SUMMARY:

• Network administration and integration in large enterprise environments using VMWare, Virtual Center and VSphere, Brocade, Fiber Channel and SAN storage, Windows 2008/2012 and Active Directory

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Systems Engineer

• Virtual infrastructure design, installation, administration, migration and upgrades
• Virtualizing Windows environments, Windows administration
• SAN Installation, Zoning, capacity planning, partitioning, and administration
• Active directory account servicing
• Backups, disaster recovery planning

Confidential

Technology Infrastructure Engineer

• Implemented a new VMWare environment using Vsphere 5.5
• Migrated Windows standalone servers to VMWare cluster.
• Installed and configured Fortinet security appliance/firewall
• Installed a new Windows Active Directory domain, migrated/recreated users & OU objects to the newly created domain. Automated backups & centralized Trend Micro Anti virus.

Confidential, Lakeland, FL

Network Systems Engineer

• Data center migration from the Lakeland Data center to the LMDC Data center in Valley Forge.
• Conducted network, storage, backup system, and VM capacity planning study, file system and user security assessment, and emulated security structure on Netapp VFiler SAN. Involved in planning sessions with stake holders, migration data and VM planning sessions with technical personnel.
• Interfaced with Vendors such as CA, XIO, Netapp, Netbackup, HP, and other providers to assess product features.
• Monitored circuits and network bandwidth using LMDC provided tools, monitored server loads on an ongoing basis, set up alarms to alert administrators to overload conditions, responded to alarms for circuit and VM overload, conducted detailed root cause analysis for server failures, proposed change recommendations and presented them during weekly meetings with department heads, and implemented changes which have been approved.
• Owned the Backup/Recovery role. Revised capacities and schedules to complete backups. Re - engineered the backup process to move files over Fiber Channel to the backup server then backup from local drive to mitigate long backup delays.
• Tasked with evaluating and recommending a backup strategy for the new environment. Approached SAN and VMWare VARs with requirements and scheduled their presentations, then recommended solutions.

Confidential, Sterling, VA

Virtual Infrastructure Engineer

• Deployment, administration, maintenance, backup and upgrade of VMWare products in fully and partially virtualized environments.
• Deployment of VMware server clusters with DRS/VMotion/HA with auto failover in real-time mission-critical environments.
• Deployment, upgrade, and migration to VSphere 4 from earlier versions
• Revise storage allocation strategies in geographically distributed Main-DR site
• Test and revise backup strategy and disaster recovery readiness
• Support Medical clients with network design, LAN and WAN requisitioning, Install and turn up, Upgrade servers and systems and VPNs, and end user support
• Upgrade/migration proposals, negotiate with vendors and evaluate and recommend hardware, SOW and SLA

Confidential , Lakeland, FL

Senior Network Analyst

• VMWare Host & Guest server deployment, migration & maintenance on HP C7000 blade enclosures with Brocade switches & XioTech SAN storage for VM guests in a 90% virtualized environment
• Support for backups & restores on an ADIC tape backup robot using Netbackup v6.5, manage offsite storage
• Manage security using Enterprise Vulnerability Assesment Network (EVAN) and McAfee Foundstone, patch deployment using PatchLink and VMWare Update Manager
• Non-routine system maintenance and upgrades
• Requisition new systems and services using Infrastructure Systems Management console (ISM)
• Respond to 2nd/3rd level support for servers, applications, hardware, infrastructure.
• Create & maintain Standard Operating Instructions (SOI’s)
• Actively participate in Corporate Computer Resource Council, Change Management Council, disaster recovery planning & similar regularly scheduled meetings
• Requirement analysis for upgrading/replacing optical archiving & SAN.
• Adhere to corporate security & vulnerability compliance, monitoring & remediation, SOX compliance, change management, & disaster recovery policy.

Confidential, Sterling, VA

Senior Network Engineer

• Planning, design & deployment of a high availability Computer aided dispatch network to support a Federal Project’s multi-site system.
• Conducted requirements analysis for WAN links, LAN design
• Windows 2000 & Active Directory planning & deployment,
• Designate FSMO roles, AD replication topology, infrastructure services such as DNS, DHCP, WINS, network & NOS security and group policies.
• Produced test plans and conducted SIT/UAT testing, produced design and functional documentation
• Conduct white board presentations to benefit management & technical staff.

Confidential, McLean, VA

Network Systems Engineer

• Worked closely in the Lab in support of the NOS/Security team resolving Windows 2000 OS, Active Directory, Exchange, and SMS operational, deployment, migration, and administrative Issues. Produced Citrix based thin client architectures.
• Conducted network security analysis & site hardening on client networks using port scanners, hacking tools, and scripts to intercept network traffic and identify vulnerable systems.
• Supported Nationwide deployment of DSL network including DSL Stinger rack & aggregation router configuration and turn up, Colo site IDF wiring, and DSL Vendor equipment rack test and turnup.

Confidential, Parsippany, NJ

Network Consultant

• Migration from QIP V3.x to 5.x. Conducted Independent audit of United Parcel Service’s 450.000 node IP services, making specific recommendations for performance improvements in Oracle database performance, DNS, DHCP, WINS, security, redundancy, and IP address space utilization based on existing routing architecture
• Produced, validated, & executed test plans for QIP DDNS performance with Windows 2000 desktops running Novell v5 clients.
• Resolved issues with DHCP extended options in support of an impending Windows 2000 deployment.
• Led a team of UPS staff through upgrading to the new version of QIP, and followed through with knowledge transfer.

Confidential, Vienna, VA 

Network Engineer

• Lead administrator for Operations & Systems Support (OSS) for all windows systems at Winstar. Supported end users by responding to tickets in the Remedy support system and pursuing them till closure.
• Conducted network performance monitoring & troubleshooting,
• High bandwidth traffic engineering for enterprise core services data network utilizing Cisco & Foundry L4 switches.
• Conducted requirements analysis, harware acquisition & installation, tested, deployed & administered Lucent’s QIP on Winstar’s 45,000+ node network to be the default DNS/DHCP platform for Winstar’s data network.
• Pre-release systems integration testing and configuration management, software patch and version upgrades. Performed electronic packaging and distribution using Microsoft SMS V2.0. Deployed software releases at corporate sites and sales offices nationwide.