Senior Systems Engineer Resume Washington, DC - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

With over 15 years of IT experience, I am a self - motivated and goal focused technical professional with strong knowledge of desgining, planning, implementation, configuring, administration and supporting LAN/WAN network technologies and information systems.
Networking and Storage - Implementing, configuring and administration of LAN/WAN network technologies and storage devices: Network Attached Storage, Storage Area Network, RAS, VPN, Switches, Routers and Hubs.
Protocols: SMTP, FTP, iSCSI, FC, NFS, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, DNS, WINS and DHCP
Server/Operating system software - Planning, designing, implementing and supporting information systems with Microsoft DOS, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000/2008 Active Directory, Microsoft Clustering, NetWare, MacOS, Exchange 5.X-2007, Sharepoint 2010, VMware, Cisco IOS & Cat OS, IIS, Microsoft SQL Server, NetIQ, Patchlink, Citrix Metaframe, OpManager, Veritas Backup Exec & Netbackup, Avamar, Legato Networker, Sniffer Pro and Data ONTAP
Hardware - Cisco Firewall ASA 5520, Cisco Catalyist Switches 4000 series, NetApp FC & iSCSI (FAS2200, FAS3200 series), Dell iSCSI MD3000i, Servers (HP, Dell and Compaq), extensive knowledge of PC hardware installation, configuration and troubleshooting and other peripherals
Desktop Software - Installing and supporting multiple vendor client and in-house applications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Systems Engineer

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

Lead engineer supporting and overseeing the Confidential (FAA) multi-domain and network infrastructure in nine geographic locations, providing 24x7 LAN/WAN support, software and hardware installations consisting of VMware Virtualization, Microsoft products, servers and networking equipment
Planned, installed and configured six VMware ESXi Dell PowEdge r720 servers cabled to seven networks and NetApp Fiber Channel Storage as well as upgraded six ESXi 4.x Dell PowerEdge r710 host to ESX 5.1. Upgraded vCenter server from 4.0 to 5.1
Build, configure and deploy VMs and template on Windows and Linux platforms. Conduct Physical-to-Virtual conversions of legacy systems
Planned, installed and configured NetApp FAS2220 and FAS3240 filers connecting to Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayered Fabric Switch and DS4243disk shelves; migrated over five terabyte of data from lifecycled iSCSI MD3000i
Conduct monthly maintenance on systems including patching, updates, virus definitions, hot fixes and log reviews
Perform daily system monitoring using OpManager. Successfully reduced false positive alerts by 95%

Senior Server Administrator

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities:

Led the migration from a Windows NT environment to Windows 2003 Active Directory including upgrading to newer HP hardware platforms which increased server efficiency and output
Manage, maintain and support over 70 Confidential HP File, Print, Application and VMware virtual servers nationwide
Established monitoring of corporate systems using NetIQ which has significantly increased server uptime by 15%
Manage user & Exchange accounts, permissions, logon scripts, Active Directory Polices and printing services on Windows 2000/2003 and Active Directory
Document server set-ups, operational and disaster recovery procedures on the network infrastructure
Installed and maintain Castelle FaxPress server to provide a desktop faxing service alternative
Install, configure and manage and ISD 300 print server appliances at over 30 sites which streamlined print management and effectively reduced WAN traffic
Daily backup of Confidential servers and perform restorations when required using EMC Avamar and Legato Networker

Network Administrator

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Responsibilities:

Provided 24/7 administration, connectivity and monitoring support on Cisco routers, switches and Compaq/HP servers at local and 11 remote sites containing over 1000 users
Performed hardware and software maintenance on 40+ Netware, Windows NT and 2000 servers including installations, upgrades, performance-tuning and repairs
Migrated electronic mail system from Lotus cc:Mail to Exchange 5.5 on a Compaq Storage Area Network
Migrated Netware file servers to Network Application’s Network Attached Storage (NAS) filer server
Migrated network from Token Ring to Ethernet technology by installing and configuring Cisco Catalyst 4000 and 6000 switches
Implemented and utilized Network Associates Sniffer to isolate and diagnose network performance problems
Created disaster recovery strategies for the corporate network using Veritas Backup Exec, NetBackup and Legato, performed tape backups on servers daily and implemented disaster recovery steps when required