SUMMARY

• Network/Systems Engineer and Analyst with over 15 years of experience in the IT/IS field.
• Possessing excellent communication skills, ability to adapt to changing needs, processes and technologies.
• Skilled at problem - analysis, problem-resolution, process development, documentation and very detail-oriented.
• Committed to business system requirements and adept at meeting them with minimal resources.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Server Migration
• Firewalls - Cisco / Sonicwall / Checkpoint
• SDLC
• Project Management
• VPNs - Client / Site to Site / NAT policies
• UML
• Virtualization
• Active Directory / GPOs / Powershell
• Information/Event Modeling
• Network Design
• VMware ESXi 5.5 / Hyper-V / XenServer
• Analysis and Design

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Eldersburg, MD

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manage and Configure Active Directory domains for 90+ SMBs.
• Build, configure and manage primarily VMware ESXi hosts 5.x, including clustered hosts
• Manage and configure some MS Hyper-V hosts and some XenServer hosts
• Migrate, upgrade and manage Citrix XenApp 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0 environments, including migrating farms from TSs running server 2003 to server 2008 (including all accompanying LOB client specific software) and perform testing prior to organization-wide go-live
• Manage Windows servers 2003, 2008R2 and 2012R2 and Exchange 2003, 2007 and 2010
• Migration, deployment and management of Office 365 environments including hybrid Exchange and O365 environments utilizing some Azure PowerShell scripting
• Daily utilization of Group Policy for profile management as well as .bat and powershell scripting
• Create and streamline GPOs to affect Terminal Server environments and Thin Client user experience
• Promote/Demote/Configure DCs of various topologies, including DNS services and records and DHCP scopes including scope expansion and working with multi-site clients
• Installation and configuration of Cisco ASA and Sonicwall firewalls providing VPN/Site2Site VPN access and port management through NAT policies and access rules
• Install, configure and manage Cisco Catalyst and Small Business switches as well as VLAN configuration
• Configure, monitor & maintain WLAN infrastructure including Cisco controller-based, Meraki controller-less and Aerohive controller-less environments
• Document client infrastructure and procedure, provide user instructions and onsite training.

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Sr Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured and Maintained Active Directory environments for 20+ SMBs.
• Utilized GPOs to affect user security groups by applying logon scripts and registry edits.
• Created and streamlined GPOs to affect Terminal Server environments and Thin Client user experience
• Promoted/Demoted/Configured DCs of various site topologies, including DNS services and records, DHCP scopes and configuring replication
• Performed P2V migrations to Hyper-V and VMWare environments
• Performed Exchange server migrations from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007/2010.
• Worked extensively with Citrix platforms from Presentation Server 4.x to XenApp 6.5, PC and thin client configuration and migrating farms from TSs running server 2003 to server 2008 (including all accompanying LOB client specific software) and perform testing prior to organization-wide migration cut-over date
• Installation and configuration of Sonicwall firewalls, SSL-VPNs, MXLogic and iPrism webfilters, including NAT policies, firewall policies and filtering
• Installation and configuration of Adtran and Cisco routers for P2P dedicated backbones
• Installation and configuration of HP switches including L3 switch routing and VLANs
• Configured, monitored & maintained LAN/WLAN infrastructure including Sonicwall(firewall) NAT policies, SSL-VPNs, server/workstation GFI Vipre AV, backup schedules and server updates and hotfixes
• Document client infrastructure and procedure, provide user instructions and onsite training.

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configuration and Maintenance of Active Directory
• Utilized GPOs to affect user security groups by applying logon scripts and registry edits.
• Performed troubleshooting and analysis of issues relating to DNS, DHCP various TCP/IP
• Managed Exchange 2003 environment
• Managed SharePoint site, including sites, permissions, forms and content
• Wireless AP configuration & monitoring of internal and customer WLANs
• Configured, monitored & maintained LAN/WLAN infrastructure including VoIP, Sonicwall(firewall) NAT policies, server/workstation AV & security, backup schedules and software updates
• Implementation of procedures and full documentation of user instructions, DR plan, network infrastructure diagrams & details, matrices of scheduled maintenance & backups and company-wide notification of pertinent IT activities and required user actions and procedures.
• Identified a new revenue stream by analyzing the profit potential of Confidential ’s un-tapped core-competency in WLAN design and maintenance. This effort led to the development & implementation of a new ‘Managed Services’ offering providing a proactive WLAN monitoring and troubleshooting service for customers’ WLAN infrastructures.

Confidential

Website Developer

Responsibilities:

• Performed client interviews and produced needs analysis.
• Set milestone and project completion dates.
• Built websites using PHP, JavaScript, some Flash Actionscript as well as CSS
• Implemented MySQL databases for product inventories and searches and customer tracking.
• Used either web hosting services or built web servers using WAMP or LAMP stack
• Used off the shelf CMS like Joomla and Drupal and for some clients created custom CMS
• Designed some sites graphics and backend from scratch and others using templates

Confidential, Overland Park, KS

Mortgage Data Technician/Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Monitored, maintained and resolved issues with LAN (Desktop/Printer connectivity and hardware issues).
• Performed Windows Desktop/Server installation, maintenance and upgrades.
• Managed and created user profiles for network access, mainframe access and Avaya’s phone system.
• Performed daily, weekly and monthly server backups.
• Developed Backup and Recovery Procedures. Documentation designed for both training of technical staff and for use by non-technical staff in the event of an emergency when technical staff not available to perform duties.
• Administered MS Access Database supporting 300 users. Administration included query design (relational/SQL), macros, some VB coding, form and report building.

Confidential

Sales Manager/System Designer

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated client needs and designed integrated audio/video systems based on those needs. Prepared system proposals for review by client and as standard sales tool.
• Reviewed system project requirements with Project Manager and Engineer and coordinated installation time and date.
• Mentored installation crew, provided guidance and offered workarounds for site-specific challenges.
• Maintained a working involvement with client and project from start to finish including change orders and service long after project completion.

Confidential, Kansas City, MO

Network Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Maintained, upgraded and installed NOS (Client/Server, Print server and DHCP sever), including Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac OSX.
• Responsible for maintenance and troubleshooting of communication and testing equipment.
• Assisted Professors and students with lab work (design and execution).
• Migrated 80+ workstations from Win NT 4.0 to Win 2000.
• Installed and configured 6 Sun SPARC terminals running Solaris 8.0.