PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Consultant

Providing services to various businesses entitles on projects encompassing security firewalls and proxy , wireless networking security and deployment , servers planning, design, build and deployment , networking router, switch, VLans, QOS, etc. and standardized workstation deployment, all to satisfy business needs.

Confidential

Mt. Vernon School District

Senior Network Systems Engineer

• Providing technical leadership over the IT Infrastructure of large school district located in Westchester County. Manage the District's Network, Server, Exchange, SAN, VMWare and Enterprise Operating Systems.
• Organized and planned the lifecycle management of hardware, software, Cisco network infrastructure, and network services of entire environment
• Administered and optimized Network and Network operating systems Windows Servers, SAN's, VMWare, file and print services, Domain Controllers, Exchange, Network Devices, VLAN's, Cisco Switches and Routers, Active Directory, IP Addressing, WAN and LAN services, Wireless Network, Network Monitoring and reporting, security management, Disaster recovery, Backups and recovery .
• Managed and maintained Office 365 environment and AD Federation Services.
• Maintained Microsoft Exchange 2010 environment.
• Implemented installation of new servers and hardware within datacenter
• Assisted in the design of network configuration and data center capacity management and planning, process, and procedural documentation
• Produced status and activity reports on a weekly basis
• Provided escalated support to Level I/II staff
• Managed internal projects, such as datacenter migration in a timely and efficient manner

Confidential

Provided services to various small businesses including: establish LAN environments, Internet access, cisco router / switch configuration, servers, firewalls, VPN, web servers, web page design to meet the particular business's needs.

Confidential

Network Engineer

• Installed, configured, and maintained network: LAN / WAN operations, routing / switching design / configuration, VLAN's, routing protocols such as OSPF, IGRP, BGP using Cisco's family of products.
• Managed and configured Checkpoint firewalls and Edge devices.
• Knowledge of backup systems such as Backup Exec and EVault using storage mechanisms such as tape / disk arrays with primary / redundant backup vaults.
• Designed and implemented Microsoft Core Services AD/DNS/DHCP/WINS , Microsoft Server 2003 through 2012 R2, Microsoft Active Directory Infrastructure, and file and print services.
• Applied experience in Group Policy such as security to the domain servers or on the desktop.
• Knowledgeable in batch, login and Power Shell scripting.
• Skilled in Microsoft SQL Server and IIS server deployment and administration.
• Administered and configured Microsoft's Terminal Server, Hyper-V, Volume licensing, DFS, Remote Administration and Remote Desktop Services.
• Installed, tuned, maintained and performed troubleshooting of VMware ESXi up to version 5.5
• Designed preemptive disaster recovery solutions.
• Deployed and managed Ironport Email and Web Security products suite.
• Deployed and managed Actiance compliance and eDiscovery in social communication.
• Created, built, and maintained BlueCoat hardware proxy appliances for networks providing content filtering.
• Monitored systems such as Solarwinds Orion Network Management platform and HP Systems Insight Manager.
• Deployed and configured Symantec Endpoint Protection Suite.
• Build and maintained patch management system using Shavlik and WSUS solutions.
• In depth knowledge in security protocols such as TLS, Certificates and services, 802.1x, Radiius, Cisco's ACS, and VPN configuration and deployment.
• Knowledgeable in NAS and SAN solutions in response to storage needs.
• Attached SAN and NAS to the network via fiber channel and iSCSI.
• Communicated effectively with telecommunication providers with direct connect and MPLS solutions while establishing a working reliable communication infrastructure.
• Maintained financial trading platforms such as Reuters, ICE, ADP, Chase, and Citibank.
• Assisted in the design of the network and VOIP.
• Configured the environment QOS and Cisco Call Center.
• Knowledgeable in network troubleshooting techniques such as sniffer analysis using Wireshark and Ping plotter Pro.
• Deployed and maintained Citrix and RSA security.
• In depth knowledge of data center design, implementation and operations including rack build out, cooling systems and UPS design.
• Deployed and configured Linux - Red Hat, and SUSE server environments
• Built, configured, and deployed SUSE, Ubuntu and Mac OS X desktop environments.
• Maintained messaging infrastructures such as Lotus Notes and Exchange.
• Designed the enterprise technologies to keep the end traders competitive among peers.
• Managed infrastructure projects while coordinating internal /external resources, vendors and contractors while delivering completed projects on time and within budget constraints.
• Completed various goals including stabilization of server infrastructure, create a workable / reliable backup plan, institute effective enterprise-wide anti-virus / anti-spyware strategy
• Responded to corporate HQ projects as required while working across the globe.

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

Designed and created new multi-site, multi-state Windows network.

Confidential

• Director of MIS
• Resolved Y2K issues with complete redesign and enterprise implementation of Windows servers. Implemented proper project management, disaster recovery and anti-virus strategy.
• Custom design of SQL 6.5, 7.0, SMS and Exchange 5.5 to fulfill business needs.
• Effectively coordinated contractors and staff while migrating accounting systems to a new platform in response Y2K issues and to insure project completion.
• Designed and implemented managed Cisco Fast Ethernet switched environment.
• Designed and deployed standardized Windows workstation model to all clients.

Confidential

Network Specialist / Project Leader

Network Engineering

• Managed Novell 3.12 to 4.11 migration along with staff / resources to achieve project completion.
• Implemented and maintained Checkpoint Firewall, Web Server and DMZ. Used WAN management tools to monitor WAN infrastructure Cabletron, Cisco while improving overall efficiency.
• Designed and implemented WAN wide messaging infrastructures with minimal customer interruption.
• Manage the MIS Help Desk resources / personnel while coordinating staff to fulfill needs.
• Developed automated database applications for local LAN access to fulfill department needs.
• Maintained all computer 'power communications systems', 'power protection' data systems in southern NY.