OBJECTIVE

Multi-faceted, MCSE Certified, and highly-motivated IT professional seeks position utilizing solid skills and over 15 years of diverse experience in the following areas:

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Introduced Virtualization to IIE as part of an energy efficient, cost saving, disaster recovery solution.
• Versatile, experienced in installation, administration, and troubleshooting for hardware, software, and networks
• Brings refined interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with corporate client users
• Committed to collaboration as part of technical team
• Capable problem-solver with proven track record of developing successful solutions on critical timelines
• Adaptable, willing to learn and take on new responsibilities and work on flexible schedules when necessary

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Confidential

SENIOR ENGINEER PROJECT LEAD

• Lead Engineer on Windows 7 migration project. Project involved the replacement of 2200 user Workstations in 6 regional offices. Setup, configured and administered SCCM 2007 for Office 2010, Adobe, 3rd Party software deployment and Windows updates. Converted 3rd party software from .exe to .msi for Software deployment.
• Remotely ran Windows 7 compatibility test on existing PCs and current applications. Coordinated pilot users from each location and setup Virtual Windows 7 Labs using VMware Player for Windows 7 and Office 2010 testing and user feedback. Setup and coordinated user training with New Horizons for Windows 7 and Office 2010 pre and post migration.
• Lead Engineer on Exchange 2003 > 2010 upgrade. Built and configured HP C7000 SAN with BL490c Blade servers all connected to two clustered HP StorageWorks P4000 G2s. Installed and configured VCenter with ESXi hosting 2 Exchange 2010 CAS/HT Servers and 2 Mailbox Servers. Configured Local and Offsite Confidential for redundancy and/or failover.
• Lead Engineer on Server> Server 2008 AD Migration Project. Using Quest Software: QMMAD 8.8 Migrated user Objects from 2003 IIEC domain to 2008 R2 IIE.org Domain. Setup and configured QMMAD Console, ADAM, and RUM to Discover, Process and Move File Servers. Successfully migrated users from Source to Target with SID history. Enable Confidential with two way trust between Source and Target to maintain access from both domains.
• Lead Engineer on VMware consolidation project. Converted HP Proliant Servers to VM's using VCenter Converter and migrated to VMware ESXi 4 Clustered environment using HP iSCSI storage. Setup and configured vCenter and vSphere for host management and setup HA and VMotion.
• Assistant Engineer on Citrix Xenapp 6 implementation project. Setup XenServer, 2 Netscalers, 3 Windows 2008 Server R2 Farm. Published applications, setup computer and user lock down policies. Setup and configured EdgeSite 5.3 for reporting.
• Assistant Engineer on Cisco Wireless project. Setup and configured RADIUS NPS on Windows 2008 Server R2 for wireless authentication. Setup Wireless controller for both guest and RADIUS authentication.
• Lead Engineer setup and configuration of Microsoft LYNC. Setup and installed internal Lync server. Setup and configured Edge server in DMZ for external access.
• Before the Exchange 2010 upgrade : Engineer and administrator of Clustered MS Exchange 2007. 2 Mailbox Servers, 2 HT/CAS servers. Clustered with MS 2008 Server clustering. Familiar with Exchange PowerShell commands as well
• Daily responsibilities Infrastructure Documentation, Vendor Requisitions, Symantec Endpoint management, CA Arcserve Backup, Veeam VM Backup, Cisco ASA 5510 administration, WDS, WSUS Maintenance
• Last level of support for Helpdesk issues that were not resolved.

Confidential

SENIOR SYSTEM ENGINEER/TECHNICAL SALES CONSULTANT

• Sales consultant, Project manager and Lead Engineer on projects for New Client Installs. Installation/Migration of Windows Server 2003, 2008, Exchange 2003 to 2007, VOIP using EdgeMarc technology SIP gateway routers, VPN, StoneGate FW-1200 with SMC and Server consolidation using VMWARE and Citrix
• Project and Team Lead on Windows 2003/2008 Terminal Server and Exchange 2007 onsite and offsite installations/migrations for NYC clients. Also setup HA and DR using CA XOSOFT, ARCSERVE and Backup Exec at offsite location for clients
• Installation and setup and configuration of Bloomberg Professional, VMWARE ESX, ESXi, VCenter running on HP's local and iSCSI MSA2000i Storage
• Daily resolution of XP and Vista Desktop, Windows Server 2003, 2008, Exchange 2003, 2007, SharePoint and MS SQL issues.
• Setup and configuration of Sonicwall, EdgeMarc, Stonegate firewalls for Clients

Confidential

SENIOR SYSTEM ENGINEER

• Team Lead on Client installs with Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise and VMware ESX Server running Windows 2003 Server Instances with Exchange 2003
• Client site: Responsible for all Installation, Setup, Configuration and Migration of Servers, VM Ware Virtual Servers, XP and Vista Workstations, Firewalls, Routers, SQL, FTP, Backup Solutions, 3rd party software and Offsite Monitoring
• Setup and Migrated Users, Exchange, SQL, AD, GP's and all software and data from existing Server to New server. Also configured DRAC on all servers in case of unexpected shutdown
• Setup and configured Juniper, Netvanta, Untangle and Sonicwall firewalls. Configured firewalls for basic functions in addition to IPSec, VPN, Offsite Disaster Recovery Backups, Remote Access to Server and Workstations from the outside via RWW and RDP, and content blocking

Confidential

SYSTEM ENGINEER/NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

• Responsible for Creating GPO Software Restriction Policies and Unattended Software installs for all Confidential through Server 2003 A/D
• Setup and Monitored Symantec Antivirus 10, Symantec Management Server on Windows 2003 and Server Console for deployment, and maintenance of latest Virus Scanning Engines and DAT files across WAN and LAN
• Setup VPN Tunnel, IPSec, and Exchange SMTP connector between Watchguard firebox 1000 and Cisco Pix 515e. Setup Web Blocker controls and Monitored Watchguard Firebox 1000/700 Firewall and Cisco 1700 series routers located at each site
• Responsible for Daily, Monthly and Yearly Backup and Restores of all Data for all 5 sites using Backup Exec 10
• Created Batch File to work with A/D to monitor and log user's logon/logoff time
• Setup and Administered Blackberry Enterprise Server and Windows Mobile Services
• Setup, Administered and Troubleshot 2003 Server WSUS for 350 Client Dell PC's
• Daily Monitoring and Troubleshooting WAN/LAN for all 5 NYC Sites
• Setup, Administered, Maintained and Troubleshot Exchange 2003 and A/D environment for 5 NYC sites
• Support for all Client PC Helpdesk related issues, including Outlook, DLL errors Proprietary software issues Blue Screens, etc.
• Troubleshoot Citrix Server and Citrix Client connection issues

Confidential

SYSTEM ENGINEER

• Built Windows 2003 Domain Controllers, DHCP Cluster, FTP, Application and Web Servers on Enterprise Domain
• Performed and administered regular backups and restorations with Backup Exec and NetBackup Data Center 4.5
• Setup and Administered Active Directory and Exchange Server 2000 for 9000 clients and 600 internal users
• Setup A/D Group Policy for Software Restriction policies
• Participated in Windows 2000 to 2003 A/D and Exchange migration of servers, desktops, email and user accounts
• Hand-selected as project lead on numerous implementation and upgrade projects