SUMMARY:

• I.T. System Engineer/Administrator with over 20 years of experience in all areas of corporate networks. I am experience in migrating, designing, building, supporting onsite as well remote. Experience includes developing and resolving difficult enterprise issues including SQL, Exchange, network communications, Azure Cloud Hybrid, Data Center and on - premise Client - Server. Citrix, SCCM, Exchange, Hyper V 2012R2, VMware 4-6.5, BCS, Disaster Backup and Recovery, Net Backup, EMC Data Domain, MS, Linux, network routing, switching, load balancing and security.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Sr. Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead storage migration on virtual and physical assets to new Tegile Flash from legacy EMC using PowerShell scripts, ISCSI, MPIO, and optimization.
• Co-ordinate and migrate SQL Data Clusters from legacy EMC to Tegile Flash.
• Lead pilot program to deploy DKIM, DMARC and reporting both inhouse and 3rd party venders sending bulk emails.
• Email security appliance support Cisco ESA (IronPort).
• External and Internal DNS development and management.
• Extract data via power shell from Exchange and AD to create complex infrastructure documentation
• Audit infrastructure security and provide detailed report and remediation.
• Troubleshooting, configuration and maintenance of current infrastructure

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Exchange Admin

Responsibilities:

• Support State Government complex multi-domain resource forest
• Email security appliance support, Barracuda and Fortinet.
• Extract data via power shell to create complex infrastructure documentation
• Document and categorize all Government Agencies organizational security and distribution
• Document hierarchal public folder infrastructure and security by Government Agency
• Troubleshooting, configuration and maintenance of current Exchange 2007 infrastructure
• Consult migrations to Azure, O365 and Google
• Support of over 20K government users throughout all agencies.

Confidential

MS Cloud Support

Responsibilities:

• Fast Track pilot program to assist in migration and hybridization of clients IT infrastructure.
• Enrollment and setup of tenants, domain name registration, external DNS Management for secure email, voice/chat and data collaboration and synchronization.
• Consulting and advising in coexisting and migrating to MS Cloud Services.
• AADC, ADFS, migration and hybrid support including communications.
• Support and Migration of MS 2008R2 - 2012R2, Exchange
• Support of all MS 365 Basic - Enterprise products
• Data Recovery
• Azure platform support
• Support all O365 Products

Confidential, Johnston, Iowa

Sr. Wintel - Vmware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Build, monitor, maintain, and modify multi location and tiered VMware 5.5 /6 clustered environment in both local and SAN attached storage.
• Create and maintain server and workstation build template images
• Capacity Monitoring and Planning for Storage and Cluster environment, ensuring high availability, adjusting DRS rules, performance metrics, adding hosts and storage to clusters (LUNS) via NFS, FC and ISCSI.
• All Microsoft Server Builds, AD, SQL, IIS, GPO, Direct Access, RAS, DNS (internal and External), DHCP Scopes, troubleshoot all production and client protocols.
• Create and Monitor VMWare snapshots for change management rollback, scanning data stores daily
• Support VMWare Horizon VDI environment with persistent and non-persistent storage
• Analysis and best practice strategies for all platforms physical and virtual.
• Disaster Recovery
• MS Enterprise 2012R2 through 2003
• Expert skills in setup and troubleshooting infrastructure and communications
• Support of migrations throughout globally diverse enterprise data centers, V2V, P2V live migrations and data synchronization.
• Azure AADC migration consulting

Confidential, West Des Moines, Iowa

Sr. Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Migrate new acquisitions data to Azure (DFS)
• Hybrid Azure Environment
• 2012 SCCM, Hyper V, Exchange, Lync, Office 365, SFTP, DNS, Domain Registration
• Windows 2012 R2 + 2008 R2 Server, Windows 7 Desktops, Windows Azure environments
• Manage Office 365 licensing. Encryption Bit locker, AD accounts, mailboxes, Lync accounts both on premise and cloud, email domains, legal retention, eDiscovery, EOP, mail transport rules. Utilize console and PowerShell commands for management and diagnostics.
• Azure infrastructure support, Virtual machine management as well application consistent backups and encrypted communications.
• Networking and Telecommunication infrastructure for wide area networks and internal networking switches, routers, firewalls and IDS/IPSs.
• Expert skills in setup and troubleshooting of communication protocols: SMTP, SFTP, SMB1-3, NFS.
• Complete technical documentation, implementation and budgeting of enterprise infrastructure.
• Consult across multiple business units
• Information Security, Design and Compliance

Confidential, West Des Moines, Iowa

Enterprise Support Engineer IV

Responsibilities:

• Datacenter migration from (Aviva)Athene to Confidential
• All Client / Server /Application L5 Support, complex system support and performance analysis
• Develop and write support methodology and operation documentation for L1-L4 staff remediation in backup / recovery, Citrix and virtual environments and ensure SLA’s.
• Enterprise assessment documentation and presentation in regard to enterprise architecture standards and procedures to meet SLA’s.
• Develop backup and recovery solutions utilizing Symantec, EMC and MS solutions for complete system state and data recovery.
• Develop Virtualized (Vmware) Citrix environments for optimal availability and backup recovery.
• Backup / Recovery of physical and virtual assets
• Symantec NetBackup Enterprise 7.5
• EMC Data Domain, VTL
• Storage ISCSI and NFS
• Manage Citrix legacy 4 and Xen 6 environments;
• Licensing, metering, managing / adding capacity
• VMware 4-5.5 Virtual Environments
• Network analysis, aggregation and management
• HA and DRS as well creating custom rules
• Capacity planning for virtual and storage environments including Wintel and Unix hosts.
• Windows and Unix Server build, administration and troubleshooting, utilizing Veritas Foundation Storage, clustered servers for database, content management and file share (CIF/SMB/NFS).
• Virtualization: P2V V2P V2V: Physical to virtual conversions of w2k-08R2 servers, both on and off production
• Updated legacy VM’s to most current platform code.
• Encryption Bit locker

Confidential, Des Moines, Iowa

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Local Team lead in network migration. On Contract position with Verizon’s Network Team in Des Moines. Migration project Cisco switching, fiber and copper hardware refresh. Audited current infrastructure configurations and resolved immediate issues in traffic analysis and routing issues.

Confidential, Des Moines, Iowa

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Short term contract with Confidential ’s migration team to complete a variety of network wide configuration changes, analysis / information gathering and provisioning for successful Novell 6 to 2008 Microsoft AD migration. Completed migration at various locations after hours while sustaining business continuity.

Confidential, Des Moines, Iowa

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Short term contract for PFG’s network team, performing a variety of enterprise wide configuration changes, analysis / information gathering and provisioning to complete tasks in enterprise projects. Configured circuit connectivity and access control lists on many Cisco devices as Cisco 6505 catalyst switches, 4000 series routers, as well CSC Load balancers. Utilized SSH and HP Network Automated Software, VMware {virtual switching} for configurations from stand alone physical or virtual to “clustered” redundant virtual and physical configurations. Performed enterprise wide configuration changes as well change management documentation prior and post execution.

Confidential, Urbandale, IA

Enterprise Administrator/Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead Exchange 2010 Migration Team responsible for migrating Lotus Notes to Exchange 2010. As lead Engineer, I was responsible for planning, designing, provisioning, installing and documenting the implementation. Research solutions for creating high available redundant systems. Successful migration while continuing normal business communications throughout all locations. Enterprise Team member, responsible for entire corporate infrastructure and security. Managed newly implemented Exchange 2010 cluster on platform, Commvault backup system, Citrix, Vmware 4, monitoring systems as well day to day final tier network support.
• Utilized Microsoft, Linux, VMware and Cisco technologies. These include Active Directory, GPO, Powershell Scripts, MS-Clustering, IIS, Internal/External DNS, DHCP, Blackberry Sever, MS Exchange 2010, MS Forefront Protection 2010, MS Server 2008 R2, BIND 9 DNS on Debian, Layer-3 Switching, VLAN’s, ASA and PIX Firewalls. Cisco and CAT IOS, QoS, IP Telephony, RIP, Barracuda Spam Filtering and Countermeasures, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Commvault Simpana and cloud based backups.

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Network Administrator/Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Daily management of network include Active Directory, Internal/External DNS, Blackberry Sever, MS Exchange 2003, BIND 9, Layer-3 Switching, VLAN’s, ASA and PIX Firewalls. Cisco and CAT IOS

Confidential, Urbandale, IA

Network Administrator/Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for complete platform and communications for multiple corporate network infrastructures as well security (MS Active Directory GPO, Linux, RAS). Confidential Inc. is an application service provider. Utilize Microsoft, Linux, and Cisco technologies to deliver its product and services. These include Active Directory, MS-Clustering, IIS, Internal/External DNS, domain registration, WINS, DHCP, Blackberry Sever, MS Server 2008 R2, MS Exchange 2003, BIND 9, Layer-3 Switching, VLAN’s, ASA and PIX Firewalls. Cisco and CAT IOS, QoS, IP Telephony, RIP, VRRP, DS-3 Circuit, QMOE, Spam Filtering and
• Countermeasures, Mail Relaying, Anti-Virus, Veritas and Microsoft Backup Solutions including robotic tape, and User Support. Designed, built and upgrade - enhance MS Windows NOS on many networks from data center, corporate network and remote offices including as well secured WAN connectivity via site to site VPN. Researched and designed open source routing solutions.

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed a 3000+ node network that consisted of Windows 2000, XP, Linux, SQL, and Exchange Servers. Coordinated and managed all aspects of the Campus Local Area Network, which includes PCs (Altiris and Ghost Imaging), Servers, Audio/Visual, Copiers, Fax Machines, Printers, Phones and Network backbone (switches, routers, and cabling). Facilitated the overall operation of the computers, phones and all equipment and software associated and their utilization by faculty, staff and students. Responsible for the day to day operations of the network and its associated maintenance MS AD GPO.

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Information Security Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Team Lead and Project Manager to Information Security Project.
• Write corporate policies and procedures.
• Network auditing.
• Design and implement security model and mechanisms.
• Baseline analysis
• Vulnerability Assessments
• Compliance for all states where ARIC does business.
• ACF2 security

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Network Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Team Lead and Project Manager for customer network installs, migrations and upgrades.
• Communications; routers, firewalls, switches as well many forms of VPN and remote access solutions.
• Information Security Consulting
• Break Fix for all network devices.
• Network auditing.
• Design and implement network and security model and mechanisms.
• Vulnerability Assessments
• Compliance Assessments

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Network Instructor

Responsibilities:

• Instruct advanced associate degree in computer science in Vatterott’s curriculum. Instruction and demonstration in upgrade and/or installing corporate networks in both Microsoft and/or Novell environments with client access in Windows, Mac, and UNIX. Design and implement of group and security modeling, file servers, application servers, email systems, Internet connectivity, firewall, CD servers, print servers, remote access servers, fax server, and backup systems. Providing system administration and instruction/consultation.

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Information Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Support WAN/LAN and all devices in between for all remote clinics as well the home office.

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Network Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Team Lead and Project Manager for customer network installs, migrations and upgrades.
• Communications; routers, firewalls, switches as well many forms of VPN and remote access solutions.
• Information Security Consulting
• Break Fix for all network devices.
• Network auditing.
• Design and implement network and security model and mechanisms.
• Dialup VPN and Citrix remote access solutions
• Contracted Out to various Large Companies for IT duties

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Product Specialist/Network Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Lead Migration Projects Novel, Banyan Vines, Windows NT
• Break Fix for all network devices.
• Design and implement many various solutions for information technology, from designing laptop mounts in police cars to mounting computers in hospital environments.

Confidential, Des Moines, IA

Service and Sales Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage Service and Sales for small company, source, spec and quote technology solutions for customers
• Build custom PC’s and servers, upgrades and repair
• Break Fix for Lee Data Mainframe terminals, Okidata printers, IBM, COMPAQ and HP computers
• First Certified Pixis Medical Station Engineer for Iowa