Michael Peterson

OVERVIEW

I have researched, reviewed, analyzed and evaluated enterprise level business systems and processes to automate, improve and optimize them balancing user needs with business objectives.

technical skills

• Software - AD, SPF, Sharepoint v2 v3, Exchange, VM, Symantec EV, Credant, IIS, Visio
• Databases - SQL, MySQL, Access, Oracle, DB2, TSQL,Stored Procedures, Schema design, DB creation
• Languages - PowerShell, VB, VBS, VBA, C#, shell scripts
• Hardware - HP Blades, VM, Dell, IBM, NETAPP, Cisco
• Operating Systems - MS DOS; Windows 3.1, Win 95, Win 98, XP, OS/2, Novell 3.12; Novell 4.1, Windows NT, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Richfield, MN Nov 2010 - Dec 2010
Sr Systems Engineer
Built a 3 tier web application to check the health of over 4,000 servers using mySQL, Powershell, c# and IIS 7 hosted on Windows 2008. Increased capacity on SQL clusters by adding additional nodes to 6 node SQL clusters. Troubleshoot deployment scripts used by SCCM.

Confidential, Tampa, FL Aug 2010 - Oct 2010
Sr Systems Engineer
Automating build of self contained datacenter stacks that support Special Forces in warfare environments. Utilizing Powershell with VM and NETAPP Powershell extensions to deploy servers, switches and storage. Details confidential.

Confidential, Hopkins, MN Feb 2010 - Sept 2010
Systems Administration

• System Configuration - PowerShell / VBS scripts to configure / update systems
• Windows 2003 / 2008 installation and configuration
• IIS installation and configuration
• Windows Terminal Services / Citrix installation and configuration. Citrix application publishing
• Windows 20033 / 2008, decommission and onboard servers reaching the end of their life cycle

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN November 2008 - November 2009
Process Automation / Auditing

• System Configuration - Developed PowerShell / VBS scripts to configure systems prior to production deployment, this included Registry settings, WMI properties, MSI installs and File copy / updates
• Developed process to automate auditing of all systems daily
• Utilized Wise Installer and Orca to create custom MSI installation packages
• Engineered a process to provision Windows 2003 / 2008 servers using PowerShell and VM API toolkit, replacing the manual process
• SharePoint site creation and customization for project tracking and reporting
• IIS - Site / App Pool creation configuration

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN May 2008 - November 2008
Process Automation

• System Configuration - Developed PowerShell scripts to configure systems prior to production deployment, this included Registry settings, WMI properties, MSI installs and File copy / updates.
• SQL database creation and administration, TSQL, Store Procedure and UDF creation
• Automated Exchange 2007 installation for all roles
• Developed web service using C# to provide system data to be consumed by directory services team for provisioning users
• IIS - Site / App Pool creation and configuration

Confidential, St. Paul, MN October 2006 - April 2008
Sr. Systems Engineer

• Provided Tier 3 support to the Windows Server environment
• Implemented a NetApp SAN Storage Solution to replace an iSCSI NAS Solution to resolve Exchange performance issues
• Architected / Built 2 - 4 node Exchange clusters in different geographic regions to support 13,000 users
• Architected / Built PKI environment used for digital signatures for VA compliance with HSM encryption appliance
• Architected / Built MIIS / Identity Integration Feature Pack services to synchronize multiple AD forests to provide a global address book
• SharePoint build / administration - site creation and customization, web part deployment
• IIS - Site / App Pool creation and configuration
• Marimba server support
• Active Directory architect

Confidential, St. Paul, MN October 2003 - October 2006
Sr. Systems Engineer

• Provided Tier 3 support to the Windows Server environment
• Architected / Built 4 node - 3 Active / 1 Passive Exchange clusters to support over 5,000 users worldwide
• Architected / Built Task Management system using ASP.NET, C#, SQL and SQL Reporting services to consolidate initiative reporting across multiple groups
• SharePoint build / administration - site creation and customization, web part deployment
• IIS - Site / App Pool creation and configuration

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN November 2001 - October 2003
Sr. Systems Administrator

• Windows server 3rd level support
• Developed VB app to collect WMI data from over 1000 servers and load into a SQL database to be used for reporting
• Migrated over 5,000 users from Novell to AD
• Built / Managed external customer directory services using eDir, DirXML and iChain.

Confidential, MN November 1999 - November 2001
Sr. Systems Administrator

• Supported Exchange environment for 10,000 users
• Migrated from MSMail to Exchange 5.5

Certifications and training

• MCSE Certification
• A+ Certification
• Cisco CCNA
• SharePoint Training
• PKI Training