Objective

To obtain a challenging position that will allow me to utilize my 21 years of experience in the IT industry as well as advance my knowledge with emerging technologies.

Employment

Confidential

Technical Team Lead / Sr. Systems Engineer

• Lead Engineer on the ICE Windows 2003 Directory Services Infrastructure to Windows 2008 Server Active Directory Domain Services Upgrade.
• Assisted in the build, configuration, and testing of Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services ADLDS in support of LDAP base application authentication across the enterprise.
• Designed, implemented, and documented the ICE NPE Certificate Authority CA Infrastructure to include OCSP, Web Enrollment, and NDES
• Assisting in the build, configuration, and testing of Active Directory Federation Services ADFS in order to simplify access to enterprise applications and other systems with an open and interoperable claims - based model supporting Security Assertion Markup Language SAML protocol.
• Responsible for all Group Policy configurations including the deployment of GPO Preferences.
• Assisted in migrating DHS/ICE messaging platform from Exchange using a two site Active/Active DAG solution, including a redundant CAS Array load balanced by F5 and multiple Hub Transport servers. Migration consists of 40,000 mailboxes.
• Assisted in the build and configuration of the Exchange 2010 Servers in support of the Email Secure Gateway EMSG initiatives to include the installation, configuration, and testing of Forefront Online Protection for Exchange FOPE for the purpose of email spam filtering and email anti-virus.
• Managed Exchange 2010 databases to include documenting custom Powershell scripts to perform daily checks, and processes for DR scenarios between datacenter to include failover and failback.
• Assisted with migrating Blackberry users from BES 4.x to version 5 using BES transporter utility.
• Designed a Good Enterprise Solution to include a clustered GMM and GMC, a Good Dynamic Server for deployments of application and a Good Connect Solution that allows OCS capabilities from Good Supported devices.
• Management and administration of 200 Hyper-V systems via System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM, to include creating virtual machines, installing Integration Services, performing snapshots clones, creating virtual networks, and performing P2V for server consolidation.

Confidential

Team Lead, Systems Architect

• Develop and design migration plan for a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 upgrade
• Design and implement Directory Services upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 to include domain consolidation.
• Design and implement disaster recovery for operating systems, databases, Active Directory, servers, and software applications including the update of the Business Resumption Plan.
• Responsible for executing the enterprise system strategy as it applies to the installation, maintenance, and management of the corporate LAN.
• Develops and implements basic project plans with minimal direction and supervision.
• Provides integrated team support and maintenance of system hardware and software.
• Ensures system security is maintained and strengthened through implementation of current policies.
• Develop, and design migration plan for a Microsoft Exchange 2007 upgrade project using best practice standards that utilizes Continuous Cluster Replication CCR, Symantec Brightmail Spamfilter and Tumbleweed security appliances.
• Administering multiple Microsoft Exchange 2003 servers with Outlook Web Access, RIM Blackberry Enterprise Server BES 4.1 and Secure Mobile Environment
• Performing and troubleshooting backups and recovery managing and troubleshooting public folders, virtual servers, front-end and back-end servers, connectivity and infrastructure performance.
• Managing security in the Exchange Environment to include audit settings, logs, permissions, encryption, and digital signatures and to respond to security threats.
• Managing recipient objects, address lists, recipient polices, user objects, distribution and security groups and contacts.
• Design and Implement a virtual environment utilizing VMware ESX
• Built, and configured a VMware vSphere 4.0 to include the Datacenter, Clusters, adding ESX host to vCenter, and configuring retention policy as part of the server consolidation initiative.
• Implemented HA, DRS, for the purpose of Vmotion and storage motion.
• Built and configured virtual machines to include OS install, adding virtual CPU and Memory, and adding Virtual SCSI controllers
• Storage Administration to include creating datastores, creating VmKernel Ports, and assigning LUNs to ESX Servers.
• Configured Virtual Networking to include creating and configuring VM Port Group, creating and configuring Virtual Switches, configuring CDP on Vswitch for viewing Cisco Port Information, and configuring teaming and VLAN tagging.

Confidential

Team Lead, Sr. Systems Engineer

• Lead Active Directory and Exchange Messaging Engineer responsible for requirements gathering, designing, building, and deploying of all messaging Exchange and AD solutions for Department of Homeland Security/ Immigration Custom Enforcement.
• Designed multi-site Active Directory infrastructure and provide guidance on infrastructure enhancement.
• Consolidated multiple LAN environments with multiple LAN management organizations into a single AD Forest for the ICE OCONUS environment.
• Designed and implemented Exchange 2003 resource domain for the ICE OCONUS environment.
• Responsible for the migration of ICE current Exchange environment to highly available, fault tolerance systems to include Exchange 2003 Cluster attached to a Symmetrix DMX 1000.
• Responsible for the migration of ICE current Exchange 5.5 and Lotus cc:Mail to Exchange 2003 enterprise edition.
• Responsible for the migration of ICE current BES 3.6 environment to BES 4.13 with SQL Clustering attached to SAN storage
• Designed the backup and disaster recovery strategies, anti-virus solutions, server images, group policies, remote access, and system management.
• Responsible for the configuration changes and administration off the Symmetrix thru ECC, for zoning, masking, volume availability, and drive status.
• Installed, configured and administration of Emulex, and QLogic HBAs.
• Installed and configured Brocade silkworm, and, McData, fibre channel switches,
• Responsible for the supervision of activities of, and give daily direction to junior staff and report on progress to management.
• Provided all necessary documentation for product implementations and releases.

Confidential

Team Lead Sr. Systems Engineer

• Designed, documented, and implemented a Microsoft Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 migration utilizing the Exchange Deployment Tools and the Exchange 2003 Migration Wizards.
• Designed and implemented an Exchange 2003 fault tolerant solution utilizing Microsoft clustering technology to include Network Load Balance NLB on the Front-End Exchange 2003 servers, and clustered services on the Back-End Exchange 2003 servers.
• Designed and implemented a Public Folder Structure to include maintenance and security policies.
• Designed a fault tolerant DNS solution utilizing Network Load Balancing.
• Performed Exchange 2003 operations related task.
• Designed and planning the upgrade of the Windows 2000 network infrastructure to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory.
• Implemented Group Policy to managed user and computer environment, scripts, security, software deployment and folder redirect.
• Performed routine maintenance on the NTDS.DIT, WINS, and DNS databases to improve performance.
• Performed Operating Systems and Application hardening to includes IIS, ISA, SQL
• Monitoring of Windows server farm utilizing BV Admin, and HP OpenView.
• Analyzed and performed event monitoring of the DELL EMC CX500 and CX 700 via Navisphere.
• Installed and configured Emulex and QLogic dual Host Bus Adapter HBA cards.
• Implemented a Disaster Recovery solutions utilizing Clariion MirrorView technology.
• Configured EMC CX500 and CX700 to include domain security, committing base software, access logix, creating RAID groups, binding LUNS, creating storage groups, and attaching host servers to data LUNS.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Engineer

• Technical liaison for multiple JCON Components and provide guidance through all stages of the JCON Software Development Life Cycle Requirements Analysis, Design, and Implementation phases.
• Ensured components are in compliance with the JCON Standard Architecture.
• Reviewed and approve components deliverables required by the JCON SDLC while providing detailed technical analysis and guidance to JCON PMO management and JCON Component representatives regarding all aspects of the system deployment efforts.
• Assisted in the design and planning for the Migration from Exchange 5.5 and 2000 to an Exchange 2003 resource forest.
• Configured Active directory connector ADC, forest prep and domain prep for migration to 2003 in addition to keeping Exchange 5.5 in place.
• Configured load Simulator a benchmarking tool from Exchange resource kit to test servers mail load response.
• Defragged online and offline EDB database using Eseutil Utility
• Designed backup strategies for brick yard backups and restores via Veritas 8.6 9.0.
• Implemented OWA for exchange 2000 with SSL authentication.
• Upgraded Dell Poweredge, and Compaq/HP firmware, Raid controllers, Enterprise Storage Management for W2K compatibility.
• Implemented Security matrix and Group Policy Objects.
• Implemented site server's replication and bridgehead configuration. Bridgehead replication scheduler was used to handle replication at none peak hours of utilization.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Engineer

• Senior Windows 2000/Active Directory Engineer responsible for assisting with the migration of Department of Homeland Security Active Directory and Exchange Infrastructure from Transportation Security Administration to it own independent forest.
• Wrote and Manipulated windows and visual basic scripts to perform administrative tasks and assist with Server consolidations.
• Experience with LDAP Data Interchange Format LDIF for the use of performing batch operation against Active Directory. Experience with extending Windows Active Directory Schema using Active Directory Schema Snap-in.
• Performed an authoritative restore for the use of restoring the Active Directory Database.
• Experience with Hardening of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 server images to meet NISA standards.
• Maintained, administered and support 150 Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 servers. Ensure day-to-day health of the enterprise network infrastructure and maintain overall organizational productivity. Performed routine maintenance, troubleshot, and monitored the Exchange front-end and back-end servers.
• Performed Exchange system administration to included but not limited too setting up SPAM filters, data storage management,, back up and restore, public folder creation, assigning MAPI permission and roles, and address list creation.
• Documented engineering standards and proposals or recommendations for network design/engineering change and configuration management. Addressed and resolved complex technical problems relating to the installation, upgrade, and deployment of network devices, hardware and software.
• Provided tier three support for pre post migration activities for the Department of Homeland Security LAN environment.

Confidential

Team Lead Sr. System Eng.

• Planned and Migrated 3000 users from a Window NT, Macintosh, and Unix network to Windows 2000 Active Directory
• Upgraded network infrastructure by deploying Enterasys and Cabletron layer 2 switches
• Developed Enterprise Backup system utilizing ADIC tape libraries and CA Brightstor backup
• Designed internal Firewall infrastructure to protect internal network from public and private domain using Netscreen Firewalls
• Upgraded server infrastructure by standardizing backend environment on HP/Compaq Proliant servers
• Established, coordinated, and managed projects for networking and systems team
• Upgraded server infrastructure by standardizing backend environment on HP/Compaq Proliant servers
• Monitored server performance and insuring server stability utilizing Compaq Insight Manager.
• Managed Cisco switches utilizing Cisco Works and Enterasys switches utilizing Net Sight monitoring tool.
• Planned and deployed Symantec Norton's Antivirus on servers and workstation. Managed user accounts and permissions utilizing Windows 2000 Active Directory MMC and Hyena Management Tool.

Confidential

System Engineer

• Designed and implemented organizations migration from Windows NT4 to Windows 2000 Active Directory
• Built and configured various Compaq servers with Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
• Deployed system updates and software packages utilizing SMS 2.0
• Configured systems for remote access utilizing AT T global dialer, and Citrix Metaframe
• Configured and managed Cisco 2620 routers and Cisco 4000 series switches utilizing Cisco Works
• Deployed a Layer 2 3 Gigabit Ethernet network with multiple TCP/IP VLANs to segment traffic
• Performed backup and restoration procedures utilizing ArcServe IT 6.61 and ArcServe 2000
• Managed user's accounts and securities utilizing Windows 2000 Active Directory
• Developed training documents for end-user on various World Bank and software application
• Developed network documentation for troubleshooting and standard operating procedures
• Deployed client workstations using Ghost and Drive Image imaging technology

Confidential

System Administrator

• Performed Oracle database modification utilizing Oracle PL/SQL
• Created and managed user and email accounts and assigned proper rights to ensure adequate network security
• Resolved all network connectivity to file and print servers.
• Configured Compaq and Dell servers with various levels of RAID
• Implemented a Cisco Catalyst 5000 switch to increase network performance
• Managed Tier II help desk support staff

Confidential

System Administrator

• Implemented a transparent Novell 4.11 to Windows NT 4.0 migration.
• Implemented Microsoft Gateway Services for Netware GSNW and Client Services for Network CSNW to provide inter-operability and cross platform data exchange.
• Deployed client workstations using Ghost and Drive Image imaging technology. Managed Walter Reed Army medical Center Y2K compliancy project.
• Created and managed users NT accounts and email account using MS Exchange.
• Build and configured Compaq, HP, and Dell servers
• Provided desktop and phone support for end-user

Technical Skills

Advanced level proficiency with listed items

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Windows 2012

Windows XP 7 8

Macintosh 8x/9x/OSX

RedHat 7x-9x

Banyan Vines

SERVER SOFTWARE

Exchange 5.5/2000/2003/2010

SCCM

SCOM

SQL 7/2000/2005/2008

Raptor Firewall

Terminal Services

Groupshield

GOOD for Exchange

ISA Server

ScanMail

Compaq Insight Mgr.

Citrix Metaframe XP

HFNetchk Pro

Update Expert

APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Microsoft Office 2000/2003/

2007

Outlook 9x/2k/XP/2003/2007

McAfee Antivirus Suite

Veritas Backup Exec 8x/9x

VMware vSphere 4.0 ESX 3.6/ESXi

Symantec Antivirus 8.x

Hyper-V

Enterprise Vault EV

Symantec Ghost

Eudora Pro

Remotely Anywhere

Hyena

HP Openview

HARDWARE

Dell, Gateway, Compaq HP Desktops Laptops, Servers

Netscreen Firewall

Pix Firewall

NetApp FAS3000, FAS900, FAS200

HP Printers and Jet Direct

Tape Devices DAT, SDLT, LTO, Exabyte

Polycom PictureTel Video Conferencing

Infoblox Appliances

Ironport Spamfilter Appliances

Brightmail Spamfilters Appliances

EMC CX300,CX500, CX700

Promise RAID adapter

NETWORK

Extreme Black Diamond, Alpine, Summit

Cisco 2620 Router

HP Procurve Switch

Enterasys/Cabletron Switches

TCP/IP, NETBEUI, IPX/SPX

RIP, OSPF

SNMP

RADIUS