OBJECTIVE::

Seeking an Exchange/Lync opportunity where teamwork, innovation, education, and sense of ownership are valued and encouraged.

SUMMARY:

• Migration of 160,000 users from multiple orgs utilizing Quest Tools (5.5, Notes, Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2003)
• Migration of 50,000 users from single 5.5 Organization to mixed mode Exchange 2000/2003 using native Confidential tools
• Migration of 150 users from 5.5 to Exchange 2000 using native tools
• Migration of 75 users from Notes 6.5 to Exchange 2007 using native tools (Transporter Suite)
• Migration of 14,000 users from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003
• Architect mail flow changes for 14,000 user environment
• Architect Exchange 2003 clustering for existing 5,000 users
• Designed, engineered, and implemented mail gateway changes to new security appliance (Tumbleweed to Ironport)
• Architected and POC for Exchange 2007 CCR cluster for 5,000 users
• Full multi - site clustered Ironport deployment for 60,000 users (over 200 domains)
• Architected, POC, and initial deployment of Exchange 2007 CCR-SCR solution for 60,000 mailboxes
• Architected, POC, and full deployment of Exchange 2010 solution for 60,000 mailboxes (multi-site DAG)
• Build and Deploy OCS 2007 R2 EV / UM
• Architect Exchange 2010 Solution and directory structure for 20,000 mailboxes (multi-site DAG)
• Architect Exchange 2010 Solution, Build, and Migration of 6000 mailboxes (multi-site DAG)
• Architect Exchange 2013 Solution, Build, and Established coexistence with Exchange 2007 (multi-site DAG)
• Architect Lync 2013 solution with migration approach for OCS, build and deploy POC for Lync migration
• Architect Lync 2013 solution with voice including complete architecture, build and deploy.
• Architect Exchange 2013/Lync 2013 greenfield environment for financial institute including build and deploy.
• Worked with multiple O365 deployments under different scenarios, Hybrid with Exchange 2010,2013 and mixed 2010/2013; GroupWise to O365; hosted solution to O365
• Reviewed Architecture for Lync 2013 and assisted in continued build out and implement change recommendations
• Assisted with Lync 2013 Network Evaluation for voice deployment
• Completed re-architecture for Exchange 2010 as an emergency action
• Implemented SCOM 2012 as primary monitoring solution for departmental segregation of alerting and management
• Instrumental in Exchange 2010/2013/Office 365 implementation with full hybrid solution 40,000 users
• Ingested department wide PST files into archive mailboxes and established retention policies
• Assisted in ongoing user moves, pre-flight checks, and problem resolution before and after migration

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Windows 2012/2008/2003/2000/ NTExchange 2013/’10/’ 07/2003/2000/5.5 SQL 2000/2005

2003/2008/2012 Clustering TechnologyActive Directory 2012/08 R2/2003Exchange 2003/07/10/13 Architecture

Quest EMW/QMMBinary TreeOCS 2007 R2 / Lync 2010/2013

Disk Sizing StandardsArchiving Exchange 2013/2010Domino/Notes Migrations

Mailbox and Retention PoliciesRouting Group / Site Based TopologyOWA/ActiveSync/RPC over HTTP

Proficient Powershell scriptingEdge SubscriptionsExchange Management Shell

FSMO Role and GC PlacementAD Health Check ServicesGroup Policy Management

Customized OU Security & DelegationOffice365 / ADFS / SSOIronport AsyncOS 4,5,6,7

Server 2012 HyperV solutionsMobile Device ManagementSystem Center 2012

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Messaging/Lync Architect

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in developing reports to reflect OWA usage during peak, off-peak, and holiday hours
• Scripted solutions for reporting and ingestion into reporting SQL Database
• Ongoing Exchange updates and OWA configuration updates with each SP and RollUp release
• Worked with manager and PM to establish detailed business case for Exchange Archiving
• Architecture for 40,000 mailboxes to include HA on multi-site Exchange 2010 and 2013 implementation for comparison.
• Provided business overview/planning, architecture and build documents outlining full implementation details as well as mailbox and public folder migrations/mitigations strategy.
• Worked to develop strategy around managing large mailbox presentation to end users with seamless storage additions.
• Architected initial ADFS deployment and assisted with preliminary DirSync rollout
• Prepared and deployed O365 Hybrid to support Exchange Online Archiving and eventually full mailbox migrations.
• Developed multiple business case presentations for Exchange, Lync, Mobility, Monitoring, and other third party reporting.
• System Center Operations Manager 2012 build, configuration, and deployment of agents for IAM and UCC teams
• Built existing Exchange 2010 and 2013 infrastructure
• Responsible for build scripts and build documents for implementation and configuration of all physical Exchange Servers
• Worked closely with F5 team to implement Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2013 behind F5 Load Balancer
• Assisted in full Lab build out on Hyper-V for O365 Hybrid co-existence planning
• Deployed Hybrid production environment (On prem 2010/2013 to O365) with full support for 40,000 users
• Complete pre-flight checks as well as problem identification and resolution
• Assisted in planned deployments of O365 resource accounts with onprem solutions for voice / conferencing
• Responsible for ticket resolution of Tier 3,4 issues arising from migrations
• Continued support of upgrading ADFS, dirsync - AADSync, federations, and other supporting architecture for O365
• Assisting in daily reporting of progress and updating management with numbers needed for daily charting
• Worked through onprem redirection to third party SAML tokens for OWA in Exchange 2013
• Assisted with testing third party solutions for alternative O365 authentication

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Architecture for 2500 mailboxes to include HA on multi-site Exchange 2013 implementation. Provided business overview/planning, architecture and build documents outlining full implementation details as well as mailbox and public folder migrations strategy.
• Designed, documented and presented Exchange/Lync 2013 solution for 2,500 users
• Architecture for 6000 mailboxes to include HA/DR on multi-site Exchange 2010 implementation. Provided build document, migrations strategy and implementation.
• Full Lync 2013 deployment with voice implementation
• Consulted with major organization to assist in issues experienced in Exchange 2010 and Lync 2013 implementations for 400,000 users
• Designed, documented and presented 2010 SP2 solution for 6,000 users
• Architecture for 6000 mailboxes to include HA/DR on multi-site Exchange 2010 implementation. Provided build document, migrations strategy and implementation.
• Worked with onsite team to assist in automated rollout of Windows Server 2008 R2 virtualized, bare metal installation, and scripted solutions for automated configuration. Developed and supported cluster deployment for SAP platform.
• Designed, documented and presented 2010 SP2 solution for 6,000 users
• Assisted engineering team through installation and configuration of architected solution
• Provided detailed build documentation to support additional server implementation.
• Developed Test Plan
• Worked to verify Architected solution using JetStress
• Developed Fail Over script for Site Resiliency
• Implementation of scripts to ease transition of environmental mailbox requirements
• Assisted engineering team in support of the Migration of all mailboxes
• Worked with Business Analysts to build response flow checklist for Help Desk during migration activities
• Worked with Engineering team and management to coordinate a full site fail-over for verification of services
• Worked to outline UM implementation from Intecomm Pontspan using AudioCodes Gateway
• Worked to provide architecture and path to upgrade from OCS 2007 to Lync Server 2013, build POC
• Assisted with Ironport Architecture upgrades to include VMWare hosted virtual appliances
• Built and deployed VMWare with Cisco Ironport guests to accommodate growing production requirements and HA/SR solutions

Confidential, Nashville, TN

Messaging Architect

Responsibilities:

• Designed, documented and presented 2010 SP1 solution for 44,000 users
• Worked with Confidential to verify architecture
• Stepped engineering team through installation and configuration of architected solution
• Provided detailed build documentation to support additional server implementation.
• Developed and tested additional requirements for hand-off to Engineering team
• Implementation of scripts to ease transition of environmental mailbox requirements
• Assisted engineering team in support of the Migration of pilot users
• Worked with Engineering team and management to coordinate a full site fail-over for verification of services

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Messaging Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architect for Messaging environment to provide recommendations on current structure and provide base 2010 Architecture for financials estimate and fiscal review.
• Worked with Google Connector for Exchange in resolution of existing production issues.
• Designed, documented and presented 2010 SP1 solution for 20,000 users
• Worked with Confidential to resolve issues with current solution
• Installed and verified Google Connector with Exchange in test environment for pre-production validation
• Worked closely with Google Engineers for recommendations on handling directory structure.
• Helped resolve co-existence issues through manipulation of data, change of processes, and recommendations to programmers

Confidential, Oldsmar, FL

Messaging Architect

Responsibilities:

• Designed, documented and presented Ironport solution in conjunction with Cisco Engineer
• Produced Architecture for Exchange 2007 with build and migration plan
• Tested and Selected new Storage Solution for cost savings on existing implementation
• Implemented full infrastructure build for Exchange 2007 and moved pilot users along with Unified communications
• Primary Architect in Exchange 2010 migration planning with 2003/2007/2010 co-existence
• Instrumental in development of Project Plan for migration to 2010
• Worked closely with Confidential engineers to develop front end infrastructure for co-existence
• Developed full migration plan for Global Exchange 2003 deployment
• Built and configured multi-site failover environment for Exchange 2010
• Worked with migration engineers to resolve issues
• Fully documented solution and presented documentation for continued migrations

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Migrations Architect

Responsibilities:

• Designed solution for QMM migration technique
• Implemented full QMM project and documented system architecture
• Worked to assist in pilot user migrations
• Documented solution for end to end migration of users and communications

Confidential, Portsmouth, NH

Exchange Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Instrumental in documentation and design of multiple Messaging and Collaborations projects, consulting frequently with existing staff to determine special business requirements as well as full implementation of proof of concept lab for final implementations.
• Instrumental in preparation for integration with third party CRM solution
• Designed, documented and presented solution for co-existence with disparate Exchange Organizations
• Worked with Operations to resolve addressing issues determined as cause of failure for Schema updates for Exchange 2007
• Documented solution for point-to-point video communications

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Exchange Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Utilized environmental data to spec Clustered Exchange Proposal
• Administration of multi-server Exchange 2003 environment
• Documented solutions and proposals for transition of Exchange Environment
• Worked closely with Project manager to establish scope and milestones for business continuity project
• Full implementation of new email gateway with move of inbound transfer of email
• Worked with PM on Email Deletion project utilizing Mailbox Manager to delete old mail from Exchange

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Exchange Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Develop a detailed Migration Strategy with Project Scope, milestones, and deliverables.
• Architect entire Active Directory 2003 Forest and Exchange 2007 Organization.
• Restructured an Active Directory 2000 Forest to 2003 and Migrated a Lotus Domino 6.5 environment to Exchange 2007.