SUMMARY
Sr. Systems Engineer/Administrator with AD, Exchange, Network, and Security experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Exchange 2007 Mailbox CCR, Hub, and CAS server implementation.
• Windows 2008 Domain setup, configuration, tuning, and management.
• Active Directory, Domains, Group Policies, and OU design experience.
• VMware 4.0, VSphere, and guests and template configuration experience.
• Windows 2008 and Physical-to-Virtual (P to V) migration experience.
• Citrix Metaframesupport.
• Windows 2008/2003/2000/NT and Exchange 2007/2003/2000/5.0 experience.
• SCCM 2007 setup, configuration, and application deployment experience.
• AD Schema extension, LDAP integration, and KMS server setup experience.
• TCP/IP, DNS, IIS, Solaris, RH Linux, and VPN experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on IT and project management, and staff supervision.
• EMC/Dell SAN, and Citrix Metaframe experience.
• BES 5.01 migration and setup experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (IT) degree.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and presentation skills.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) plus 10 industry certifications.
• NAI Sniffer 101 and 102 certificates.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
• Novell Master Certified NetWare Engineer (MCNE) certification.

EXPERIENCE

9/11 – Present Confidential Tewksbury, MA
AD, Exchange, and Linux Engineer / Migration Lead

• Responsible for providing daily management of AD, Exchange, and network, including migrating Windows 2008 and Linux servers.
• Technical lead and troubleshooter of Exchange 2007, Windows 2008, Linux, DNS, and TCP/IP.
• Network configuration of Cisco and HP switches and routers, including migration of branch sites from legacy to new Cisco network.
• Application and Microsoft Office troubleshooting and support.
• Responsible for mentoring and training project manager.

7/11 – 8/11 Confidential Cambridge, MA
Active Directory / Windows Engineer

• Responsible for AD clean up and improvements.
• Set up and configured new Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise servers.
• Troubleshot Mac / AD browser election issues.

6/08 – 6/11 Confidential, Boston, MA
Microsoft Consultant (Active Directory, Exchange, SCCM)

• Reported to the Deputy Director of Information Technology for almost 3 years. Technical lead and project manager on Exchange conversion project, rollout of Windows 2008, Exchange upgrade to version 2007. Project leader on VMware virtualization project.
• Set up, configure, manage, and troubleshoot Exchange 2007 servers in a CCR Active/Passive implementation.
• Citrix troubleshooting and integration into Active Directory.
• BES 5.01 implementation and BES 4 to 5 transporter migration.
• Active Directory Domain upgrade from 2003 to 2008 version.
• Virtualization of Windows 2008 and 2003 production servers.
• VMware and Microsoft Virtual server virtualization experience.
• Windows 2008, Exchange 2007, and SCCM administration.
• Windows 2008 KMS License server setup and administration.
• Enterprise DNS infrastructure re-design and re-configuration.
• Active Directory re-structure and domain consolidation.
• Migration of user, group, and OUs from e-Dir to Active Directory.
• Windows 2008 R2 DC setup and de-commission of 2003 DCs.
• Migration project management.

1/08 – 6/08 Confidential Boston, MA
Microsoft Practice Consultant

• Installation of Exchange 2007 Server on 64-bit architecture.
• Implementation of Exchange 2003 Server and Disaster Recovery.
• Enhancement of Active Directory, OU structure, and GPO layout.
• Setup of Windows Server 2003 R2 and IIS on 64-bit platform.
• Configuration of HP 7000 BladeSystem and Virtual Connect.
• Tier 3 support for AD, Exchange, and SQL 2005 Server project

10/07 – 12/07 Confidential Boston, MA
Technical Lead & Sr. Microsoft Systems Engineer III

• Setup Exchange Disaster Recovery MessageOne EAS server.
• Active Directory and Exchange server clean up.
• DNS troubleshooting and administration.
• Tier 3 support to server team and helpdesk team.

1/07 – 3/07 Confidential. Boston, MA
Active Directory and Infrastructure Architect

• Setup Windows 2003 servers and provided AD tier three support.
• Restructured Active Directory Organizational Units (OU's).
• Provided tier three support for Exchange 2003 servers.
• Defined Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and linked them to OU's.
• Implemented three tier server (IIS, Apps, and SQL) environment.
• Troubleshot Active Directory, Exchange, and Sharepoint issues.
• Imported and exported to/from Active Directory using DoveStone.
• Cleaned up Active Directory and Site Topology.
• Configured and tested Linux to AD LDAP authentication.
• Configured and tested Red Hat Linux servers.
• Cleaned up DNS namespace and configuration for production.
• Secured Windows Server 2003 using:
• Microsoft Security Baseline Analyzer.
• Configured Security Configuration Wizard based on role.
• Defined audit settings.

08/06 – 12/06 Confidential Weston, MA
Principal Network Engineer

• Solved company wide network latency issue affecting product performance and growth potential.
• Improved product response from 40 seconds to 4 seconds.
• Migrated Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 Active Directory.
• Implemented new Cisco 3000 series VPN Concentrator.
• Installed five Cisco L2L VPN tunnels using PIX firewalls.
• Installed Hub and Spoke design and split tunnels for five sites.
• Migrated WatchGuard to PIX Firewall and PIX to 3000 VPN series.
• Configured Remote VPN Policies including SSL WebVPN.

8/04 – 7/06 Confidential Boston, MA
Data Center Manager

• Managed production and corporate data center 24/7 operations.
• Administered, monitored, and troubleshot Windows and Citrix Servers.
• Migrated Active Directory 2000 to AD 2003 version.
• Migrated production datacenter to co-location site in Boston.
• Installed 40 Citrix Metaframe 3 and 4 servers.
• Installed 50 Windows 2003 Servers (Std. &Ent.).
• Migrated Exchange 2000 to 2003 Server clustered SAN environment.
• Configured Microsoft 2003 (Exchange & SQL) clusters.
• Performed proactive testing of Exchange, SQL, and file server cluster failover from Node A to B twice per month.
• Set up Legato EmailXtender Archiving and Journaling.
• Performed defrag of Exchange backend and frontend (OWA) servers.
• Implemented ISA 2004 Firewall and WebSense Enterprise server.
• Installed Business Objects Enterprise (BOE) Server.
• Installed Wyse Rapport Server for Thin Client administration.
• Configured Dell OpenManage to manage and clone servers.
• Maintained Dell/EMC CX SAN and created new LUNs.
• Mnaged daily operations of multi-Million dollar data center.
• Managed daily IT and helpdesk issues including direct reports.
• Created operational policies, processes, and procedures.
• Implemented security and disaster recovery plans.
• Interviewed and hired help desk staff.
• Researched VMware and met with Dell Regional Manager.

01/03 – 07/04 Confidential Cambridge, MA
IT Consultant

• Member of President initiated OCW team project to publish courses.
• Installed, configured, administered, monitored, and troubleshot Windows 2000 Servers.
• Provided server and client support to local and remote users.
• Set up corporate test environments.
• Interfaced with developers in India.
• Maintained server security.

07/99 – 7/02 Confidential Bedford, MA
IT Manager

• Supported production data center 24/7 for Barnes and Noble.
• Installed, configured, administered, monitored, and troubleshot Windows Servers.
• Managed Information Systems (IS) department staff.
• Responsible for daily operational tasks and issues.
• Implemented network security and server recovery projects.
• Upgraded and supported projects:
• NT Servers to Windows 2000 Servers.
• Active Directory and Windows 2000 Server.
• Exchange 5.5 to 2000 migration.
• Configured Cisco routers and WAN sites.
• Interviewed and hired staff for IS department help desk.

1998 - 1999 Confidential Boston and Marlboro MA
Systems Consultant

• Performed security audits on NT and UNIX servers.
• Security checks on new installations.

1996 - 1998 Confidential North Boston Area

• NBX Corporation Cisco, UNIX, Microsoft Engineer.
• Unifi Communications UNIX, Microsoft Systems Engineer.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree.