, WMI, ADSI, Vbscript).
• Moved the company from a workgroup-based network to a fully compliant Windows 2000 AD domain model.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Senior System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed Support for local and field SE and Sales staff on configuration problems, VPN misconfigurations, Disparate email system conflicts (Exchange/sendmail), and the resurrection of failed systems; Aided with Windows NT system administration issues dealing with Mail (Exchange and Sendmail), DNS (Windows, Linux, and SunOS), and replication/back-up issues between NT and Exchange servers in U.S. and various parts of the world
• Designed VPN up-grade roll-out with .MSI-based design, automating up-grades for SE’s in the field
• Developed plan for migration from NT 4 to Windows 2000/Active Directory based on security between groups and offices.
• Used trouble-shooting techniques and 3rd-party tools (Quest, ProductivityPoint, etc.) to help build SE’s equipment for flexibility and productivity.

Confidential, Cupertino, CA

Senior System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for setting up and maintaining multiple server/multiple domain environment for about 100 developers split between Cupertino and Santa Cruz
• Managed Windows NT web servers for pre-IPO Portal operating in a development environment focused on XML and Java (ported to either IIS, Netscape, or Apache) operating out of a SQL/Oracle environment and ported through a high security setup; Maintained Microsoft Exchange servers and Internet Mail Connector (IMC) based in Cupertino;
• Duties ranged from administering SourceSafe and Goldmine databases to maintaining all backups (Omniback and BackupExec), all the while insuring the highest-level security for the network and the VPN (via use of SSL/SSH between offices and Check Point Firewall 1 connection between development and our co-located production site);
• Assisted developers in packaging database transport tools in InstallShield wrapper as well as maintaining a CMS server to production sites.

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Manager, Information Systems

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining all computer services to the Diocese's offices, which includes NT Servers, Mac file server, Network Appliance Fileserver, and a XENIX Server; also responsible for up grading SW/HW to meet needs (particularly the Y2K issues), as well as developing services to improve overall operations.
• Position required everything from helpdesk functions in answering staff questions about MS Office, to resolving network deficiencies, to rebuilding a poorly planned server-wiring-network system and implementing upgrades in all areas at a rock bottom cost.
• Resolved the Y2K issues confronting the Diocese i.e., only 2 of over 60 computers passed the Y2K bios test without exceeding the inherited budget for the Department.
• Architected web server and central site (via FTP upload) for Diocese, and all parishes, schools, and associated groups

Confidential, Redlands, CA

Microcomputer/Network Service Technician

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for rolling out all new and up-graded equipment to assigned employees--tasks including
• Configuring machine to the assigned individual by installing specific hardware or software,
• Setting the necessary protocols and network addresses, and
• Insuring the machine was effectively integrated within the overall Windows NT/Novell network

Confidential, Riverside, CA

PC/Network Service Technician

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting all computers or Windows NT/Novell network-related problems,
• Up-grading older systems with new acquisitions, and
• Re-locating offices in the district without disruption of Agency work.