Skills

Professional Experience

Confidential

IT Infrastructure Analyst to Sr. Infrastructure Systems Specialist

Summary

• Specialized role with Abbott. Worked with AMO IT and greater Abbott GIS. Responsible for supporting enhancing and driving projects pertaining to Linux Unix Windows Servers network monitoring security and put into action WAN/LAN enhancements.

• Build and/or administered HP-UX AIX Linux and Windows operating systems on customized factory built or VM hardware based servers.
• OS Examples HP-UX 11i xx AIX V7.x CentOS RHEL Fedora CORE Fedora vv Ubuntu Kubuntu FreeBSD Slackware SUSE Windows Server 2003 2008 2008 SR2 2012
• o Typical administration DNS data security log/subsystem monitoring disk space hardware capacity planning and permission control for IT DevOps/QA SAP Active Directory domain and BW system accounts. AV disk security for Linux and Windows based servers using Norton AV McAfee enterprise versions with update control and centrally managed repositories.
• o Created monitoring infrastructure using Zabbix Nagios and BigBrother. Configured and distributed both customized and standardized templates for Zabbix Nagios and BigBrother as per profile to monitor multiple subsystem health via service/daemon for Windows and Linux assets. Utilized SMTP announcements for Cisco and TippingPoint WAN assets and procured notification system for TippingPoint IPS and firewalls. Used monitoring systems to also keep track of other business essential workstation/server sub-systems globally within AD domain and Linux/Unix realtime.
• o Manually engineered Linux LAMP installations on various platforms. Managed and created websites resulting from LAMP installations. Created and hosted IIS websites from Microsoft based server environments. Developed and maintained web based EDI monitoring and developed both low and high level AD user interface for transportation services and EDI status health. Used AV platforms for protection of EDI data once it was transferred over. Trained and updated knowledge base for the monitored infrastructure and generated SAP data throughput reports for all related meeting material.
• o Supported maintained and developed scripts for Active Directory GPOs MySQL back-end various web front end/s SAP application calls IBM Sterling Connect Direct CLEO Dial Up 32-GW IBM Sterling Gentran Linux/UX data conversions to Windows HP JetDirect PrintPOST AIX native for global printing OUs within AD internal SSH S/FTP Global VPN transports SAP virtual printing on HP-UX/AIX full EDI platform for Eirtrade complete EDI solution for 100 trading partners monitor system health complete file system maintenance.
• Automate with Crontab Zabbix schedtasks VL Trader and Lexicom. Code with HTML PHP java Powershell Windows Shell Host batch Bash Python Ruby Perl C C and .NET
• Experience working in team oriented environment on a local and global scale. With 7 years of project management and support experience with various aspects of infrastructure global applications development services projects from start to finish. Projects involving 130 business critical data trading extranets 55 remote locations over 200 servers located locally and/or within datacenters globally. Fully managed and supported entire aspects of a project lifecycle.
• o EDI Cut-over and Migrations
• Projects involving Electronic Data Interchange
• Migration to Cleo Lexicom EDI modems to TCP/IP Evare global banking implementation scripting language conversion three EDI server cut-overs and migrating 100 Lexicom trading partners to VL Trader.
• o WAN Implementations
• Projects involving global wide area network with 55 remote offices with many diverse carriers providers and implement security solutions.
• Global VPN enhancement Virtela circuit upgrades TippingPoint network security installation 200E 50U and X506 BlueCoat proxy upgrade Verizon circuit enhancements global VoIP QoS/CoS procurement MPLS/BGP and router conversion and WAN firewall migration and maintenance.
• o Unix and Linux Upgrades and Procurement
• Host and support role both planned and unplanned team projects.
• SAP ECC conversion HP-UX to AIX platform SAP Dazel printing to native AIX BigBrother Zabbix and Nagios for system monitoring Unix/Linux patching/upgrading and annual Unix/Windows account auditing.
• o Emergency and first response
• Occasional involvement of emergency support groups requiring 10 hours to ensure business continuity on all time zones.
• SAP weekend project support EDI translator performance EDI banking support Treasury incidents Ireland EDI issues Unix scripting emergencies network performance and circuit capacity planning network security and emergency response to attacks.
• o Data Center Migration and DR Test
• Migrate from Toronto Canada to St. Louis Missouri and perform annual DR test by break/fix situational experiences
• Coordinated logistics network infrastructure systems management and maintained SAP database continuity via secondary DR site lead team DR complete network swing over and test all backup circuits globally.
• o Windows 2003 to 2008 SR2 32 and 64 bit
• Migrate Windows 2003 Servers EOL to Windows Server 2008 32 or 64 bit release on SR2.
• Run isolated pilot for migration in APAC EAM NA SA plan and organize for VM vs Physical server conversions Pre-stage systems into secured environment blanket change control maintain project lifecycle and then cleanup and turn down legacy/migrated systems.

Confidential

Official Title/s Retail Systems Engineer to Retail Network Technician

• Experience with setup configure and troubleshooting Skechers retail stores using APROPOS on Redhat Linux 7.1 platform.
• Experience with setup and configurations for temporary and permanent assignment laptops using Microsoft operating systems.
• Company wide new hire and termination processing and their access level to all Sun and Microsoft based systems.
• ImageCAST server administration for all company workstations servers and laptop systems.
• Administer Postfix E-mail server GARPAC database system on Sun OS 5.8. Troubleshoot all retail locations DSL Cable modem and ISDN broadband communications on VPN.
• Troubleshoot and provisioning with Netopia R9120 and 4686XL VPN routers. Working knowledge of Netopia 3100 ISDN and 4652 SDSL/IDSL routers.
• Experience with CISCO PIX site-to-site client-to-site group and solo VPN implementation. Built CheckPoint NG IPS/IDS solutions as per site and administer retail site activity and connectivity throughput.

Confidential

Official Title Helpdesk and Network Administrator

• Set up and configure eBackoffice collection of products Lotus Notes Domino 5.8 Microsoft Backoffice and assorted crucial industry applications.
• Decipher all network issues including WINS DHCP IP Firewall and DNS. Resolve all Internet dial-up and navigation issues for users on both Windows 98 and 2000 Workstations on all systems.
• Configure and maintain all NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 servers locally or nationally update AD user accounts and their user-level resources.
• Fully manage all helpdesk operations and prioritize ticket intake composition of executive decision level project requests.

Confidential

Official Title Network Administrator

• Install configure and troubleshoot all Microsoft Office 2000 Suite of products AutoCAD 2000 LT and various essential business applications.
• Troubleshoot all hardware and networking
• Troubleshoot all Internet dial-up connectivity and navigation issues for users on both Windows 98 and NT Workstation operating systems via VPN.
• Configure and maintain all file and print servers update user accounts their privileges and end-user connectivity to their services.
• Examine daily network monitoring perform upkeep and examine users trouble ticket intake and execute training if necessary.

Consulting Experience