Summary

• Senior level systems administrator
• Proven track record for delivering viable server infrastructure solutions to Government clients
• Hardware experience: HP and Dell servers and workstations, NetAPP SANs, Cisco 4948, 3560 catalyst switches, various network appliances
• Software experience: WIN 98/2K/XP/Vista/7/2K3-2K12 Server, Oracle 8i-11g, Active Directory, MS Office 2k-2k10, Exchange5.5-2k10, Blackberry server 4.1, SMS 2.0 2003, SCCM, SCOM, VMware ESX virtual center, Hyena 3.0, Citrix, Symantec Antivirus, McAfee Antivirus, Magic TSD, Remedy 7.0, Siebel 7, Whatsup Gold, Lumension, HP Openview, Symantec BackupExec

Experience

Confidential

Sr Applications/DBA Engineer

• Responsible for providing technical expertise in designing an efficient and cost effective solution for Oracle-based data systems.
• Submit in depth summaries of Production builds RFCs of database grooming, system changes, and application rollouts / upgrades
• When necessary, work in concert with software and hardware vendors for problem resolution
• Liaison with CIC to stand up bridge calls within the 5 minute response to possible outages within the Service Level Agreement to quickly resolve any issues related to supported Applications
• Participated in the design, maintenance, enhancement, coding, and administration of relational databases
• Monitor and routinely check supported Applications for accessibility and functionality
• Daily duties included the design of data dictionaries, database structure and layout, installing, upgrading, and managing database applications
• Analyze system logs and identify potential issues with environments or production submissions
• Work collaboratively with System Administrator Project Managers to set scope for database expansion infrastructure, and develop standard operating procedure for enhancement implementation

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer Consultant

• Provided expertise knowledge in migrating complex Microsoft Exchange enterprise environments
• Monitor, assess, and report on network and server bandwidth and resource utilization networks using Whatsup Gold, Lumension, Ironport, Backupexec, and the CUCM system
• Provided extensive experience in Active Directory Services 2003 and ADDS, ADFS, ADCS ADLDS of 2008 with strong Troubleshooting experience
• Created images, GPO's and registry settings before migrating users from Windows XP to Windows 7 workstations
• Lead the Migration project of Exchange servers from 2007 to 2010
• Provided administration and engineering support for all messaging related projects such as implementing new systems and processes
• Ensure integrity and availability of data through continuous assessment of data backup operations
• Responsible for maintenance of Windows OS, Server hardware, and firmware
• Coordinated with vendor support contracts for hardware, software, connectivity, hosting issues/request.
• Provide Tier 2 Operational support for UNIX systems
• Supported implemented and Administration of AD Group policies Group policy preferences in W2k3 and W2k8
• Provide ongoing review of capacity requirements in order to align with budget planning
• Provided technical expertise and guidance, networking and operating system expertise, and project management
• Configured and administered High Availability environment for Exchange services
• Provided expert assistance in troubleshooting technical issues related to server products, applications, and databases.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

• Provided expert assistance in troubleshooting technical issues related to server products, applications, and databases.
• Supported implementation base server builds by installing, configuring and maintaining Windows operating systems using Ghost products
• Provided hands-on experience leading all stages of system design and integration efforts, including requirements definition, testing, and deployment support of JCON2A Project
• Lead engineer on deployment project in which the team designed upgrades of over 100 servers that provided various services such as Active Directory, Database, Network, and applications
• Prepared Implementation documents, Test Plans and Deployment Guides for relevant technologies using systems development life cycle SDLC management concepts
• Integrated processes and procedures into Field Office Deployment Guides using the Information Technology Library Infrastructure Library ITIL .
• Assisted with the Deployment Cisco 6509, 4507, 4948 and 3560 multilayer switches as well as 3845 and 2821 routers
• Responsible for creation of Packaging for vendor-provided desktop software that will be deployed via SCCM
• Implemented Software Distribution, Inventory, Installation, patch management via WSUS/SCCM
• Performed key C A activities including such as: review Security Documentation System Security Plan, Contingency Plan, Configuration Management Plan, System Boundaries, etc in support JCON2A Project
• Facilitated the Implementation and roll out of 150 Servers and 600 workstation in Headquarters and remote field sites
• Responsible for the Configuration and management of AD, DHCP, and DNS services
• Provided scripts to migrate user data from old desktop to NAS/new workstation during workstation rollout
• responsible for implementation and maintenance of Microsoft Server, Microsoft Exchange, VMware and Citrix

Confidential

Senior Systems Administrator

• Monitored progress of pushes thru dashboards and remote tools.
• Responsible for daily administration of Headquarters and 100 international sites
• Perform routine audits of critical infrastructure to ensure that best practices are adhered to and develop remediation steps to correct if necessary
• Coordinate with IT staff to support the requirements of website developers, database administrators, programmers, LAN / WAN technologies, outside consultants and external providers
• Perform software development/scripting support within the Window's 2003 and Exchange 2003 enterprise systems
• Provide expertise knowledge of AD Active Directory principles such as OU structures, GPO management and security delegation models.
• Effectively follow change management guidelines for all the changes made to the production and pre-production systems.
• Provided On call support for troubleshooting or pre-planned maintenance on production systems.
• Configured and Implemented the new relocation of NMCI's network supporting 300 users
• Load and deploy new servers
• Participate during quarterly patching cycle on Windows systems
• Created documentation of procedures used for server administration
• Administering Blackberry Servers and handhelds

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