Technical Summary:

• Platforms: Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista/2008R2/7/2012 , Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft MSCS/WSFC Clusters, DNS, DHCP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Cisco Nexus 5k/2k, VMware ESX 2.x/3.x/4.x/5.x, Dell Servers, EMC Clariion/VNX/RecoverPoint/VMAX, NetApp
• Applications: Acronis TrueImage, DOS Batch Files, EMC PowerPath, EMC Navisphere, Ethereal, Microsoft PowerShell, Unix Shell Scripting, VMware vCenter, VMware Site Recovery Manager with EMC SRDF/A and EMC RecoverPoint, VMware Converter, VMware vCloud Director, VMware Lab Manager, VMware vCenter Operations, VMware vCenter Chargeback

Employment History:

Confidential

IT Architect II

• Core member of Cloud Council
• Member of VMware Customer Council VCC Technical Strategy Board
• Defined infrastructure architecture requirements for IT Modernization IE2 initiative
• Technical architect and lead for 230 ESX Servers and 4500 VMs running at 92 virtual
• Design and deployed complex virtualization solutions to include 100 virtual 30k mailbox Exchange 2010 environment and virtualized multi-tier Oracle RAC clusters

Sr. Systems Administrator

• Technical architect and lead for 230 ESX Servers and 4400 VMs running at 91 virtual
• Created virtualization standards and best practices documents used internally for day to day administration
• Developed daily health report in PowerShell to document statistics and identify configuration issues
• Delegate project and maintenance tasks to the team and track progress
• Provide regular training sessions to the team and internal customers to ensure best practices are being followed
• Create and maintain initial allocation capital cost model for virtualization infrastructure
• Deploying VMware vCenter Chargeback to provide utilization based operating expense showback reports as a means of providing cost transparence to management
• Deploying VMware vCenter Chargeback and VMware vCenter Operations Manager to provide a showback reports with cost of overallocated resources
• Technical lead in Cloud Council responsible for defining Cloud Strategy for CSX
• Leveraged scripting in SRM to automate DR P2V of Oracle RAC cluster nodes
• Migrated VMware SRM replication technology from EMC RecoverPoint to EMC SRDF/A
• Leverage vCenter Operations Manager formerly Quest vFoglight for performance monitoring and capacity planning purposes
• Provide growth projections and capacity requirements for annual budgeting process

Client Server Engineer

• Create and maintain cost model for virtualization infrastructure
• Technical architect and lead for 50 ESX Servers and 500 VMs
• Designed and deployed VMware SRM to support DR recovery using EMC RecoverPoint
• Significantly reduced disaster recovery timeline and staff utilizing P2V to recover servers
• Reduced scripts to automate P2V, V2P, V2V, and P2P migrations
• Technical lead for Windows Team on Symantec Enterprise Vault deployment for email, journaling, public folder, and file archiving
• Perform root cause analysis of high profile failures
• Reduced server downtime by performing crash dump analysis
• Technical lead for Windows Server Team consisting of 15 engineers and 1200 Servers
• Work in a team environment and provided 24x7 on-call support
• Work within strict change control policies

Contractor with TekSystems

• Migrated 4.5 TB of data from 2 node Windows 2000 Server File Server Cluster on an Hitachi HDS Lightning and 20 NT 4.0 Servers to a 4 node Windows Server 2003 File Server Cluster on an EMC Clariion CX700 SAN with no single outage longer than 15 minutes
• Support large Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Farm
• Designed and deployed a Windows Server 2003 Print Server Cluster to support 2000 queues
• Deployed multiple MSSQL Clusters in support of MSSQL server consolidation initiative
• Manage public library network consisting of web, DNS, content filter, kiosks, router, and firewall
• Migrated from a Windows NT 4.0 Domain to a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Domain
• Deployed multi-site VPNs for WAN and Remote Access using Cisco Routers and Cisco PIX Firewalls
• Developed various multi-user Microsoft Access databases
• Lockdown public PCs at library to prevent unauthorized access by patrons
• Secured network for a customer after their DNS server was hacked
• Developed and implemented a Virus Protection policy for victims of a major virus outbreaks

Confidential

Information Technology Officer

• Responsible for budgeting, evaluating, recommending, purchasing, testing, installing, configuring, managing, supporting, and documenting all hardware, software, and services
• Develop, maintain, and annually test Disaster Recovery Plan
• IT representative with Risk Assessment team, federal bank examiners, and third party auditors
• Research and adapt to the best current practices for OS, applications, security, patch management, and change control as needed in a timely manner to meet security requirements and respond to threats
• Developed Change Control and Patch Management policies and procedures
• Manage temporary part time employees by setting goals and responsibilities for daily job functions
• Designed and Administer Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory Domain with 100 nodes and 10 servers
• Administer Exchange 2000 Server, Microsoft SQL 2000 Servers, Pervasive SQL Servers, Sybase ASA Servers, Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server, and PaperVision Enterprise document imaging system
• Manage LAN/WAN with 5 locations, 3 extranet connections, and controlled dedicated internet access via Cisco Routers, Switches, and PIX Firewalls
• Deployed and manage email security and spam filter gateway using GFI MailEssentials and GFI MailSecurity
• Saved 15,000 by deploying a centralized logging and log analysis system using Linux
• Deployed, monitored, and managed intrusion detection system IDS using Snort, MySQL, ACID, and Tripwire
• Diagnosed and corrected network problems using log analysis, intrusion detection systems, and sniffers
• Deployed AES encryption over public frame relay network
• Worked with data processor to upgrade to 3DES encryption on all ATMs
• Deployed system for customer directed stock trades
• Discovered and reported multiple vulnerabilities in SunGard Charlotte System

Network Administrator

• Planned, tested, and implemented migration of servers from mixed Windows NT 4.0 and Netware 3.2 to Windows 2000 Active Directory, and workstations from Windows 95 and 98 to Windows 2000
• Planned, tested, and implemented migration from a DOS to Windows based teller system
• 2001 Employee of the Year
• Validated all Y2K compliance for all IT systems

Confidential

Computer Operator

Operated RS/6000, ES/9000, NCR SVR4 Unix, AS/400, Windows NT, and Novell systems in a large 700 node mission critical environment