SUMMARY:

• Highly analytical, innovative, and results - driven technologist with over 10 years of broad-based experience managing all aspects of technology in aeronautics, agriculture, aviation, education, hospitality management, and real estate.
• Effective at working independently under high-pressure in critical environments.
• Equipped with articulate communication and interpersonal abilities in building positive work relationships with all professional levels.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Cloud Infrastructure Management: AWS, Office 365, Rackspace, vCloud

Database Administration: MSSQL 2008/2012/2014, MYSQL, PostgreSQL

Disaster Recovery: DPM, LiveVault, NetBackup, Tivoli, Veeam, VMware Site Recovery Manager

Email Security: Barracuda, Proofpoint, Websense

Imaging: Acronis, Ghost, Kaseya, MDT, SCCM

Linux OS: CentOS, RHLE, Ubuntu

Load Balancing: AWS ELB, F5 BIG-IP LTM, Microsoft NLB

Microsoft Communicator/Lync/Skype:

Microsoft Exchange: 2007/2010/2013/2016

Microsoft OS: Windows XP/7/8/10, Server including Active Directory 2003/2008/2012

Microsoft Server including Active Directory: 2000/ 2003/2008/2012

Microsoft SharePoint: 2010/2013

Microsoft System Center: SCCM, SCOM

Networking protocols: BGP, CDP, DHCP, DNS, LAN, OSPF, RIP, TCP/IP, WAN, VLAN, VPN

Routing and Switching: Brocade, Cisco ASA, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Nexus, Fortinet Fortigate

Scripting: BASH, PowerShell, Visual Basic Security Policy Design and Implementation

Storage Area Network(SAN): EMC, NetApp, Dell Compellent, EqualLogic

System Monitoring and Performance: Centrion, NeDi, Nagios, SCOM, SolarWinds, WhatsUp Gold

Virtualization: Citrix Presentation Server, Hyper-V, VMWare ESX/ESXi, XenApp

Voice over IP(VoIP): Asterisk, Cisco Call Manager, Elastix, Flowroute

Web Server: IIS, Apache, Tomcat, Glassfish, ColdFusion

Wireless Technologies and Access Points (WiFi): Aerohive, Cisco, Fortinet

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential,Orlando,FL

Senior Systems Engineer

• Support and maintain Active Directory integrated network, plus managing group policy objects, logon scripts, and trust relationship for 500 users in multiple locations across the US Sunbelt Region.
• Secure, monitor, and manage network of Aerohive, Cisco, and Fortinet equipment for over 30 buildings, including Amenities, Building Controls, Surveillance, VoiP (CUCM), and Wireless Access Points(WiFi).
• Administer, manage, and maintain IT infrastructure and design. Includes application deployment, patch management, and PowerShell scripting of Windows Servers.
• Implement and control IIS, SharePoint, and SQL Servers for Production and Development environments.
• Maintain solid backups and disaster recovery plan with AWS Storage Gateway, Boomerang, and Veeam.
• Implement IS systems engineering projects through collaboration, coordination, and execution across multiple teams and contractors.
• Manage cloud infrastructure: AWS, Office 365, Rackspace, vCloud; Windows and Linux
• Engineer clustered virtual infrastructure consisting of converged FlexPod: VMWare, NetApp SAN, and Cisco UCS.
• Employ Kaseya VSA environment in conjunction with MDT and SCCM for server/workstation automation, application deployment, auditing, and imaging.
• System Monitoring and Performance of critical systems utilizing Centrion, NeDi, and Nagios.
• Mentor and train administrators and technicians.
• Data center consolidation of applications and servers reducing annual cost.
• Enhanced Helpdesk productivity of application installation, automation, remote access, and system updates with implementation of Kaseya.
• Integral role in improving workflow process by leading rollout of SharePoint 2013.

Confidential,Orlando,FL

Systems Engineer

• Support Active Directory integrated network of 300+ servers and 2000+ workstations; Linux and Windows.
• Administration, design, troubleshooting, and maintenance of infrastructure throughout the enterprise.
• Implement and administer Apache, IIS, SharePoint, and SQL Servers for Production, QA, and Development environments.
• Maintain solid backups and disaster recovery plan with LiveVault and VMware Site Recovery Manager.
• Manage cloud infrastructure: AWS, Office 365, Rackspace
• Manage multisite clustered virtual infrastructure consisting of VMWare, Hitachi SAN, and IBM BladeCenter.
• Mentor and train administrators and technicians.
• Provide deployment and release configurations for server systems the packaged and custom applications of the enterprise are installed.
• Secure, monitor, and manage network of Brocade, Cisco, and F5 equipment, including VoiP (CUCM) and Wireless Access Points(WiFi).
• System Monitoring and Performance of critical systems utilizing WhatsUp Gold and IBM QRadar.
• Technical project management of customer-facing and internal projects.
• Created comprehensive security platform using various security tools for logging and monitoring, vulnerability assessments, and network activity monitoring with IBM QRadar.
• Migration of production applications and systems to new colocation facilities and cloud providers. Results reached availability of 99.999% uptime and decreased data center cost by 2 million dollars.
• Managed and implemented Data Warehouse environment involving full deployment of Microsoft SQL SSAS, SSIS, and SSRS with BI integration.

Confidential,Orlando,FL

Systems Engineer

• Planning, coordination and configuration of core servers and applications, as well as the coordination and integrations with multiple third-party partner systems.
• Lead technical project management of both customer-facing and internal projects.
• Manage small to mid-level networks including limited client consultation or recommendations of data flow requirements, security practices, optimization strategies, and coordinating on-site deployment of client’s system and related platforms.
• Develop contingency and recovery plans.
• Architect and management of AWS, Google, and Rackspace cloud infrastructure; Linux and Windows.
• Deployment and release management for full suite of Intelity SaaS products.
• Manage, secure, and monitor network technologies including but not limited to VLANs, Firewalls, DNS, VPN connections, and Active Directory.
• Database administration and performance of MSSQL and PostgreSQL.
• IIS, Apache and Glassfish web server management and tuning.
• Mentor and train administrators and technicians.
• Improved SaaS communication security and communication by developing VPN tunnels to hoteliers.

Confidential,FL

Senior Server Administrator

• Support Active Directory integrated network of 700+ servers; Linux and Windows.
• Administer, manage, and maintain IT infrastructure and design. Includes application deployment, patch management, and scripting.
• Implement and administer Apache, ColdFusion, IIS, SharePoint, and SQL Servers for Production, QA, and Development environments.
• Maintain solid backups and disaster recovery plan.
• Manage campus data center clustered virtual infrastructure consisting of VMWare, Hitachi SAN, and HP BladeSystems.
• Mentor and train administrators and technicians.
• Plan, lead, and execute assigned projects in accordance with customer’s needs and Confidential ’s requirements.
• Run deployment configurations for custom applications of the KSC.
• System Monitoring and Performance of critical systems via WhatsUp Gold.
• Created communication and virtual server environment for weather monitoring during launch days.

Confidential,Melbourne,FL

Windows Systems Engineer

• Support and maintain Active Directory integrated network, includes managing group policy objects, logon scripts, and trust relationships.
• Administer DFS, DNS, FTP, IIS, MDT, RDS, and VPN cluster wide.
• Maintain solid backups and disaster recovery plan.
• Primary Server 2008 HPC Cluster administrator and architect.
• SQL Server 2008 R2 administration and design.
• Designed and implemented Windows Server 2008 High Performance Computing environment from inception to completion including SQL, Active Directory, DHCP, MDT, and RDS.
• Project completion led to prodigious amount of research and publications that have gone on to support risk reports and analysis for countries burdened with the staggering challenges of disease eradication.

Confidential,Orlando,FL

Systems Administrator

• Support and maintain Active Directory integrated network, plus managing group policy objects, logon scripts, and trust relationship for 10000+ users in over 200 locations worldwide.
• Administer DFS, DNS, FTP, Kaseya, Solarwinds, IIS, SharePoint, and SQL Cluster company-wide.
• Administer, manage, and maintain IT infrastructure and design. Includes application deployment, patch management, and PowerShell scripting of Windows Servers.
• Deployment and release configurations for server systems the packaged and custom applications of the enterprise are installed.
• Maintain solid backups and disaster recovery plan with Symantec NetBackup and Microsoft DPM.
• System Monitoring and Performance of critical systems.
• Manage Hyper-V and VMWare clustered infrastructure comprised of NetApp SAN and Dell Servers.
• Support and deploy Citrix Cluster of over 200 client-server based applications.
• SAN migration from NetApp to Dell Compellent for overall increased performance.
• Improved process for application deployment, automation, change control, and system updates with employment of Kaseya.
• Realized company-wide project to convert physical servers to VMware resultant in reduced overhead costs including hardware and energy savings.
• Successful SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010 migration.

Confidential,Oviedo,FL

Microsoft Systems Administrator

• Support and maintain Active Directory integrated network, includes managing group policy and PowerShell scripting for 1000 users in 15 locations nationwide including over 100 Windows Servers.
• Manage Microsoft Exchange and Unified Messaging with Blackberry Enterprise Server integration.
• Oversee DFS, DNS, FTP, IIS, System Center, SharePoint, and SQL clusters company-wide.
• Management and deployment of clustered virtual infrastructure consisting of Hyper-V, VMWare, NetApp SAN, and Dell Servers.
• Secure, monitor, and manage network of Cisco firewalls, routers, switches, and Wireless Access Points(WiFi).
• Maintain and administer imaging utilizing MDT and SCCM.
• Uphold solid backups and disaster recovery plan with Symantec Backup Exec.
• Successful project management and planning.
• Achieved company-wide project to convert physical servers to VMware and Hyper-V servers resulting in reduced overhead costs including hardware and energy savings.
• Launched improved communication and security with the deployment of Websense Security company-wide allowing for incoming and outgoing data protection.
• Organized migration of mailboxes from Microsoft Exchange 2003 to Microsoft Exchange 2007.

Confidential,Orlando,FL

Network Administrator

• Managed a network of 400 Windows workstations and 400+ users across two campuses.
• Configuration of Cisco switches, Active Directory, and VoIP phones.
• Maintained and administered imaging using Altiris Deployment Solutions and SCCM.
• Performed administrative and operational tasks including preparing for disaster recovery, Windows server maintenance and updates, and user support.
• Resolved issues with workstations, printers, scanners, and other associated devices.
• Utilized Track-it to record helpdesk requests, maintain inventory, and order supplies.
• Visual Basic scripting including but not limited to security changes, folder and drive mapping, registry editing, and installations.
• Centralized printers campus-wide resulting in decreased overhead costs.
• Enriched student focus with lockdown of workstations using VBscript including but not limited to security changes, folder and drive mapping, registry editing, and installations.