Summary

Confidential has over 10 years experience in the Information Systems field. He has excellent communication and technical skills. He has 11 years of Windows server environment and 7 years of Linux/Unix and 6 of Cisco equipment and 6 years VmWare ESX Server and 2 years Citrix Metaframe experience. He managed systems and networks in a 250 employee company with limited downtime. He is a decorated veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Professional Profile

• 11 years of Information Technology experience as a Systems Administrator with knowledge of Windows Server Environment. Worked with Active Directory, SQL, Exchange and IIS Windows environment
• 7 years of Linux experience. Working with and maintaining LAMP Linux Apache MySQL PHP utilizing different applications based on the company needs. Individually consulted non profits organization on LAMP installations including security camera system ZoneMinder and pbx phone system Asterisk. Worked with HPUX system for a medium size warehouse company conducting daily system administrator tasks.
• 7 years experience with Vmware ESX server. Maintained a virtual environment of 30 hosts. Created, deployed, and managed a numerous amount of virtual machines. Created data stores from SAN for the virtual environment.
• 7 years of Cisco experience. Configured and monitored numerous amounts of cisco switches and routers. Currently pursing CCNA certificate.
• 3 years experience with Citrix Metaframe XP environment
• 3 years experience with PCI Compliance
• Excellent Communication skills, Self-motivated and having aptitude towards learning new technologies.

OBJECTIVE: To secure a position that will utilize my technical skills in a growing company that will bring new challenges daily.

EXPERIENCE

Confidential

System Administrator

• Installed and managed Windows NT/2000/2003/2008 servers
• Desktop support for operating systems Microsoft NT/2000/XP/Vista/7
• Maintain WAN and LAN resources in a domain Microsoft 2003/2008 Server Active Directory
• Maintain and create user accounts and policies within Active Directory
• HPUX System Administration using SAM and various command lines
• Responsible for network management including network performance tuning, security monitoring, file server backup, and email server administration
• VMware ESX server management, including creating and maintaining virtual servers and computers through VMware Infrastructure Management.
• Provide guidelines for implementing secure systems to comply with PCI standards
• Evaluated current or emerging technologies such as virtualization. Created an implementation plan with costs and estimated time of labor.
• Maintained and managed variety of Cisco switches and routers
• Created documentation for servers and network equipment. Provided easy to understand specifications on all of these equipment

Environment: .HPUX, Citrix Metaframe XP, EMC Celerra SAN, VmWare ESX Server, Windows Active Directory 2008, Microsoft Exchange 2003, SQL 2008, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Cisco routers and switches, IIS 7.0

Confidential

Technical Support Specialist

• Responsible for daily monitoring and management of an Asterisk PBX Server
• Trouble-Shooting all VoIP issues, hardware, LAN, and WAN related problems
• Trouble-Shooting all PC related hardware and software issues
• Provide advice on project design concepts or design changes.
• Provided technical assistance with Network Engineers
• Created training documentation relating to VoIP Product, and also conducted training classes for over 50 individuals on VoIP, and Networking Solutions
• Daily monitoring of Cisco Switches and Router to detect latency and other network issues
• Programming and Testing of various VoIP equipment including IP Phones, and Telephone Adaptors
• Installation of Adtran, Cisco, and Polycom Equipment at customer premises
• Consults with potential clients to determine their needs and how VoIP products can benefit their company
• Installation and Implementation of LAMP servers

Environment: .Linux Centos5, Asterisk PBX, MySQL, Apache, PHP, VmWare Server, Cisco Switches

Confidential

Network Administrator

• Assisted in troubleshooting user problems relating to Network Connectivity, TCP/IP Configuration, MS Office Products and Microsoft Operating Systems
• Responsible for monitoring network activity including intrusion detection
• Deployed updates, service packs, and hot fixes using Windows Update, Automatic Updates, and Group Policies
• Instrumental in Network Installations including Servers, PCs, Printers, and VPN Access
• Responsible for development and implementation of Data Firewall

Environment: .Windows Active Directory 2000, Windows NT/2000 servers, Cisco Switches and Routers

SKILLS

• LAN and WAN technologies
• Firewall and VPN applications
• PCI Compliance
• TCP/IP
• Citrix Metaframe XP
• Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP including SIP traffic and trunking
• DNS
• DHCP
• Active Directory 2003/2008
• Microsoft NT/2003/2008/XP/Vista
• Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007
• Microsoft Office Suite Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Linux distributions Red Hat, Centos5, Debian
• Bash/csh Scripting, RPM, gzip, awk, sed, tar, FTP, SSH
• HPUX System Administrator Management
• VMware ESX Server
• Excellent Verbal Communication Skills
• SAN with EMC Celerra
• WYSE Winterms
• Cisco Switches and Routers