SUMMARY

I possess sixteen years of experience in the computer industry; involving engineering and administration of VMware environments, Microsoft Exchange, and Disaster Recovery Management. With twelve or more years’ experience involving the implementation and maintenance of hardware and software for LAN environments. I have knowledge and operations of Networking components. Additional experience with and Active Directory based LANs, SAN’s and handling in - house and external clients over large Ethernet/Internet environments. Thorough knowledge of Windows 2003/2008/2012 Professional and Server.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Windows 2003/2008/2012 servers, Microsoft Windows 7 /XP/Vista workstations, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007/2010 , DHCP, DNS, Active Directory.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Senior Systems Engineer

• Assisted with the deployment of a cloud computing infrastructure that contains static and dynamic virtualization components.
• Worked in person with customer to upload private cloud environment to support high performance mission applications.
• Gained experience working with all different aspects of the project including but not limited to, system development, maintenance, deployment, network configuration, security, software integration, HPC storage, requirements management, and testing.
• Responsible for configuring DNS using AWS Route 56 in addition to working with security to adapt EC2 for a classified project.
• Attended training to learn EC2 services and got a full perspective on the infrastructure and services behind Amazon EC2 regions.
• Used EC2 services to deploy servers and configure a load balanced customer facing application in the AWS EC2 region.
• Responsible for architectural review of McAfee EPO server and 11 repository servers.
• Responsible for troubleshooting and repair of internet facing agent handler.
• Responsible for remediation, reinstall, and upgrade of agents on 6000 servers and desktops.
• Responsible for advanced configuration and infrastructure integration of McAfee HIPS 8.0.
• Coordinated pilot testing and production deployment of McAfee HIPS 8.0 to 4000 Desktops.
• Responsible for advanced configuration and infrastructure integration of McAfee SiteAdvisor 3.5.
• Assisted with the deployment of a Cisco ASA Firewall and VPN integration.
• Responsible for maintenance, support, and Issue resolution of VMware ESXi server, VMware vCenter, V-Motion, HA, DRS, SRM, Heartbeat, and VMware integration.
• Responsible for revising and establishing infrastructure policies and procedures.
• Responsible for updating and creating process documentation and administrative guides.
• Responsible for creating general PowerShell scripts for environment.
• Responsible for the design, implementation and troubleshooting of VMware ESX, ESXi server, VMware vCenter, V-Motion, HA, DRS, and VMware integration.
• Deployed Federation Server (FS) to work with On-premise Active Directory instance and Eaas Office 365.
• Responsible for migration of .pst files from Commvault to Office 365.
• Responsible for the design and implementation of the Microsoft Lync Environment.
• Upgraded all ESXi 5.1 host to ESXi 5.5.
• Designed VDI 5.1 Architecture and Deployed supporting server environment.
• Responsible for administration of Commvault Simpana 10.
• Responsible for migration of the SHC’s DNS environment from Net ID to IPControl BTDiamond.
• Responsible for the Administration, Management, and Architecture of ePO McAfee environment.
• Responsible for the Administration, Management, and Architecture of IBM XIV storage.
• Responsible for the Administration, Management, and Architecture of HP EVA storage.
• Responsible for the Migration of data and virtual machines from HP EVA storage to IBM XIV storage.
• Upgraded Active Directory Environment to Windows 2012.
• Responsible for the Raising the Active Directory Functional Level to Windows 2012.
• Responsible for the migration, monitoring, and fail over of all systems in the vSphere 5.1 environment.
• Responsible for Microsoft patching of environment using WSUS.
• Responsible for coordinating and managing VMware implementation efforts including holding technical work sessions, conference calls, and training for administrators.

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Senior Systems Engineer

• Responsible for the design, implementation and troubleshooting of VMware ESX, ESXi server, VMware vCenter, V-Motion, HA, DRS, and VMware integration.
• Responsible for the design and implementation of the VACO VMware vSphere 4.1 Clustered Environment.
• Responsible for the preparation of systems for migration between data centers.
• Responsible for administration of Commvault Simpana 9.0.
• Responsible for the migration, monitoring, and fail over of systems in the vSphere 4.1 environment.
• Responsible for coordinating and managing VMware implementation efforts including holding technical work sessions, conference calls, and training for administrators.
• Utilized tools such as the VMware Converter, PlateSpin Migrate, and Double Take Availability
• Utilized VMware update manager to install & troubleshoot patches and updates on ESX hosts and virtual machines.
• Virtualized 50+ production servers consisting of file, print, and domain controllers.
• Completed in place upgrades of production VMware environment for the emergency migration of 30 Infrastructure Servers.
• Responsible for Active Directory Administration including all organizational units (OUs) and Group Policy Administration for over 10,000 users.

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Exchange Administrator

• Responsible for the administration of a 14 node Exchange 2007 environment with CCR.
• Monitored queues and server events daily to ensure Exchange System health was maintained.
• Responsible for Microsoft System, Application, and Security patches, updates, and virus protection administration.
• Manage Exchange Mail enabled objects for 6000 users.
• Responsible for advanced Enterprise level Group Policy design and administration.
• Responsible for administration of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007.
• Responsible for administration of Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2000/2005.
• Responsible for Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) patch management.

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Senior Systems Administrator

• Responsible for consolidation of Legacy XM and Legacy Sirius Exchange 2007 environment on Windows 2008 64bt in a SCR.
• Responsible for Implementation of Zantaz Email Archival Solution.
• Responsible for implementation of several VMWare architecture modifications.
• Responsible for troubleshooting and administering VMWare Virtual Center environment.
• Responsible for troubleshooting VPN issues and re-synchronizing key fob tokens.
• Monitored queues and server events daily to ensure Exchange System health is maintained.
• Responsible for Microsoft System, Application, and Security patches, updates, and virus protection administration.
• Responsible for wmi, batch, and perl scripting reviews and administration.
• Worked cross-functionally to accomplish overall objectives by engaging resources from different departments including: IT/Operations, system administrators, consultants, partners, technical support, etc.
• Provided support for clustered SQL servers, including troubleshooting and problem resolution.
• Working with SiriusXM Team to Improve Backup Environment Using Netbackup 6.0.
• Responsible for the Implementation of the Symantec Endpoint Protection Antivirus solution.
• Responsible for running Unix commands for enterprise application installs.
• Responsible for monitoring and escalating issues with the Unix\Linux environment.
• Implemented and audited backup polices both new and current, to ensure critical data is secure.
• Ensured recovery of client data.
• Maintained Snapshot scheduling / execution / monitoring.
• Assisted DBA's with daily backup operations.
• Investigated and tested and recommend new technologies.
• Implement automated controls around backup validation.
• Performed Enterprise level tape library(s) management and maintenance

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Exchange Administrator - Disaster Recovery Engineer

• Migrated from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 SP1 on Windows 2008 64bt in a CCR, with no business interruption.
• Implemented Windows 2008 standard, & Enterprise 64bit.
• Architected and deployed Windows 2008 Active Directory lab environment.
• Architected and deployed Hyper-V environment for Blackberry Enterprise environment.
• Converted Infrastructure Servers from Physical to Virtual Using VMWAre converter.
• Created standardized images for all workstations and servers.
• Managed all server backups and off-site archiving.
• Managed Active Directory and Group Policy.
• Managed installation of software via Thin App for VDI environment.
• Documented process and Deployed WDS to remote sites for image deployment.

Confidential Washington, DC

Exchange Administrator - Disaster Recovery Engineer

• Implemented, built, configured, and maintained Commvault storage using Overland VTL storage and LTO tape library for large enterprise.
• Configured Overland Virtual Tape Library, including sizing of Virtual Tapes and Installation of DAE's, and Fiber Runs.
• Configured Overland LTO3 Tape Library by removing Express Channel and upgrading to High Speed Drives.
• Deployed Commvault Media Agent to 400 Server Financial environment.
• Worked with CEB Financial Team to Configured policies based on Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
• Worked with CEB Project Management to Developed Rotation and Retention Scheduled and Disaster Recovery Plans Based on Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
• Responsible for the Implementation of the Symantec Endpoint Protection Antivirus solution.
• Implemented Rotation and Retention Schedule.
• Implemented and audited backup polices both new and current, to ensure critical data is secure.
• Ensured recovery of client data.
• Maintained Snapshot scheduling / execution / monitoring.
• Assisted DBA's with daily backup operations.
• Performed data growth rate calculations for short and long term planning.
• Investigated and tested and recommend new technologies.
• Implement automated controls around backup validation.
• Performed Enterprise level tape library(s) management and maintenance.
• Performed Failure simulation and recovery testing.
• Created and Maintained Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity execution testing and document upkeep.
• Successfully passed several Sarbanes Oxley audits regarding the Commvault Infrastructures ability to effectively restore data.
• Worked with CEB CTO to architect Commvault environment including the implementation of Gridstore Clustering and Load Distribution.
• Successfully executed a CommCell migration to consolidate Index Data and Disaster Recovery setting while implementing the Commvault environment.
• Work with the Exchange team to deploy Blackberry Enterprise Server.
• On-Call 24/7 for tier-3 Customer Support for the Messaging Environment.
• Manage Exchange Mail enabled objects for 1500 users.
• Work cross-functionally to accomplish overall objectives by engaging resources from different departments including: IT/Operations, system administrators, consultants, partners, technical support, etc.
• Performed DNS traffic analysis for short and long term planning.
• Assisting with Cisco VOIP phone refresh project.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Senior Exchange Engineer

• Responsible for Monitoring of Exchange Servers and SMTP Traffic.
• Responsible for defining Mailbox Limits and System Policies.
• Responsible for managing Public Folder tree and Replication topology.
• Managed the administration, maintenance, development and implementation of policies and procedures for Disaster Recovery and Disaster Test service offerings.
• Responsible for EMC - dotHill SANS administration including node availability and data integrity.
• Responsible for Active Directory Administration including all organizational units (OUs) and Group Policy Administration.
• Creating and Revising processes, procedures, and policies for the OPIS environment.
• Responsible for supporting and troubleshooting mail routing issues within a complex multisite Exchange environment.

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Exchange Engineer

• Responsible for managing third-parity anti-spam/anti-virus applications designed for blocking spam, quarantining email viruses, and protecting Exchange servers.
• Responsible for resolving challenging Exchange issues within an Active/passive Cluster Configuration.
• Proactively monitored performance of the Exchange infrastructure, track rejected messages (NDR) and identify false-positives after anti-spam mail filtering.
• Responsible for ensuring that Exchange servers meet proper performance and planned capacity standards according to department policy.
• Managed efforts to research, analysis, test, and documentation skills used in support of implementing new techniques for increasing Exchange Server performance.
• Responsible for Senior level administration for over 20,000 users in a complex Exchange Server Enterprise environment.
• Managed Exchange Server and Active Directory in a complex environment.
• Responsible for Configuration, Administration, and Maintenance of the McAfee Antivirus Solution and Blackberry Enterprise Servers for NASDAQ.
• Worked on Active Directory (AD) migration team responsible for AD domain structure, trees, forests, sites, organizational units (OUs), server placement, replication, Domain Name System (DNS) architecture, Blackberry, Corporate Image Integration and Group Policy Administration.