SUMMARY

• 20 years engineering and administering Microsoft Windows Server and Exchange platforms in environments up to 20,000 end points (all versions)
• 15 years of Active Directory knowledge
• 10 years of VMWare
• 8 years of various networking technologies, switching, firewall, load balancing and VPN devices
• 6 years of Storage Management
• 3 years in Security assessment, reporting and remediation
• Multi - cultural, international work experience including 3rd world countries

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Senior Systems Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Palo Alto Networks Firewall 850 administration. Interface, zone, security, rule, monitoring and alert configuration.
• Active Directory and Group Policy management.
• Office 365 support and administration with Okta directory sync and Single Sign On integration.
• Vsphere & EMC Storage administration
• Moderate powershell scripting for reports and automation

Confidential, Simi Valley, CA

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Redesign and deployment of Exchange 2013 DAG Infrastructure and the migration of 1,800 mailboxes on new Windows Server 2012 R2 email clusters.
• Migrate Hyper V Domain Controllers and Exchange Servers to Vsphere 5.5
• Manage load balancer/firewall rules on A10 and configure Symantec Mail Gateway antispam & security systems such as RSA 2 Factor Authentication and CyberArk Security Platform.
• Administer Dell (compellent) storage array, adds, moves, replication config, LUN assignment, iSCSI connectivity
• Active Directory and Group Policy management
• Setup and manage Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor
• Setup, configure and rack Cisco 3750 switch stacks and 3850’s for network connectivity and wireless access point management.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Documented and Upgraded Forest & Domain from Windows Server 2003 to 2008r2
• Deployed Windows Server 2008r2 for DC, GC, SQL, DNS, DHCP and other functions on hardware as well as VSphere
• Documented and executed Exchange 2010 migration and retirement process for Exchange 2003/2007 consisting of 5,000 users
• Documented the design and implemented the disaster recovery process for domain services and email
• Performed security audits, physical and system related
• Configured and supported f5 Load Balancers and Barracuda SPAM Filters
• Configured Exchange Online Protection - Office 365 formerly Forefront Online Protection for Exchange
• Forest to Forest Trust migrations for user objects and email to Office 365 using Binary Tree utilities

Confidential California, Los Angeles

Senior Messaging Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed and supported all email infrastructure from SMTP Relays to mixed Exchange environments comprised of 24+ servers and multiple sites for approximately 3,000 users.
• Migrated 3,000 mailboxes from Microsoft Exchange 2003 to 2007 and 500GB’s of Public Folder Data
• Designed and implemented new Exchange 2010 Organization with a 4 node Database Availability Group (DAG)
• Migrated 3,000 mailboxes from Microsoft Exchange 2007 to 2010 and 500GB’s of Public Folder Data
• Deployed HUB Transport, Client Access, TMG and Edge Servers using VMware VSphere 4

Confidential, San Francisco

Senior Messaging Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Engineered and deployed a Microsoft Exchange 2007 Physical to Virtual migration plan for approximately 8,000 users, several CCR clusters and 20 modular systems comprised of CAS and HUB roles spread from San Francisco to Tokyo and Dublin.
• Designed and implemented a physical and virtual Disaster Recovery plan for Exchange 2007 CCR environment comprised of VMware 3.5,Postini, f5 Load Balancers, EMC’sSite Recovery Manager, Recover Point Appliances and a remote Data Center connected by MPLS.
• Documented all designs and lead knowledge sharing sessions for the support and engineering departments.

Confidential, San Francisco

Infrastructure Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Engineered and implementedMicrosoft Exchange 2003 to 2007 mailbox migration for 6,000 accounts.
• Analyzed and documented a complex, disparate group of networks (15), spanning Central America and the Caribbean. Designed an Active Directory Forest, Domain Topology and a High Availability Microsoft Exchange 2007 implementation for approximately 12,000 users.
• Architected an Active Directory and DNS authentication and replication topology for a geographically dispersed network. Deployed Replication Sites/Subnets and Global Catalog Servers for low WAN bandwidth utilization. Defined Group Policies for automated software installs and security implementation.

Confidential,San Francisco

Senior Systems Administrator/IT Manager

Responsibilities:

• Primary support for the Secure Connectivity of all servers including the administration of Microsoft Exchange 2003 in a Clustered Front End/Back End environment.
• Performed Active Directory design, user, mailbox and security configurations including Group Policy Object definition and deployment.
• Built and networked Microsoft Windows 2003 Domain Controllers and Member Servers.
• Performed mail and file backup processes and restore jobs using Symantec Backup Exec 10d and an Exabyte Magnum Tape Library.
• Administrator of the SonicWALL 2040 Firewall/VPN, Juniper SA - 1000 Extranet, Snap Servers 4400 & 4500 NAS Appliances, and implemented Cisco 2600 Series Routers.
• Managed two support technicians and one contractor. Defined IT business policies/processes, job descriptions, system up time matrices and corporate service level agreements. Defined new technology requirements and benefits. Responsible for employee review and success. Also, managed the IT budget.

Confidential,San Francisco, CA

IT Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administered 30 Microsoft Windows 2000 Servers, 2 Microsoft Exchange 2000 Servers, and Cisco Routers/Switches.
• Planned and deployed an upgrade for the Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory based infrastructure to Windows 2003.
• Configured DNS, Group Policy, DHCP settings, Roaming Profiles and Active Directory adds, moves, and changes.
• Managed data restore and back up processes utilizing Backup Exec 8.6 and a Compaq DLT Storageworks Tape Library.

Confidential, Kittery, ME

Senior Systems Administrator/IT Director

Responsibilities:

• Primary support for the Secure Connectivity of all servers including the administration of Microsoft Exchange 2000 Servers.
• Performed Active Directory design, user, mailbox and security configurations including Group Policy Object definition and deployment.
• Built and networked Microsoft Windows NT4 & 2000 Domain Controllers and Member Servers.
• Performed mail and file backup processes and restore jobs using Symantec Backup Exec.
• Managed 10 employees and 5 consultants, defined IT business policies/processes and corporate service level agreements. Defined new technology requirements and benefits. Responsible for employee review and success. Also, managed the IT budget.