Server Manager Resume Aliso Viejo, CA - Hire IT People

Education B.A. Business/Economics IT Project Management Certificate
Technology Entrepreneurship Class

Skills/Qualifications

Effective time management, documentation and organizational skills, budget analysis.
Managed an IT infrastructure and budget for a 300+ million dollar company.
Provide tier 3 support on virtualized hosts and Microsoft Windows Environments.
Extensive knowledge of WAN, LAN environments, configuring DHCP, DNS, GPO’s, MSFT AD , TCP/IP, SAS, iSCSI protocols, DHCP, DNS, EMC Navisphere and HP left hand SAN’s, shared folders, and IP Printing, Sonicwall PRO / NSA router configuration and distributed domain security.
Proficient Windows Server OS’s, MSFT Exchange, MS SQL Server, OSX Server, Deploy studio, MS Office, HP Data Protector / Storage Works, VMware ESX hosts and vCenter Products, Symantec / Adobe Products, Enterprise Virus Protection, Acronis Enterprise, Crystal Reports, Solarwinds Engineer Tool Set, Nagios, Barracuda Spam filter, MS Forefront 2012, and System Center 2012.

Relevant Experience

Server Manager, Confidential Aliso Viejo, CA (2012- Current)

Provided IT leadership and management to support infrastructure, company growth, expanding Las Vegas datacenter, and technical expertise for projects, enhancements, and upgrades.
Direct the growth and migration of internal infrastructure resources to a centralized platform using the latest in networking tools, MPLS circuits, and VPN’s for remote office support
Re-configured VMware ESX and vCenter 4.X hosts to allow mission critical servers to operate effectively and efficiently using NIC aggregation.
Deployed Systems Center 2012 with Forefront 2012 to all workstations, and MS Exchange.
Expanded Citrix XenApp server solution by 100%, and built the Backup and Disaster recovery solution using the latest Quantum LT05 tape technology, cutting costs by ~60K a year.
Supporting the MERIT Headquarters infrastructure with 10 Regional Offices and 81 On-Site locations acting as tier 3 support.

IT Systems Manager, Confidential Los Angeles, CA (2011-2012)

Project managing for many high profile projects such as ACCSC and WASC accreditations, VoIP Phone Systems, Point to Point and WAN SSL VPN’s, WAN and LAN Networks, Microsoft servers and other mission critical infrastructure items.
Improved network efficiency by eliminating bottlenecks and installing proper managed switches and implementing VLAN’s for better VM and network resource performance.
Tippled HP MSA2312i SAN storage, updated iSCSI 10gb/s cards to alleviate storage bottlenecks, and upgrading SAS controller firmware allowing increased datastores to support additional VM’s.
Expanded VMware ESX 4 and ESXi Environment, implemented a Disaster and Recovery solution with HA and FT. Implemented VM systems to increase productivity of faculty and staff.
Substantially improved workstation support and management effectiveness by implementing a standard virtualized workstation configuration and layout.
Planning/ Coordinates the development and implementation of the College’s information technology with representatives of the District Information Technology department.

IT Project Manager, Confidential Costa Mesa, CA (2008-2011)

Administration and deployment of workstations and servers; including antivirus, O/S security patches, server health monitoring and global backup design, configuration and administration.
Install, configure and maintain servers, desktops/laptops and VCX VoIP Phone System.
PC/Server Imaging and deployment, rotation of weekly backup media with Acronis Enterprise, and process offsite backup media schedule, Updating WSUS, Multi-location DFS.
Maintain AD domain and policies; configure roaming profiles and user data directories.
Configure POS system to meet the ongoing PCI-DSS requirements for 2011.

Systems Engineer, Project Leader, Confidential La Palma, CA (2006-2008)

Responsible for the day-to-day management of company service management software, GPS implementation; project planning, management training and ongoing technical support.
Provide guidance to clients on their business processes, providing technical support, and how to improve business operations with some travel required.
Act as the primary contact with Client Representatives on all aspects of project implementation.

Memberships/Associations/Awards National Honor Society , Compusource VP Excellence Award , MCP , Fremont College MVP, MCTS, MCSA, MCSE and PMP