Sr. Systems Engineer Resume
Tampa, FL
OBJECTIVE:
- To obtain a position in which I can demonstrate my skills as an Information Technology Professional contributing to teh company and work toward common goals.
SUMMARY:
- Dedicated IT Engineer wif 17 years of experience in Systems, Networks and Virtualization Infrastructures
- Exceptional experience in publishing technologies based on Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop and 2X
- Wide experience in infrastructures based on Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2012 & Microsoft Exchange 2003 / 2007 / 2010
- Extensive expertise in backups, data integrity, disaster recovery management
- Adept in Systems, Network, and Virtualization troubleshooting
- Establishment of documentation standards for teh company
- Cost benefits analysis and policy planning/implementation.
- Strong leadership and management skills
- Physical and Virtual Infrastructure Design and implementation
- Highly dedicated and motivated wif strong initiative and attention to detail
- Saved company thousands of dollars in annual renewal fees by external maintenances, implementing new infrastructures, and hardware meticulously chosen according to requirements
- Establishment of Corporate Intranet for internal use for teh company headquarters located in other countries, saving significant cost in international calls, improving workforce effectiveness
- Enhance company’s production by improving user’s work experience
- High customer satisfaction due to successful projects and professional relationships
- Establish an effective Monitoring Performance System enhancing proactive avoiding critical system disasters
- Improve business continuity by designing a disaster recovery plan and backup system for teh company’s Data Center
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
TECHNOLOGIES: Microsoft Exchange Server 2003/2007/2010 and 2013 (Lab environment) Microsoft ISA Server 2004/2006 Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010 / Visio/Project / Lync Server 2010 Microsoft SharePoint Services Microsoft SQL Implementation and Management VMware ESX Virtualization Platform Design Microsoft Hyper - V Server 2008 R2 / 2012 Infrastructure Design. Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop and 2X Software Virtualization Technologies Symantec & Barracuda Appliance Anti Spam Symantec NetBackup 7.5 / 7.6 and Backup Exec 2010 R3 / 2012 Symantec Enterprise Vault 10 Storage Craft Shadow Protect SOLARWINDS Orion - Network Performance Monitor KASEYA Management and Monitoring Systems
PLATFORMS: Microsoft Windows Server NT / 2000 / 2003 / 2008 / 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 / 8 Mac OS X Novell Netware Unix/Linux Sonicwall / Pfsense Firewall / Watchguard / Citrix Netscaler
NETWORKING: Active Directory / Terminal Server / 2X / DNS / VPN / TCP-IP / IPSEC / DHCP / FTP / HTTPS / SMTP / POP3 / LAN / VLAN / WAN / IIS / OWA / NAS / SAN Storage Systems ( iSCSI SAS / Ethernet / Fibre / Copper )
HARDWARE: DELL PowerEdge family Servers & SAN EqualLogic / PowerVault MD Storage family Arrays HP Proliant family Servers & SAN StorageWorks P2000 G3 Storage family Arrays Intel / AMD / General PC, WO, Server assembly
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential - Tampa, FL
Sr. Systems Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Became part of teh Global Virtualization team following teh acquisition of URS by Confidential
- Support teh Global Virtualization infrastructure for a Fortune 500 company wif 100.000 employees
- Design, Configure, and Manage Confidential Global Citrix XenApp farm
- Develop Business Continuity Plan for Confidential primary Citrix farm
- Manage and Maintain Legacy URS/ Confidential Citrix farms
- Consolidate Legacy URS/ Confidential Citrix farms into teh primary Confidential Citrix farm
- Offer Tier III Support for our Global Servers, Citrix and vMware Infrastructure
- Manage Active Directory tasks related to Citrix Administration (Users/Security/GPO)
- Team up wif application owners/administrators publishing more TEMPthan 120 applications through Citrix XenApp
- Lead critical Citrix and Virtualization Projects
- Plan and support large Data Center migration projects
- Support Backup and Disaster Recovery team as needed
- Document and maintain standard operating procedures ( SOPs )
- Deliver excellence user support
Confidential - Tampa, FL
Data Center Administrator - IT Sr. Systems Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Design Disaster Recovery Plan for teh Tampa and Austin Data Centers
- Implement, update and maintain Data Center disaster recovery plan
- Design, Implement and maintain Citrix XenApp farms for teh company supporting up to 3.000 users
- Support Application Owners to ensure proper services on XenApp Servers
- Implement security standards and GPO deployment
- Manage and maintain multiple Active Directory Forests and domains and MS Exchange infrastructure supporting 65.000 users
- Manage and maintain email archive infrastructure based on Symantec Enterprise Vault
- Implement, manage and maintain new Backup Infrastructure based on Symantec NetBakup protecting multiple platforms on a large Data Center
- Manage / participate in projects for teh company’s Data Center
- Document and maintain standard operating procedures ( SOPs )
- Write and maintain Backups and Disaster Recovery documentation
Confidential - Tampa, FL
Data Center Administrator - NOC / IT Systems & Network Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Virtual Networks Design and System Platforms Implementation.
- Implement and maintain Data Center Monitor Performance and Reporting System solution
- Implement, update and maintain Data Center disaster recovery plan.
- Implement cloud services solutions for hosted clients based on Citrix XenApp and 2X / 2X VDI.
- Implement security standards and GPO deployment.
- Implement and maintain multiple Active Directory domains and Exchange mail server infrastructures.
- Implement, manage and maintain data backup policy.
- Lead and manage projects for teh company’s Data Center and client’s infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues in a fast-paced data center environment
- Lead Help-Desk team.
- Tier III support for company’s hosted clients. Maintain Client’s SLA.
- Maintain high-level customer satisfaction
- Document and maintain standard operating procedures ( SOPs )
- Write and maintain Data Center documentation and network maps.
Confidential
IT Manager / IT Systems & Network Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Project Manager for teh company and their locations at China and Brazil.
- Plan and control of time and resources.
- Resource assessment and cost control.
- Responsible for computer equipment, peripherals and technologies purchasing.
- Vision for Technology innovation ensuring teh quality.
- Created and maintained company’s intranet infrastructure based in MS Sharepoint Services.
- Responsible for data security. Backup system design, implementation and maintenance using Veritas Backup, Symantec Backup Exec, and NT Backup.
- Provided support to company’s users.
- Control computationally in production lines.
- Installed, Configured, and Maintained NAS storage System devices, web servers and mail server based in Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 and Microsoft Server 2003/2008 Platforms.
- Active Directory implementation and administration. User and Systems management through GPO policies.
- Virtual infrastructure design and implementation based in VMware ESX 4.x
- Installed, Administrated, and Monitored of Network LAN Switches, Router, Firewall, DNS, DHCP, IIS, SSL, Terminal Services.
- Remote Systems Assistance / Administration / Monitoring ( Jan 2010 - Apr 2011 from United States )
Confidential
IT Systems Administrator / Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Design and deployment of software necessities and system infrastructures to multiples company’s customers.
- Responsible for design and implementation of Backup Systems solutions for company’s customers.
- Analysis and evaluation of necessities to offer new solutions in order to enhance customer’s production.
- Management of multiples company’s costumers providing halpdesk support on-site and remote.
- Infrastructure Implementations based on Microsoft 2000 and 2003 Server Environments.
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003 Server implementations.
- Network Design and Implementation for company’s customers.
- IT Support, Maintenance, Troubleshooting for company’s customers and internal users.
- Server, Workstation, Computer assembly
Confidential
IT Systems Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple company’s customer’s networks, systems infrastructure, backups, and troubleshooting.
- Installation and configuration of servers and computers’ infrastructure for company’s customers.
- Ensure teh quality and functionality of multiple customers’ systems and networks.
- Provided halpdesk support to company’s users and customers. Installation/reparation of PC’s/peripherals.
Confidential
IT Technician
Responsibilities:
- PC build and OS installation, configuration and maintenance. Systems troubleshooting.
- Server monitoring, operation and backup’s maintenance.
- Provide halpdesk support to teh company’s users.
