Sr. Systems Administrator ~Sr. Systems Engineer

Q UALIFICATIONS

A highly skilled and accomplished IT professional with extensive experience in the administration and management of hardware and software technology as well as a strong background in Network Engineering. Diverse expertise in a wide - range of technology such as server-administration, troubleshooting, configuring specialized applications, analyzing complex work-and data flows, network security, and project management. Recognized throughout career for a keen ability to analyze and smoothly resolve technical conflicts, develop solutions that improve efficiency of IT and business operations, and consistently meet timelines in intense and demanding environments. Core competencies include:

• Planning & Roadmap
• Contract Negotiations
• Matrix Team Management
• Client Relationship Management
• Technical Presentations
• Network Performance & Security
• Project Management Methodology
• User/Technical Support
• Systems Process Improvement

T ECHNOLOGY S KILLS

Operating Systems

• Windows 7
• Windows Vista
• Windows XP
• Vista (all versions)
• Linux (Red Hat)
• Ubuntu Enterprise
• IBM AS/400
• Windows Server 03
• Windows Server 08

Network Environments/Protocols

• Active Directory
• LAN/WAN topologies
• TCP/IP
• SMTP
• PPTP
• EIGRP
• OSPF
• RPC
• BGP
• CEF
• MPLS
• 802.11B/G/N
• DNS
• FTP
• IPSec
• L2TP
• SSL
• IIS (6 and 7)
• VoIP iSCSI

Software

• MS Exchange 2003
• MS Exchange 2007
• MS Exchange 2010
• MS Sharepoint
• SQL
• Backup Exec
• Webroot Corp AV
• Symantec CorpAV
• Vipre Corp AV
• VMware ESX/ESXi
• Visual Studio 2008/10
• VMware Vcenter

Hardware/Cabling

• Cat5e/6
• Repeaters
• Routers/Switches
• Gateways
• Bridges
• Coaxial
• Fiber-Optic (OC)
• T1/T3
• Fibre Channel
• VMware Vsphere
• EMR/EHR 8
• Solarwinds Orion
• Citrix XenServer

P ROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE

Sr. Microsoft Engineer (consultant)

Confidential, Centennial, CO

8.22.11-Curr

Senior level engineer brought on to train staff and administer and implement new technologies through acquisitions of new companies by Echostar.

Functions and Duties included:

Managed and administered acquisition of Hughes Cloud Services Exchange 2010 Environment and all migrations pertaining to standup of new services.Design, Administration, Implementation and Integration took place with the following projects:

• Hughes Networks Acquisition/bandwidth takeover
• Complete implementation of Commvault backup and archiving for entire Exchange environment (Simpana 9.0)
• Complete install and migration from OCS 2007 to Lync 2010 with over 5000 users (phone number normalization - lead technical manager)
• Exchange 2010 upgrade for Echostar (training and implementation manager and architect)
• Architected and implemented company wide backup/recovery plan with Commvault Simpana 9.0 software.
• VMware administrator and implementer. Managed Vcenter environment hosting with 5 hosts and over 150 VMs.

Sr. Systems Administrator (consultant)

Confidential, Denver, CO

04.2 .11

Functioned as Senior Level Sys Admin and Global Active Directory/Exchange expert to consult, train, and administer IT environment during large scale merger with AMB.

Tasks and Duties included:

• Managed/Created guidelines and SOP for Postini/Exchange 2007 synching, design and implementation across inter-forest/global Active Directory environments. User count was several thousand at each site. Managed accessibility of all Free/Busy data across 16 different global environments with multiple instances of cross-forest replication, and 3 different versions of Microsoft Exchange Server (2003, 2007, 2010) Developed training/instructional regimen for full time junior Systems Administrators. This pertained to daily duties with administration of a site-to-site AD and Exchange environment.

Sr. Systems Administrator (consultant) Confidential, Denver, CO

01. .11

Level 3 Sr. Systems Administrator position with duties including but not limited to Help Desk mentoring, Project management and documentation, ITIL implementation and practices. Tasks and Projects included: SQL server consolidation through virtualized environments

• Active Directory/Domain migration lead for migration (500 users)
• BES upgrade to replicated environment on the 5.0 infrastructure utilizing VMware
• Exchange 2010 DAG analysis and implementation
• Project and Team Lead for VMware 4.1 upgrade
• Team Lead for Release Management. Worked closely with QA and DEV teams for effective Production rollouts. These included windows service builds, Web Site deployments, and Application rollouts

Sr. Infrastructure Consultant (consultant)

Confidential, Englewood, CO

06. .11

Worked as a Sr. Consultant/Team Lead Consultant with various large scale clients in and around Denver Metro area. Primary duties including supplementing/training/Mentoring client’s IT departments and employees. Large scale migrations/projects are primary focus.

• Completed on-premise OCS and Exchange to BPOS migrations with 10+ clients ranging in size from 40 users to 1000 for Stream Realty Corp and Preferred Imaging Corp. Implementation was done remote and On-site. Established presence through OCS with Exchange, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office.
• Created and administered entire network architecture for Coresite Corp using Solarwinds Orion application. Over 1000 network devices utilizing NPM, NCM, Network Atlas, and Netflow
• Functioned as team lead for Aurora Public Schools GroupWise 6.5 to Exchange 2010 and ADDS 2008 migration. Contained over 5000 users with over 20,000 devices contained in over 20 schools.
• Team Lead/Architect consultant with UCH-Denver on VMware 4.0 over EMC migration to 4.1. Moving over 500 Virtual Machines from VMware 4.0 on an EMC CX-3 to VMware 4.1 on a VMAX Symmetrics infrastructure. Developed process plan for EMR/HER rollout and Exchange 2003-Exchange 2010 Migration. Functioned as Team Leader/Manager

Sr. Network Engineer

Confidential, Littleton, CO

11.2 .10

Acted as Senior Network Engineer and IT Manager for established IT firm; worked with large scale clients throughout Denver Metro Area; provided consulting and hands on engineering support for high end IT projects with concentration on the following:

• VMware Server installation and support
• Wireless Installation / Support & Troubleshooting
• Managed Services/ Remote Monitoring & Management
• Microsoft Server Standard/Enterprise Support ( )
• Microsoft ExchangeServer Implementation& Support( )
• Network Design/Consolidation/Expansion
• Hardware / Software Procurement
• Compliance Focused Solutions(Sarbanes-Oxley/HIPAA/PCI)
• E-Mail Archiving
• Electronic Vaulting
• Firewall Installation & Management
• Spam & Virus Protection
• Blackberry Enterprise Server Installation/Support
• ActiveSync Mobile Solutions for iPhone, Droid and Windows Mobile Devices
• 24 7 Support for Mission Critical Systems

Accomplishments

• Managed 10 VMware Vcenter migrations and installs with iSCSI SAN configurations
• Migrated 3 Microsoft Exchange 2007 installations to Exchange 2010
• Design, implemented and Administered 10 2008 AD installs/upgrades with all having multiple site authentication
• Managed install of Etherloop Fiber/Copper ring for client with 6 locations across a layer 3 WAN (Colorado Retina Associates)
• Managed and implemented Site-to-site SAN in support of Allscripts/Misys migration
• Team Lead for NextGen design and implementation
• Implemented and maintained 8TB NAS infrastructure in direct support of Zeiss software
• Designed, Implemented and Managed an OCS 2007 rollout utilizing legacy phone technology with VoIP, IM, and Audio/Video conferencing tools.

Senior Systems Administrator

Confidential, Littleton, CO

Acted as Chief IT Manager/Systems Administrator; directed entire IT department; provided full time on-site and remote support to 220+ employees and 4 data centers

• Guide and mentor IT staff and manage a $500,000 budget; set the direction of the team as well as develop process and procedures, assign team responsibility, and oversee tasks and timelines.
• Assist executive management formulates requirements and corporate strategy based on technical expertise. Provide key input into IT design, remove obstacles, create clarity, balance competing priorities, and build consensus to lead timely decisions.
• Direct projects through entire life cycle, including develop requirements, analysis, architecture, set schedules, and monitor implementation. Establish early risk contingency plans.
• Oversee the daily troubleshooting and maintenance in all aspects of Active Directory and Group Policy/OU management, VMware, ESXi,MPLS, and support of the corporate Avaya 4.1 and R5 VoIP system.
• Provide hands-on work and management of, Server 2003Enterprise (clustered), Server Standard 2008, and Exchange Server 2003/2007 (clustered).
• Manage several different Vlans and subnets between Collocation unit and corporate office with several managed switches (Layer 3 Procurve, Brocade, Juniper)

Accomplishments

• Orchestrated the planning, installation, and support for over 45 servers throughout 4 data centers with 45% virtualization with VMware ESX and Vcenter configurations.
• Installed and managed Falconstor deduplication software configurations in EMC Clariion SAN environments (WAN connected over 100MB QMOE)
• Significantly increased productivity and efficiency by individually proposing, designing, deploying, and managing a Blackberry Enterprise Server with over 100 Blackberry Smartphones from a 30 phone Verizon business account. Installed and managed Blackberry Enterprise Server 4.0 with over 100 users.
• Project managed the migration from Exchange server 2003 to Exchange Server 2007 with over 250 mailboxes.
• Migrated entire Live Communications Server 2005 to OCS 2007 with over 200 internal and external users
• Lead migration from Active Directory Services with site-to-site and cloud/datacenter installations.

Systems Administrator/Network Engineer

Confidential., Islamorada, FL

Selected as one of three Regional Network Engineers with Canon USA, Miami, FL. Managed entire network security, server rollout/deployment for dealers, hardware and software administration as well as software sales contracts, and customer consultation for some of the largest Canon dealers in the Southeast.

• Engaged in full network implementation/sales cycle, including negotiating contracts, providing consultation, technical presentations, and write-ups regarding network engineering new MFC’s to existing and new networks.
• Secured new business by consulting and conducting network consultingto over 100 different customers on their existing IT infrastructure. Developed proposals and solutions that effectively demonstrated how to keep them on the cutting edge in today’s fast-paced IT environments.
• Had published article on progressive internetworking in changes intertwined with today’s security standards.
• Main clientele were medical offices and law firms, which demanded a high compliance with security and standards.

Accomplishments

• Played key role in increasing sales over 150% from previous figures and increasing profits of up $21 million from $14 million a yearfor the 2006 fiscal year.
• Saved 15 attorney offices 10’s of thousands of dollars and $45,000 yearly in green initiative federal tax break by converting them into paperless environments utilizing Image ware,Canon\'s premier Document Management software on underlying large scale SAN’s using EMR/EHR solutions
• Planned, Installed, and configured 15+ Server 2003 Clustered Nodes
• Functioned as SME for Active Directory migrations from with 20+ migrations/new installs

Network Engineer

Confidential, Key West, FL

• Provided on-call 24/7 Help Desk support for 13 branches (including 300 W2K/XP workstations) from Key Largo to Key West as well as front line support to over 37 ATM locations, with 14 ATM’s functioning on a wireless Verizon network.
• Project led a 500 server migration from NT 4.0 environment to Microsoft Server 2003, covering over 40 bank branches.

P ROFESSIONAL C ERTIFICATIONS

• Blackberry Certified Systems Administrator (2009)
• Microsoft Certified Professional #303 )
• MCTS Microsoft Exchange Server )
• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator ( 2003, 2009)
• Cisco Certified Network Apprentice (2007)

E DUCATION

Coursework in Criminal Justice,

Confidential UniversityCompleted Coursework in Computer Information Systems and Computer Science,

Confidential College