SUMMARY:

• Skilled and proficient in the following operating systems, languages, servers, databases, file structures, and tools.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: AIX, Red Hat Linux ES,Solaris, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server,Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Fedora,KnoppixVirtualization AIX Virtualization, VMware, Microsoft Virtual PC, Oracle Virtual Box

Servers: AIX, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Linux ES, Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

Software Tools: Tivoli Endpoint Management, EMC Powerpath, LVM, NagiosRemedy Ticketing System, ISM ticketing system,Symantec End Point Protection, Symantec Backup Exec, Zone Alarm,Microsoft Office, RAD (Rational App Developer),Adobe Photoshop,AutoCAD, Business Portal

Networking: Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Cisco Firewalls

Hardware: Confidential pSeries, Confidential iSeries, Confidential E - Series, HP DL SeriesLanguages Cisco IOS, Shell Scripting, Batch Scripting, Powershell, HTML,VBS(Virtual Basic Scripting)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Armonk NY

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• I have been responsible for the installation of the OS for the account Windows servers which have included Windows 2012, Windows 2008, Windows 2003 .
• Provided Server Patching, along with troubleshooting issues which occurred during the patching process .
• Developed new server based scripts for use within the production and non-production environments .
• In order to address monitoring alerts coming from the event system for disk space constraints, I provided additional disk space to numerous servers which included the support jump servers.
• Initiated Security Health checking of the account servers for the production and non-production environments .
• Executed remediation efforts to address thousands of security violations occurring upon the account servers within the production and non-production environments.
• Ensured server compliance to meet the Confidential GSD331 security specifications.
• When requested I assisted with the KCO (Key Control over Operations) Audits, which also included providing support and information to the Auditors.
• Assigned to perform the installation of Mandiant Intelligent Response (MIR) endpoint forensics security tool.
• In support of the account I participated in On-call rotation for the AmeriSourceBergen account .
• When requested I provided assistance to other team members experiencing issues with Severity 1 and

Confidential, Houston TX

System Administrator / VMware/ Windows

Responsibilities:

• Went onsite to the data center to perform the build and deployment of the OS for the Sysco accounts' physical and virtualized Windows servers which included Windows 2012, Windows 2008, along with the Windows 2003 servers .
• Developed 34 new server based scripts which provided analytical data for status reporting of the hardware and software within the production and non-production environments .
• In response to generated daily event incident tickets, I addressed issues with low disk space, server not reporting to tools console, false alerts, and unresponsive servers .
• Implemented Dynamic Automation into environment which automatically ran scripts to maintain the stability of the environment .
• To allow the execution of the Dynamic Automation scripts I Installed and then upgraded Powershell onupon each server within the environment .
• Due to the obsolescence of the patching and security Fusion software I removed Fusion from the entire production and non-production environment .
• Introduced Confidential Endpoint Manager along with other software tools into the current environment which also included TAD4D and ITIM 6.
• Executed manual upgrades upon each of the production and non-production environment servers to Symantec Endpoint Protection12 from the previous version of Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.
• In support of the account I participated in On-call rotation for the Confidential account .

Confidential, Chicago IL

System Administrator / VMware / Unix / Linux / Windows

Responsibilities:

• Engaged with the CNA account to execute the build and deployment of the OS for the accounts' Windows servers which included Windows 2012, Windows 2008, Windows 2003 .
• Performed the server build and configuration of Microsoft Clusters within the environment .
• After analyzing the current process I was able to implement changes which resulted in significantly improved server build times .
• Instrumental in the introduction, build, and deployment of new virtual Linux servers intothe production and non-production environments .
• Performed builds of physical and virtualized pSeries AIX servers into the production and non-production
• Created and Implemented the agreed upon decommission process of production and non-production servers .
• Received recognition from VP of GTS shared services along with the Director of the Columbia Missouri delivery center for commitment to the server build process and eliminating the server build backlog .
• In addition I received recognition from the Delivery Project Executive for enhancing the input times of ID's into the Confidential ITIM Vault inventory database .
• Analyzed the current Confidential GACDW server inventory process and then adapted to meet the needs and requirements of the CNA account .
• Performed patching upon each newly built server utilizing the patching script which I developed .
• Upon completing the patching of each server I then executed a security scan to ensure all patches were applied in order to meet Confidential patching standards .
• I developed and executed a set of security scripts which performed modifications to the servers within the production and non-production environments to ensure compliance to Confidential GSD331 security specifications .
• Managed and updated VMware server build templates monthly to ensure server build process would continue to operate effectively utilizing the improved process .
• Instrumental in assisting architects with the development of the solution and deployment of Exchange Server 2010. This solution was implemented into the production, non-production, and the remote access environments .
• Lead the effort in the firmware upgrade for the blade chassis which provided the platform for the Intel and Unix physical servers .
• Deployment of the Powerpath upgrade on all servers in the Intel environment
• Analyzed VMware storage capacity, and when necessary initiated san request to address shortages
• Upon request I traveled to the customer's premises to collaborate with the SAN team to implement the NAS migration.
• I have received over 70 hours of market driven skills development and .
• Initiated a process to ensure an effective an responsive collaboration between the server build admin team, the middleware admin team, and SQL admin team, to reduce the Time To Delivery(TTD) while improving the overall outcomes .
• In support of the ongoing operational environment I participated in On-call rotation for the CNA account .
• When requested I provided assistance to other team members experiencing issues with Severity 1 and
• Assisted the architects and provided solution input into the infrastructure design for the Unix environment .
• Performed required maintenance on the accounts Active Directory (GPO, OU, DC, and Trusts) .

Confidential, Omaha NE

Help Desk / Systems Admin

Responsibilities:

• Assigned to design and build out redundant fault tolerant with failover Novell SUSE Linux servers running the Nagios 3.2.3 Monitoring servers.
• Responsible for the install and updates of the production Linux servers.
• Responsible for the install, updates, and maintenance of the production Windows 2008 servers andWindows 2003 servers.
• Responsible for maintenance of mail and SMTP servers
• Responsible for security systems and server applications.
• Responsible for set up and management of daily, weekly, and monthly backups and backup tapes.
• Responsible for desktop system support.
• Responsible for maintenance of phone systems.
• Responsible for set up and maintenance of printers.