Objective

To be a part of a highly professional and competitive team dedicated to the implementation, operation and maintenance of a mission-critical IT infrastructure.

Professional experience

Confidential

Sr. Systems Engineer

• Configuration and maintenance of VMware implementation employing 12 ESX 5.0 hosts and 300 Server VMs with vSphere 5.0 Virtual Center Server installed for management.
• Installation maintenance and configuration of all server operating systems Windows server 2003 / 2008 / 2008R2 / 2012 . Administration of Active Directory, Domain Controllers, Application, File Print, Messaging and Database servers.
• Installation maintenance and configuration of Windows server 2008 and 2012 clusters to support MS SQL and Exchange clustering.
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 implementation, consisting of 100 Windows 7 deployed desktops.
• Configuration and maintenance of Cisco UCS environment, employing two 5108 blade chassis housing 8 blade servers, 4 B200 and 4 B230 and a pair of 6100 series Fabric Interconnects using UCS manager.
• Configuration and maintenance of 144 TB EMC EVA SAN storage solution, using Brocade distribution switches for management, zoning and presentation to endpoints.
• Installation configuration and maintenance of 16 TB EMC Avamar backup and recovery solution configured for data deduplication and site to site replication, with a NetBackup solution designed for tape archiving for off-site storage.
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of a pair of Citrix NetScalers for application delivery and load balancing.
• Assisted with configuration and maintenance of network infrastructure employing Juniper 650 firewall devices Cisco ASA5520 devices for VPN connectivity, Cisco Nexus 7010 cores and 5000 series distribution switches, with Cisco 3750 series access layer switches.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Engineer

• Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of all network hardware and software, including Routers, Switches, Security devices etc. for multiple diverse client installations.
• Configuration of VPN access for remote client access, employing both software based and site to site VPN technologies to maximize functionality and security.
• Installation configuration and administration of Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2008R2, Domain Controllers, Application, File Print, Messaging and Database Servers. All managed by an Active Directory Implementation spanning multiple geographic locations.
• Installation, configuration and Maintenance of Virtual infrastructures employing, MS: Hyper-V, VDI. VMWare: ESX, View. Citrix: XenServer, XenApp, XenDesktop.
• Installation of MS Office 2003/2007/2010 and other commonly used productivity applications in Windows server 2003 / 2008 / 2008R2 standalone and Terminal server environments.
• Installation configuration and Maintenance of MS: Exchange, SQL, SBS and WSUS. Symantec: Backup Exec, Endpoint Protection. McAfee and Web Root antivirus solutions.
• Design and implementation of backup solutions employing both tape backups for offsite storage and disk to disk backup with de-duplication with Symantec backup Exec software.
• Installation, configuration and administration of a SUSI Linux Server platforms to support a SugarCRM installation built using PHP, MYSQL and Apache 2.2 Web Server. Eventually porting installation to a Windows platform with the same backend configuration.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Administrator

• Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of all network hardware including HP and Cisco routers, switches and security appliances, this included the installation and configuration of multiple T1 lines in a MLPPP configuration for internet access, and a MPLS implementation for controlled site to site connectivity.
• Configure VPN access for remote clients with Cisco ASA5520 devices in primary/secondary configuration for redundancy. Installing and configuring both client based and site to site VPN technologies to maximize functionality and security.
• Monitor, analyze and troubleshoot WAN and LAN traffic using both software and hardware monitoring tools for solutions to improve overall network availability and performance.
• Supervision of the installation, configuration and administration of all network hardware and software components including SAN components consisting of multiple Dell Equallogic storage devices with an onboard HTML based management software solution.
• Supervision of the Installation and configuration of Server and client virtualization hardware and software including VMware, Hyper-v, KVM and XenServer for centralized management, consolidation and cost effectiveness.
• Installation configuration and administration of Windows Server 2003 / 2008, Domain Controllers, Application, File and Print, Messaging and Database Servers. All managed by an Active Directory Implementation spanning multiple geographic locations.
• Installation, configuration and administration of a Red Hat Linux 5.3/5.5 Server platforms that supported an Oracle 11g database, Glassfish 2.0/3.1 Application Server and Apache 2.1/2.2 Web Server.
• Installation, configuration and administration of Etalk voice and screen call center recording hardware and software for strict quality control.
• Installation, maintenance and administration of Lotus Notes messaging environment.
• Installation of MS Office 2003/2007/2010 and other commonly used productivity applications in a Windows server 2003/2008 Standalone and Terminal server environments.
• Design and implementation of backup solutions employing both tape backups for offsite storage and disk to disk backup with de-duplication with Symantec backup Exec software.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Engineer

• Design implementation and administration of telecommunication network
• systems using Avaya controllers and handsets. Integrating VOIP
• technology with existing PBX implementations.
• Supervise the installation, configuration and administration of all network
• hardware and software components including SAN components
• consisting of multiple Dell Equallogic storage devices with an onboard
• HTML based management software solution.
• Maintenance of all servers and workstations with periodic patches and
• updates using Microsoft Windows Update Server.
• Installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of all network
• hardware including HP and Cisco routers, switches and security
• appliances.
• Configure VPN access for remote clients with Cisco ASA5520 devices in
• Primary / secondary configuration for redundancy. Installing and
• configuring both client based and site to site VPN technologies to
• maximize functionality and security.
• Installation, configuration and administration of a Red Hat Linux 5.3/5.5 Server platforms that supports an Oracle 11g database, Glassfish 2.0/3.1 Application Server and Apache 2.1 / 2.2 Web Server.
• Design and implementation of a backup system employing both tape
• backups for offsite storage and disk to disk backup with de-duplication
• using Symantec backup Exec software.
• Installation of MS Office 2003/2007 and other commonly used productivity
• applications in a Windows server 2003 / 2008 Standard and Terminal
• server environment.
• Installation, configuration and administration of Websense internet
• security solution.
• Installation, configuration and administration of enterprise level
• Document imaging solutions.

Confidential

Roving Sr. Systems Administrator

• Installed configured and administrated Windows NT4.0 and Novell 4.11
• Servers in LAN and WAN environments.
• Assisted in national deployment of Windows NT4.0 Servers for the
• implementation of a vehicle maintenance database
• Assisted in the national deployment of Windows NT4.0 Advanced Servers
• in a multi-node cluster configuration, to support a transportation dispatch
• and tracking system for high availability.
• Installed configured and managed a test platform using Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 to convert a Lotus ccmail environment to Microsoft Exchange.
• Assisted in upgrading an existing network infrastructure that employed
• 10/100 Ethernet switches and CAT 5 cabling to incorporate the use of
• Gigabit switches with Fiber links.
• Assisted in the day to day administration of a WAN encompassing 37,000
• Windows NT4.0 Servers, 1,659 Novell 4.11 Servers and 100,000 plus
• Windows 95 / 98 workstations.