SUMMARY

• Highly - analytical, resourceful IT professional with notable success directing a broad range of government and corporate IT Systems security initiatives.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience leading all stages of system development efforts including planning, RCA, architecture, testing, and implementation of solutions in support of business objectives.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Systems and Network Administration
• Systems Security, Backups and Recovery
• Active Directory, GPO, Microsoft Stack,
• Azure and AWS Cloud Solutions.
• Exchange and Exchange Migration
• Mixed Platform Virtual Environment, HyperV, VMware
• Technical Infrastructure (LAN, WAN, VPN, NOC)
• Cisco, Meraki Switching and routing.
• Automation and Machine Learning
• Ransomeware containment and AntiVirus.
• End User Training and Support
• EMC, Nutanix, Cisco Blades Storage Support
• Bilingual - Fluent in English and Arabic

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Microsoft OS
• CentOS
• Linux
• Ubuntu Desktop and Server
• Mac OS
• C++
• Perl
• Microsoft Stack
• SCCM
• VBScripting and PowerShell
• Android
• IOS
• TCP/IP
• DNS
• SMTP
• VMware vSphere
• HyperV
• AntiVirus
• SymanteC
• TrendMicro
• Sophos
• Cylance
• Malwarebytes
• Dell SonicWall
• Cisco Firewalls
• Comodo Antivirus (Scanner and AV) ESET
• SQL
• MySQL.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Architect/ IT Manager

Confidential, Fullerton, Ca

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining Nutanix storage infrastructure, Major Bios Firmware upgrade of a 4 node cluster.
• PRISM upgrade of Nutanix cluster. implemented Backups utilizing veeam with off-site replication to backblaze
• Planned a deployment of parallel network to maintain productivity and load balanced departments for utilizing both circuits.
• Planned Fiber Optic run to maximize Circuit usage of full 1g pipe.
• Lead Position for pushing ITIL3 Policies, SLA procedures, with aim to PCI compliancy.
• Meraki Network management, and S2S VPN setup, circuit deployments.
• Expanded network to 4 additional Satellite sites.
• Management of AWS S2 storage and prep for a full cloud migration, including EC2 policies, and permissions.
• Deployed AWS billing scripts to maintain budget.
• MAC Environment Support, MAC File server management.
• SimpleMDM total rebuild, management, Application packaging and deployment.
• Automation of network discovery, including offline servers.
• O365 health management, renewed licenses, prepped for Azure migration.
• Directing Helpdesk into ITIL3 customer support approach.

Senior VDI Architect Contractor

Confidential, Newport Beach, Ca

Responsibilities:

• VDI Migration and Implementation project support for VMware Horizon View VDI Platform.
• Successfully, maintained 40 ESXI hosts upgrades, upgraded DIMMS, maintenance internal components and provided hardware stability.
• Successfully provide end user VDI Support, on site and satellite offices.
• Reviewing Documentation and updated current documentation of Golden Image Build, HV build and basic troubleshooting steps.
• Took Lead on Image build of WIN10, QA and Rolling Image through testing and production Hosts.
• Prepped HorizonView for an upgrade to ver7.12
• Teradici Zero and ThinOS devices and respective management consoles.

Senior Project Systems Engineer

Confidential, Las Vegas, NV

Responsibilities:

• Manage and guide a team of 4 Systems Administrators
• VMware and VDI desktops integration.
• Documentation of Current systems deployed.
• Enhance Advanced Legal infrastructure and provide feedback in areas that are susceptible for improvement.
• Manage all 20 client’s networks (cisco, meraki), streamline application flow through VDI.
• Liaison to Service manager and Clients to maintain best customer service.

Senior Systems Engineer

Confidential, Long Beach Ca.

Responsibilities:

• Maintained Entire Network and Server Infrastructure for 10 Clients with minimum of 150 Employees.
• Migrated clients from On Prem AD to Azure and O365.
• Built new Domain for a client and migrated 3000 users utilizing scripts and ADMT.
• Upgraded client’s production applications with minimal downtime,
• Upgraded AntiVIrus system to enhance security and integrity of data.
• Documented, Maintained and Enhanced Network of Clients while transitioning Data. provided feedback to Clients Contact points and provided 100% Customer Satisfaction with proven Letter of Recommendations.
• Migrated clients Exchange 5 utilizing Microsoft Migration Tools
• Built and upgraded Domain Controllers while maintaining Network Flouncy.
• Deployed, Maintained and Troubleshooted Dell Storage Devices SANS and NASs.
• Deployed, Maintained and verified Backup Solutions such as Veeam, Backup exec and NetBackup.

Lead Senior Systems Engineer

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities:

• Deployment of VMware and storage infrastructure Vmware Esxi (5.0, 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5)
• Successfully setup a set of redundant Hosts for Migration Project.
• Lead Transition engineer, Transitioning Confidential from Xerox to Confidential MSP
• Upgraded 6 Domain controllers from 2003 forest to 2012 Standard with Mesh replication.
• Successfully documented all critical hardware and software including topology lay out and DR plans.
• Successfully Migrated From VMware to HyperV
• Configuration and deployment of Virtual Desktop software such as VMware Horizon View and Citrix XenApp and XenDestop.
• Plan, manage, and communicate activities/deliverables of a Mid/Large project plan.
• Perform Security Audits, AntiVirus TEMPeffectiveness, Outline security Flaws, document procedures.

System Administrator

Confidential, Whittier, CA

Responsibilities:

• Supporting server VM farms ESXi (4.1, 5.0, 5.5) 900+ Server, data centers, Citrix farms (1400), and HA LoadBalancers both Citrix, and Ms-SQL.
• Daily Administration of Exchange servers, Migration and new Deployment, Administration of DataStores and overseeing LOGS and flushing logs.
• Secure mobile Application, and server installation/expansion and maintenance.
• Various application installation on windows server /MSI package, troubleshooting.
• International support experience (for documentation purposes, and presentations.)
• IBM Tivoli, COMMVAULT, and AS400 backup, Disaster Recovery Plan.
• Private Cloud management (Azure).
• Creation of new Forest for new site for 4500 users with LDAP authentication for EHR applications.
• Deployed RODC in DMZ to utilize Vendor applications authentication.
• Responsible for Vocyra inner communication devices.
• Tested Cisco Wireless Controller, raised awarness on blackout areas and assisted in deployment of Cisco ASA.

Lead System Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for a Team of 5 Systems administrators,
• Provide user and Microsoft Exchange account maintenance of over 10,000 users along with troubleshooting and maintenance of an Enterprise-class Army System that consist of 3 domains 2 are high Sensitive Networks.
• Oversees system backups, hardware/software installation and upgrades.
• All aspects of Systems Administration to include but not limited to Microsoft 2003 Active Directory and print queues.
• Assisted Enterprise in teh Architecture of AD, expansion and deployment.
• Daily administration of Exchange 2003 and Outlook Web Access. Microsoft SMS, WSUS and DHCP.
• Veritas Backup Exec 12.0 Backup / Restores and CommVault Galaxy Backup & Recovery.
• Maintain Systems Availability and perform regular maintenance on equipment’s.
• Proficient at hardware maintenance and troubleshooting of various Dell Server, LTO library and EMC SANs.
• Maintaining virus / security requirements by teh US Army.
• Enhanced security by deploying AV Agents Base wide using SCCM, with minimal downtime.

IT Technician/ Contractor

Confidential, Costa Mesa, CA

Responsibilities:

• Building, deploying, and supporting computers/servers and software applications.
• Server / Systems administration.
• Experience with MS Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007 migrations and new installations
• Experience with Windows O/S - 2003 and 2008 -VMware
• Planning and monitoring technology resource utilization and making recommendations based on

IT Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Recover VMware passwords using Knoppix (Linux)
• Respond to emergency Data Disaster Recovery
• ESXI/ESXI3 installation and upgrades Inplace upgrade