Systems Administrator Resume Profile
AlexandriA
Objective:
To utilize my knowledge of Web Development and programming in a challenging position.
Summary:
Information Technology professional with extensive experience in information systems analysis and maintenance. Proficient in HTML, CSS and Javascript. Familiar with relational database theory and the T-SQL programming language. Knowledgeable in operating systems and computer networks. Experienced with computer software, hardware, and networking. Functional understanding of various network services and protocols. Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Quick and eager to learn. Well rounded in different facets of technology.
Work Experience:
Confidential
Web Developer
- Researched, tested and applied fixes to website related security vulnerabilities.
- Coodinate with different departments to apply security fixes for their websites.
- Setup Drupal in a development environment in preparation for a migration project.
- Wrote scripts in Python to detect to poor coding practices and vulnerable code.
- Working as a Web Developer assigned to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA contract in College Park, MD. Cyberdata Technologies is the main contractor. Duties entail reviewing website security scans and researching and testing fixes for the different departments at NOAA.
Confidential
Web Developer / Systems Administrator
- Maintenance and support of the Graduate School USA's web infrastructure.
- Extensive use HTML, CSS, javascript and SQL in day-to-day operations of Internet and Intranet sites.
- Coodinate with different departments to post and update content on web sites.
- Responsible for supporting and maintaining the Graduate School USA website. Updated content by hand using HTML, CSS and Javascript. Wrote code in PHP and Coldfusion to implement new solutions as well troubleshooted existing code base when issues surfaced. Wrote HTML templates from scratch for marketing campains. Reversed engineered other people's code in order make changes or fix areas of the website. Familiar with Object Oriented principles and the Java programming language. Utilized Git for source control. Developed a CRUD application in Rails as a solution for an internal form requirement. Documented procedures and custom solutions as much as possible to assist myself and others in supporting the website. Wrote a couple of applications in Java for school projects. Assited Help Desk, Network Egineers and System Admins on big projects when possible.
Confidential
Network Administrator
- Long term contract assignment to support consulting clients in South Florida.
- Day to day administration of Active Directory, linux, Exchange, Citrix and SQL.
- Administration, installation and support of hardware, software, and network services.
- Assisted in migrating a mission critical accounting package from SCO to Windows server.
- Deployed and supported linux systems used to manage accounting and billing of automated gas pumps.
- Setup and configured Nagios to monitor network devises and provide advanced warning of issues.
- Installed and configured VMWare ESX to migrate production environment to virtual platform.
- Setup and configured LUN's on SAN to host virtual machines.
- Managed antivirus solution on servers and workstations as well as Symantec Livestate backups
- Worked with vendors to coordinate requests and resolve problems.
- Supported a 3Com VOIP solution, configured Cisco routers and 3Com switches
- Setup and configured Sonicwall firewalls for small and medium sized businesses
- Used radius and active directory to streamline and centralize management of wireless access at all sites.
- Assited in migrating client's core infrastructure to a co-location for redundancy and disaster recovery
- Assisted users with desktop support and training.
- Created website to document IT related information as well as ease management.
Confidential
Systems Administrator
- Was part of a network operations team responsible for LAN and WAN services.
- Administered network services and users on Windows and Redhat linux.
- Setup, configured and deployed linux servers for use in development environment.
- Managed and supported instant messaging solutions on linux.
- Migrated source control package from Windows to linux for use by developers.
- Setup, configured and deployed linux servers to test environment per requirements requested.
- Setup and configured DNS, DHCP, FTP, Samba and NFS on Redhat linux.
- Setup, configured and deployed linux workstations for use in the engineering environment.
- Responsible for administering the Veritas NetBackup file and print backups.
- Accomodated network requests as required by the corporate and lab environments.
- Managed user and computer accounts in Active Directory.
- Responded to desktop and telecomm support issues submitted through Remedy ticketing system.
- Troubleshooted and researched software and hardware issues, documented common issues and fixes.
Confidential
Network Operations Technician
- Contract assignment at WebMD's Network Operations Center utilizing network monitoring packages to certify systems availability and performance.
- The NOC provided 24x7 network support and monitoring services.
- Created and processed tickets related to requests and issues submitted to the operations group.
- We ran tests regularly in combination to automated monitoring to ensure complete systems health.
- The NOC employed SiteScope and Topaz to monitor network services.
- Configured Sitescope to monitor web links, images, searches and response time.
- Setup Sitescope to replicate user login procedures and SQL queries.
- Utilized Sitescope to monitor file system free space, processor useage and SQL index file age.
- Setup and deployed Windows 2000 and RedHat Linux on Compaq servers to staging and production
- Troubleshooted Compaq and Sparc hardware issues.
- Traveled frequently to the data center to troubleshoot and deploy systems.
- Assisted with the Legato backup process.
- Created and updated documentation on NOC procedures and regularly sent out reports to management.
Confidential
Systems Administrator
- Performed administration of Windows NT and Unix systems.
- Installed, configured and maintained Windows NT / 2000 servers.
- Installed and configured network monitoring apps Sitescope, What's UP, Ipmonitor and NetSaint
- Installed and configured Solaris 7 on Sun Sparc workstations, administered Solaris users and printers.
- Installed applications, utilities, shells, compilers, and patches on Solaris.
- Automated log file rotation of Apache web servers and used logs to generate reports.
- Supported company's file and print needs on Windows 2000, as well as Microsoft Exchange.
- Installed SQL on NT and 2000 for the database admins.
- Corrected connectivity and performance issues on client web sites, maintained intranet site on IIS.
- Optimized NT and Unix systems for performance and security.
- Worked with Unix file systems, permissions, commands, shells and installing software packages.
- Obtained experience with Cisco routers and Sparc workstations, participated in 24x7 on-call rotation.
Confidential
Desktop Support Technician
- Responsible for hardware, software, and network support at NYPA's corporate headquarters.
- Location housed approximately seven hundred workstations running Windows 95 and NT 4.0.
- Duties entailed desktop support, moves, installs, and printer repair.
- Performed administration of Novell and NT network resources including email and files shares.
- Setup application servers for the development team.
- Helped migrate applications and user data from Novell 3.12 to Windows 2000.
- Setup up login scripts and security to filter access to network resources.
- Assited with corporate wide Windows 2000 rollout.
- Assisted in automating software distributions and refining the desktop standard.
- Setup PDA devices, documented procedures, fixes and projects worked on.
Confidential
Customer Engineer
- Provided hardware and software support at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
- Serviced Windows based terminals in nurses stations, doctor's offices and operating rooms.
- Supported network of 5000 Windows 95 clients accessing Novell resources.
- Performed installation and configurations of workstations.
- Setup and supported PDA devices assisted with Windows NT migration.
Confidential
Telephone Technician
Performed installation and maintenance of various telephone systems and ran cables in office
Confidential
Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems
Major courses include IT Management, Software Engineering and Software Development.
Confidential
SQL Master's Program
Database Admnistration course concentrating on Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
Confidential
Digital Electronics Technician Degree
Major courses included: Networking Technologies, Technical Communication, Microprocessor Systems, Electronics Fundamentals I, II, and III