VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter, VMware High Availability, VMware Update Manager, Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy objects GPOs , Microsoft Failover Clustering, SQL Clustering, , SharePoint, Global Address List GAL Synchronization, Microsoft Office, Exchange Server, Outlook, Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition, Surf Control content filtering, SolarWinds, McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator ePO , Windows Software Update Services WSUS , DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides STIGs , NSA Security Configuration Guides, Linux, Novell GroupWise 5.5 and 6 Server and client, Citrix Metaframe server, Citrix ICA client, Microsoft IIS, McAfee Enterprise Virus scan, Symantec Ghost, CA ARCserve Backup, Veritas Backup Exec, Microsoft backup, What's Up Gold, ACE Server security RADIUS, Cisco TACACS ,

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Master Systems Engineer

• Contracted to implement and upgrade VMware Architecture from version from 4.1 to 5.0 on the Production network
• Installation and configuration of SQL 2008 R2 in support of upgrade of VMware Enterprise Suite
• Migrated SQL 2005 database to SQL 2008 R2 format
• Updated VMware VCenter centralized management suite from version 4.1 to 5.0
• Installation and configuration of VMware Update Manager
• Configured VMware Update Manager to update each ESXi host server using ESXi hosts images
• Applied latest patches using VMware Update Manager software
• Re-configured virtual networking for VLAN support of various networks such as Management and Production
• Enabled High Availability for VMware architecture
• Configured NetApp FiberChannel Storage Area Networks SAN technology, adding/re-configuring LUN's to present to virtual architecture
• Troubleshooting continuous Active Directory Synchronization issues in production
• Rebuild lab Active Directory domain for testing of virtual environment as a mirror of production

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Master Systems Engineer

• Windows System Administration support
• Migrating Hyper-V environment to VMware virtual architecture using VMware 5.1
• Consolidating and supporting movement of development data center, documenting rack designs and current storage and network environments using Microsoft Visio
• Supporting and administering Windows 2008R2/Hyper-V environments to include Production and Development NIPR/SIPR
• Performed several Windows Server upgrades and migration
• Installation and migration of Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 to include migration components SQL Databases and SharePoint site
• Updating and coordinating deliverables to customer to include weekly and monthly status reports

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Senior Systems Engineer

• System Team Lead for twenty Systems Engineers working on various DoD projects in support of DISA
• Provided customer coordination and communication on project schedules, design and implementation of the project lifecycle
• Planned and provided documentation such as Implementation plans, Test plans, Tactics Techniques and Procedures TTP's
• Plan, Implement, Install and Configure many government project Tech Refresh
• Implemented VMware virtual environment with guest OS's supporting MS Active Directory, DNS, Exchange email, SQL and web services
• Designed a Continuity of Operations COOP environment across two sites with VMware architecture
• Configured and installed Dell Equalogic SAN hardware for use on a VMware cluster
• Installed and configured VMware VCenter server to manage virtual environments
• Configured VMware network architecture for iSCSI SAN, VMotion, VM Network and Management traffic
• Implemented VMware 5 clustered environment using Distributed Resource Scheduler DRS and High Availability HA functionality
• Implemented SQL 2008 R2 clustered environment
• Manage WSUS for automatic updates to all systems using SIPR and NIPR upstream servers
• Implemented SharePoint Server 2007 portal for various Coalition networks
• Customized SharePoint pages for the projects as well as permissions for various different sites
• Managed Active Directory trusts relationships and DNS zone transfers for Research and Development environments
• Tested physical to virtual imaging using Acronis Imaging software as well as VMWare Converter
• Implemented Global Address List solution across various trusted Active Directory domain environments using UnitySync tool
• Implemented and tested DISA DOD STIG guidelines to lockdown for Windows 2003, 2008R2 OS's

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Sr. Systems Engineer

• Planned, designed, implemented the installation of new Network Operations Center help desk application, Service Now supported on a Linux operating system platform
• Wrote support documentation in preparation for the implementation of new applications in production environments
• Configured HP SAN to support storage of VMWare virtual environment

• Built HP SAN systems and integrating with VMWare
• Installed and configured Linux systems to support a third-party application
• Followed STIG documentation to lockdown Linux installation using COTS software Security Blanket
• Documented project plan and installation processes
• Maintained lab systems for PKI certificates
• Tested Exchange migration from 2003 to 2010 in VMWare LabManager
• Established Storage Area Networks SAN Raw Device Mapping RDM disks for Exchange server

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Sr. Systems Technologist II

• Technical project lead of a team of five windows System Administrators
• Daily day to day work requires compliance of all systems using DISA gold disk, updating information in Vulnerability Management System VMS and working on various coalition projects
• Work and design highly visible projects that require Active Directory integration with Coalition domain servers, using Windows 2003 Server services, DNS, Exchange, SharePoint software and GAL Global Address List synchronization
• Worked on virtualizing systems with VMWare using VMWare ESXi 4.1 server, Dell blade systems, Dell Equalogic SAN and Windows 2008 server systems
• Work closely with the Security team to verify no vulnerabilities exist on systems using Retina software as well as HBSS Agent monitoring
• Install and update Retina software
• Utilized Symantec Ghost and WSUS software for maintenance
• Transitioned a major project to a remote location using software and hardware such as VMWare, Windows 2008 Servers, SAN hardware and Blade systems
• Tested physical to virtual implementation
• Maintain all servers in the projects to be up to date on Operating System, application vulnerability patches and virus updates for McAfee and Norton Antivirus
• Secure all servers and desktops with various different Operating Systems using Active Directory GPO's or Local Group Policies
• Secured systems following DOD STIG guidelines and used Retina to scan for vulnerabilities on systems
• Installed security patches on all systems to remain in compliance and minimize vulnerabilities
• Worked on updating information in Vulnerability Management System VMS to acknowledge and notify the installation/acknowledgment of all vulnerability patches to all systems
• Setup Cisco TACACS server on a project for secure access to routers and to maintain logs, setup accounts and group access through a central server
• Utilized Symantec Ghost, Veritas and Microsoft backup solutions
• Implemented RSA secure ACE RADIUS server service for Unclassified and Classified network to secure access to all router devices and administer all login accounts centrally using Windows 2003 Servers
• Worked on applications such as What's up gold, HP Openview, Nagios, OTRS ticketing software for monitoring systems