Systems Engineer Resume Profile
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TECHNICAL SKILLS
| Operating System Platforms Windows Server 2000/2003/2008/2012 Languages VB Script PowerShell Software System Center Suite 2007/2012 Operations Manager Configuration Manager Orchestrator Virtual Machine Manager MOM 2005 Hardware HP PCs, Servers, Blades Database Platforms Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/2012 Networking TCP/IP Hubs/Routers/Switches Cable/Dialup/DSL | Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8 ASP/CGI/HTML/Perl/PHP Batch Scripting Weblogic/WebSphere HostMonitor/Uptime/Wily Active Directory Apache/IIS HP Service Manager vSphere v3/v4/v5 Dell PCs, Servers Blades Microsoft Access Oracle 9i/11g DHCP/DNS/LDAP/WINS LAN/VLAN/WAN Wireless/Bluetooth | VMware v3/v4/v5 Hyper-V v3 PL/SQL VB Microsoft Project/Visio IBM System Director v5/v6 HP SIM v7 MDT IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Shavlik NetChk Protect/WSUS IBM Servers Blades MySQL FTP/POP3/Telnet/VPN NAT/SMTP/SNMP |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Systems Engineer
Confidential
- Manage Infrastructure using an array of System Center products including SCOM, SCCM, Orchestrator, and VMM 2007 2012
- Leading a project to upgrade our System Center Configuration Manager 2007 environment to 2012.
- Leverage my background in scripting and automation to improve processes using VB Script PowerShell. One such project included creating a System Center Orchestrator Runbook to further automate manual Server Build tasks.
- Primary responsibilities include architecture, and implementation of Virtualization using VMware, and Hyper-V.
- Responsible for Blade Infrastructure implementation, testing, and design.
- Lead architect and engineer in a 400,000 project, which allowed the business to improve reliability and performance for a critical apparel design, testing, and manufacturing environment.
Application Support Engineer - Contractor
Confidential
- During my contract with State Auto I was brought in to support and improve the Claims project.
- Architected, documented, and executed the WebSphere environment which was the pilot project for business integration applications.
- Resolved and automated a fix for a known two year issues with an internal site crashing by leveraging VB Script.
- Assisted multiple application and support teams in the environment by coding, and automating code changes to the WebSphere environment.
Systems Administrator
Confidential
- Supported over 2000 users, 700 servers, and 2000 workstations globally.
- Designed and developed several multi-threaded VB Scripts that cut processing and reporting times on enterprise desktops and servers down from several days to minutes.
- Developed a VB Script to inventory Blade information across all IBM BladeCenters in the enterprise.
- Implemented Physical to Virtual migrations using PlateSpin, and Virtual to Virtual migrations using VMware vSphere Client.
- Administer virtual server installation, performance monitoring, and management such as Memory, CPU, Network, Hard Drive both Local Disk and LUN Storage , and VMware Tools on version 3 and 4.
- Manage and deploy IBM WebSphere application servers in a clustered environment on both Windows and AIX platforms, and I've had formal IBM training for this product. Also support Weblogic application servers, but we are phasing out this technology.
- Utilize a wide array of monitoring and reporting tools such as MOM 2005, HostMonitor, Uptime, and Wily.
- Team completed over 70 of all production changes to the environment at a 93 success rate in 2010.
- Administered GPOs, DNS, Active Directory, Exchange mailboxes, terminal servers, disk space, and capacity planning.
Desktop Support
Confidential
- Our team supported a three year hardware lifecycle where I was involved in large scale deployments and upgrades of both HP and Dell desktops and laptops using WinPE and Norton Ghost to create and deploy images with a Sysprep aided install.
- Tested and managed desktop patching using Microsoft Windows Server Update Services WSUS
- Headed the Project Management over a Wyse Thin Client Proof of Concept where we determined that it was more cost effective to rollout desktops instead of thin clients due to the processing requirements of in-house software.
- Supported over 300 off-the-shelf and in-house applications, as well as network printer setup and installation.
- Everyday activities included customer support both phone and desk side which involved hardware, software, VPN, and peripherals.
HelpDesk Analyst
Confidential
- Provided Tier I operational support for over 2000 business clients, and BlackBerry support for over 5000 pilots globally.
- Created and managed Active Directory objects and Exchange mailboxes across multiple domains.
- Provided support for account lockouts, password resets, and user profile rebuilds.
- Established and hosted bridge calls for cross team collaboration during emergency outages.
- Provided remote support using various tools such as RDP, SMS, VNC, NetOp, and WebEx.
Technical Customer Support
Confidential
- Provided technical application support, troubleshooting, and training for custom multi-million dollar ticket management software that is developed for government One-Call dig centers, facility companies such as AEP, Sprint, and Verizon, and line locators such as Asplundh.
- Responsibilities included application training, database management, application defect analysis and escalation, and general technical customer phone support.
- Traveled 1 to 2 times a month for 3 to 5 day trips to provide support nationally for software installation, maintenance, and formal in-class training.
- Greatly decreased the amount of time to establish VPN connections to our clients by creating an internal website that listed all of our client contact and VPN connection information.
