SUMMARY:

A senior level Information Technology (IT) Enterprise Infrastructure and Solution Architect with extensive experience in building new and remediate existing infrastructure. Hands on e xpertise with managing corporate and customer data centers. Designed, managed, developed, and implemented multiple projects including data center move of 1,500 Servers and Network devices in Universal Server Farm (USF) and 54 sites internationally. Strong team building and team leadership skills used to motivate to superior performance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Lake Forest, IL

Enterprise Infrastructure/Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• To bridge the gap between finance and IT by leading the efforts to implement business solutions driving revenue gains and cost savings throughout the organization
• Take architecture role in dealing with Confidential 5 Large Remediation Projects
• Translate business requirements into detailed architectural designs, including MPLS ISP vendor, Fiber and Copper Paths, Wifi, Core, Access and ordering equipment.
• Worked with site managers and multiple teams to make sure the requirements are met.
• Document all technical requirements and design technical solutions utilizing enterprise architecture standards including documenting all solution components and configurations
• Develop solution cost structure by identifying all cost points including labor, software and hardware
• Implement architectural designs while building solid relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Work with closely with Wintel, Network and Storage teams to ensure that all solutions & SOW are deployed within agreed timelines and supported after delivery
• Identify where exceptions to the enterprise architecture standards are required
• Gather business requirements, quotes from vendor, tower approvals & order equipment
• Created a generic SOW for the electrical vendor to provide the quotes with Confidential Standards
• Designed MDFs and IDFs layouts
• Worked with web technologies like IIS, Apache, Tomcat, Tomcat Maven, WebSphere.
• Worked with DB technologies like MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL.

Confidential, Lombard, IL

IT Director (Infrastructure Architect / Sr. Systems Engineer)

Responsibilities:

• Oversee & Monitor the whole infrastructure activities with other team members & project managers. Lead the team of 12 engineers to suggest and give them direction during design, implementation & deployment process.
• Evaluated & compare vmware ESX & vSphere, Microsoft Hyper - V and Citrix XenServer to suit best for the infrastructure.
• Designed, developed and deployed Network Infrastructure including Cisco ASA-55xx router and layer 3 switches including MPLS Cloud.
• Designed, developed and deployed Virtualization using Citrix XenServer and vmware ESX on HP ProLiant Servers G6 and G7.
• Designed, developed and deployed Windows 2008 R2 large scale Active Directory including GPOs, VB login scripts and other AD objects on VMs on Citrix XenServers
• Designed, developed and deployed CentOS v6.4 Cluster for the failover and load balancing.
• Designed, developed and deployed Microsoft IIS 7.0 and 7.5 in a multiple node application cluster including SQL2008 R2, DICOM servers and c onfigured HP P2000 G3 & other SAN LUNs to configure for cluster quorum & data.
• Designed Windows 2008 R2 Server and Windows 7 Automated Builds for faster deployment in the infrastructure using Microsoft Deployment Service & load builds with PXE boot.
• Designed, developed and deployed Zenoss, open source, server monitoring application & configured to monitor the whole infrastructure using the SNMP.
• Worked very closely with developers and assist them with radiology application design, C++, and .NET, maintained interfaces to other biomedical devices/systems.
• Proposed and estimated concept and requirements development effort for new product features and updates.
• Managed and maintained large data center and made it HIPA compliance.
• Developed and delivered progress reports.
• Solid hands on working experience in IT project management.
• Sound knowledge of network and mainstream application software.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
• Ability to manage successful, large-scale IT projects.
• Ability to perform operations in IT architecture.
• Ability to implement IT Infrastructure Applications.
• Maintained network systems, technology peripheral asset management.

Confidential, Volo, IL

Project Manager / Sr. Data Center Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Support Servers, install CAT6 copper cable, fiber optic and all media.
• HP Blade System, Proliant DL series G6, G7 & G8, HP storage MSA-P2000 G2 & G3 and Storage Work MSA-60, DELL PowerEdge, EMC2 Clarion CX4, IBM Blade Center H with 8740 blades, SUN Netra T series, CT 900, SunFire T2000, Sparc Enterprise T5220, M4000, M5000, SandvinePTS14000, Versera Media Appl Server, Mgmt Unit, Access Point and NGMSII, Netscout 7900, Genius Infinit stream 6995, Performer Manager, TAPS from Net Optics, Terminal Servers: Cyclades Avocent ACS-32, Avocent ACS-6032 and DIGI CM-32, SUN Storage Tek 2500, 3500, 6180, Sandvine SRP3000
• Foundry Networks-Big Iron RX-8, RX-16, Fast Iron Edge X 424, X448, MLX-4,Fast GT-EGC 16, CISCO 2800, 3800 series, Catalyst 3560G, 3750G, 4948, 6500-E, MDS 9134, 7604, 11500, C6509, ONS 15310 MA, Starent Network ST-40, F5 switches Big IP 1600, 3600, 6900, 8900 and F5-Viprion Big IP PB200, Brocade 5100, Fast IronEdge X448, Juniper Networks, Huawei OceanStore and Quidway)

Confidential, Lombard, IL

IT Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Roll out of Lotus Notes/Domino of v7 from MS Exchange server.
• Saved company cumulative total of $118,000+ per year and increased customer service efficiency 20%, production rate 38% and accounts receivables 15% by launching automated systems.
• Transitioned company from home-grown system to scalable and integrated ERP/MRP system ($600,000 budget). Ensured seamless implementation and mission-critical data transfer by analyzing existing database structures/relationships. Designed ERP system within 6 months and 10% under budget, created interactive training sessions and written procedures and revised existing ones to conform to ERP standards.
• Designed, tested, deployed and implemented XenServer and VMware ESX to deployed virtualization. Used Windows 2003, Windows 2008 R2, Zenoss on CentOS, and Ubuntu, as guest Operating systems.
• Created a 200 TB SAN by using the Openfiler & attached as iSCSI for SQL clustering, Snapshots and backups.

Confidential, Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Created a Windows 2008 Hyper-Visor task list with Best Practices for the engineers/consultants to follow.
• Documented all server configurations, histories, and contracts as well as standardizing operations.
• Redesigned new customer’s network by using Visio including Active Directory and Exchange by using MS best practices.
• Created the task list for the LeftHand Network SAN for the engineers to follow.
• Provide project leadership to over 6 projects at a time including: budget control, project timetable, status reporting, client’s project team coordination, quality assurance and communication with vendor, e.g. Microsoft, Cisco, SonicWall, Symantec and etc. Stay on top of the project’s lifecycle.
• Introduce to clients appropriate solutions needs assessment and product specification to define and manage previous neglected expectations - resulting in late project delivery.
• Research and implement production methodologies and document system, which introduce a cohesive off shore Web Site development rather than individualize task outcome. This optimized customer’s timeline and accomplish tighter schedule.
• Make a use of talent with in company and assign specific engineers for the specific tasks.

Confidential, Schaumburg, IL

Senior Global Active Directory Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed the processes to populate AD Site and Services. Developed a VBScript to automate the process to create Sites, Subnets, Site Links, Cost and Servers (DCs). Configured Sites & Services for Farmers and Zurich sites. Wrote. Created automated Wintel installation (builds) for custom applications.
• Collected data for over 1600 Sites including Sites, Subnets, Site Links, Cost and Servers (DCs).
• Member of a team to managed 195 DCs with 49,800 users, multiple forest & domains.
• Team member of the consolidation project of the Zurich multi-forest AD. The consolidation project includes the virtualization and retiring the servers. Heavily involved in day to day data center maintenance and support.
• Team member of the consolidation/upgrade of Lotus Notes/Domino servers/clients.
• Lead the project to organized 40k doc into the repository.
• Edited & implemented Group Policies (GPO) along with the complete documentation.

Confidential, Bellwood, IL

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created the Project Plans and feasibility, either to move to COLO facility or build our own data center. Met and visited StarGate, AT&T and Verizon COLO facilities to see and discuss the possibility to utilize their services. Presented the quotations to UBP CFO for approval.
• Created Storage Area Network (SAN) by using Openfiler on the isolated virtual gigabit LAN for the iSCSI and backups servers.
• Requisition of servers, Blackberries, desktops, monitors, & made decisions for best product & negotiated with vendors for the best possible price. Also in charge of asset management.
• Organized the UBP existing server room, improved network performance and apply new backup topologies.

Confidential, Des Plaines, IL

Senior Product Integration and Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Resolved major performance problem of Windows Server with Voyager: browser and client connection was limited, it was the show stopper. So fine-tuned Windows Server for ultimate performance, including Desktop Heap Affinity, Processes Priority, NT Kernel Paging (pining) virtual memory, etc. The server performance improved 300% and significantly improved client satisfaction.
• Designed, developed, & implemented the Windows 2000 & 2003 Active Directory Network with Exchange by setting up the multiple forest domain infrastructures that meets the needs of an Endeavor. Implement Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI) to automate the admin tasks.
• Designed and implemented new server standards for core business services. Created Windows Server automated build which used to install Oracle 10g server, Apache, Tomcat and etc. Added multiple devices, e.g. SAS, SATA and many more devices at the staging area which automatically detected by Windows installer.
• Designed and Implemented upgrade packages which can be installed remotely. Also used Windows RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, WexEx, for remote presentations and training, to upgrade and maintained customer servers remotely. Customer like Library of Congress, National Library of Switzerland, National Library of Sweden, Cornel University and many more. Used to work all night and holidays if the customer requests because of the time zones.
• Using analytical managerial and technical skills saved Endeavor man hours and over $300,000. Come up with an idea to install servers in unattended mode. The server can be build by using SMS, network requester or from bootable CD-ROM/DVD, including following software.
• Customers used to follow 64 pages long Oracle Client installation procedure which was causing allot of complaints and pain on customers end. Using superior technical expertise in Windows and WinBatch, methodical troubleshooting, and stellar project management skills created completely automated application which replaced 64 pages long procedure.
• Installed/Upgraded multiple customers from Sun Solaris (v5.7, v5.8, v5.9, & v5.10) & Redhat Linux (4.x). Patched Solaris, RH Linux (SMP), AIX, & Windows. Also installed & configured network switches, hubs, & routers. Set up the VPN & wireless networks.
• Worked very closely with development team as well as with project managers. Helped development team to create test beds as well as development networks.
• Created upgrade packages (software re-packaging) for customer servers for distribution with ultimate configuration, further enhancing customer satisfaction.