SUMMARY:

• Sr. Solutions Architect with 15 years of experience and Passion for building, deploying and supporting enterprise architectures using Application Development, Azure Service Fabric, Cloud Services, Azure Event Hubs, Python, VMware, Azure Service Bus, Microsoft SQL, Azure SQL, Amazon EC2 and S3, RHEL 6, CentOS, Hybrid Active Directory products Nutanix, VMware, SharePoint 2013, Salesforce.
• 12 years of experience and Passion for building, deploying and supporting enterprise architectures using Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, IAM, Azure Iaas, PaaS, and SaaS. Amazon EC2.
• 8 Years VSphere 4­6.0U2 designing and deployment. VMware View 5­6. Solution Architecting Virtualization Solutions.
• Azure Cloud Architecture experience, including microservices, Service Fabric Clusters, Event Hubs, Service Bus, Virtual Networks, Blob storage, Azure KeyVault and Cloud Services implementations.
• 5 years AWS EC2, Route53, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS services. Architectect and designing solutions.
• 4 years working in Agile Scrum, SAFE & TOGAF environments. JIRA, RALLY, Contour, and Subversion
• 7 years’ experience Data Center optimization and cloud deployments. OpenStack, SOA, SOAP, Diameter, SDN, PCMM & IMS. IMS Rx Interface. In depth knowledge of all Microsoft Windows Servers versions NT 4.0 through Windows 2008 R2, and Server 2012
• 5 years’ Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Storage accounts including blob and file storage. Azure vNets, VPN gateways and Express Route. Event Hubs, IOT hubs and Queues. Azure Service Fabric configuration.
• .Net development including stateful and stateless micro services. Securing Cloud deployments with encryption and Role Based Access Control.
• +5 years developing applications/scripts using Python, Perl, Visual Basic, Visual Basic.NET, ASP.NET and C#/.Net.
• Excellent knowledge of scripting tools (VBScript, WMI, PowerShell, etc.) and development of utilities to automate process.
• +2 years’ experience deploying Nutanix hyper - converged, Nutanix Prism. POC Nutanix hardware models.
• +5 years Azure Security experience, securing azure services with Azure Key Vault, Role Based Access Control RBAC. Encrypted Storage and mitigating risks in Azure Security Center.
• MSI packaging best practices and standards.
• +5 years Software deployment leveraging Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
• +4 years IIS / Tomcat /Java, WebLogic, J2EE, WebSphere platforms.
• +4 years designing, implementing, supporting and administering Active Directory networks. Excellent knowledge of Active Directory design and support (Group Policies, Schema, OUs, LDAP, Sites, Replication, etc.). Experience in large migrations.
• +4 years designing, implementing, migrating, supporting and administering Citrix (XP, 3.0, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 6.0, 6.5), Access Gateway, Password Manager, Provisioning Server, Edgesight) and Terminal Servers in international environments.
• +10 years working with Virtualization: VMware (ESX, vSphere), Microsoft (Virtual Server, Hyper-V) and Citrix (XenServer). Novell ZENWorks, Microsoft SCCM, App V Virtualization.
• +8 years designing, implementing, supporting and administering Windows servers (NT 3.X, NT 4.0, 2000, 2003, 2008). Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 HPC, Veritas Clustering Service, Windows Clustering
• Experience DNS, Internet, TCP/IP, routing protocols BGP, RIPv2, capacity planning and performance monitoring using tools such as HP Open View, HP SIM
• Reporting with PowerBI, and analytics tools.
• Supported internal audits for ITGC/SOX and participated in 2 complete successful Level 1 PCI audits.
• Microsoft Patch Tuesday Management and download and deploy MS patches using WSUS within SCCM 2007 R2.
• Red Hat Linux, Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy Management, TCP/IP protocol suite, Citrix XenServer, VMware vSphere, vCenter, Nexus 1000v. Link State Routing Protocols OSPF, and Distance Vector Routing Protocols BGP, RipV2, and DNS, DHCP, Print Server, Fax Server. Cisco routers and switches. VMware workstation 5.x, 6.x, 7, VMware vCenter 3.x, 4.x virtualization of servers and data infrastructure.P2V and V2V. Microsoft Server Core 2008 and Read Only Domain Controllers. Able to maintain several domain functional levels
• Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, Automation, Big Data, Citrix Products, Cloud Computing, Containers, Development, Entrepreneurship, Fintech, Google Cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), Microsoft Azure, Mentoring, .NET, Project Management, Startups, Team Management, VDI, Virtualization, Windows in the Enterprise, WorkSpaces

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York City, NY

Sr. Azure Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architect and design n-tier applications grounds up using Azure IaaS and PaaS services
• Deploy Infrastructure using ARM templates for Azure PaaS services with deployment tools such as Octopus and VSTS
• Azure Active Directory B2C and B2B setup and management.
• Create Azure architecture blueprints and developer documentation
• Migrated applications from on-premise or other clouds to Azure, VMware, and Nutanix
• Integrated systems between Public Cloud Providers Azure and AWS
• Automate DevOps with deployment tools - Puppet, Chef and Ansible
• Introduce Azure Service Fabric Azure PaaS in Bigdata, IoT, Machine Learning spaces to end client
• Published articles on technology trending topics to company Wiki
• Agile/Scrum with multiple cross-functional teams.

Confidential, King of Prussia, PA

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architect and design VMware vSphere 6 IAAS offering, support VDI PAAS solutions.
• PKI remediation, Active Directory migration projects
• PowerShell, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
• Experience with Scripting/Automation/IaaS/PaaS
• Deploy Web Apps with Deployment slots for environments. Determine App Service plans for budgeting.
• Manage VMware environment and NSX 1000V, upgrading VSM and VEM modules on host and ensure uptime of 100%.
• Create Azure VNets and VPN Gateways. App Service Environment assignments for Production VNets
• Create Azure Storage accounts including blob, and block storage.
• Work with third party vendors to architect networks, systems, and storage environment that effectively reflect business needs and service level requirements.
• POC and Deploy Nutanix Hyper converged system.
• Remediate excess Azure resources and billing monitoring.
• Configure Azure IAAS SQL vm’s and Azure SQL PAAS.
• Provide architectural and technical assessment for merger and acquisition. Prepare and implement the integration plan to in corporate acquired company into Enterprise.

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• +5,500 Server IT infrastructure. Python support. VMware and Active Directory Administration, Windows Server 2012, Server 2008, 2008 R2, Group Policy, SNMP, DNS server deployment, and Maintained virtual infrastructure on servers and services, settings, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Managing 15,000 Windows Server operating systems and a Strong understanding of architecting and configuring Microsoft Windows OS technology including AD Forests, Domains, Trusts, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy and Organizational Units.
• Manage Create custom applications for Amazon EC2, store images on S3, operate VMware vCenter 4.1 environment with ESX teams.
• Create Data stores, and operate Vm’s across enterprise network. Python scripting
• Microsoft SQL Server Design and architect Active Directory Infrastructure, including, design and implementation of Group Policy, DNS and DHCP. Manage day-to-day incident response and investigative duties for Verisign. RSA authentication and protocol.

Confidential, Branchburg and Vineland, NJ

Sr. Systems & Voice Engineer

Responsibilities:

• +15,000 Windows Server operating systems of Windows Server 2012, 2008R2, 2008, 2003 R2. VMware Messaging RabbitMQ, and AMQP. Microsoft SQL Server Development. Architecting Amazon VPC cloud (EC2, S3, Identity services.)
• Manage Create custom applications for Amazon EC2, store images on S3, operate VMware vCenter 4.1 environment with ESX teams.
• Create Azure IaaS environments and deploy Cloud Services, configuring Worker roles and Web roles.
• Advanced knowledge of troubleshooting complex, multiple forest architectures and domain Active Directory infrastructures, including site setup and management, Organizational Unit design.
• Interface with customers to solve Diameter, SDN, PCMM & IMS.IMS Rx Interface issues.
• Replication architecture/topology, schemas and schema extension management, group management, group policies, user account management, management of printers and other computer objects. Security & Patch Compliance with SCCM

Confidential, South Brunswick, NJ

Network Infrastructure Architect

Responsibilities:

• +8,000 Server IT Infrastructure environment. Google App Engine and Google Docs Cloud Service management. London Oliver’s Yard Data Center Project. Large Cisco UCS environment. Windows 2008 Active Directory Forests and Domains.
• Implement O365 Exchange and Sharepoint environment for Azure, and IaaS virtual machines.
• Data Center Migration London, Implement VMware Infrastructure 4.x hosts. Security & Patch Compliance with WSUS and Altiris. Consultant, my job included: Design and Deploy FC, SCSI, and NFS storage. SAN solution using HP C7000 blade enclosures.
• Azure migration strategy including IAAS virtual machines and VPN gateways to on-premise environments.
• Implement NextGen Data Center switching technology through Nexus 7010 and Nexus 5000/2000. Group Policy Remediation and Central Store implementation. Packaging experience: Wise Studio, Install Shield. Networking, including DNS, WINS, firewalls, DMZ, public and private networks, and VPNs and Forefront with UAG. Security & Patch Compliance with SCCM

Confidential, Dresher, PA

Windows Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• +8,000 Server Infrastructure. Incident and problem resolution related to Active Directory and SharePoint. Office 365 service configuration and troubleshooting if customers have issues connecting to Office 365 Services using Windows/MS Office clients. PKI administration. s management. SharePoint 2007 and 2010, SharePoint online administration. Server 2008 R2 HPC build for Annuities Division, Add 310 servers to a pool to be managed with Windows HPC package. IIS, and Apache, Cisco UCS blade systems. HP C class blades, Tivoli Monitoring and VMware Infrastructure servers (ESX Server, Virtual Center, HA, VMotion, P2V, etc.), MS SMS 2003, MS ISA Server 2000/2004/2006. Full understanding of SCCM 2007 Hierarchy including setup/troubleshooting.
• Understanding of all standard operating systems. Experience with Microsoft SCCM, OSD, Task Sequences, Microsoft SMS, Microsoft BDD. Servers HP C class blades, OA, ILO, and HP network and systems management tools. VMware virtual switch configuration and management for P2V migrations. Security & Patch Compliance with WSUS and Altiris

Confidential, Dover, Delaware

Sr. Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• +10,000 Server infrastructure: Entire project was a migration from on premise MOSS 2007 to Office 365 SharePoint Online in the cloud. Cisco/UCS infrastructure, cloud environments.
• Experience with O365 or other cloud based hosting solutions. Experience with hybrid cloud/on­prem models is a plus. Group Policy Health Checks. GPO remediation Project. Windows Server 2008 R2 HPC, 2008 R2 server builds for grid computing. Cisco UCS Blade Systems over 700 Blades setup and configuration.
• IPT VOICE installation of Cisco Unified Communications Manager CUCM for AT&T. 100 VOIP telephones for the FBI, Office of US Probation and implement SIP trunking. Installation of Cisco 2800 series router and switch.
• Manage Linux servers and Remedy ticketing systems. Implement grid computing/distributed computing tools such as Sun Grid, LSF, and Condor compute clusters, NFS, ZFS.

Confidential, Levittown, PA

Server/System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and Developed PKI infrastructure. Identity Management Architect for several MIIS implementations including Federal Civilian and DoD agencies and a leading defense contractor. Microsoft SQL Server Portal directory authentication and public facing LDAP directories.
• Completed project to consolidate numerous Active Directory forests into two AD authentication forests while resolving schema and data conflicts to support applications.
• Additional requirements to upgrade Active Directory and core network support services for DNS, DHCP and WINS were identified and implemented. Microsoft RRAS VPN. Deploy servers in p2v and Citrix XenApp Farms. VMware VCenter Server 4.1, 5.0, 5.1. V2V migration and Troubleshoot DHCP, WINS, IIS and DNS servers. VBA code development. VMware, vSphere, F5, Checkpoint, NOKIA. Work effectively across organizational boundaries and customers.

Confidential, Pedricktown, NJ

Lead Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• +3,000 Server IT infrastructure. Cisco UCS and VMware VDI Project. Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, GPO, WINS, Kerberos, DNS, and DFS. Management of 700 clients (linked and full clones) and architected the Exchange Migration.
• Active Directory RMS implementation and application testing, migration & design planning, performance testing, and team .
• Managed all aspects of the Exchange 2007 implementation planning project. Collaborated on the DST 2007 planning and mitigation team to reduce the impact of the DST time change (common\confidential); analyzed and troubleshoot the network logs and tracks the nature and resolution of problems; troubleshooting XP and Win7 VDI environments. Linux 3,4,5,6, Apache, MySQL. Load Balancing F5 LTM, and GTM

Confidential, Voorhees, NJ

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• +1,000 Server IT infrastructure. Lead team of Administrators.
• Manage end users on Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2 environment, Migrated 2 Active Directory Forests and 4 Domains. Provided Cisco Voice and UCCX support. Migration from PBX to Cisco VOIP, Layer 3 3550 Ethernet switches on Cisco Routers and PIX firewall. Routers 2800, 2900 and Catalyst Switches 3500, Configure Windows Server 2008 users and computers on Group Policy and file sharing.
• VMware ESX Server virtualization in a Windows 2008 R2 Server environment Windows Server 2003/2008 system administration in a VMware virtual server environment with in depth knowledge in the following areas (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator preferred): HP Server hardware configuration and architecture VPN and security configuration over WAN Network via SSH and SSL.

Confidential, Somerdale, New Jersey

Network Engineer Data Center

Responsibilities:

• +1,500 Server IT infrastructure. Microsoft Server 2008, 2003, and 2000 environment management. Active Directory DS, LDAP, DNS, and DHCP.
• Virtualization environment limited to VMware ESX 3.5. EMC SAN storage configuration/management HP and IBM on 250 TBs of Data Symantec NetBackup 6.5. Networking Frame Relay, WAN management between two sites. Active Directory configuration /administration Group Policy administration on 4,500 Users with Secure Logon/Password Maintain Forest and Domain Functional Levels. RSA secure access. RRAS and Forefront with UAG. Perform daily system monitoring