SUMMARY:

• Accomplished Systems Engineer with 13 years of experience managing server infrastructures and data - center operations. Able to effectively plan, install, configure and optimize the IT infrastructure to consistently achieve high availability and performance.
• Management recognized my role as key contributor of innovative ideas and positive contributions by re-engineering the Operating System deployment process. My efforts reduced the man-hours required to deploy customer sites by 60% enabling customer to save $75,000 in travel expenses over the course of 12 months

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, DC

Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintain physical and virtual infrastructure that utilizes VMware 5.5, NetApp Storage, Windows 2008 R2 & Windows 2012 R2 Servers, Exchange 2010/2013 server, System Center Operation Manger 2012 server (SCOM), System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Server (SCCM), Certificate Authority Server, MS SQL server 2012, and Active Directory Services Servers including DNS and DHCP
• Responsible for designing and configuring Microsoft Exchange 2013
• Designed, implemented and manage Microsoft Cloud service, Azure Site Recovery (ASR)
• Responsible for implementing IIS 8.5 and managing sites
• Configured Windows 2012 Read-Only Domain Controller
• Implemented Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) utilizing Group Policy Object (GPO)
• Built Active directory certificate services 2012 to provide certificates to network devices and websites

Confidential, Reston, VA

Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining a virtual infrastructure that utilizes VMware, NetApp Storage, Windows 2008 R2 & Windows 2012 R2 Servers, Exchange server 2007 and 2013, System Center Operation Manger 2012 server (SCOM), SolarWinds, SPLUNK, Host Base Security System (HBSS), System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Server (SCCM), MS SQL Server, and Active Directory Services Servers
• Designed, implemented, and documented new information security architectures, and technical control standards utilizing security tools such as Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG), ACAS, and SCAP scans
• Supported day-to-day administration system of network devices such as Cisco routers and switches
• Responsible for creating and maintaining Group Policy Object (GPO) to ensure that systems are receiving proper security controls
• Responsible for Migrating Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013

Confidential, Frederick, MD

Principle Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained a virtual infrastructure that used IBM Blade Server Chasis, IBM FC Storage, Windows 2008 R2 & Windows 2012 R2 Servers, System Center Operation Manger 2012 server (SCOM), System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Server (SCCM), MS SQL Server, and Active Directory Services Servers.
• Responsible for securing, and designing Windows server using Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG's)
• Implemented VMware's Virtual Switch technology, port aggregation, NIC teaming, VLAN trunking, and port groups.
• Responsible for Active directory, GPO, Domain users, Administrating users and groups and given appropriate permissions and privilege to access our LAN and Domain environment.

Confidential

Sr. System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administered IT infrastructure including: client support, configuration, maintenance of LAN/WAN technologies: routers, switches, server’s and encryption devices
• Responsible for building test lab by implementing Windows server 2008 R2 Domain Controller, Active Directory, DNS and DHCP server to assist resolving deployment or in-house issues
• Responsible for securing, designing and implementing an image deployment using STIG's and Security Compliance Manager (SCM)
• Responsible for configuring new sites by implementing new network devices such as Cisco routers and switches along with encryption devices and workstations
• Developed and implement Group Policy Object
• Installed VMware 5.5 to implement in the test environment

Confidential

Sr. System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administered advance computer systems to include: the installation, configuration, and maintenance for the multisite LAN and WAN architecture, equipment and related services
• Utilized VMware software to maximize server virtualization
• Responsible for operation and maintenance of Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007, Exchange 2003/2010, Antivirus server and Windows 2003/2008 File servers
• Maintained DOD encryption device
• Analyzed system faults within the Windows operating systems
• Performed Tier I, II and III systems administration and end user support.

Confidential

Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed and monitored policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources
• Provided help desk expertise to address user requests for assistance, in a high volume environment
• Established documentation standards for installations, configurations, and network security.
• Maintained SQL 2008 Server

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed advance Computer systems architecture
• Responsible for maintaining Domain controller, exchange 2003, and file server
• Tested hardware/software prior to deploy to production
• Built network infrastructure; running and terminating fiber cables

Confidential

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Function as System Engineer assigned to install local area network at Department of State facilities worldwide
• Upgraded Windows 2000/NT Exchange Server, Domain Controller, File and Print, Application and SMS server to Windows 2003 server
• Configured 2960, 3750 and 3560 Cisco Switches
• Deployed and configured Symantec Anti-Virus server

Confidential

IT Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Provided Video Television Conference (VTC) and computer system support for the National Guard-Distance learning program throughout the United States and territories
• Deployed and configured VTC
• Responsible for troubleshooting network connection and creating network cables

Confidential, Washington, DC

IT Technician

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for diagnosing and troubleshooting computer related problems for 300 end users
• Created and implemented images from Norton Ghost Image

Confidential, Washington, DC

IT Technician

Responsibilities:

• Maintained computer systems, peripherals, in-house software's and hardware components
• Provided desktop support for over 500 end users at the Library of Congress by phone or in person