SUMMARY:

Expertise in driving business efficiencies, technology transformation strategy, and the delivery of business and technology - driven solutions that optimize the utilization of emerging technologies.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential - Coral Gables, FL

Network Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed a staff of engineers responsible for all data center hardware and software planning and design for both traditional data center and public and private clouds.
• Delivered written presentations to executive management detailing current state of environment, projects and roadmaps
• Cost analysis of infrastructure, ensuring that environments were performing efficient and cost effective
• Managed business expansion nationwide implementing flexible and scalable architectures on premises and cloud (AWS, Azure)
• Governed vender relationships and billing ensuring budget and deadline requirements were met
• Managed 3.7 million cost center for network delivery across multiple sites improving cost and vendor efficiencies
• Maintained Network SLA uptime, incident response management providing Post-Mortem/Root Cause Analysis activities
• Reduced datacenter and site connectivity cost by implementing alternate SD-WAN technologies
• Develop and execute technology strategy roadmaps for cloud migrations to AWS and Azure
• Planning, implementing, supporting, and maintaining hardware, software and connectivity components by analyzing the functionality of infrastructure framework and designing and planning major upgrades and changes to ensure reliability and availability
• Prepare RFPs, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work (SOW) reports, and other documentation for infrastructure projects
• Strong knowledge in Network, Storage, Virtualization, Network Security SD-Wan technologies and Active Directory.

Confidential - Fort Lauderdale FL

Data Center Continuity Manager

Responsibilities:

• Management of Data Center deployment teams
• Management of Datacenter operations providing 99.5% uptime to hosted and cloud based clients
• Management of Support teams in multiple locations across different Nations for Cloud and Corporate infrastructure
• Data Center design and implementation for cloud base clients
• Storage design implementation, configuration and monitoring for corporate infrastructure and cloud clients
• Deployment of Cisco UCS infrastructure at data center environments across multiple locations in Caribbean Nations
• Sizing and configuration of virtual hypervisors. VMware, Citrix XEN Server, XENdesktop, MS HyperV and Oracle Virtual Machine
• Data protection and disaster discovery solutions for corporate and cloud infrastructure
• Storage configuration and deployment for corporate and cloud infrastructure with Hitachi and HP hardware
• Design configuration, sizing and deployment of VMware infrastructure and cloud environment using Cloud Stack
• Design and implementation of Cloud infrastructure for Confidential .
• This included the datacenter layout, equipment acquisition, and installation, and configuration, delivery of cloud infrastructure to clients, support, monitoring and maintenance.
• Implementation were completed on a Dual platform to best suite clients using V-Cloud and Cloud Portal.
• Corporate infrastructure Datacenter continuity and Disaster recovery for primary and remote sites. Design and implementation of storage area networks using fiber and ISCSI technology to virtual environments.
• Responsible for monitoring performance and troubleshooting implemented SANs. Managed Corporate Data protection team.
• Responsibilities included implementation and continuity of DR site. Management of data continuity backup and recovery.
• Management and configuration of Cloud infrastructure using VMware, Citrix XEN server and Microsoft Hyper-V.
• Responsible for meeting Customer SLAs. Delivery of cloud infrastructure on virtual platforms.

Confidential - Fort Lauderdale FL

Sr. Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design review of storage solution for DataCore customer world wide
• Advanced log analysis providing cause and resolution for customers SAN, network and virtual platforms
• VMware infrastructure design and implementation, ESX 4.0-5.1
• Citrix XEN infrastructure design review and implementation XEN Server5.5-6.1
• Microsoft Hyper V infrastructure design review and implementation
• SAN configuration and implementation on multiple platforms including IBM, NETapp, XIO, EMC, Hitachi, Dell, CommVault,
• HP, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Fusion-IO, Nexsan, FalconStore, LeftHand Networks
• Fiber channel and ISCSI configuration from San to Virtual infrastructure. Using Qlogic, Emulex, Brocade
• Trouble shooting of complex SAN infrastructure and network issues
• Virtual infrastructure HA, and DRS Implementations with VMware ESX and Citrix XEN
• Provided third and highest level of support to Confidential customers.
• Design review of physical and virtual infrastructure implementation of DataCore Storage Area Networks and other SAN manufactures.
• Detailed log analysis of SAN and Virtual infrastructure configuration for performance optimizations.
• Providing technical advice and recommendation to customers on backups, disaster recovery, and multisite SAN implementations.
• Implementation configuration and maintenance of VMware environments for multiple clients.

Confidential - Miami, FL

SR. Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implementation of Windows servers on VMware 3. 5- 4.0
• Deployment of Exchange 2007 on VMware
• Exchange Implementation and Administration
• Windows Active directory administration
• Checkpoint firewall administration
• Server Hardware installation and Configuration (HP)
• Cisco router and switch configuration and administration
• Microsoft SQL configuration deployment and administration
• NetApp 6040 configuration and administration
• Third tier support for network, server and infrastructure issues
• Managed 120 user environments with a total of 150 servers physical and virtual.
• Implementing new technologies on Windows 2008 server platform.
• Third level support for Development Desktop and Helpdesk teams.
• Project implementation of business software and new infrastructure technologies.
• Maintenance of VMware environment.
• Datacenter management.
• Check point firewall configuration management and maintenance.
• Security policy review and implementation.

Confidential - Houston, TX

SR. Server / Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Implementation Backup and Disaster recovery solution using Arcserve
• Managed multiple sites nation wide providing technical support to Helpdesk and Desktop Techs
• Exchange 2003 Administration
• Windows 2003 Active directory administration
• Server Hardware installation and Configuration (HP)
• Cisco router and switch configuration and administration
• Network design and cabling
• Managed 15 thousand user environments across multiple sites in a Windows 2003 Active directory.
• Day to day responsibilities for user administration account creation directory and file permissions.
• File and data management of servers which also included backups and restores.
• Managed exchange environment for Apx. 20 thousand email accounts.
• Day to day responsibilities included account management and creation information store management and email technical support.
• Third level support for helpdesk and Desktop support consisted of troubleshooting exchange issues and connectivity issues i.e. rights, mail transport protocols, and local-remote site connectivity issues with AD and Exchange.
• Project and special task Windows security patches evaluation testing and deployment, Exchange DR testing and environment recovery, Windows server builds using HP hardware (SQL, Database, Application, Backup, DC and file and print servers).
• COE environment deployment and maintenance using SMS.
• Cisco router and switch configuration in existing network fabric development and test environments this entailed physical hardware wiring, setup and IOS configuration

Confidential - Houston, TX

Server Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Third level IT support for World Wide Company It Operations
• Implementation Backup and Disaster recovery solution using Backup Exec and Net Backup
• Maintained collocation on Remote site for Disaster recovery
• Exchange 2003 Administration and Exchange 2007 migration
• Windows 2003 Active directory architecture Design and implementation
• Server Hardware installation and Configuration (HP, Dell)
• Installation of MAC OS 9 MAC OS 10 and Leopard client server connections to Microsoft networks
• Installation and configuration of MAC peripherals
• Network appliance and SAN Implementations (Equallogics and NetApp)
• Installation and configuration of VM ware (Virtual Server)
• Cisco router and Switch configuration on primary, backup and test network
• Citrix Presentation server, Installs, load balancing Application Publishing, client configuration and Troubleshooting
• Managed three thousand user environment world wide in a Windows 2003 Active directory environment.
• General tasks were user account creation and administration, Email maintenance, email store management data backups.
• Third level support for desktop support, remote users, and application development team.
• File and data management of 150 servers’ worldwide and Windows 2003.
• Server build and configuration on HP hardware. SAN installation and configuration on Equal logics and Net appliance this included data protection and archiving.
• Citrix administration on seven server farm daily maintenance, connectivity, and client support load balancing of application on servers and application publishing.
• Exchange migration from exchange 2003 to exchange 2007 this included hardware configuration load balancing across 4 server’s information store management and data moves. Disaster recovery implementation at 2 remote sites with duplicated the core environment File and Print critical application and Email.