SUMMARY

• Hands - on experience in deploying medium to large SharePoint 2010/2013 farms (from 2 tier 2 server farms to 3 tier 10 server farms including clustered MS SQL Server, Office Web Apps and separated workflow servers.)
• Hands-on experience administering SharePoint 2007/2010/2013 (to include physical, Hyper-V and VMWare environments) including farm topology, SQL clustering, Kerberos delegation, SSRS and SSAS servers, and SharePoint patch management
• Experience in recovering crashed Exchange 2007 Server with corrupt databases, recovering the data and simultaneously migrating restored data to Exchange 2010 Server.
• Experience with PowerShell commandlets and scripting to include: light touch deployments of multi-tier SharePoint farms, backup/restore export/import of sites, site collections and lists and libraries, creating Site Collections (to include Host Named) sites and Web Applications, migrating from 2010-2013 using database attach method, and troubleshooting various aspects of SharePoint service instances, restoring sites, searching logs, and testing/fixing database problems
• Use of TSQL and Task Scheduler in a Disaster Recovery model which would backup Content DBs and restore to a fully functional, hot standby, SharePoint 2010/2013 farm.
• Experience in deploying site and farm wide custom solutions using WSP files for various business requirements.
• .NET developing experience with Visual Studio 2010-2013 in debugging and responsive web design
• Installation and administration of a Team Foundation Server 2013 with isolated supporting SharePoint 2013 instance and Project Server 2013 for use in the Applications Development Department consisting of 15 software and web programmers
• Vast knowledge of MS Windows Server and Active Directory, Networking, and MS SQL Server used to help in communication with multiple departments for quick problem resolution
• 17 Years in IT with 9 years experience in Systems / Networking / Exchange Administration, and 5 years experience in SharePoint 2007-2013 Administration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Defense Language Institute Exchange Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and administration of a high availability, six server Exchange 2010 farm to include patching and updating of all virtual machines, performance monitoring, and failover testing, in a VMWare ESXi 5.5 environment.
• Administration through use of a help desk management system of enterprise email policies, account and resource creation, mailbox performance problems, and mail-flow troubleshooting.
• Involved in the design and architecture of a 4 server Exchange 2013 farm for a new AD Forest to include a 4 copy Database Availability Group consisting of one 30 day lagged database copy. Using a development environment, created an Exchange 2013 farm to test the performance using tools such as JetStress, Load Generator and Performance Monitor.

SharePoint Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Working in a development environment, building SharePoint 2013 farm and automating that process for development purposes while advising on SharePoint 2013 production implementation including help in business intelligence reporting using SSRS, SSAS for PowerPivot and Excel Services, securing of HTTP traffic using SSL through the implementation and configuration of AD CS, and also the configuration of Kerberos for delegation of user credentials to non-claims aware systems such as MS SQL Server. Production SharePoint 2007 Farm Administrator. Tasks include, but are not limited to: troubleshooting problems in a Windows Server 2003R2 x86 environment, restructuring crawls to be more efficient and use less of available resources, recreate SSP for search services, and using development environment to create procedures for migration to SP2013 environment.
• Facilitating Team Foundation Server 2013, integrating into SharePoint 2013 Server, and importing projects (upgrading) from a TFS 2010 farm
• Development and governance design of Forefront Identity Management including technical specifications, SQL database integration and Certificate Management strategies.
• Implementing Microsoft best practices in creating multiple Active Directory forests/domains to include DNS, DHCP, AD CS, Red Hat and CentOS servers, etc. for testing different software projects.

System/Network/SharePoint Admin

Confidential, WY

Responsibilities:

• Built and Maintained a SharePoint Server 2010 two tier farm for over 400 staff and 2500 student users for 2 years, then upgraded that environment to a SharePoint 2013 Farm using the database attach method
• Assisted in the development of Virtual Classroom sites, staff collaboration sites, and portal sites in SharePoint 2010/2013 and was primary site administrator for all site collections. Upgraded SharePoint 2010 Farm (using database attach method) to SharePoint 2013
• Designed a logical K12 OU structure in Windows 2008 Active Directory then migrated a 9 domain 2003 AD forest into the more efficient 3 domain 2008 AD environment. Once migrations were complete, I implemented many previously unused AD functions like Print Services, software deployment, Distributed File Services, Remote Desktop Gateway Services, and Volume Shadow Copy service
• Using batch files, PowerShell and Task Scheduler, I automated the monitoring of server HDD space, AD user password expirations, network connectivity problems, unsuccessful server backups, and power outages resulting in UPS systems preforming necessary actions to the server farm, while automating weekly reports and having alerts sent via email or text message for prioritized issues.
• Aided in the restoration of an Exchange 2007 database that was corrupted by the root (and only drive) running out of available space. Using the native ESEUTIL utility to repair the DB, and a 3rd party product to extract mailboxes into PST files, we restored user email into an Exchange 2010 Server with no reported loss of data.
• Aided in the upgrade of an Active Directory Forest to Server 2008, 2008R2, and 2012 Schemas. The upgrade to 2012 AD involved the virtualization of all Domain Controllers using Microsoft Hyper-V technology. Also the conversion of all Windows 2003 servers in district to virtual machines and consolidated into the district server farm Hyper-V server.
• Responsibilities included: Monitoring health of farm and servers, managing permissions, dividing out sites reaching Database storage max into individual Content Databases, Nightly scripted SQL backup and restore of Databases onto a parallel Disaster Recovery farm, Security management and auditing, staff instruction on features and uses of SharePoint sites
• Planning and executing Backup and Recovery strategies for the server farm; Network design, setup and troubleshooting using H3C layer 3 switches.
• Aided in the separation of the Oconee County Sheriff's Office network from the County network system to create a more secure environment using Microsoft and Industry Standard Best Practices.
• Managed 3 separate 2003 Active Directory Environments on three separate networks.
• In SQL Server 2005, used T-SQL to: create views and stored procedures for 3rd party reporting tools to more efficiently query data; automate backups of critical databases; validate data for New World Records Management System.
• Management and some maintenance of Positron VoIP and Radio system for emergency 911 communications center including emergency repairs of system outages.
• Common duties: troubleshooting Positron VoIP telephony system, managing 2003 -2008 Active Directory, managing Cisco PIX / ASA Firewall to NCIC standards; primary desktop support to approximately 130 users in a Windows XP / 7 environment; Network Administrator in a Cisco networked environment

PC-Pal Consulting Technology Consulting / Owner

Confidential, SC

Responsibilities:

• Website administration and development for Confidential Chamber of Commerce using MS FrontPage
• Systems analysis and configuration in a Windows environment for Oconee County Special Needs facility.
• Basic PC and network setup/repair and onsite troubleshooting from individual households to small businesses with wireless network setup and security.
• Computer virus detection & removal and moderate computer software training from email clients of MS Office
• Provided computer help desk support via telephone communications and in-person trouble calls including hardware failure, software misconfigurations, and end-user training
• Performed diagnostics and troubleshooting of system issues and documenting resolutions
• Maintained equipment inventory lists on a battalion wide scale
• Supervised 8 junior PC Techs in platoon helping and mentoring new PC Technicians while being in charge of the battalion office equipment logistics
• Using Norton Ghost, would deploy up to 25 workstations at a time over the network
• Experience working in NIPRNet and SIPRNet networks