SUMMARY:

• I am an Information Technology Professional whose career foundation was built upon military principles and service. I have directed many teams of IT professionals in an assortment of technical and business environments resulting in secure and valuable solutions. My technical and business qualifications are solid and diverse with over 20 years of hands - on, and a practical mix of consulting, experience. I can effectively assess a technical operating environment, identify areas for improvement, and develop efficient, cost-effective solutions to enhance organization competitiveness, increase revenues, and improve customer experiences. I provide concurrent management of, and leadership for, several technical and business process projects.
• Desktop and Application Virtualization ♦ Forecasting and Budget Management
• Asset Capitalization and Lifecycle Management ♦ Vendor Relationship Management
• Standards, Practices, Policies and Procedures Documentation ♦ ITIL
• Architected and implemented highly available, enterprise-class XenDesktop 7.6 environment for next generation Desktop and Application virtualization, leveraging NetScaler 10.5 GSLB technologyInternational, enterprise-sized Customer Contact Management Company
• Architected and implemented highly available, enterprise-class XenDesktop 7.1 environment for unified Desktop and Application virtualization, leveraging NetScaler 10.1 GSLB technology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Citrix Consultant (Consulting)

Confidential (New York City Metro Area)

Responsibilities:

• Technical Environment: Infrastructure - NetScaler, RSA, Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor/PhoneFactor, VMware. Servers - Windows, Terminal/Remote Desktop Services, Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp, Citrix Provisioning Services, Citrix Web Interface/StoreFront, Citrix Profile Management, Citrix EdgeSight/Director, Citrix XenServer, AppSense, SQL, IIS, SCOM, SCCM, MDT, WSUS, Active Directory. Desktops - Dell Wyse, HP, Windows XP-8.

Collaborate with internal technical resources and vendors to provide project- and operations-based infrastructure evaluation and architecture leading to secure and valuable solutions. Provide hands-on technical services to ensure the success of those solutions. Serve as a Citrix Desktop and Application Virtualization subject matter expert. Participate in entire lifecycle of Citrix projects, inception through delivery (architect, design, implement and support) for Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp environments, including third-party tools to improve user experience. Review various documentation, updating as necessary, and creating where needed.

Project Manager/Enterprise Infrastructure Architect

Confidential (Durham, North Carolina)

Technical Environment: Classified

Responsibilities:

• Report directly to National Infrastructure Services Manager. Attend meetings with, and present to, mid- and upper-level U.S. EPA management. Lead several technical and business process projects. Collaborate with internal technical resources and vendors to provide project- and operations-based infrastructure evaluation and architecture leading to secure and valuable solutions. Serve as a final resource for complex Active Directory problem resolution and a subject matter expert for PKI, LDAP/Virtual Directory, Smart Card authentication and Identity and Access Management technologies. Serve as a Citrix Desktop and Application Virtualization expert. Participate in entire lifecycle of Citrix project, inception through delivery (architect, design, implement and support) for Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp environment, including third-party tools to improve user experience. Review various documentation, updating as necessary, and creating where needed.

Project Manager/Enterprise Security Architect (Consulting)

Confidential (Orlando, Florida)

Technical Environment: Infrastructure - PIX, VPN Concentrator, Catalyst, Content Management, Aironet, Secure Access Control Server, iPrism, SecurID, LogLogic, ESX, Active Directory, OpenLDAP, Sun Java System Directory, FreeRADIUS. Servers - VMware, Windows 2000/2003, Exchange 2003/2007, IIS 5/6, WSUS. Desktops - VMware, Windows 2000/XP/Vista.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated with developers, project leaders and vendors to evaluate and architect secure and valuable solutions. Maintained Microsoft Windows, Linux and VMware ESX environment; performed installations, upgrades, maintenance and troubleshooting, as needed. Active Directory, Exchange, LDAP, Windows, Linux, Unix and Mainframe administration. Reviewed standards, policies and procedures, updating as necessary, and creating where needed.

IT Coordinator/Interim IT Manager (Direct)

Confidential (Orlando, Florida)

Technical Environment: Infrastructure - ASA, PIX, Catalyst, Aironet, Linksys, Netgear, Active Directory. Servers - Windows 2000/2003, Citrix Presentation 3/4, SQL 2000, Pervasive, Exchange 2003, IIS 5/6, MOM, WSUS. Desktops - Windows 2000/XP. IP Telephony - Inter-Tel.

Responsibilities:

• Was solely responsible for all aspects of IT related projects, including enterprise Voice over IP system rollout; company-wide vendor relationship management and contract negotiation for telecommunications and outsourced IT service agreements. Was the go-to technical source of resolution for complex software, hardware and infrastructure problems. Architected and implemented migration of on-site, mission critical servers to multiple data centers for disaster recovery. Active Directory, Exchange and Windows administration.

Lead Senior Network Engineer (Consulting)

Confidential (New York City, New York/Orlando, Florida)

Technical Environment: Various, some examples are: Infrastructure - Routers, Aironet, Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, Dell, Barracuda, Symantec. Servers - Windows NT 4-2003, Terminal Services, Citrix XP, SQL 2000, Exchange 2000/2003, IIS 4-6, MOM, WSUS, Netware 5/6. Desktops - Windows 95-XP.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed, approved, participated in and managed all aspects of network related projects. Established, maintained and grew client and vendor relationships. Designed, implemented and maintained client network infrastructure, including Disaster Recovery procedures. Performed on various Microsoft and third-party software suites. Active Directory, Exchange and Windows administration.