EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Hands - on Infrastructure Engineer with over Fifteen years of experience Leading Infrastructure Support.
• Lead Infrastructure and Application teams by translating business and non-functional requirements into designs.
• Performed 24/7 support for network surveillance to ensure network SLA were met.
• Four years experience web-hosting applications in a 24/7 environment.
• Ten years of experience in Windows Server Administration using Clustering/Fault Tolerance/Load Balancing.
• Four year Solaris/Linux/OSX Administration and Windows Systems integration.
• Seven years of experience automating and troubleshooting tasks using scripting languages and powershell.
• Expert configuration, installation, troubleshooting and tuning and day-to-day operations of the Data Centers.
• Manage networks environments consisting of Cisco Switches/Routers/Firewalls.
• Five years EMC/NetApp/Compellent SAN Storage Administration using advance features.
• Ensured that the appropriate PM processes and procedures are followed when conducting day-to-day activities

KEY TECHNOLOGIES:

Operating Systems: Windows XP/7/8, WIN 2003/2008 Server, Linux, Solaris 10 and OSX.

Web Server: Internet Information Server (IIS 6/7).

Web Related: HTML, VBScript, JavaScript and CSS.

Programming Languages: DOS Scripting, Powershell and VI.

Databases: MS SQL Server 2005/2008, Oracle 10g, MS Access 2007/2010.

Reporting Tools: Crystal Reports and SQL Report Manager.

System Design: Visio 2007/2010 and FreeMind.

Tools: Solarwinds, OpManager, WhatsUp Gold, Kaseya, Bit9, Spotlight, Websense, Veeam and Postini.

Hardware: IBM/HP/Dell Server/PC and EMC/NetApp/Compellent SAN Storage.

Others: FTP, SMTP, MS Office Suite 2007/2010, Lotus Notes, Symantec Ghosting, Acronis, MS Exchange 2003/2007/2010 , Citrix Admin, HP Openview, Dell Drac, Netware 5.0, Veritas NetBackup 6 /Backup Exec 2010 R3, EMC/NetApp/Compellent SAN Storage and VMware ESXi/ESX 3.5/40/4.1/5/5.1.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Confidential, Southfield, MI

Senior Network Administrator/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Administration of a premier national manufactured home and RV resort company’s infrastructure that generates over 260 million dollars annually.
• Design, architect, and maintain Microsoft infrastructure, Active Directory, Networking, Applications, File and Print Services focusing continually improving all environments.
• Manage entire VMware virtual server clusters, View desktop environments and Compellent SAN storage.
• Provide advanced system administration functions for local and remote systems including user administration, automation, patch management, data backup and restoration, capacity/log monitoring, clustering, replication and migration.
• Implement Cisco network architectures, including LANs/WANs, LAN Internetworking, and connections with the WAN environment for 180 sites nationwide.
• Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity planning, rollout and testing. Monitor, configure and prevent Cisco Security events by implementing intrusion detection/prevention strategies.

Confidential, Birmingham, MI

Senior Network Administrator/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Administration of a privately held national payroll company that develops their own internal accounting and tax software using Microsoft C#, Dot Net and SQL 2008 R2.
• Maintained over ninety mixed-systems for Development, Quality Assurance and Production including Windows, Linux, OSX and VMware vSphere 4.1 ESX/ESXi servers using advance features for business continuity.
• Managed two fault tolerant Data Centers using Cisco 3750 routers, 2960 switches, ASA 5510’s over AT&T MPLS and Opteman network infrastructures for nationwide coverage.
• Storage administration of a two clustered NetApp FAS 2040 storage system using Snap Mirroring features for load balancing, development, fault tolerance and data protection.
• Maintained Payroll1 Online application websites for customers and staff availability in a 24/7 environment.
• Responsible for mixed Citrix/PC desktop environment supporting over three hundred end users via a clustered Citrix server environment that span several states.
• Managed VOIP and Apple mobile phone solutions for entire company.

Confidential, Ann Arbor, MI

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Implemented vSphere 4 and ESXi 3.5 servers and VDI technology saving the League over 100K annually.
• Maintained HP MSA 500 SAN, Iomega NAS and Starwind iSCSI storage for virtual machine images and backups.
• Provided al sessions to six hundred municipalities throughout Michigan on vSphere 4 and ESXi 3.5 capabilities and cost savings.
• Troubleshot connectivity issues on Cisco 2811 routers, 3 Com VLan switches and Cisco wireless networks.
• Optimized hardware and network performance using vSphere 4 and ESXi 3.5 software.
• Provide disaster recovery strategies for multiple sites for constant uptime and failover using HA and DRS.
• Converted legacy systems to VMware ESXi 3.5 virtual machines for archival and data retrieval.
• Cross trained coworkers on installation, configuration and maintenance of vSphere 4 and ESXi 3.5.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Maintained over two hundred mixed-systems for Production/Development including Windows, Linux, Solaris, OSX, VMware vSphere ESX/ESXi servers and software used to produce the Detroit News and Free Press newspapers.
• Implemented Desktop and Apple application al programs for five hundred end users.
• Repurposed IBM Fiber Channel SAN to convert a legacy servers using ESXi 3.5.
• Troubleshot Cisco 2600 routers, PIX 501 firewalls and 3 Com VLAN switches for sixteen newspaper distribution centers throughout Michigan.
• Modify scripts and batch files to channel data to the printing presses and websites.
• Provided backups using and fault tolerate solutions to ensure data integrity across multiple platforms.

Confidential, Romulus, MI

Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Software development of the TIS Application and Database for GM and Saturn Global distributions used to diagnose and repair all truck and car control modules worldwide.
• Assisted International and EDS Developers to resolve application and SQL 2000 database issues.
• Responsible for creating programs and documentation for the TIS Application and Database used Worldwide in six different languages.
• Researched, purchased and configured new hardware and software for Application Development.
• Created test environments for application and database development using VMware Workstation.
• Troubleshot GM Access dealership Windows Server 2000 and GM Online desktops globally.
• Develop new strategies to improve the application and data delivery to dealerships worldwide.

Confidential, Ann Arbor, MI

Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Administration of hardware and software on Windows 2000 and Netware 5 Servers.
• Troubleshot Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Professional 2000 applications and network related issues.
• Educated staff on use and troubleshooting of Library Information System available to the Physicians.
• Implementation of large network projects including creation and distribution of software programs.
• Provided server hardware and software consulting and technology recommendations.
• Implemented Lexmark centralized printing and labeling systems throughout the hospital.
• Trained Trinity staff on Lexmark centralized printer management and troubleshooting strategies.
• Worked with WAN/LAN and Desktop teams to resolve issues and designed Cisco networks.

Confidential, Toledo, OH

Lead Production Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Scheduled and monitored backup of VAX 400, Netware 4.2 and NT 4 servers.
• Configured printer access for users and troubleshot printer errors.
• Troubleshot hardware and software issues on servers and workstations.
• Assist DBA to resolve issues and restore Microsoft SQL 7/2000 databases.
• Installation of client Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 server hardware and software.
• Assisted System Engineers on WAN and LAN connectivity issues.
• Created Standard Operating Procedure documentation and educated staff on all corrective actions.