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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Systems Administrator

Manage UCS components of Flexpod Platforms in a highly virtualized datacenter.
Utilize HyperV 2008 R2 and 2012 along with VMware 5 in a split Hypervisor design, leveraging
VCenter and Virtual Machine Manager
Manage the overall health of all Active Directory environments, including five production forests.
Manage Citrix farms and publish applications currently running Citrix XenApp 6.5
Manage SQL server on an administrative level.
Maintain server farm environment including hardware, installation of server applications, operating system level issues, DHCP, and DNS issues.
Assist networking team with managing and configuring Cisco ASA, IOS, and NX-OS networking devices.
Provide a point of escalation for issues from other administrators and the help desk.

Confidential

Active Directory Support Engineer

Provided Microsoft premiere support customers with the highest quality of support available.
Troubleshot, diagnosed, and resolved Active Directory issues ranging from account lockouts, to replication issues, to a complete corruption of the Active Directory for Microsoft customers.
Provided consults for other Engineers when cases outside of the Active Directory teams overlap.
Provided Microsoft best practices information to customers, participated in triage meetings to share knowledge, and contributed to the Microsoft knowledgebase.
In addition to Active Directory, provided support umbrella included all aspects of terminal server licensing, LSASS, Kerberos, resource permissions NTFS Share , and local profile support.

Confidential

Sr. Network Administrator

Supported all server hardware and software including business critical applications such as SQL, Exchange, and Citrix.
Maintained LAN/WAN connectivity including configuring all Cisco equipment in three sites.
Maintained and troubleshot DNS, DHCP, and IIS.
Managed site backups using Symantec Backup Exec and Symantec NetBackup.
Administered Websense internet filtering system and controlled virus threats with Symantec/ Norton Anti-Virus corporate editions.
Maintained Windows patch management for workstations and servers.
Advised Junior Network Administrators as well as PC Technicians as needed.
Provided IT purchase benefit cost analysis to management.
Provided management with ways to change IT processes, network infrastructure, or procedures to be more cost efficient, and create project plans for recommended changes. Examples of this include server consolidations, Exchange migrations, and other cost saving initiatives.

Confidential

Network Specialist

Back-up Network Administrator
Member of the Windows NT/Windows 2000 migration team.
Provided onsite and remote network management, administration, installation, and maintenance services to clients.
Set up and managed Exchange 2000 based email, FTP, and VPN/ Citrix remote access for hundreds of users.
Ensured the regular maintenance of service packs, software, and drivers.
Created and managed drive images.
Troubleshot and configured IBM iSeries Access Client Access for AS400.
Supported Microsoft Office 2000/XP suites.

Confidential

IS Intern

Supported all workstation hardware/software including the Office 2000 suite.
Installed, administered, and repaired computer peripherals including laser printers.
Supported engineering and graphic art applications with extensive knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.