PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Over 15 years of experience in the I.T. field working in a variety of environments from large telecom companies to small/mid - sized businesses.
• 6 plus years of experience in heavily virtualized environments using/administering VMware vSphere.
• Built and deployed VMware ESX 5/5.1/6 clusters on a variety of hardware including HP and Dell blade chassis for large virtualized server environments.
• Windows System Administrator since September 2000 with skills and experience in Windows NT/ 2000/2003/2008/2012 r2 Server, Active Directory & Group Policy in environments featuring multiple Domains, replication and authentication issues.
• Exchange 2003/2007/2010/2013 administration, experience with PowerShell and VBScript .
• MS-SQL 2000/2005/2008/2012 Server database administration skills in clustered, single node and virtualized environments. Including the migration from physical to virtual SQL servers.
• Load balancing experience with Big-IP F5
• Over 10 years of experience building physical HP/Compaq, Dell and IBM server hardware, including web, messaging and database servers as well as ESX hosts.
• Strong knowledge of Public Key Infrastructure and certificate issues as well as the migration from SHA-1 to SHA-256 certificates.
• Several years of experience with server/OS upgrade/migrations, Datacenter moves as well as Exchange and SQL database migrations.
• Recently migration projects included Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013, MS-SQL 2005 to MS-SQL 2012 as well as Windows 2003 to Server 2012r2.
• Prior project work includes the decommission on an Indiana datacenter and the move of the remaining hardware and applications to a QTS datacenter in Atlanta.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Systems Engineer - Contract

• Systems Engineer at Confidential responsible for the support and administration of a large, multi-division environment. In this role I was directly responsible for 800+ physical and virtual servers.
• Primary responsibilities required strong knowledge of physical and virtual Windows servers, IIS web applications, good MS-SQL database knowledge, Exchange administration as well as SSO and identity management.
• Typical duties included the architectural design and deployment of new web-based applications, the migration of applications into production as well as the monitoring and maintenance of the 4 QA and two DEV environments comprised of servers in 6 Active Directory domains.
• Additional skills required included a very strong understanding of Active Directory, Group Policy & Microsoft ILM. Big-IP F5 load balancing, VMware, Symphony Web Enforcement Agent, Oracle UCM and Oracle Access Manager.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Systems Engineer - Contract

• As a Systems Engineer for Aptean our team was responsible for the design and implementation of new systems including physical and virtual servers, storage and networking. Our primary projects revolved around the consolidation of several satellite offices worldwide into the Atlanta datacenter.
• This position required a broad range of skills in an environment that included Dell, HP & IBM physical servers and blade chassis, HP and EMC storage as well as ESX 5/6 virtual machines.
• Typical duties included the deployment of new hardware and /or VM’s to replace end of life systems, administration of ESX clustered environment housing +/-1,200 virtual machines on two HP C7000 blade chassis, the preparation of the datacenter for expansion as well as travel to remote offices.
• Additional skill required including a good understanding of Active Directory, networking and VLAN’s, EMC storage (including Navisphere and Unishpere) as well as other Microsoft systems such as Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and Data Protection Manager.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Systems Engineer - Contract

• Systems engineer with Confidential based in Wichita, KS with users in Europe, South Africa and India.
• As a member of the group responsible for all the IIS web servers and web applications, my duties included the deployment of new IIS sites and the management of several dozen existing IIS sites across several DEV, TEST & production servers. Skills and duties needed for this position included IIS6/7, SSL and certificates, SSO, Windows OS patching, .NET, DNS and server hardening.
• As a member of the communications team my duties included Exchange 2003, SharePoint 2007 as well as Blackberry Enterprise Server and Good for Enterprise. Skills required for this position include strong Windows 2003/2008 Server knowledge, Active Directory in a multi-domain/multi-site environment, Group Policies, NLB Clustering, Backup Exec/NetBackup experience, VMWare and TSM AvePoint.
• Additional skills required for this position included ForeFront Online Protection for Exchange, GroupShield for Exchange and Windows 2003/2008 Server.
• Additional responsibilities included installing Symantec Endpoint Protection, migrating virtual machines to new datastores and/or domains.
• This position is mostly remote and required being able to be on-call alternating weeks. Good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work independently are required.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Wintel Systems Engineer - Contract

• Project focus was the migration/consolidation of several domains and Wintel database servers and web applications acquired due to corporate mergers.
• Responsibilities included a complete inventory of hardware and software, identification of candidates for p2v (virtualization), p2p (migration) or decommission.
• Daily duties included the deployment of new HP Proliant database servers running MS-SQL 2005, the backup/restore/migration of large SQL databases, Windows 2003/2008 OS patching and SQL 2005 patching.
• Developed large SharePoint site for use as a central repository for engineering documentation, technical specifications and hardware asset management.
• Skills for this project included good Active Directory Administration skills, including the creation of new OU’s in the parent domain and the implementation/understanding of GPO’s. WINTEL Server/application migration experience, physical to virtual migrations in a VMWare environment, SQL 2000/2005 in a clustered environment, T-SQL, ETL & SSIS abilities.
• Other skills included IIS 6/7, SharePoint 2003/2007, web development and the customization of SharePoint sites using SharePoint Designer.

Confidential, GA

Systems Engineer - Contract

• 6 week project to integrate the Henry County Public School systems SharePoint 2007 sites into Active Directory by creating and documenting AD security groups.
• Assist in the development of a custom Single Sign On/Self Service password reset tool that will allow end users to reset their own domain, email and application passwords.
• Skills required for this project included Windows 2003 Servers, SQL Server 2000/2005, IIS 5/6, SSO, SharePoint 2007 MOSS, VB scripting and Active Directory.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Wintel System Administrator - Contract

• Member of the systems administration team for the Atlanta based Sales & Technology Organization responsible for 180+ servers worldwide.
• Skills required included Windows 2000/2003 Servers, SQL Server 2000/2005, IIS, SSO (SiteMinder), Microsoft clustering, SharePoint 2003/2007, Veritas Backup Exec and VMW are 3.51/4.0.
• Retired and replaced all out of warranty servers (approximately 60 servers) with new HP servers hardware.
• Migrated the production IIS web applications and clustered SQL databases to the new hardware with minimal interruption of service.
• Implemented SQL Server Reporting Services and designed multiple domain authentication and authorization.
• Responsible for the administration of the department SharePoint Portal Server, the migration of SharePoint 2003 to Sharepoint 2007 Moss and server patch management using Citadel Hercules Remediation Agent.
• Supported users across the entire Verizon organization worldwide spanning multiple Windows domains.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Access Control Analyst - Contract

• Information Security department for TECO, the local power utility, and its subsidiaries.
• Skills required for this position included a strong understanding of information security, user and role creation, 2000/2003 Server administration, SQL Server 2000/2005, SharePoint, SAP, Sybase, Oracle and VMWare.
• Windows Domain/Enterprise Administrator over 5 domains in two states with approximately 5,000 users.
• Creation/termination of all user accounts, administration of user and group permissions in SAP, RACF/ACF2, Oracle 9, SQL Server 2000/2005, Novell, Windows Active Directory
• SAP HR/Payroll security administration, maintain structural and role authorizations and familiarity with various transactions (ex. PFCG, PA30, PO13, SU01, RHPROFLO, etc). Position required understanding of organizational units, structural authorizations, PD Profiles and the creation of user accounts.
• Member of group responsible for designing, documenting and administering security for over 500 SharePoint sites using Active Directory groups.
• Management of Group Policies to centralize and automate the enforcement of access control to network resources.
• Maintain proper security procedures in accordance with SOX requirements, NERC/FERC regulations and corporate guidelines.

Confidential, FL

Wintel System Administrator - Contract

• Domain administrator with approximately 700 users in 3 sites on three continents (India, German, and the U.S.).
• Windows Server 2003, SQL 2000/2005, Active Directory, Group Policy, as well as some scripting duties .
• Participated in SAP implementation of HR, FI & MM modules at Goodrich Lighting, including testing new roles and authorizations created by the implementation team.
• Daily SAP duties included the creation of new users, security administration, role assignments & user account management. Position required the ability to resolve authorization issues via SUIM and/or SU53.
• Designed and implemented the first SharePoint site serving approximately 1,000 users on 3 continents. Procured and deployed server, configured raid, installed O.S. and application. Designed and documented security including regular backups and DR plan. Served as subject matter expert and trained end-users and site administrators.
• Migrated the Tampa business unit (approx. 300 laptops & desktops) from Computer Associates InoculateIT anti-virus software to Symantec Corporate Edition running on Dell hardware.
• Deployed Windows Server Update Services running on 2003 Server to automate patch management and devised policies for the testing and implementation of patches.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Network/Systems Engineer - Employee

• Typical job duties were supporting regional small/mid-sized businesses I.T. infrastructure. Implementing Active Directory, Exchange 2003 and/or SQL Server 2000.
• Designed and implemented secure wired/wireless networks, disaster recovery plans, on and off-site backups of company data.
• Typical duties included building and deploying of Windows 2000/2003 Servers, Active Directory, Exchange Servers and Small Business Servers.
• LAN/WAN network management, and wireless network security.
• Active Directory, Group Policy, GPO’s, Disaster Recovery Planning.
• 50% travel throughout the Tampa Bay area and surrounding counties

Confidential, Tampa, FL

System Engineer/SQL Administrator - Contract

• Dual position as Network/Domain administrator and SQL developer for software company based on Rocky Point.
• Daily responsibilities included all aspects of the I.T. infrastructure, including: the production MS-SQL 2005 cluster, DNS, domain controllers, 2 Exchange 2003 servers, IIS and FTPS services.
• Other duties included Cisco IP phones, VPN, network security and disaster recovery planning.
• Migrated Exchange Server from domain controller to dedicated server and implemented message filtering to eliminate major spam issues.
• Resolved network & DNS/Active Directory issues resulting from a prior crash of domain controller.
• Implemented Group policies, disaster recovery policies, message and inbox size limits.
• Developed T-SQL scripts and SSIS packages to perform ETL tasks.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Systems Analyst

• 2000/2003 Server, Active Directory, User & Group administration, Group Policy, security and access control duties
• Exchange 5.5 & Exchange 2003 support, assisted with the migration from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003. Resolved 1 st and second level email issues, identified/escalated higher level issues to on-call exchange admin, moved mailboxes from 5.5 to new mail servers.
• Some SAP Security responsibilities, user & role assignments, ESS support. Familiar with SUIM, SU53 and related transactions to troubleshoot authorization issues with end users.
• Blackberry phone and Enterprise Server experience.
• Some experience with NetApp Filers.