Experience Synopsis

• Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry.
• Experience in domain migrations and upgrades thru NT 4.0, Server 2003, Server 2008.
• Extensive background in Active Directory Configuration and Administration.
• Solid background in Design and Implementation of Microsoft Active Directory Infrastructure.
• 7 years experience as an IT Instructor.
• Extensive background as a liaison between IT and non-technical departments.
• Solid background in the area of Application Development, as well as the management of Database Systems.
• Solid background in Visual Basic programming and scripting and Microsoft Access DB Development.
• Excellent research and documentations skills.
• Strong planning, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.

Technical Skill Set

• Directory Services : Active Directory 2012/2008/2003/2000 Design and
• Administration.
• Operating Systems : Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Windows
• Server 2003, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7,
• Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP.
• Messaging Systems : Microsoft Exchange Servers
• Production Servers : Microsoft IIS Server, Microsoft ISA Servers,
• Microsoft SQL Servers.
• Applications : Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, VMware Workstation, Citrix XenServer, Oracle VirtualBox
• Administration Systems : Microsoft System Center SCOM, SCCM
• Networking : DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP
• Backup and Storage : CA ARCserve, Symantec Backup Exec, NAS, SAN
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Work Experience

Confidential

System Migration Consultant

• Integration and migration of all former Travel Networkers' servers, systems and applications for its migration to a new organization.
• Assisted in testing the migrated systems and applications running in the new infrastructure.
• Created and submitted full documentation of the former Travel Networkers' systems and infrastructure for the new organization.

Confidential

Systems Administrator Consultant

• Sole responsibility for design and implementation of the network and Active Directory infrastructure for a small 20 client enterprise.
• Maintenance updates to the website and its supporting MS Access database.
• Full network wired and wireless setups and support including subnetting.
• Server Client operating systems and physical machine setups, support, and maintenance.
• Technical business solutions design and implementation.

Confidential

Senior System's Analyst

• Was solely responsible for the administration of:
• Manhattan and Staten Island campus' Server datacenters.
• Manhattan campus MS SQL Server and databases
• Manhattan campus MS Access database systems
• Manhattan campus MS Exchange E-mail server
• Manhattan campus vendor database packages
• Primary responsibilities included:
• Windows Servers Network implementation and administration which included various types of server installations/setups and client deployments, network hardware and machine upgrades and maintenance.
• From the bottom up, designed and developed an application that uses gateways written in Visual Basic and systems written in MS Access.
• As the only remaining IT staff member left at The College of Insurance and then joining the St. John's IT department, played a critical role as part of the IT Integration Team responsible for the incorporation, integration and migration of all College of Insurance servers, systems and applications during its merger with St. John's University.
• Sole responsibility for all documentation of College of Insurance systems and applications for St. John's University.
• Sole responsibility for administration and parallel testing of all College of Insurance system before switch-over to, or integration with, St. John's University systems.
• Special Project:
• Member of a 3 person team that planned designed and developed a Multi-media Hall of Fame Gallery for the International Insurance Society. The Gallery incorporated state-of-the-art technology such as multiple video displays, Large 42 Plasma screens, touch panel systems, centralized ceiling mounted stereo sound domes in the form of 8 virtual stations that powered the user-interactive application with full graphic, video and sound, multi-station streaming.
• Sole responsibility for planning, design, implementation, physical setup and administration of the Server 2003 infrastructure and network and the incorporated multimedia workstations, plasma displays and touch-screen displays of the Gallery.

Confidential

Information Technology Instructor

• Evening and week-end computer and technology teaching and instruction to DC37 Union members and Bellevue Hospital employees.
• Teaching beginner, intermediate and advanced courses for XP Pro, Vista, all MS Office applications, Email systems, multi-media applications, and database theory and application development.
• Special Project:
• Designed, developed and implemented, from the ground up, a complete Event Management database system for the Center that is currently being used to handle all booking and registration processing.
• This MS Access application incorporates course reservations, seating availability calculation and control, student registration, course and teachers calendar control system, student grading and teachers' timesheets.

Confidential

IT Liaison, Systems Consultant

• Served as a technology liaison between the IT department and all of the various financial divisions.
• Consulted with Financial management and staff for IT needs and solutions.
• Developed and maintained back-end connections to and from various financial applications, such as Fundware, and IT department systems.
• Created multiple and detailed reporting systems from these connections. Created various types of reports, such as AP, Budgeting and Year-End-Closing, Statistical, to name just a few.