PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Providing Windows Server Enterprise Administration solutions in VMWare and AWS environments
• Support Database Administrator in OracleCPU patching
• Planning, migration, and implementation of hardware refresh of Windows 2008 to Windows 2016 servers in VMWare virtualization environment
• Handle security and boundary defense using Nessus and SCAP scans and implementing recommended mitigation
• Coordinate snapshots and backups in Net App SAN environment

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Windows Server Enterprise Administration
• Ensure day to day support and coverage is provided within team task order assignment to meet government operations requirements
• Responsible for 24x7 standardized Systems Management Solutions in production environments as well as planning, implementation and maintenance support services, troubleshooting of medium to large scaled enterprise technology projects in support of business initiatives.

Confidential

System Administrator - Senior Customer Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Support DEA network in St. Louis Division supporting 500+ users in 6 state region
• Ensure that the St. Louis Division complies with all contract-specific Service Level Agreements (SLA) agreed upon with DEA
• Designed and installed several Local Area Networks (LANs) to meet the Internet needs of the St. Louis Division Office. Work consisted of network design, installation, and support of multiple unclassified networks including: needs identification, cabling, installation of network drops, routers and switches and end user support
• Document in the Service Center ticket-monitoring system, all technical activities and issues performed and resolved during the day-to-day operations of DEA’s classified and unclassified network
• Hardware and Software installation
• Assist mobility team in the transition to Blackberry Enterprise Server to Airwatch Vmware on Android phones
• Directly responsible for monitoring the activity of user accounts and e-mail size and content. Manage idle accounts (inactive over 30 days) which include the archiving of user data and e-mail and the deletion of accounts that have not been accessed beyond the DEA mandated 90 day timeframe.
• Responsible for the monitoring and maintenance of all intranet network servers, Storage Area Network (SAN) units, and power backup capabilities. Also directly monitor and maintain all network hardware equipment (routers, firewalls, switches, and cabling) as well as network software installation, upgrading, and maintenance
• Implemented and monitored the DEA Policy for Creating, Maintaining, and Protecting Backup Data, As it relates to backup procedures DEA networks. Implementation of this Backup policy includes job scheduling, job contents, completed job verification, record keeping, on and off-site physical storage requirements (per DOJ SPOM), and backup restoration process testing.