Summary of Qualifications

Senior Systems Engineer who is highly experienced in all aspects of installation, configuration and support. Known as a consummate professional with a superior record of applying analytical skills that successfully resolve complex technical issues and an eye for increasing security and improving system performance. An experienced technician with an aptitude for supporting, educating peers and clients. Networking professional with an outstanding success rate of integrating disparate network segments and components.

Professional Experience

Confidential

System Engineer

Working with a team executing Novell eDirectory to Microsoft Active Directory migrations for the US Census Bureau, using the Quest NDS Migrator tool and VMware 4. Working to resolve conflicts with the Microsoft 2008 environment. Manage root Group Policies and assist administrators with GPOs while maintaining the highest standard of infrastructure security at all times. Work with a variety of standards and protocols which includes: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, WINS, SMTP, RPC, HTTPS. Currently upgrading to vSphere 5.

Confidential

Project Manager/Lead System Engineer

Consultant to government/businesses for resolving conflicts that include Microsoft, Novell, eDirectory, Active Directory and VMware 3.X 4.X. Lead for Continuity of Operations and Disaster Recovery planning using mandates and guidelines from FIPS - Pub 87, FISMA, NIST SP 800-12/-34/-53, EPACT 2005, EISA 2007 to name a few. Worked with configuration management policies and POA Ms to streamline and update.

• Developed a detailed design for deployment of a DR alternate site leveraging both physical and virtual technologies leveraging the Federal Enterprise Architecture FEA reference model and the Federal Segment Architecture Methodology FSAM construct.
• Completed Business Impact Analysis planning and report for a housing aid center.
• Created detailed instructions of daily Document Control tasks and CM processes.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer/SANS Engineer

Worked with CLaRiiON SAN, Brocade/Cisco switches, EMC NetWorker, VERITAS BackupExec and NetBackup for the backup remediation project which included Novell, UNIX and Microsoft operating system, in conjunction with the SAN environment. Responsible for patches and updates. Worked with my project team to integrate change management activities into overall project plans.

• Planned directory services migrations.
• Installed and configured Brocade switches for the HHS ACF environment.

Confidential

Senior System Engineer/Project Manager/Consultant

SME/Consultant to various organizations to work on setting up and resolving conflicts with Novell and Microsoft environments that included clustering, VMware, ESX 3.0, GroupWise, Exchange, LDAP, PKI, security, encryption, vulnerability testing, eDirectory, and Active Directory. Wrote and reviewed documents to aid in certification and accreditation of systems using the DIACAP method of documentation. Documents included risk assessment and security plans, using guidelines suggested by the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST NIST documents included System Security Plan 800-18 using 800-53 and 800-53A , Risk Assessment 800-30 , Contingency Plans 800-34 , etc. Develop policies, procedures and training documentation for IT processes.

• Worked on Novell Exchange Gateway on Windows 2003 server solution for DOJ.
• State of Virginia GroupWise/Exchange GAL project.
• Planned directory services migrations.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer/Consultant

Maintain GroupWise 6.5 running on Microsoft 2000 servers for the organization. Setup Microsoft cluster servers. Assisted in the consolidation and merging of several organizational units within directory services. Also assisted with patch/configuration management.

• Migrated GroupWise 6.5 on Microsoft 2000 stand-alone to the 2000 clustered servers.
• Conducted network vulnerability scans and analysis.

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer/Consultant

Consultant to various organizations to resolve conflicts within their eDirectory trees and GroupWise systems. Setup and tested NetWare OS migrations and upgrades, migrations of email and directory services.

Confidential

Lead Systems Engineer/Consultant

Recruited to join a team of senior engineers that planned, tested, and trained engineers for a nationwide hardware/software migration of servers and operating systems.

• Assisted in testing and writing up detailed documentation for Booz Allen's document library.
• Helped develop information security procedures for disaster recovery.

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer/Consultant

Selected to assist Novell's outsourcing division for upgrade projects in New York and California.

• Performed and documented the migration procedures that set the standard practice.
• Advised on the administration of NetWare 6 for easier transition.

Confidential

Consultant

Chosen to survey and study NDS problems for NetWare 5.1 and 6.0 in relations to DirXML, exteND, SLP, IP/IPX, IP Costing, upgrades and client/server environment on the EPA network.

• Studied and wrote up recommendations for improving and providing a more secure network infrastructure.

Confidential

Lead Network Engineer/Consultant

Selected to lead all of OIG site's system upgrade to Novell 6/6.5, eDirectory, Netware clustering, GroupWise 6.5, ZENworks 4.0, and to incorporate Windows 2000 servers for backups and DHCP. Responsibilities included monitoring regional sites, planning projects for deployment, training and making recommendations on new technologies and tools. Planned mirroring site in Kansas City for disaster recovery.

• Merged external domains and post offices into headquarters domain for easier administration and maintenance.
• Redesigned the partition/replica scheme that expedited authentication and flow of NDS and corrected timesync issues.
• Established policies and procedures as well as technical documentation.

Confidential

Lead Systems Engineer/Consultant

Recruited by a large outsourcing company to lead a multi-million Seat Management Project for the Federal Highway Administration. Position involved developing, installing and supporting NDS infrastructure for the 67 sites with over 4,500 users.

• As Technical Project Lead, set desktop, LAN and email standards and rules that benefited the user community.
• Setup the testing environment, allowed roll out of Novell and Microsoft servers and images with minimal down time for sites being upgraded.