Systems Engineer Resume Profile

SUMMARY

Self-motivated, results-oriented, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer MCSE with over 15 years' experience administering and supporting enterprise networks and applications. Competencies include:
Enterprise Windows Administration
Experienced with vSphere and Hyper-V
VBScript and Powershell scripting
Professional attitude, team player
Exceptional problem solver
Develop efficient admin procedures

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Hyper-V virtualization with Windows 2008 R2	VMware ESX 4, ESXi 5, vCenter
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Microsoft SCCM 2007	System Center Operations Manager 2007 Microsoft SCOM 2007
Windows Server 2008 R2, 2008, 2003	SQL Server 2008, 2005
PowerShell and VBS scripting	Windows 7, Windows XP
Active Directory and Group Policy	Exchange 2007, 2003
iSCSI SAN storage configuration	Dell PowerEdge servers
Veeam Backup Replication	Sonic Wall Firewalls, VPN setup

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Network Administrator

Confidential

Recommend and implement VMware and SAN changes for improved performance, manageability and security. Research and install Veeam Backup for VMs
Monitor VM hosts, physical and virtual servers. Automate administration with scheduled tasks, scripting and focused utility programs
Provide technical issue support and troubleshooting for IT equipment and all team members

Consultant

Confidential

Manage and implement server migrations to Target's new CloudRED virtual environment. 600 servers migrated using both P2V and V2V processes with SCVMM 2012.
Create PowerShell scripts to streamline pre-migration, migration and post-migration steps in the virtual migration process. Output from the scripts is used to identify candidate servers and ensure post-migration conformity with Target standards.
Windows 7 and application upgrades with SCCM. Resolve post migration issues and provide user training

Senior Systems Engineer

Confidential

ABM is one of the largest facility management services providers in the U.S. with nearly 100,000 employees and 300 offices across the United States.
Configured and managed System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SCCM to install programs and updates for 2000 computers across the country.
Racked, installed and supported both physical and virtual Windows servers including 2003, 2008, 2008R2. Scheduled, tested and applied patches. Set up vSphere Data Protection for VM backups.
Configured Active Directory Group Policies, OUs, startup and login scripts for efficient, secure management of both workstations and servers.
Managed Microsoft volume licensing. Set up a KMS activation server for Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office.
Planned and implemented a migration of SQL databases from a monolithic physical structure to a flexible, multiple virtual machine based configuration enhancing both performance and security through database isolation..

Systems Engineer

Confidential

R.D. Olson Construction is a national commercial construction firm with annual sales of more than 100 million. The company has an impressive portfolio of hotel, resort, multi-family housing, country club, retail, and restaurant construction projects.
Recommended and implemented a LeftHand Networks iSCSI SAN utilizing HP servers to fulfill a company need for reliable, expandable storage.
Designed a backup strategy to meet company requirements utilizing Backup Exec. Initial backup was to disk with duplication to tape for long term storage.
Created an organized network documentation system to improve information retrieval and reduce the time required to resolve issues.
Created and managed Active Directory user accounts and Exchange accounts.
Installed and maintained rules for Checkpoint firewall.