SUMMARY:

• 15 years plus of experience in all phases of planning, installing, configuring, maintaining, and administering complex server farms including Windows 2012, 2008R2, 2008, 2003, 2000, NT4, NT3x in enterprise environments.
• Monitored system performance, system security on windows servers in Active Directory environments.
• Managed Exchange 5.5, 2000, 2003 servers, SMS 2.0, SMS2003, SCCM2007, Proxy Servers, MS\SQL servers, IIS 3x, 4x, 5x servers.
• Have managed Anti Virus, File servers, special purpose, RAS, and application servers in Enterprise environments.
• Performed administration tasks such as user account management, user profiles management including roaming profiles, Group Policy Object management at several different locations, and organizations.
• Eight years experience in designing, configuring, and implementing SMS server sites in the enterprise environment, including software and hardware inventory, reports, Wake - On-LAN for distributing applications at night, and troubleshooting client using Remote Control, and repackaging software using multiple methods such as Installshield.
• Participated in migrations from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2012 Active Directories. 12 years experience in planning, designing, and implementing organizational unit structures and site hierarchy’s. I have built AD from scratch several times. Implemented group policies ( Confidential ) for centralized management of the user and computer configurations for both workstations, and servers. Have managed AD replication links worldwide.
• 15 years in-depth experience on server evaluation, configuration, and implementation.
• Have administered a verity of hardware platforms including Tape Backup libraries of all types, and Dell, HP, IBM servers. Also extensive storage experience of all types, NAS, SAN, RAID arrays.
• I am an experienced Virtualization engineer on both Hyper V, and VMware platforms. Including installing, configuring, managing both platforms using either SCVMM, or VCenter Server. I can manage Hyper-visors without any management platform if resources are limited. I can perform P2V's, Live Migrations, V-Motion migrations.
• I have used VMWare server, workstation, ESXi 4x,5x for a numbers of years.
• I have used HyperV-2, and am currently implementing HyperV-3 due to its many improvements.
• I have built HA clusters on both platforms.
• Also I can build VM's from scratch, or from an image\template.
• I am also experienced with building image templates.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Consulting\Independent Contractor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• SAN setup, administration, Equalogic, EMC equipment.
• Install, and configure NAS units. Site-2-Site replication for DR purposes
• Upgrade VMWare 5.5 to 6.0, and 6.5
• Configuring Multipath IO.
• Configuring iSCSI, and Fiber channel connections for best performance.
• WSUS patch management for Windows servers.
• Build 2012R2 Hyper-V 2 Node\Active-Active Cluster environment, and P2V, and migrate physical servers into the Virtual environment (P2V)
• Manage replication of Hyper-V VM's to DR site.
• Build and manage SCVMM.
• Install EMC VNXe 3200 using Unisphere. Provision LUNS for ESXi three node HA cluster on Dell R420 servers
• Configure DS-300B Connectrix 8Gb/s switch for EMC VNXe connectivity.
• Install and manage Vcenter 5x, 6x.
• Build Windows 2012R2 Windows Image for deployment.
• DHCP\DNS Configuring & Management
• Confidential Configuration and Management
• System Backups using Backup Exec, and other technologies such as LUN replication.
• Studding for Confidential .

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed Windows 2008 R2 DNS, DC,
• Installed Windows 2012 on new Dell servers
• Installed, and configured “Event Sentry” log management system.
• Backup Exec 2012. Backed up all servers, including Exchange 2010 DAG's
• Assisted in management of Exchange 2010, and assisted in decommission of Exchange 2003 SMTP gateway. Assisted with Public folder cleanup.
• Patched all Windows & Linux servers in the environment
• Managed ADIC i80 with 5 LTO-4 drives, and 1 Dell power-vault 132T LTO-3 tape library.
• Account management

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Server\Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Migrate all servers to Windows 2008 R2
• Install central logging system for all servers in Enterprise
• Migrate Blackberry 4x server to Blackberry 5x
• Install & Manage 4 Equallogic PS series iSCSI SAN units.
• Upgrade Whats Up Gold to version 15
• Test & Develop IPV4 to IPV6 migration plan.

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Build, code SMS packages
• Deploy update packages in timely fashion
• Deploy Applications such as Microsoft Office, SAS, AutoCad 2008, Adobe, etc
• Maintain current Windows 2003 SMS Servers including SQL database, Distribution points, and Monitor client health for all SMS clients. Including all Hardware
• Patch remediation using WSUS 3.0
• Remediate security flaws.
• Create, Test, Deploy new Group Policy Objects
• Test, Deploy Confidential settings

Confidential, Annapolis, MD

Server\Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Level III helpdesk support of Windows 2000, and XP workstations
• Logging all tickets in the Heat system
• Patching servers with WSUS patch distribution system
• Provide server administration for a server farm that consists of 30 servers.
• Assisting Network engineers with LAN WAN problems, and providing input pertaining to best configuration (Location, and number of VLANS)
• Building Server images for new Dell server systems, and Windows XP workstations
• Server Hardware support, Dell 2950, 2970, SC1435 servers
• Manage server infrastructure using Dell OpenManage
• Migrating servers from one physical location to a new physical location

Confidential, Reston, VA

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for distributing all software, software updates to workstations, and servers using SMS 2.0, Norton SAV 9, Install shield to repackage, and distribute.
• Responsible for creating a standard workstation, and Windows 2003 Server Image for deployment to 800 workstations, and 40 servers in order to standardize the workstation, and server environment (Windows XP Pro, Windows 2003)
• Responsible for rebuilding a deficient server backup infrastructure, by rebuilding backup servers, and implementing Backup Exec 9.1 utilizing three Dell Powervault tape library’s, and one Spectralogic 200 tape library. Also developed new backup scheme, and developed new standard backup, restore procedures (SOP’s)
• Responsible for Designing SMS Architecture to support 600 nodes with three Remote Sites. Using Primary\Child site artchecture
• Developed new workstation policies, and security model.
• Currently implementing a nine-terabyte SAN/NAS solution utilizing equipment from Network Appliance (NETAPPS) using iSCSI technology.
• Migrating entire Compaq server fleet to Dell Server equipment (40 servers).
• Currently migrating SMS2.0 to SMS2003.
• In charge of DNS, WINS, SMS, ISA, SNORT IDS, Backup servers.

Confidential, Fairfax, Virginia

Systems Integrator

Responsibilities:

• ISA server (Proxy Server) server deployment scenarios
• Microsoft Remote Access (VPN-L2TP) technology and deployment scenarios
• Evaluating Storage Area Network (SAN) technologies
• Alternative software deployment packages such as Novadine, Marimba
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) deployment scenarios
• Implementing Server security policies ( Confidential ’s) in order to harden LAN
• SMS Management.

Confidential, Calverton, MD

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Deployment of new server equipment
• Repairing deployed server equipment (All Related Hardware)
• Insuring all servers backed on a daily basis
• In charge of disaster recovery (SQL, Exchange, IIS, SMS, User data)
• SMS 20 Administrator
• Architect, and administrator of the USCG 8 terabyte Storage Area Network (SAN).
• Responsible for migrating Unisys ALT servers to Compaq ML, DL series servers.
• Responsible for creating the USCG standard Sever image
• Responsible for managing user disk space quotas
• Responsible for migrating all NT4 servers to the Windows 2000 operating system