SUMMARY:

• My primary responsibility as a Managing Consultant is the delivery of professional services to our clients. Typically, these engagements include systems architecture and design but sometimes will require a shift to project oversight and guidance for clients that require long
• Term assistance with internal projects. Aside from my primary duties, I am responsible for supporting our business development team in sales pursuits.
• This includes conducting pre - sales meetings and engagements, assisting with statement of work creation, and in some cases initiation of the sales process. I have listed examples of work I have performed in my current position.
• Deliver Architecture and oversight for Windows platforms technologies including Microsoft Cloud services (Azure and Office 365), Active directory design migration and implementation.
• Develop reusable IP (in the form of tools, templates documents and workflows) for engagements that are repeatable in an effort to boost delivery effectiveness and profitability.
• Deliver Azure IaaS DPS engagements to enterprise customers. These were mainly around Azure IaaS services including Azure IaaS server Deployments, Azure networking, Azure backup and Site recovery.
• Deliver knowledge transfer workshops around Microsoft Cloud technologies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Develop Microsoft Azure Deployment Planning Services (DPS) and consulting engagements
• Azure focused technologies: Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery (ASR), Azure Storage, Azure AD Connect, and Azure Active Directory
• Participate in pre-sales engagements to drive Azure consumption and obtain Partner of Record (POR)
• Responsible for delivering architecture/consulting engagements within the Microsoft practice with a focus on platforms technologies.

Confidential, Tempe, AZ

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provide subject matter expertise on application technologies specific to the Microsoft Windows Platforms stack. These technologies include Microsoft Windows Server (all versions) Microsoft Active Directory specifically, Failover Cluster Services, DNS, DHCP, and general expertise with all Windows Platform technologies.
• Assess current state of RCM applications to determine if a redesign of the application is necessary to provide business continuity throughout the transition.
• Lead activities with external vendors and internal teams to identify, evaluate, and recommend applications and associated infrastructure configuration. This includes defining and leading proof of concept activities associated with technology assessments.
• Oversee adherence to architecture and strategy in design processes, including integration, web products, acquired, internally developed applications, and integrated hosted solutions.
• Assure that solution designs meet requirements for scalability, performance and quality in accordance with negotiated service level agreements.
• Guide the infrastructure, application support, and development teams to ensure the consistency of their components, with respect to the overall product architecture and Business Services’ roadmap.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide enterprise level consulting services to the IT managers and technical staff that support the 23 autonomous County IT organizations.
• Administration of complex Microsoft Active Directory forest consisting of 25 linear domains and 5 separate AD forests.
• Administration Microsoft Exchange 2003 environment consisting of 15,000 + user mailboxes.
• Administration, tuning, and troubleshooting of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
• Administration of large SAN environment which utilizes two geo-clustered EVA 8100’s and Cisco MDS 9509 switches. This includes LUN provisioning as well as fibre switch configuration and zoning.
• Design, implement and support various clustered applications using Microsoft Cluster services and VERITAS Storage Foundation for Windows.
• Manage various aspects of Datacenter operations including assist in design and implementation of provisioning standards for servers, Ethernet and Fibre wiring standards, and power management.
• Responsible for mentoring and Jr. level staff which includes knowledge transfer of current duties as well as providing documentation and formal .
• Assist consultants in design and implementation of initial test and development VMWare environment.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Senior Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Played a lead role in the planning and execution of a project that would ultimately bring MS Active Directory services to over 23 internal county departments.
• Perform in-house oversight for large LAN including design, installation, and troubleshooting in a multi-server environment.
• Administration, tuning and troubleshooting of Microsoft 2000 Active Directory services.
• Administration of large SAN environment LUN provisioning as well as fibre switch configuration and zoning.
• Administration of HP multiple MSA1000’s backend storage devices.
• Administration of Microsoft WINS, DHCP, IIS, DFS and DNS servers.
• Perform technical analysis and evaluation of hardware and software for enterprise client/server environment.
• Test, and deploy new Microsoft operating systems such as Windows 95, 98 and 2000 operating systems to 800+ end user PC’s

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administration of Novell and Windows servers.
• Perform GroupWise User mailbox administration for 1200 users.
• Schedule and maintain a regular backup schedule and disaster recovery tests/drills.
• Provide end user hardware and software support to end users.
• Deliver and setup desktop PC’s and peripherals to local and remote sites as needed.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Information Systems Technician

Responsibilities:

• Perform technical analysis and evaluation of hardware and software for LAN environment.
• Deliver and setup desktop PC’s and peripherals to local and remote sites as needed.
• Provide support to end users for hardware, software, and peripherals.
• Upgrade end user hardware and software as needed.