SUMMARY:

• IT Solutions Provider Consultant/Analyst/SME with Years of experience with Architecting/Planning/Design/Implementation/Deployment/Management/Administration/Operations/Technical
• Support/Troubleshooting skills, through ITSM best practices ITIL Framework and ISO Standards, looking for a company, to grow with, to take full advantage of my IT / Customer service skills to take it ahead of the competition through Modern IT Solutions application.
• As an Azure Architect/DevOps/Systems Administrator, I design compute infrastructure, data and networking implementation, security and identity solutions, Continual Integration and Continual Deployment…
• I am so passionate about my job, that I work not only from 9 to 5 as most Professionals, but if needed, I continue on
• After hours and week - ends to get the job done successfully beyond expectations.
• I Provide Solution options to any Projects, Challenges, Problems, issues the company faces (no need to outsource new projects to a third party company - that is what we (IT department) are for (to save the Organization money).

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hybrid CloudMicrosoft AZURE: IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, Hyper-V, System Center 2012 (SCCM, SCVM…), MAS, ASM, ARM, ASMT, ACC, IDM, MIM, Azure, Securtiy Center, Log Analytics, ARM Temlates, GitHub, AAD Premium Connect, ExpressRoute, O365 Online admin center; iCloud, OneDrive, Box, Google Drive…

Amazon AWS: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, AWS console manager, Elastic BeansTalkS3, AMI EC2, IAM, AWS direct connect, Directory Service, AD connector…

Azure Integration with: AWS

Scripting: Azure Powershell, Powershell ISE, Visual Studio 2017, Json ARM Templates…

Hybrid Operations Management: Ms Azure OMS, SCOM, SCCM, EMS, vSOM, IBM BigFix, Confidential iFixIt…

Automation: Azure automation, Powershell, Scripts, ARM Templates, GitHub Templates Chef, Puppet, Terraform, OMS, SCO 2012, Runbooks, DSC, Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio Code, VSTS, ARMVIZ, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes for Containers, Deployment Automation

Virtualization: VMM, SCVM, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer…

Disaster Recovery: Windows servers backup/restore, SCDPM, Backup Exec/Netbackup, Veeam… backups/restores, Disaster recovery master/media server, ASR, Ms Azure Backup, Recovery services Vault. DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) Provision IPv4/IPv6 Addresses, Manage DHCP ranges and reservationsManage DNS resources records Microsoft / Infoblox / Bluecat.

VoIP Cisco: IP Phones setup/configuration (7945, 8811) via CUCM / UNITY.

LAN/WAN/WLAN Routers/ Switches: AP/ NLB, NAT/ PAT, VLANs, RIPng, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS Frame Relay, MetroE, TCP IPv4/ IPv6, DNS, DHCP, ACLs, UAG, VNETs, CDN, Traffic manager, VPN gateway ExpressRoute, S2S, P2S, Application gateway CiscoWorks, Nagios/Icinga, IPAM, Wireshark, Cisco Network assistance Monitoring,Diagnosing, Troubleshooting, Debugging, Syslog, Events log

Security: IPS/IDS,Firewall ASA, Load Balancers, NSG, DMZ perimeter, Sophos,BitlockerRSA 2 factor,Global Connect, IBM BigFix, Network Watcher, Azure DNS Netwrix auditor, Backup Exec / Netbackup master servers or Appliance, WSUS…

Windows: Defender, Windows Firewall…

Servers: Backup Exec, Netbackup, Confidential OS 2008, 2012 R2, 2016, DC… Maintenance, Patches/Updates WSUS, Support, Administrative tools SMMMC, ADUC, ADAC, OMS, SC 2012 suite

Ms Office: servers and the Cloud Exchange server 2013/2016, Skype for Business server 2015/2016, Sharepoint server 2013, Project server 2013

Desktop: Desktops, Laptops, IP Phones, Printers, Peripherals…

Imaging / Migration / Deployment: MVMC, WAIK USMT, ADK, MAP, ACT, DISM, WDS, MDT, GHOST, PDQ Tablets, Phablets, Smart phones IOS, Android, Windows

MS Office Suite: O365 Pro Plus (Word, Excel, Outlook OWA, Powerpoint, Skype for businessProject, Visio), CRM…

Google: G Suite (Gapps)

Windows: OS Windows XP/7/8/10 Server 2008, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016

Mac OS: Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra Server 5, JAMF JSS (Casper suite 9) Linux distros Redhat, CentOS, Ubuntu server LTS 1604, Fedora…

Cisco: CUCM, CME, UNITY, IP Communicator, VPN/ AnyconnectCisco Conferencing Arkadin, Webex

IDM/IAM/MIM: AD DS, AD FS, AAD FS, AAD B2B, AAD B2C, ADUC, ADAC, Azure AD ConnectACLs, GPO, OKTA; SAML, SWA, OpenID WS-FED, OAUTH

AntiVirus/Malwares: Windows defender, MalwareBytes, TrendMicro…

Storage: SAN, StorSimple, Blobs, Jbod

Mobile computing: IOS, Android, Windows, MobileIron, JAMF JSS (Casper Suite) MDM…

Remote Connection: RSAT, Cisco VPN/Anyconnect, RSA 2 factor authentication, GlobalProtect

Operating systems Platforms: Cisco, Windows, Mac, Linux

Ticketing systems: Web Help Desk, Jira, Teamdynamics, Solomon, Remedy, ServiceNOW

BUSINESS SKILLS:

• Treat all with respects, and courtesy. Display ethical behaviorMeet personal commitments, Adhere to organization policies and proceduresDemonstrate a positive attitude.
• Passion for Emerging Technology,Innovation,Automation,Modern Data Center to be ahead of the competition
• Passion for New Projects and Challenges.
• Advanced Engineering and Troubleshooting skills for the Support and Maintenance of Endpoint Technologies.
• Tech-savvy, Sound Business, Leadership, communication skills, innovative.
• Listens to customers to understand their needs and translate the requirements to the best solution.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, Fast learner.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to multi-task with solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• I am so passionate about my job, that I work not only 9 to 5 as most Professionals do, but if needed, I continue on 6 to midnight and weekend too to get the job done successfully beyond expectations - it’s just the way I work ( I love Technology )
• Eternal learner: Stay up to date on emerging technologies and daily Cloud Services improvements.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Confidential

Azure Cloud Services Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Architect ( Planning & Design) and deploy DevTest Environment through Automation.
• Architect, Deploy, Operate few PaaS (Platform as a service) Solutions.
• Assist Developers with FaaS (Function as a service) projects.
• Architect and deploy Active Directory B2C Environment.
• Configure fewMicrosoft Azure subscriptions
• Assist in the evaluation of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, private, hybrid, public cloud services
• Create high level architectural diagrams describing the Solution
• Create a high level design and implementation of a base networking, storage, identity, and computational infrastructure in the Azure subscription model.
• Provide subject matter expertise surrounding the implemented Hybrid Cloud
• Containerize using Docker and Kubernetes
• Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery using VSTS
• Author scripts (Arm Json Templates, Powershell) as needed
• Provide architectural guidance by comparison: proposed designs against Confidential recommended practices
• Establish Azure as a platform for cloud-based applications and services.
• Plan Azure subscription activities which include designing the organization’s subscription, administrative, naming convention, information security, and billing models.
• And Stay up to date, Learn any new Service in Preview - Eternal learner, Cloud, Emerging Technologies...

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Azure Cloud Architect/DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design and Implement Business cases (scenarios), Third party PaaS (provision Apps by using Azure Quickstart Templates, create Azure managed Apps, Implement Docker Swarm and Kubernetes Apps), Confidential Azure Compute Infrastructure and Networking, Azure Active Directory, Azure Data Storage and Data Access Strategy, Applications that use, Mobile services, Notifications, a Web APIDesign, advanced Applications, Web Applications. Secure Resources
• Design a Management, Monitoring, Business Continuity and Automation Strategy.
• Implement Cloud Services, VNets, Active Directory, Storage, VMs, Web Apps for Azure Infrastructure.
• Design and Implement DevOps
• Deploy Visual Studio Team Services with Continuous integration (CI) and Continuous development (CD); deploy CI/CD with third party platform tools (GitHub, Chef, Puppet)…
• Design and implement Kubernetes applications on Azure Container Service (AKS):
• Create container images; manage container images using Azure Container Registry or Docker Hub; build YAML application definition; scale applications; update running applications; monitor using Container Monitoring solution in Log Analytics; build development cluster; manage configuration values…
• As a Cloud Services (Azure, AWS, CenturyLink...) Full Stack Architect / DevOps:
• Design, Deploy, Manage, Maintain, Support Cloud Projects / Business Cases.
• Manage Proof of Concept, Subscriptions, Identity, Compute, Application services, NetworkingStorage, Containerization, Security, Automation, Monitoring, Troubleshooting
• Migration from On - Premises, AWS or CenturyLink to Confidential Azure Cloud.
• As an AWS Engineer: Deploy, manage and operate scalable, high available and fault tolerant systems n AWS, Migrate on-premises application to AWS, Implement and control the flow of data to and from
• AWS. Select the appropriate AWS service based on Compute, Data, and Security requrements.
• Manage Cloud Security: Azure Security/Trust center, Network, Identity/AAD, Compute/VMs, Operations/OMS, Applications, Data/Storage, Databases, IoT, Azure encryption, Security & Monitoring
• Deploy Azure Powershell ISE, Visual Studio 2015,2017, TerraForm, Json ARM Templates, GitHub
• Monitor, diagnose, Analyze, Troubleshoot, Performance, HA, Health, Automate VMs Lifecycle.
• Requirements and Enable Office 365 services:
• Manage Clients and End-user Devices, Plan / Configure, Skype for Business, Sharepoint Online Site
• Collections, Exchange Online…
• Deploy, Update and Manage Ms Office 365 ProPlus, Setup an Office 365 Hybrid Environment...

Confidential

Desktop Refresh Project manager

Responsibilities:

• Implement Cisco IP Routing, IP Switched Networks and Tshoot & Maintain Cisco IP Networks
• Design/Manage/Implement/Operate/Administer/SupportDataCenter, Network Infrastructure, Servers/Dekstops/MobilesDisaster Recover (from Viruses like Ransomware virus variants and others disaster): recover catalogs and restore servers to latest backup from Windows Servers backup/restore, SCDPM, Backup Exec / Netbackup, Veeam, ASR…Backup/Restore apps.
• Core, Distribution, Access Switches, or 2-tiers:Spine and leaf, Network perimeter/DMZ (security appliances - IPS, IDS, Firewall, proxy server, VPN concentrators, Edge Gateway…); Routers, Switches,,DataCenter: Blades and U1, U2, U3 Rack Servers farm/cluster, ISCSI/SAN Storage, Backup servers
• Lead and Responsible for daily system administration and management of the overall technical systems, including serves, infrastructure assets, data, backups, redundancy, circuits, Virtualization, SAN. Resolve any fire and troubleshoot urgent applications, networking, virus/malware, backup, storage, alerts/monitoring, Active Directory, and Cloud Migrations.
• Identify any issues, isolate the cause and correct, then perform root cause analysis, and solve permanently and document.
• Network experience with Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switches and Security experience with VPN, SSL, Palo Alto
• Virtualization technologies such as VMware, OpenStack, NSX
• Install Linux / Windows Servers in Host and Compute EnvironmentInstall and Configure Windows Server 2012 (and R2), Administer AD, Manage and Configure, Group
• Policy, Network Services and Policy, Hyper - V, Design File and Storage SolutionsConfigure High Availability, Design, Identity and Access Solutions, Continuity and Disaster Recovery.
• Install Windows Server 2016, Implement, AD DS, Identity Federation and Access, Windows Server
• 2016 storage solutions, Hyper-V, Windows containers, High Availability, DNS, IPAM, Connectivity and
• Remote Access, Software-Defined Networking, High Performance NetworkMigrate 2003 windows Active Directory to Windows 2012 R2: Transfer FSMO role, Modify the AD D
• Domain Controller, the Schema Master, and remove 2003 windows server from the Global Catalog.
• Implement, Manage and Support DirectAccessSecure, Maintain and Monitor Windows Server 2016 environment.
• As a VMware vSphere 6 Admin: Configure, Administer and manage vSphere 6 Resources, Deploy And consolidate vSphere Data Center
• Adhere to organization policies and proceduresAnd fulfill Any Business requests…

Confidential, Denver, CO

Systems/Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
• Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary…