SUMMARY

Knowledgeable solutions-oriented IT Professional with skills acquired through education and work experience to support and maintain the network. The proven ability to lead and instruct, supervise, motivate and mentor teams to maximize productivity. A self-starter with the experience to quickly and effectively adapt to new technologies in an ever changing environment. Excellent verbal and written communications skills with a history of working with diverse groups efficiently and effectively. Strengths and proficiencies include:

• Data Migration Consolidation
• Backups Disaster Recovery
• Technical Leadership and Mentoring
• Project Management
• Systems Integration
• CompTIA A
• Network Migration Upgrades
• Storage and Server Virtualization
• Capacity Planning
• Infrastructure Architecture
• Systems Administration
• Government Secret Clearance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Operations Platoon

• During deployment, established network communications via Secret Internet Protocol Router Network SIPR and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Network NIPR in an active environment
• Configured 2 Satellite Data Model Lite SDM Lite transportable satellite systems for secure and non-secure data and voice communications
• Managed and maintained a 100 uptime of communications during a 9-month period in a remote and strategic location
• Sole point of contact and administrator of the entire encampment's network and voice communications
• Planned/installed all cabling and all equipment throughout the encampment
• Improved efficiency of operations by integrating the use of a basic database to keep information readily available
• Implemented the use of a shared drive and access control list for the drive
• Maintained security for over 1 million of highly sensitive equipment resulting in zero loss within a 3-year period
• Directed and supervised the administration of the unit's substance abuse testing procedures within established guidelines

Confidential

Network Engineer / Systems Engineer Administrator

• WebSense Proxy Server
• Exchange Active Sync Setup /Blackberry Enterprise Server Setup and Administration
• Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server
• Windows 2003 Server
• NetBackup 6.x
• Responsible for daily backups and recoveries and monitoring backup servers
• Responsible for the maintenance and upgrades/updates of corporate network servers
• Configured and maintained Windows Backup Server
• Planned, budgeted and designed all network infrastructure, to include mapping out cable drops and purchasing of network equipment for new acquisition sites
• Improved the network's security by implementing Access Control Lists ACL on both the Cisco switches/routers and the Windows Active Directory environment, to include remote users laptops
• Implemented and managed a ticket system for support requests to improve efficiency and productivity of the IT department
• Maintained and supported all wireless operations to include the maintenance of BlackBerry Enterprise server
• Oversaw and performed routine server maintenance to ensure adequate system performance levels
• Budget, design, purchase and implement network equipment at newly acquired locations
• Provided network infrastructure maintenance and support throughout multiple remote sites across the nation
• PROXY and Remote Desktop
• Symantec Norton Ghost
• McAfee Anti-virus Server

Confidential

Network Administrator / Systems Administrator

• Sole administrator for Active Directory, was credited for cleaning up the Active Directory Domain and removing a phantom domain and domain controller
• Implemented and managed numerous technologies to improve performance and efficiency of the IT department and network to include implementing DFS in Active Directory
• Responsible for the corporation's installation, configuration, repair/maintenance and purchasing of servers and network equipment
• Responsible for providing IT support for 200 users in 15 sites nationwide
• Oversaw and performed all levels of maintenance and support, from Helpdesk to Network Infrastructure
• Implemented and managed touchscreen Point of Sale POS machines in 15 stores nationwide to replace outdated thin client POS machines
• Design, architect and Implement Storage and Server for Operations
• Cisco 1600/2600/3600 series Routers
• Cisco 2900 series Switches
• Netgear Switches Hubs
• Juniper Netscreen Firewall
• 3Com VoIP System
• Dell Servers Blades
• Linux Systems Administration, Red Hat Ubuntu
• Managing Active Directory Server 2000
• Novell NetWare
• Novell GroupWise
• Citrix MetaFrame XP
• WebSense Proxy Server
• VMware 3.x, 4.x
• TightVNC WinVNC
• Managing DNS Servers.
• Backups, BackupExec and NetBackup
• Perform Level III troubleshooting on Windows and Linux/Unix systems and Network LANs/WANs

Technical Skills

Server Platforms: HP Servers Blades, Dell Servers Blades

Backups: Veritas, NetBackup, BackupExec.

Switches Routers:

Cisco 1600/2600/3600 series Routers, Cisco 2900 series Switches

Operating System:

Windows 9x ME, Windows NT Workstation Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional Server, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 7 Windows 8, Cisco IOS, Novell NetWare, Linux Red Hat Ubuntu, DOS

• WebSense Proxy Server
• Novell GroupWise
• Citrix MetaFrame XP
• VMware 3.x , 4.x