SUMMARY of Work:

• As Server Engineer or as Server Administrator I have successfully Migrated or Integrated Many Active Directory environments in order to upgrade the companies Infrastructure and Security throughout their transition. This includes Active Directory, Server Operating System Upgrades, Middleware and Business Applications upgrades and migrations. Virtual Migrations included.
• As Server Administrator at IBM, I was contracted to do Federal work and I was involved in all aspects of Active Directory Administration, responsible for Tivoli Endpoint Manager Rollout and implementation for Automation of MS Service Packs, Updates, hotfixes and 3rd party updates. Also administered/supported Vmware and Citrix environments.
• As Server Engineer Network/Server 3rd Tier Support for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, helped create certain aspects and administered certain aspects of the voting system in Pennsylvania USA across 67 Counties. Was at the highest level of Support, helping to troubleshoot and resolve all cases that were escalated to 3rd Tier support.
• Some of the systems involved Windows Administration, in ITIL Managed Environments, Active Directory Administration, Group Policy, OU's, MS Server 2000, MS Server 2003, Windows 2008 Server R2, Windows Server 2012, SQL, MS Clustering, Clusters for VMWare's ESX Server, Citrix, Remote Administration, Antivirus, Backup/Restore, Exchange Email, Winterms, Quest Foglight, Powershell,
• As 3rd Tier Server Support for Verizon, helped consolidate 3 companies into 1 company. Mid-Atlantic Bell, GTE and Nynex into Verizon. This involved the heavy use of some of the following and more: MS Active Directory, GPO's,, OU's, DNS consolidation, WINS consolidation, VMware ESXi Server in Clustered and Non-Clustered environments, Retired over 6000 servers and helped build at least 6000 servers.
• Design, Implementation, Testing and Deployment of VMware Infrastructure Managed and administer more than five thousand Virtual Windows Server all across Data Centers Globally
• Installation, Configuration and Administration of VMware VSphere5, ESX 5.1 andESXi Server, VMware vSphere client, Virtual vCenter Server. Add Virtual Storage Access Control and VMFS Data stores Creation, Management and Configuration of Virtual Machines, Clone and Templates Customizing guest operating system on Virtual Machines. Created DRS and Custom roles for users and Administrators High availability, Clustering, Motion, Storage Vmotion. Server Consolidation with VMware Converter P2V and V2V Conversions more than two thousand servers across all .
• Performed vMotion and SvMotion more than 600 servers every weeks as routine maintenance to manage capacity and resources
• Performed Disk Consolidation
• Snapshot manager and restoring a snapshot. System Administration-Managing Users, Groups, Roles and Access Permissions.
• Managed IT Project consulting teams with 6 resources, 13 resources and 50 and 150 resources through Implementations, Rollouts and Migrations. Local, Regional and Global respectively.
• Servers with and without Clustering. Helped to manage Administer onsite and remote their 8000 servers. Supported Application Managers and resolved any Infrastructure and/or Security server related issues. Performed as SME for Symantec Antivirus and Veritas Backup Exec and Veritas Net Backup, Symantec Endpoint Protection, and also worked with McAfee Vshield and other Antivirus solutions.
• Worked with Dell, HP, Compaq, DEC, IBM, Cisco equipment. Racks, Servers, Blades, Switches,Hubs, wireless.
• As Server Engineer/Active Directory consultant, helped the former company, Alcan of Rio Tinto, separate and break away from the former company network. This involved creating a new Windows 2008 Active Directory Forest with its new 3AComposites domain. Migrating AD Users and Groups. Implemented Powershell scripts.
• Another contract involved the design of a new 2012 R2 Active Directory Forest with a Single Domain model under it.
• Server Security Hardening on all server/Active Directory projects

SUMMARY of Products:

Experienced in 8000 Server and 150,000 Work Station Enterprise Level Environments: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 2003 Server Engineer, Windows 2000 Server Engineer, NT 4.0 Server Engineer, MS Exchange Server 5.0 Engineer, NT System Administrator, Windows 2000 Network Implementation Specialist, Powershell, Batch Scripting, Migration Specialist, Technical Project Management, 3rd Tier Server Support Intranet/Internet Application Server Support, Infrastructure Server Design/Architecture/Support. Symantec Antivirus SME, Symantec Veritas NetBackup and Backup Exec SME, NetIQ SME. XP Professional, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Ultra 64, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 TEM SME Tivoli Endpoint Manager IEM, Bigfix, VMware, ESXi Server, Vcenter Console.Experience working with , Microsoft Deployment Tools, MDT for Migration workVPN software, Checkpoint Firewalls and Cisco Switches and Routers across Enterprise Level networks, Enterprise Level Government Networks, Access, Office 2007 and Sharepoint 2007, Outlook, Powerpoint, Project, Excel, Word, Front Page, IIS, PC Anywhere, Adobe Reader. Exposed to many variations of the Change Management Process and procedures at the Enterprise level.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Title: Senior Wintel Systems Server Engineer

• Contracted to be the Active Directory lead for an Active Directory Migration from Windows Server 20043 to Windows Server 2012 R2
• Active Directory in an ITIL Environment.
• Installation, Configuration and maintenance of Hosted VMware products.
• Administered/and supported Vmware environments.
• Legacy Application Integration/Migration to new 2012 R2 Forest Level Active Directory some from a 2000 Forest Level AD network using 2003 Servers and some from a 2008 R2 Servers.
• Active Directory User Account Migration
• Active Directory File Server migration. Including File Shares and Permissions.

Confidential

Systems Administrator

• I was involved in all aspects of Active Directory Administration, in an ITIL environment. Involved with implementing Powershell Striping and Batch Scripting
• Tivoli Endpoint Manager Rollout and implementation for Automation of MS Service Packs, Updates, hotfixes and 3rd party updates. BIGFIX/TEM Administration.
• Administered/and supported Vmware environments.
• Installation, Configuration and maintenance of Hosted VMware products.
• Setting up and monitoring performance monitoring and capacity planning.
• Managing Tasks, Events and Alarms
• Change Management Systems in an ITIL Managed system. Remedy
• IBM Endpoint Manager/Tivoli Endpoint Manager/BigFix Certified

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Title: Traveling Deployment Technician

• Contracted to assist in multiple Implementations for the Commonwealth of PA Hardware implementations and Operating Systems Implementations.
• Deployment for the Dept of Public Welfares locations to install scanners as a statewide upgrade/installation.
• Deployment of 620 Server Racks, Servers and all POS terminals to PLCB Locations Statewide. Linux Servers
• Deployment /Upgrade of Printers to Pennsylvania Child Services Departments Statewide.

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Title: Senior Consultant Analyst, Business Application

• Contracted to strip off parts of RIO TINTO, 3A TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AG companies and form a new Active Directory entity called 3A Composites.
• Active Directory Design and 3rd Tier Server Engineer
• Liaison to Site Engineers and Administrators throughout Active Directory Migration
• Implementation and integration of SCCM 2007
• Implementation and integration of MS Clustering
• Implementation and integration expert for Virtualization ie. Vmware ESXi Server etc...

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Title: IT Generalist Administrator 1

• Action Request System, Remedy 5.1 Client, Remedy 6.3 Client, Used to submit Remedy Trouble Tickets to appropriate agencies Wyse Device Manager 4.5.1 and the former Rapport Administrative Software v3.02 Multifunction Admin software, Remote Admin software, used to administer the Winterm devices at all 67 county locations as well as some courthouses, PSP and other locations. Upgraded from Rapport to Wyse Device Manager.
• Active Directory, Security, DNS, OU, Group Policy troubleshooting. Office 2000, 2003, 2007 SharePoint 2003, 2007 Firewall Troubleshooting WinTerms Windows Terminals Configure, Troubleshoot, Maintain, and Support GlobalScape Secure FTP Server, Cute FTP Pro Configure, Troubleshoot, Maintain, support and Migrate
• Citrix ICA Client 9.2 Configure, Troubleshoot, Maintain, support and Migrate Administered a 3rd Party administrative program called ESF Tools for the SURE Help Desk DoS Change Requests and helps BMIS Department as needed.
• Quest Foglight and QMM
• Request Firewall Rules as needed in different areas of the State Network, NOB, Foreign Business Partner and the MAN Performance Monitoring of the SURE applications and the Citrix Application Farm using Quest Foglight. Very similar to NetIQ 7 Monitoring software and NetIQ Software Suite 7 Request Routes as needed for traffic to be able to traverse the State Network Cisco Routers
• Maintain a DVD backup of the SURE Db 87G RAR'd down to between 7 and 8 Gig Burn Data CD's for County Customers needs Firewall and Router Troubleshooting
• Microsoft Office Products, Microsoft Operating Systems, other Microsoft products Schedule and Implement the Deployment of the SURE Portal application to all 67 PA Counties. In Progress Field the escalations from Accenture, now DTC and the SURE Help Desk The Jay Group , to resolve issue's that are not resolved at lower levels of support and Escalates to SURE developers if that is the case.
• Terminal Services Administration, Configure and Maintain Servers. Participate in Change Management Meetings, CCN Meetings, Initiate, schedule and head all other meetings related to Firewalls and Routers as they relate to the SURE environment. Initiate all Change Requests and Firewall Requests as it relates to the SURE environment.
• Act as Liaison between Unionized State workers, Management State workers, County workers and a large variety of 3rd party Vendors, Contractors and large Commercial Corporations including the Pennsylvania State Police, AOPC, Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation.

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Title: Network and Intel System Architect/System Engineer/Project Manager-Technical

• Various contracts to Design and support Active Directory in Windows Server 2003.
• Multiple Clients: Intel/Active Directory Server Engineer Sub Contractor, Tape Backup Administrator, Symantec Veritas NetBackup, Veritas Backup Exec, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM , Data Recovery, Disaster Recovery.
• Responsible for the Assessment, Design and Implementation of NT and Windows 2000 and 2003 Server Installs, Configurations on a new network as well as associated NT Workstations, Windows 98 Desktops, Windows 2000 Pro Workstations. NT 4.0 Server to Windows 2000 Server conversions, Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003 conversions as well as New Builds on both Windows 2003 Servers and Windows 2000 Pro and Home.
• Project Management responsibilities included everything from Straight Engineering assignments for actual IT departments usage to Application Development Systems Engineering solutions. Assigned from project inception to completion with continued post project support.
• Used communication skills as Liaison to Senior Systems IT Managers, Application Project Managers, Application Developers, Software Manufacturers, Hardware Manufacturers, and Vendors etc
• Installation, configuration of DNS servers in Active Directory environments and in the past on pre-Active Directory Microsoft Networks.
• All Intel based Microsoft Active Directory Environments use TCPIP as its protocol. New User, New Machine account administration in Active Directory. Administered Group Object Policy in Active Directory. Installed, configured, tested and administered Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server.
• Java Scripting used in Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server. Active Directory Design and Architecture, Active Directory Administration, Active Directory Security. Microsoft Updates and Hot-fixes as well as all other system and application updates and hot-fixes.
• Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition. Microsoft Server 2003 MS Cluster Service, Multi-node Clusters, Microsoft Server 2000 Clustering, and other Software Clustering.

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Title: Enterprise System Architect/Server Engineer 3rd Tier Contracted to integrate Bell Atlantic, Nynex and GTE into one company, Verizon. Involved Migrating from NT and Windows Server 2000 to a new Windows 2003 Active Directory Environment.

• In my time with Verizon we first had to identify how many servers we had. It was an unknown number. The whole time designing and implementing a twin Forest AD Structure for the new Intel Windows 2000 Active Directory Network. We then retired 2000 servers and produced 7000 new Server builds to include OS, Service Packs Hot fixes and Patches and Middleware to include SMS 2.0, Veritas NetBackup, Diskkeeper, BMC Patrol Active Directory Design and Architecture, Active Directory Administration, Active Directory Security. Microsoft Updates and Hotfixes as well as all other system and application updates and hotfixes.
• Responsible for Domain Reconsolidation Engineering of VADI Verizon Advanced Data Inc . Manage Projects as they were delegated from upper management using in house tools to track and provide reporting to the upper management. Design of the VADI infrastructure, to include Wins and DNS consolidation and DHCP in several NT domains.
• Helped design and deploy the Veritas Backup Exec 8.5 solution for VADI within Verizon. Assisted in implementing the Veritas NetBackup across the Intel Server Platform. 8000 Servers. Some of the other highlights of the project were NAV 7.5.X Norton Anti-Virus , Net IQ Monitoring using Operations Manager with the Dell AKM's, NetIQ AppManager, NetIQ Control Center, NetIQ Analysis Center, NetIQ Security Manager. We monitored applications for the Application Managers, We monitored Servers basic functions looking for any bottlenecks such as I/O, CPU Utilization, Ram Usage and configured any extra alerts that the Application Managers needed to have monitored. We managed Security events and logs etc Provided reports to upper and middle management.
• Since then Verizon has switched to BMC Patrol for monitoring software and Microsoft has purchased Net IQ. Implemented a Standard for their Server Rack configurations using Dell Server equipment.
• Server baseline imaging. Included OS and Middleware designated by the particular Application. Microsoft Clustering and other Software Clustering done separately from the Baseline build.
• Following Verizon Build Procedures for Master and using Ghost Imaging software. IIS was included in the Web Server Baseline Build Image for the servers being deployed to host web applications. We Installed, Configured and Supported IIS as well as Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server.
• Performed Security Audits to evaluate and correct NT/2000 security holes. Kane software's- Security Analyst 5.1 Involved with the IBM Netfinity and the IBM X Series Servers. Plus remote admin using ASMA and Netfinity Director.
• Involved with the HP/COMPAQ line of Servers, Racks, Software and Rib Boards for Remotely managing through a Hardware/Software method means. Other Software Remote methods include Terminal Services, Dameware, PcAnywhere 11.0 and Netmeeting. Involved with the testing and implementation of WQuinn Assoc. Inc.'s Storage Central Suite as a replacement for Quota Advisor as a stand alone product.
• Key member of the Verizon Enterprise Backup Team Came up with processes and procedures to work with other groups within Verizon to create a smoother transition of the Veritas NetBackup solution for Verizon clients across all regions which were previously working independent of each other. This was the NT Client GUI version 3.4.1GA.
• Project Manager for the Tivoli Storage Manager project that was to take into account the previous versions across the Enterprise and upgrade them all to the most current version of TSM 5.1.1. Prior versions included ADSM 3.1, ADSM 3.7, and TSM 4.12 etc
• ling to obtain any specific new certifications for long term contract assignments or full time permanent work.