PROFILE

High - performing Information Technology professional with an extraordinary record of accomplishments. Awarded for exceptional individual, team and project performance. Certified expert for VMware, ESX, IIS, Windows, Citrix, Linux server builds migration, administration, clustering, and security. Significant expertise in root cause analysis and timeliness for resolving Windows, VMware, and Linux issues.

• VMware Server Administration
• NAS/SAN Storage Administration
• Project Management
• Windows System Administration
• Citrix System Administration
• WAN/LAN troubleshooting
• Linux System Administration
• Server Deployments
• Windows SQL Server Administration

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• LANGUAGES: SQL, VBScript, Powershell, Linu.
• APPLICATIONS: VMware, HP SAN/NAS, IIS, Windows 2012/2008/2003/2000, MS SQL Server, Oracle, Symantec Live State Backup Exec, Symantec Netbackup, Symantec Antivirus SCSP, ESM, SEP, Kaspersky, NetIQ, SharePoint, WSUS MS Patching , MS Project/Access/ Office/Visio, BMC Portal, Remedy, Citrix, HP System Tools, MS Netmon, Windows Resource Kit Tools, Sysinternals, MS Exchange, Tivoli-BigFix, Commvault, TSM, Crystal Reports, .NET, Windows Deployment Services WDS, SCCM, Nagios, Puppet, MySQL, Symantec Ghost, WebEx, XenServer, Rally, ServiceNow

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Systems Engineer

• Windows 2003 server migrations to Windows 2008/2012 servers. SCCM 2007 to 2012 migration. SCCM administration, OS/software distribution, task sequences, and SQL queries. VMware and Windows systems administration involving 2400 VMs including server builds, VMotion, storage VMotion, DRS, HA and configuring ESX and physical servers. Bash shell and extensive Powershell scripting for automating tasks in Linux and Windows. Active Directory, GPO, DNS, and DHCP configuration. Citrix support.
• Lead engineer for migrating 650 Windows 2003 servers to Windows 2008/2012.
• Migrated 15 SCCM 2007 servers to SCCM 2012 including primary, secondary and distribution point servers.

Confidential

Systems Engineer

• Administered and deployed 42 Linux and 110 Windows 2008 servers, including writing Powershell and Linux shell, Perl and cron job scripts to automate tasks, alerts, datafeeds, and encryption. Go to expert building and administering Active Directory, GPOs, domain controllers, IIS/2003/2008/2012, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NAS/SAN storage, Raritan KVM, Citrix presentation, XenApp and XenServers. Configured eVault server backups. Developed infrastructure documentation, DR plans, and PCI security compliance. Lead WSUS Windows and Linux patching. Linux CentOS support for java/Apache based websites and package installs. Configured PKI, encryption, SSL, SSH, SFTP, SSH on Linux servers. MS SQL 2008 server configuration. Nagios monitoring and Puppet configuration.
• Built and deployed 63 Windows 2008 VMware servers, Windows 7/8 PCs and Macs for the Shanghai office. Used SCCM for deploying the PCs, including configuration and troubleshooting support for Dell powervault storage, Dell servers, Cisco 2150 router, VPN, Meraki firewalls, Cisco Catalyst 3750 switches, PDUs, Cisco wireless APs, Cisco VoIP phones, DNS, DHCP.
• Second-tier helpdesk support and speedy resolution for Linux, Windows, Citrix and website issues.
• Administered and configured Office365 cloud based MS Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and desktop applications for 350 employees.
• Installed, built and configured VMs, ESX servers, vSphere upgrades, HA, Fault Tolerance, VDS, and clustering DRS.

Confidential

Sr. System Administrator

• Built, migrated, and administered Windows 2003/2008/2012, Linux, Solaris, and VMware servers, including ESX, P2Vs, SAN storage, fiber switches, and Commvault backups for 625 servers in multiple datacenters. Provided expert hands-on for Group Policy, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS, LDAP, IAS, CIFS, NFS, print servers, clustering, load balancing, and firewalls. Configured and administered VMware cloud server farms, updating and maintaining 600 virtual Windows and Linux servers. Coordinated and integrated security policies, patches, and vulnerability remediation across multiple platforms. Linux server trouble shooting, virtualization, and system administration. VBScript, Bash, and Powershell scripting. IIS, Apache Tomcat, MS Exchange 2010, Citrix XENApp/Desktop, SharePoint deployments, and system administration. Configured MS Exchange server roles mailbox, hub transport, messaging including transport rules and send connectors. System configuration with Puppet. Financial ecommerce websites performance monitoring and application support. Patching with WSUS and later BigFix. BCP and DR design and testing. Cisco switch, router and load balancing deployment. Windows and Mac desktop support.
• Performance Bonus Award for implementing security upgrades and patches 30 days ahead of schedule.
• Exceeded customer expectations in providing timely resolution of system issues, investigating root causes, and documenting preventive measures and improvement.
• Innovated solutions to improve server operations including clustering servers and structuring VMware operations and backups VDR to improve performance and reliability.
• Innovated and maintained Bash, VBScript, Powershell, and batch executables to automate server administration tasks.

Confidential

• Sr. System Administrator Senior technical lead for deploying and administering Windows 2000/2003 server infrastructure for multi-million dollar clinical processes and applications. Built, configured and administered Windows 2000/2003 server farms supporting applications, databases, IIS and Citrix. Technical and change-control lead for application servers, clustering, web/data migration, including Active Directory and Group Policy. Configured and supported LAN switches, routers, VoIP, VPN, RADIUS, SNMP, IIS, DNS, WINS, NetBIOS, DHCP, TCP/IP, and LDAP. Gathered and coordinated user requirements for server builds. Built and administered VMware Virtual Center, ESX servers, HP blade/DL servers and SAN including fiber channel/switches. Security policy lead and MS Exchange administrator. Reporting and querying SQL databases. Cisco Telephony/Router deployment.
• Built, migrated, and administered 25 Windows 2003 HP application servers and infrastructure including RAID arrays, clustering, Symantec server imaging Backup Exec, NetBackups, and Antivirus for manufacturing line. Built and administered a Windows 2003 SQL cluster datacenter with 74 servers, 125,000 under annual budget. Built, test-validated and maintained a 10-server Citrix farm configuring Oracle, SQL databases, ETLs. Analyzed and repaired customer problems quickly to high customer satisfaction for 500 users.

Confidential

• Sr. System Administrator Senior technical lead for Windows 2000/2003 server builds and administration including QA testing, documentation, and gathering business requirements. Windows 2000/2003/VMware/Citrix server administrator, building, configuring, migrating, and maintaining server farms for supporting 20 clinical applications under strict change control. Level 2 desktop support. Security policy lead and MS Exchange administrator.
• Designed maintained IT security including Active Directory and Group Policy for 600 users.
• P2Ved, built, and maintained 57 servers on VMware-Windows 2003-Citrix saving 325,000.
• Administered 60 physical server migrations and upgrades, including performance tuning/monitoring. Developed and maintained VMware HP SAN/NAS resolving complex problems.

Confidential

Supervisor Computer Information and Telecommunication Systems Technical lead for Windows NT/2000/2003 server administration. Migrated database servers, backed up servers, prepared disaster recovery plans, designed QA testing, and developed security policies, scans, and strategy. Utilized Windows Resource kit tools and diagnostic scripts, troubleshooting firewall, VPN, IIS, DNS, WINS, NetBIOS, DHCP, TCP/IP, and LDAP issues. Defined, analyzed, and repaired hardware and software issues for several hundred users 24x7, working a Citrix/Windows/ /Solaris datacenter. IT security policy lead.