CAREER OBJECTIVE

Utilize 10 years of expertise and talents t efficiently manage an enterprise IT infrastructure.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sr Network Administrator

CONFIDENTIAL

• Technical Team leader for Server / Network / Desktop Administrators and Helpdesk staff
• Assist IT Manager in Budgeting, Procurement, Design analysis and maintain vendor relationships
• Participated in Monthly reports gathering with management team t provide analysis and assess overall health of IT systems
• Participated in Business plans with Senior Vice president t improve IT efficiency and eliminate risk points for failure
• Analyzing network workload, monitoring network capacity and performance diagnosing t resolve network issues
• Installing, testing, maintaining, and upgrading network operating systems software and servers
• Provide day t day support on network operations and project advisor t department manager
• Review and update J-Sox compliance forms and prepare for annual and quarterly audits

Projects Completed:

• NKP Mexic full IT Infrastructure Design / Layout / Implementation for network, servers, and storage and security
• NKP America, NKP Mexic and AT-Americas company integration t utilize corporate exchange for all emails
• NKP Argentina planning and co-ordination for integration int corporate network and applications.
• Microsoft Active Directory migration t 2008 R2 for NKP America
• Microsoft Server 2012 domain controller setup in Mexic and introduction of new domain in an existing forest
• Microsoft DFS setup for File server redundancy and migrate Active Directory replication t use DFS
• Microsoft Server 2012 Hyper-V setup for App Virtualization
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Clustering design and implementation with iSCSI SAN
• Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Failover Clustering troubleshoot and monitoring
• Microsoft 2008 R2 Redundant Domain Controllers / Secondary DNS / Split DHCP Server Scopes
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Migration from 2007 for the entire organization
• Microsoft Exchange Configuration t route Mexic domain emails through corporate mail server
• VMware VSphere 5.5 Upgrade
• VMware VSphere High Availability and DRS implementation
• Dell EqualLogic SAN upgrade t latest version on all controllers and all SAN disks
• Dell EqualLogic SAN iSCSi MPI setup for multi-pathing
• Cisc Network Infrastructure layout for all new Layer2 and Layer3 switches
• Cisc SFP GBICs t uplink campus network t Core Switch using Fiber channel
• Cisc Wireless Access points troubleshooting and maintenance
• Fortinet Firewall monitoring and configuration
• Fortinet Site t Site VPN setup and configuration and monitoring

Sr Network Administrator Tier

CONFIDENTIAL

• Architect and build a private cloud infrastructure using Cisco, VMware, Dell SAN Storage and Microsoft OS
• Configuring and optimizing Cisc networking equipment such as switches, routers, and firewalls
• Analyzing network workload, monitoring network capacity and performance diagnosing t resolve network issues
• Installing, testing, maintaining, and upgrading network operating systems software and servers
• Provide day t day support on network operations and project advisor t department manager

Projects Completed:

• Cisc Nexus 5010 redundant setup using VPC on dual 2242 FEX modules
• Cisc Nexus 5010 convergence of SAN and LAN architectures using FCoE
• Cisc Nexus 10Gbps Network transformation between core switching and SAN Storage
• Cisc Catalyst 6509 migration t 6509E with a redundant link setup t secondary DR site
• Cisc Catalyst 6509E Storm control setup, Rapid STP testing, EIGRP routing and Layer 2 Trunking
• Cisc ASR 1001 MPLS Route deployment for tw head end locations and 25 branch locations
• Cisc UCS Blade Server Design, build, setup and train staff
• Cisc UCS Blade Server service profile stateless model design and setup
• Cisc UCS Blade Server Service profile template t automate server provisioning using Farm model
• Cisc UCS Blade Server Boot from SAN for ESXi
• Cisc UCS C210 Provisioning for VMware and CIMC Setup
• VMware VSphere 5 Infrastructure Design, build, setup, and train staff
• VMware VCenter 5 setup for a highly available and centralized management of Corporate and DR sites
• VMware Update Manager 5 setup and centralize patch management for ESXi 5
• VMware Backup and Replication t DR site using VEEAM
• Solarwinds ORION Module Setup for IP SLA, NetFlow, and IPAM
• Solarwinds Orion Server NPM Migration t the latest version with dedicated SQL 2008 R2
• Dell Compellent SAN Administration, Configuration and Maintenance
• Dell Compellent SAN Multi-Pathing and WWPN Zoning

GOLD Infrastructure Engineer

CONFIDENTIAL

• Team player t provide expertise and skills for Cisc GOLD Labs Global Online Learning Delivery
• Architect Network design and topology considerations at Core, Distribution and Access layers
• Create, Manage, Support, and Decommission of GOLD labs lifecycle
• Virtualize Labs for production and development scenarios
• Testing and development of hardware and software t ensure interoperability
• Assist Supervisor with Quarterly budget numbers and purchase calculations

Projects Completed:

• VMware VCenter 4.0 t 4.1 in-place upgrade VCenter 5.0 setup and configuration
• VMware Linked Cloning t mass deploy virtual machines for production labs
• VMware ESXi 4.1 USB boot loader for diskless servers
• VMware ESXi 5.0 Installation and configuration, VSphere I/ analyzer testing and configuration
• Cisc Nexus 5010 switch configuration for LAN and SAN aspects for production labs
• Cisc Nexus 5548UP Series Core switch deployment for redundancy using VPC
• Cisc Nexus 2242 FEX integration with 5548 using static pinning
• Cisc Nexus 1000v configuration and testing
• Cisc Nexus integration of 5500 and 5010 for FCoE multi-hops and eliminate native FC
• Cisc Catalyst 6500 series switch configuration of VLANs and IP allocation on HSRP
• Cisc Catalyst 6500 series VSS setup and configuration
• Cisc Catalyst 6500 series switch blade install t provide 10Gbps links t the lab gateways
• Cisc Catalyst 6500 FWSM configuration
• Cisc Migration of Production labs Layer 2 and Layer3 from standalone switch t VSS
• Cisc Catalyst 3750G series switch configuration of AAA with radius authentication
• Linux Cent OS configuration and setup of Nagios Monitoring software
• Linux RHEL FTP server configuration, NFS and SAMBA setup with SWAT
• Linux Apache webserver LDAP authentication with Cisc IT Active directory
• Linux Cent OS File Server mirroring setup using RSync with from internal t DMZ
• Linux SSH automatic authentication of SSH using public keys between various server distributions
• EMC VNXe Series SAN Administration and maintenance, provisioning of LUN and host access groups

WORK EXPERIENCE

IT Consultant

CONFIDENTIAL

• IT advisor and specialist for numerous small and medium sized clients in the San Francisc Bay Area
• Project planning and management with excellent customer relationship
• Designs, installations and ongoing maintenance of Microsoft, Cisco, and VMware based networks
• Provide support and disaster recovery and proactive testing t improve IT operations and efficiency
• TCP/IP Routing including DSL and T1 internet connections and support desktop clients with windows XP/7
• Troubleshoot IT issues pertaining t user, server, and network as a whole

Projects Completed:

• Fiber Deployment and testing at Google Inc Codename Athena Fiber t Home
• Microsoft Active Directory Domain assessment of 20 DC's / Sites / Trusts for City of Livermore Police Dept.
• Microsoft SBS 2003 migration t SBS 2008 Standard with Exchange 2007
• Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 setup for network with home folder redirection, printer and drive mappings via GPO
• Microsoft SBS 2008 setup t consolidate multiple servers for small businesses
• Microsoft Site-to-Site DFS replication between branch offices t group file shares using DFS namespaces
• Microsoft SharePoint Server upgrade from WSS 2.0 t WSS 3.0
• Microsoft Exchange 2003 RNDR Attack resolution with recipient filtering and connection tar-pitting
• Microsoft Exchange 2007 Mailbox recovery using recovery storage groups
• Microsoft SQL 2005 Installation and setup for McLeod Loadmaster Application
• VMware ESXi Server setup on a cluster with iSCSI SAN datastore
• VMware VCenter on a virtual machine and migrate 20 physical servers t VSphere network
• VMware live migrations of virtual machines t different ESXi servers using VMotion
• VMware live migrations of virtual disks t different datastore's using Storage VMotion
• Microsoft 2008 Physical t Virtual Conversion of numerous servers
• Cisc UCS design and architect virtualization platform for a Data Center's new Managed Services platform.
• Cisc 7206 ISR and 4507 Catalyst switches consolidation design int a Nexus 7010 Core Model for data center.
• SonicWALL NSA series implementation of firewall/wireless comb with site-to-site VPN for remote offices
• Sonicwall Dual Internet setup with T1 and DSL lines t provide redundancy for inbound and outbound traffic
• Drob Setup for iSCSI SAN using Drob BEYOND RAID technology
• Drob Technology introduction for backups t eliminate Tape based backups and Disk Docks for offsite backup
• Zenith BDR Appliance Implementation t provide a complete IT backup and disaster recovery solution.
• HP Proliant DL 380, DL360 G5 server provisioning and CPU / Memory / CNA upgrade
• Design and budget a comparison on iSCSI vs. FC SAN using Dell EqualLogix and EMC Celerra
• Symantec Backup Exec Bare Metal restores and improved business continuity process
• Symantec End point Anti-virus protection for all systems and Symantec Mail security for Microsoft Exchange

IT Engineer

CONFIDENTIAL

• Responsible for the on-going building, management and operation of the entire agency IT infrastructure including WAN/LAN, Servers, security, phones, routers, desktops, VPN, etc.
• Provided vision, planning, leadership, and problem solving for all aspects of IT operations, and evaluated, set, and enforced infrastructure and operations management standards
• Managed various projects and implemented new technology and a new telephone system
• Developed and executed a strategy that is aligned with business needs for a robust disaster recovery initiative
• Managed administrators and consultants effectively with training and support provided t ensure smooth operations
• Ensuring the rigorous application of information security, information assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of IT services

Projects Completed:

• Merger of tw company's IT infrastructure and implemented a highly available and cost effective system
• Set-up WSUS server for Microsoft patch management and distribution
• Symantec Antivirus Server deployment t update virus definitions for all workstations and servers
• Dual Cisc ASA 5510's installed in an instant failover firewall environment
• Setup VLANs t isolate Data and voice traffic for Cisc VOIP phones
• Dual Windows 2003 R2 and 2008 R2 domain controllers setup for DC, DNS, DHCP redundancy
• Improved FileMaker database performance from offsite by installing a Citrix presentation server solution
• Upgraded Exchange 2003 t Exchange 2007 with SSL encryption
• Backup Exec 11d Implementation for full and incremental backups

SKILLS

• Networking Protocols TCP/IP, AD, DNS, DHCP, RAID, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IPSEC, STP, VLAN, VSS, VPC
• Configuring Cisc 2911 Routers, Cisc 1001 ASR, Netopia Routers, DSL Modems, Cisc PVC IP camera's and AP's
• Configuring Cisc IOS/NX-OS Switches Catalyst 3750G Layer3, 4500, 6500 Core Catalysts, Nexus 2K, 5K, 7K Series
• Configuring Cisc ASA Firewalls, Cisc ASA 5520 Firewalls, VPN, PPTP, SonicWALL NSA Series Firewall, Fortinets
• Windows XP, 7, Server 2003/2008 R2/2012 R2, SBS2003/2008, Office 2003/2007/2010, Exchange 2003/2007/2010/2013
• Dell PowerEdge Servers, HP Proliant Servers, IBM e-series Servers, HP Printers, Kyocera Mita Copiers
• Dell MD1000 Storage Arrays, Dell Compellent SAN, NEXSAN, Drob Pr and Elite Beyond RAID technology
• Linux Red hat 9.0, Fedora Core 6, MAC OS X Tiger, Leopard, Entourage, Citrix PS 4.5
• Vipre, Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate 10.1/10.2, Trend Worry Free Security with Exchange SPAM filtering, Postini
• Zenith InfoTech Backup and Disaster Recovery Appliance, Symantec Backup Exec 11d, Ghost, Acronis Imaging
• XHTML, MS FrontPage, Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, Macromedia Dream weaver, Flash, Java, C, C
• PBX Telephone System administration Add/ Delete/ Modify , NEC ASPIRE VoIP System Administration
• Effectively prioritize and execute tasks excellent typing, written/oral and interpersonal communication skills