PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Nineteen years of progressive experience in Network Installation, Management and Technical Support Services
• Ten Years Experience in Citrix
• Fourteen Years Experience in Windows related Technologies
• Three Years experience in VMware ESX Servers
• Effective Team player and leader with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Has Enhanced Reliability Security Clearance

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Citrix: CCA (MetaFrame 1.8, XenApp6, NetScaler 9.2) Experienced in Metaframe 1.0, 1.8, XP, PS 4.5 and XenApp5. XenDesktop5

Windows Servers: (NT Server 3.51 - Server 2008). MCP/MCTS (NT Server 3.51, Server 4.0, Server 2003, Server 2008 Enterprise). Exchange 5.5, Exchange 2003, Active Directory and other Infrastructure components.

Networking: CCNA

Virtualization: VMware 3.x, Vsphere 4.1.

Security/Compliance: Cisco PIX, Sonic Wall, Payment Card Industry (PCI)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago

Responsibilities:

• I was engaged by EMC Consulting to provide DR Plan and DR Run book for Confidential Citrix infrastructure spread over two geographic locations.
• Liberty Utilities (Citrix, VMware, Active Directory, NetScaler)
• Liberty Utilities is an energy company engaged in energy production in Canada and distribution of utilities across various communities in US.
• Liberty Utilities
• Perform assessment on Liberty’s infrastructure, with respect to the their Citrix, VMware and Active Directory
• Recommend /Implement improvement on existing infrastructure.
• Provided design for new Citrix Farm.
• L2/L3 Support calls
• Trained Support staff on Citrix/AD technologies.
• Interact with Vendors for Data Center Migration.

Confidential

Citrix Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Perform Infrastructure assessment on client infrastructure, determine risks, and recommend various steps to optimize the Citrix Infrastructure.
• Design Citrix solutions as per clients needs
• Application of Citrix build best practices
• Perform NetScaler implementations using features like Access Gateway, GSLB, Load Balancing etc.

Wintel Specialist (Windows, Citrix, VMWARE)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Davis + Henderson Income Fund PCI Systems Engineer
• Ensure that all the in scope servers (200+ servers) are PCI Compliant.
• Interact with PCI QSA/ISA to achieve PCI compliance.
• Interact with TELUS SOC for RSA Envision related activities.
• Study Vulnerability reports and advising/implementing solutions or compensating controls.
• And worked application of Citrix build best practices.
• Active Directory restructuring with respect to PCI Servers/Workstations/Security
• Implementation/Tuning of Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
• Canadian Tire Corporation Wintel Specialist
• Over 60 XenApp5 Servers built on Windows 2008 Server in ESXi 4.0 Environment,
• SQL 2008 Cluster
• Load balanced Web Interface servers.
• Around 5000+ users connecting to these Citrix Servers.
• Farm consisted of 10 PS 4.5 Servers
• Two Web interface servers load balanced by Cisco CSM
• 800+ users
• Move Printing from Unix to Windows based printing
• Upgrade Citrix Licensing Server

Confidential

Manager (IT Operations)

Responsibilities:

• Ensure 24/7 availability of all mission critical servers, networking, telecommunications, back office systems and site-to-site connectivity infrastructure across North America, Europe and Asia.
• Responsibilities also include interacting with various Vendors, Engineers, Consultants and managing IT Services across the Enterprise.
• Lead the MPLS cutover between Toronto, Hong Kong and Los Angeles Offices. This project involved engagements with MCI Design Engineers, Project and Sales Team.
• Provided network design for another remote office in Los Angeles. The project included setting up of additional office for 60 personnel so as to use infrastructure/MPLS connection in the existing office.
• Provided backup strategy for the Toronto Office.
• Provided Mail Architecture for the Enterprise.
• Management of Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Exchange 2003 and Windows 2003 AD domain spread over 3 Sites.
• Initiated the network redesigning for the whole office.

Confidential

IT Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Configuring, Installing, Managing and Troubleshooting a heterogeneous network at Tridel Corporation’s corporate headquarters comprising of 30+ Wintel servers, Cisco Switch, Router and PIX firewall with 250+ users across three Windows 2003/NT4 Domains.
• Worked on Citrix MetaFrame 1.0 on Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server.
• In created a Citrix farm using MetaFrame XPe on Windows 2000 server consisting of 7 servers. This implementation had more than 80 published applications.
• Solely designed, installed, administered and maintained the Citrix Infrastructure.
• Experienced with Citrix Secure Gateway (CSG) and MetaFrame Secure Access Manager (MSAM). The project scope entailed creating a portal for closing of Tridel Condo’s electronically and also to access applications published on Citrix farm using CSG and MSAM. This project was undertaken along with a Citrix partner.
• Upgraded one of the three Windows NT 4.0 domains to Windows 2003 Active Directory domain.
• Migrated DHCP, WINS, Internal DNS from NT4.0 to Windows 2003.
• Migrated Remote Access (RAS) and Print Servers from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2003
• Implemented Windows 2003 based VPN Solution.
• Implemented Secure IIS4.0/IIS5.0 Servers.
• Managed two MS Exchange 5.5 servers with more than 500 mailboxes.
• Responsible for upgrading the whole domain from NT 4.0 to Windows 2003, Proposing and implementing DNS Strategy and Active Directory (AD) Design.
• Responsible for management of PIX 515E firewall, Catalyst 4006 Switch and Router and other intermediate Devices.
• Switched internet service provider (ISP) from Primus to Fusepoint
• Created a site-to-site VPN between Tridel Head Office and Fusepoint Mississauga using PIX 515E firewall.