OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a position as a senior systems engineer/architect that would allow me to utilize my engineering, technical and management skills accrued over 18 years of professional experience

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Network/Desktop O/S: Windows 2000/2003/2008/2012 Enterprise Server, Windows Terminal Services, VMWare ESX 3x 4x 5x , Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 /4.5, XenApp 5/6x7, Linux Redhat 7.1, WinXP,Win7, Win8
• Directory Services: Active Directory 2003/2008/2012, Novell Netware NDS, ZenWorks
• E-Mail/Messaging Platforms: Exchange 2003/2007/2013/365 Blackberry4.x/5.x Lotus Notes Domino , Send Mail
• Networking Technologies/Protocols: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBeui, SMTP, DNS, DHCP, WINS, VLANS, BGP, NLB, EIGRP, OSPF
• Systems Management/Monitoring: SMS 2003/SCCM2012, SolarWinds, Nagios, What's up Gold
• Backup Software: Backup Exec, Tivoli Storage Manager R4.5, Arcserve 2000 for Windows, Arcserve 7.1 for Netware, Windows Backup
• Webservers/Technologies: MS IIS 7.0 6.0, 5.0 4.0, Apache 1.3.2, SSL, HTML, XML
• Scripting Technologies: VB Script, ADSI
• Other Technologies: MS SQL 2000/2005/2008, WLBS, Checkpoint FW NG/NGX, Cisco ASA, MSCS Microsoft Clustering Services Windows Clustering VMware ESXi 3.5/4.x/5.x VSphere 4/5 Cisco / Brocade FibreChannel Baracuda GSLB
• Hardware: Dell PowerEdge Servers, Compaq HP Proliant Servers, IBM, Cisco, 3com, Intel, HP, EMC VNX IronPort Barracuda, NetApp / XIO technologies, EMC Vmax100k All flash Array, EMC Vplex, IBM DS5100 Storage Array, Dell Equal logic HP EVA HPC700 Blades Virtual Connect Flex Fabric 20/40

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Lead Senior Solutions Architect/Senior Engineer/Technical Lead.

• Responsible for maintaining existing infrastructure and building a green field vMware Metro Cluster solution
• Oversee, manage and mentor junior and senior engineers
• To mitigate conflict of interest for a wealth management fund, Architected and implemented and secured a green field environment to host separate IT environments containing philanthropy and investment systems and data.
• Design, implement and maintain vSphere Metro Storage Cluster using EMC Vplex /Vmax100k all flash Array
• Architect and implement vSphere ESXi 5.5 in a stretched cluster configuration across NY and NJ Cervalis location for business continuity to provide close to 0 time RTO and RPO
• Design and configuration of Cisco OTV for vSphere Metro Cluster Support across Cisco Nexus 7K switches
• Introduction of LISP protocol and ASR/ISR router implementation for route optimization between 4 location
• Configured and maintained EMC Vplex across both Metro location which involved on presentation of local storage arrays to create Vplex distributed volume across sites in NY and NJ
• Performed Vplex Front End and Back End port Zoning to both targets and initiators
• Installing, Configuring and managing both HP C7000 and Cisco UCS blades
• Managed 5 separate storage array including IBM Ds5100, EMC Vplex EMC Vmax 100K
• Manage and maintain both Brocade and Cisco MDS fibre-channel environment
• Responsible for companywide Active Directory LDAP/DNS/DHCP infrastructure health status
• Implementation and maintenance of Zones and Lun Masks on both switches and Arrays

Global IT Manager/Solutions Architect/Engineer.

Confidential

• Manage all aspects of technology - responsible for running and supporting the company's global technology infrastructure including Vmware,LAN, WAN, SAN, Voice and Data.
• Global Vmware/SAN redesign/Implementation to meet company requirements
• Developed process and framework for the overall global IT infrastructure
• Proposed, engineered and built out both local backup and DR failover solution Sungard
• Support ongoing day-to-day technology needs, ensuring uptime including network, data and voice services
• Provided precise dexterity specifically with innovative technical designs and solutions
• Assumed and carried both strategic and tactical responsibilities across global enterprise
• Proposed, managed and implemented projects as per company requirements
• Provided very solid technical foundation and hands on skills in overall VMware/LAN initiatives
• Storage Area Networking specifically for huge volumes of data supporting Big Data initiatives Dell Equal Logic, NETAPP XIO tech ISCSI/FC
• Strong Virtualization Experience including Vsphere ESXi 4/5.1
• Strong Windows experience including Active Directory
• Experience in supporting a SQL Server platform in the infrastructure
• Networking/Security Cisco Platform/Cisco Firewalls
• Voice Communication Avaya

Confidential

Senior Systems Architect /Technical Lead.

• Manage and guide a team of 7 systems engineers
• Serve as Lead Systems/Architect in the implementation and redesign of the current Virtualization, Systems and Network technologies across all global data centers.
• Complete overhaul of the entire global server infrastructure environment with VMware and SAN backend
• Management and Design of Projects involving Infrastructure, Active Directory, VMware, and SAN technologies that supported retail operation, warehouse management and ERP systems implementation.
• Audited all global Data Centers according to best practice and Industry Standards
• Provided solutions based on requests for DR and Business Continuity
• Architect and implement contingency plan for Global Enterprise wide Disaster recovery initiatives
• Design and implement both system and infrastructure test plans in both DR and Prod environments
• Collaborate with key business units and internal teams to define enterprise architecture principles, standards and guidelines
• Performed design reviews across company and collected enterprise architecture performance metrics to assure continuous improvement
• Develop archiving and backup solutions across enterprise to ensure protection and adhere to recovery SLA's
• Analyze business and technology challenges, assess costs, and suggest solutions
• Design and execute proofs-of-concept for critical enterprise capabilities, including building business case with costs, benefits, and efficiency measures.
• Redesign of the Global wide virtualization infrastructure including SAN/Brocade/Vm's/ESXi NetApp X-IO technologies
• Redesign of all the datacenters electrical and UPS environments APC Triplite
• Segmentation of all LAN infrastructures to facilitate efficiency and provide redundancy
• Lead company wide Disaster Recovery solutions to Sungard Phil location
• Reconfiguration and implementation of all the backup solutions across the enterprise
• Planning and implementing of enterprise wide applications, servers, network gear and monitoring tools
• Provide daily and weekly technical documentation and operational reports for upper management review
• Generated reports and budgets on the overall Global Datacenter improvements
• Provide technical guidance and assistance, cross-train team members

Confidential

Senior Systems Architect

• Serve as Lead Systems Engineer/Architect in the implementation and redesign of the current data centers realignment initiatives
• Management and Design of Projects involving Infrastructure, Active Directory, VMware, and SAN technologies
• Evaluate and recommend cost effective solutions for projects and new technologies
• Develop process flow documentation based on company needs
• Management and realignment of the company wide Windows Infrastructure
• Redesign and implement current Fibre Channel Network environment Brocade
• Restructured current production Virtualization Environment ESX4.1
• Daily Management of the EMC VNX SAN storage Appliance Unisphere
• Architected overall data protection solution for Vmware Quest
• Maintenance and Management of the C7000 chassis and Dell Hardware
• Microsoft Active Directory / LDAP/DNS/ Group Policy/DHCP/Forests/Trusts

Confidential

• Serve as Senior Back Office team Lead/Systems/Network Engineer in the support and development of effective technology solutions that meets approx 2,000 end-user needs throughout NY Metropolitan Area
• Manage and coordinate efforts necessary for planning, design, development and support of
• Windows Clustering and load Balancing technologies
• Backup and Archive Solutions
• Microsoft SMS / Microsoft WSUS 3x
• Nagios / SolarWinds Network and server monitoring utility
• Trend Micro Suite IMSS Office Scan ScanMail / MacAfee Solutions
• Maintain DNS, DHCP, WINS, MSCS, SAN Technologies
• Maintenance and management of Enterprise wide Messaging System Exchange2007
• Management of Mobile Internet Devices via Active Sync Exchange2007
• Daily management and administration of Blackberry 5.x services
• Active Directory/Exchange Maintenance of healthy AD/Exchange Environment
• Checkpoint Firewall FW-1 NG on Nokia
• Symantec Web Gate MI5 networks
• Cisco Routers and Switches IronPort
• Citrix XenApp 5/6, Presentation Server 4.0 / 4.5
• Daily Windows Active Directory administration and security assessment
• HP Blade System C7000 Proliant BL680c Series VMware Solution
• SAN/NAS FC/iSCSI Hp EVA
• VDI POC implementations Vmware Citrix
• VMware ESX 3.x VSphere 4 . DRS / HA / VMotion
• Responsible for daily, weekly, monthly technical reports for upper management
• Management/Deployment of Virtual ESX3.5/VSPhere 4 technologies to reduce both hardware and power/cooling costs
• Configuration of vCenter 2.5/Update manager/DVS/and Host Profiling
• Conversion and Consolidation of P2V using VMware's both Hot/Cold consolidation mechanisms HP BladeSystem C7000
• Architecture/Design of VMware infrastructure utilizing advanced HA/DRS/VMotion/SVmotion functions
• Architect and implement DR solution of virtualized environment Via-vRanger and vReplicator to DR site
• Implementation of VDI technologies through the enterprise, thin clients Wyse - Vmware/View/XenDesktop
• Management and Configuration of SAN's and Cisco MDS Switches
• Configuration and Presentation of LUNS on EVA4400 via Fabric Manager for Virtualization Purposes
• Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of Citrix XenApp/ Presentation Server Farm 4.0/4.5/5/6.5
• Installation and configuration of Windows 2k3/2k8 servers in Virtualized and Physical environments
• Maintenance of Windows 2003/2008 clusters
• Management of Windows Active Directory/Group Policy/Security Environments
• Utilization of AD tools for maintenance of healthy Site Replication and Communication
• Manage, design and Implement Exchange 2003-2007 upgrade
• Upgrade and manage existing Blackberry Enterprise Solution with HA
• Maintain network backbone via Cisco routers and switches
• Management of Checkpoint NG on Nokia firewall and VPNs across the enterprise
• Design implementation and roll out plan for Exchange 2007
• Management of Enterprise Wide Messaging Exchange2k3/2k7
• Administration and management of Blackberry 4.x/5 solutions
• Interface with Help Desk to assist with SMS and WSUS operations
• Monitor systems via SolarWinds and Nagios to ensure 24/7 system up-time
• Review and evaluate department technology requests and recommend alternative solutions
• Collaborate with hardware and software vendors on purchasing and procurement initiatives

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer /Team Lead,

• Design, Install and Manage enterprise wide Cisco devices Routers, Switches, WAP Gear
• Checkpoint Firewall-1 NG-FP3/NGAI/NGX and VPN Maintenance and Troubleshooting
• Design, Implement and Manage Enterprise Active Directory Forests and Domains W2k3, W2k, DNS, DHCP, WINS, AD
• Support Enterprise Messaging Systems with Microsoft Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2000
• Design, Implement and Administer Enterprise SMS 2003 site servers
• Administration of Enterprise SQL 2000/2003 Servers
• Administer BlackBerry Enterprise Server Messaging System
• Monitor all LAN/WAN devices via Nagios
• Administration of WUS/SUS Server for patch deployments and updates
• Management of Symantec/AV and SPAM Modusgate protection
• Responsible for regular maintenance of network printers
• Responsible for campus-wide data backup and disaster recovery strategy with Tivoli
• Administration of NT/2000/2003 Servers and IIS 6.0 Web Servers.
• Provide second and third level support to network specialists, admins, and techs
• Prepare weekly status reports on project