SUMMARY:

• As a systems administrator/engineer, me has expertise in Windows Server 2008/12/16, VMWare, Cisco, Linux and a host of other platforms. My experience includes server configuration, monitoring, migration, virtualization, and optimization.
• me’ve managed AD, Exchange, IIS, and SharePoint and has built clustered hosts creating VM’s for DC’s, SCCM, SCOM, SCVMM and SQL.
• Setup and managed Cisco, Brocade, HP and Dell switches.
• Administered various SAN and NAS solutions including NetApp and EMC wif Brocade FC switches.
• Has some experience wif Azure and AWS.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Server 2016/12/08; ESXi 4/5/6; Linux; Unix; Cisco IOS; Brocade Fabric OS; ProCurve OS; PowerConnect DNOS.

NETWORK: The OSI Layers and Associated Protocols and Ports; LAN’s, VLAN’s, WLAN’S, WAN’s, SAN’s; Fibre Channel and iSCSI; TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, SMTP, PXE; Domains, Forests, OU's and Group Policy Objects, Local and Global Groups; Firewalls, Routers, Switches, vSwitch, vmnic; SolarWinds; Netstat, Net View/User/Group, Subnetting.

HARDWARE: Dell PowerEdge, PowerVault, EqualLogic; HP Proliant, c7000, ProCurve; IBM P Series and BladeCenter Servers; Cisco UCS; EMC VNX5800/5400, NetApp FAS3270; Synology and QNAP NAS; Aruba and Meraki Access Points; Cisco, Dell, HP and Brocade Switches; Cyclades and Opengear Serial Consoles; UPS’s; RAID Controllers; Cisco IP Phone; Racking and Cable Management, Inventory, Documentation; Dell DOSD.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior Systems and Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated the lab, worked wif the engineering groups and identified about 100 servers dat could be shutdown.
• Cleaned up the network, removed unused VLANs, moved and configured switches.
• Reset and configured several IBM V7000 Storewize Unified systems.
• Day to day Windows AD tasks for the HDS SAN lab while FTE admin was on maternity leave.
• Created PowerShell scripts to provide reports for the Director including AD inactive accounts, group membership and GPO’s.
• Provided some Windows training for the VM admin.
• Setup Jenkins and tied into AD for authentication and Exchange for messaging.

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Cleaned up infrastructure in the MTC datacenter including servers, switches and storage.
• Server - updated firmware on Dell m1000 and HP c7000’s. Rebuilt Hyper-V clustered hosts wif Server 2016 and created VM’s for DC’s, SCCM, SCOM, SCVMM and SQL. Built several servers on Azure.
• Created a new AD domain and managed Users, Computers, Groups, GPO’s, DHCP, DNS and Services.
• Created PowerShell scripts for various AD configuration and reporting.
• Storage - created new LUNs on NetApp and EMC storage and removed some of the old.
• Network - removed unused VLANs, added some new and changed ports from unused labs to new labs on HP ProCurve switches. Removed unused zones and added some for the new on Brocade FC switches.
• Setup a HIPAA secure zone wifin the Sunnyvale Data Center dat consisted of 3 card access racks, one HP c7000 enclosure wif ProLiant Blades, vCenter and ESXi 5.5, five ProLiant servers and multiple ArcSight servers used by engineers working on customer issues where the data and logs contain Protected Health Information.
• Setup an instance Server 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Services wif one Broker server, two Session Hosts and a Web Application server providing the Engineers access to the HIPAA zone and the servers they use to work wif customer data.
• Created PowerCLI scripts to automate VM deployment, shutdown, and removal per to accommodate the Engineers’ needs.
• Setup a Linux Squid Proxy server to limit internet access to just infrastructure servers.
• Setup a SFTP server on AWS for the engineers to upload their customer data to the HIPAA zone.

Confidential

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Setup a Dell R420 and a PE2950 wif ESXi 5.5, RAID 1 & 5 then used vmkfstools to move VM’s from over utilized hosts.
• Setup GhettoVCB wif MKSBackup and scheduled weekly backups of all virtual servers to NAS, both Synology and QNAP.
• Worked on the conversion of a Juniper SSG320 wif ScreenOS to J2320 wif JUNOS utilizing the Conversion Kit and Tool.
• Assisted wif an ATT fiber migration which involved re-IPing firewalls, border routers, WAN switches, serial consoles, all DMZ servers, IPtables and ACL’s.
• Evaluated the current infrastructure, consulted wif Dell, ran DPack diagnostics, and made recommendations to allow for redundancy and growth.
• Recommended two Dell PE R620’s wif ESXi 5.5, two Dell PC 5525 switches and an EqualLogic PS 4100.
• Suggested RingCentral wif Polycom IP phones to replace NEC Aspire phones and digital PBX.
• Assisted in the day to day Windows Server 2008 and Exchange 2010 responsibilities.

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed AD user/computer accounts, security groups, group policies; DHCP and DNS; Exchange mailbox, room accounts and distribution lists.
• Created GPO’s for wireless SSID deployment, drive map, screen lock, password complexity and point and print for non-admin users.
• Setup ESXi 5.1 on two Dell R720’s wif two 10 Gig connections for VMware and two for vMotion.
• Setup 13 Cisco SG500X 10G POE layer 3 switches in 4 stacks to accommodate our DHCP, Voice, and Static VLAN’s.
• Tied the Cisco switches wif redundant fiber connections into two Dell 8132 fiber switches.
• Worked wif the vendor to setup Aruba AP’s wif Airwave and ClearPass and Cisco IP Phones wif Digium Switchvox appliances.
• Upgraded 200 systems from Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition to SEP Enterprise Edition.
• Installation, upgrade, deployment, migration and troubleshooting of client systems and software.
• Utilized MDT2010 Light-Touch, USMT, SCCM, Tivoli Endpoint Manager (BigFix), AD Management Console, WebEx Support.
• Resolved issues related to the migration of all systems, email and resources from National Semiconductor’s domain to TI’s.

Confidential

Support Technician

Responsibilities:

• Diagnosed and resolved issues in person and utilizing Altiris, Remote Desktop and Carbon Copy.
• Remote and local installation of various software packages, engineering tools, and patches.
• Imaged and deployed new and redeploy systems, recovered data from hard drives and performed data migrations.
• Managed Users, Computers and Groups in Active Directory and folder access on the file server.
• Used Ghost and Windows Deployment Service to create images and build laptops and workstations.
• Managed backups wif Symantec Backup Exec on a Dell PowerVault wif a five tape rotation.
• Worked in the Engineering IT department managing about 800 Solaris, Linux and Windows hosts.
• Built and rebuilt servers to meet over 100 Engineers’ needs using Jumpstart and Kickstart.
• Assisted in the setup of a new lab wif over 100 new and relocated machines meeting all time sensitive goals.

Confidential

Technician

Responsibilities:

• Setup, trained, trouble shot and provided technical support for a variety of Access software and hardware.
• Worked wif numerous IT departments to install Electronic Access applications on W2k and 2k03 servers.
• Provided training sessions for end users and sales reps, developed monthly business plans and consistently met all goals.
• Worked wif a 50 user network adding and removing users, assigning rights, installing upgrades, monitoring backups.
• Solved end user issues wif XP, Lotus Notes, Office, and various AS400 applications.
• Rebuilt older machines for use again wif additional memory, larger drives, XP, and other needed applications.