SUMMARY

• 25+ years as an experienced professional with an extensive documented history in Information Technology.
• Career of continued education as well as an emphasis on practical solutions for an ever changing landscape.
• Maintain a technology lab environment to design, test and experiment with current and emerging technologies

SKILLPATH SEMINARS:

• Linux Design & Implementation
• Fundamentals of Successful Project Management
• The Essentials of Communicating with Diplomacy and Professionalism

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Security Specialist

Confidential, Columbus, Ohio

Responsibilites:

• Engineering lead assigned to the CISO. Primary roles include security incident identification, research and resolution or mitigation actions.
• Responsible for Web filtering services and SMTP relaying services via Cisco Ironport S and C series appliances.
• Implemented updates, patching and security vulnerability fixes on all appliances.
• Technologies employed include IBM QRadar and Qualys SIEMs, McAfee ePO, Splunk and internal State of Ohio centralized logging.
• Performed security reviews and audits as an ongoing activity. Collaborated with internal Infrastructure, Networking and Architecture teams to resolve and complete complex Information Technology issues and initiatives.

Senior System Engineer 

Confidential, Dublin, Ohio 

Responsibilites:

• Nagios lead architect, engineer and administrator to monitor Corporate and Franchise devices.
• Digital Menu Board image lead architect and engineer. FOG (Free Open source Ghost) architect for all Restaurant Solution images.
• Specialty proof of concept and theoretical engineering lead for development projects.
• Mentored junior team members with complex IT issues.

Testing Engineer 

Confidential, Columbus, Ohio

Responsibilites:

• Performance data collection and analysis of ATM systems in preparation for a national 10,000+ ATM XP to Windows 7 refresh project.
• Created universal baseline and idleline performance templates, automation collection scripts and procedural documents for all affected ATMs.
• Designed and implemented diverse negative testing procedures to validate the conversion process and discover defects.

Implementation Engineer

Confidential, Columbus, Ohio 

Responsibilites:

• Build, implementation and application deployment for a high - profile mortgage banking project with a scope of over a 1,000 servers.
• Technologies implemented include Windows clustering, VMware, Symantec Endpoint Protection 10 & 12, Symantec ESM, IBM Tivoli, SCCM 2007, SQL and Oracle Database clustering, NAS (HP & EMC) integration and network teaming.
• Extensive scripting using a combination of Batch, VBScript & Powershell.
• Provide on call 24/7 support as needed for client initiatives including diagnostics, RCA s and application deployments.

Services Administrator

Confidential, Columbus, Ohio 

• Administration and evaluation of multiple enterprise class monitoring systems including BMC Patrol, CA Spectrum, SCOM 2007 & HP SIM. Monitoring Agent installation and troubleshooting.

Information Security Administrator 

Confidential, Columbus, Ohio

Responsibilites:

• Migration of the legacy BISYS network to the Citi standard.
• Assisted with the division of labor initiatives and implementation of new security practices and standards.
• Migration of legacy users from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Exchange. Provided secure Legacy access for worldwide Citi accounts.
• Using legacy, 3rd party (Hyena) and proprietary Citi tools for Active Directory administration of Bisys worldwide forest consisting of 7 geographically diverse domains.
• Designed and implemented a backup auditing and logging strategy for reconciliation of all Bisys Arcserve and Symantec Backup Exec servers in the forest.

Systems Administrator/Network Engineer

Confidential, Columbus, Ohio 

Responsibilites:

• Procured, built, configured, and installed 20+ Netware, Linux, Solaris and Windows (2000 - 2003, x86/x64) servers using HP DL Series servers and Sunfire Vseries.
• Trained/mentored 3 junior systems engineers in daily systems administration tasks.
• Procured, designed and installed all LAN & WAN infrastructures using Cisco Routers & Dell Gigabit Switches.
• Upgrade to Gigabit technologies increased productivity and reduced network latency over 75%. Procured, designed and implemented a secure VPN and remote administration strategy using Fortinent Firewalls and Digi Console Devices that enabled a realistic and testable DR/Business Continuity plan.
• Designed and implemented an effective DNS, DHCP, WINS & IP strategy for all network devices.
• Created and provided regular benchmark performance and monitoring metrics utilizing MS Project, MS Visio, Network Taps and Wireshark that increased network uptime to 99.3% Procured, designed, and installed a Symantec Backup Exec end to end nightly backup and disaster recovery system using Overland NEO Library & REO VTL devices on a dedicated full mesh 4GB fabric backbone network which reduced recovery times from 4+ hours to minutes.
• Managed desktop and hardware support for 125+ windows XP clients using personally designed Ghost images for a variety of IBM desktop and laptops including HP, Xerox and Imagistics printers and MFD s. Implemented and maintained all Avaya Definity/Intuity telecom server hardware and performed all client side moves/adds/changes.
• Procured, designed and installed Qfiniti Voice Recording

Senior Level Tier Technician 

Confidential, Dublin, Ohio

Responsibilites:

• Provided Tier 2 LAN, desktop and IBM/Apple hardware support for 200+ remote and local clients using Windows and Apple Desktops.
• Application installation, migration and troubleshooting of various in - house application as well as Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, Apple software suites and Palm PDA Support.
• Mentored 10+ junior members of the IT staff Developed and documented IT solutions, procedures and benchmarks using Microsoft Office and Microsoft Visio.

Rollout Technician

Confidential 

• Consolidation and implementation of the following in preparation for a Y2K standardization initiative.
• Client desktops/laptops to Dell desktops/laptops, Microsoft Office 2000 and Windows 2000.
• LAN/WAN routers and switches to Cisco equivalent devices.
• Server platforms to HP DL Series Severs, Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Exchange 2000.

Senior Computer Technician/Network Field Technician

Confidential - Dublin, Ohio 

Responsibilites:

• Build, diagnose and repair hardware Systems in house using Windows and custom built platforms.
• Network design and implementation of Ethernet and 10b2 architectures using industry standard routers and switches in custom wired environments.
• Provided field installs, diagnostics and repairs on a diverse set of platforms and architectures as well as application support for Microsoft Office, Windows and DOS based applications.
• Maintained and supported a wide variety of customers across the Ohio region.