Linux Engineer Resume
Tewksbury, MA
SUMMARY
Sr. Systems Engineer/Administrator with AD, Exchange, Network, and Security experience.
QUALIFICATIONS
l Exchange 2007 Mailbox CCR, Hub, and CAS server implementation.
l Windows 2008 Domain setup, configuration, tuning, and management.
l Active Directory, Domains, Group Policies, and OU design experience.
l VMware 4.0, VSphere, and guests and template configuration experience.
l Windows 2008 and Physical-to-Virtual (P to V) migration experience.
l Citrix Metaframesupport.
l Windows 2008/2003/2000/NT and Exchange 2007/2003/2000/5.0 experience.
l SCCM 2007 setup, configuration, and application deployment experience.
l AD Schema extension, LDAP integration, and KMS server setup experience.
l TCP/IP, DNS, IIS, Solaris, RH Linux, and VPN experience.
l 5+ years of hands-on IT and project management, and staff supervision.
l EMC/Dell SAN, and Citrix Metaframe experience.
l BES 5.01 migration and setup experience.
l Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (IT) degree.
l Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and presentation skills.
CERTIFICATIONS
l Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) plus 10 industry certifications.
l NAI Sniffer 101 and 102 certificates.
l Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
l Novell Master Certified NetWare Engineer (MCNE) certification.
EXPERIENCE
9/11 – Present Confidential, Tewksbury, MA
AD, Exchange, and Linux Engineer / Migration Lead
7/11 – 8/11 Confidential, Cambridge, MA
Active Directory / Windows Engineer
6/08 – 6/11 Confidential,Boston, MA
Microsoft Consultant (Active Directory, Exchange, SCCM)
1/08 – 6/08 Confidential, Boston, MA
Microsoft Practice Consultant
10/07 – 12/07 Confidential, Boston, MA
Technical Lead & Sr. Microsoft Systems Engineer III
l Setup Exchange Disaster Recovery MessageOne EAS server.
l Active Directory and Exchange server clean up.
l DNS troubleshooting and administration.
l Tier 3 support to server team and helpdesk team.
1/07 – 3/07 Confidential, Boston, MA
Active Directory and Infrastructure Architect
l Setup Windows 2003 servers and provided AD tier three support.
l Restructured Active Directory Organizational Units (OU\'s).
l Provided tier three support for Exchange 2003 servers.
l Defined Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and linked them to OU\'s.
l Implemented three tier server (IIS, Apps, and SQL) environment.
l Troubleshot Active Directory, Exchange, and Sharepoint issues.
l Imported and exported to/from Active Directory using DoveStone.
l Cleaned up Active Directory and Site Topology.
l Configured and tested Linux to AD LDAP authentication.
l Configured and tested Red Hat Linux servers.
l Cleaned up DNS namespace and configuration for production.
l Secured Windows Server 2003 using:
o Microsoft Security Baseline Analyzer.
o Configured Security Configuration Wizard based on role.
o Defined audit settings.
08/06 – 12/06 Confidential, Weston, MA
Principal Network Engineer
l Solved company wide network latency issue affecting product performance and growth potential.
l Improved product response from 40 seconds to 4 seconds.
l Migrated Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 Active Directory.
l Implemented new Cisco 3000 series VPN Concentrator.
l Installed five Cisco L2L VPN tunnels using PIX firewalls.
l Installed Hub and Spoke design and split tunnels for five sites.
l Migrated WatchGuard to PIX Firewall and PIX to 3000 VPN series.
l Configured Remote VPN Policies including SSL WebVPN.
8/04 – 7/06 Confidential, Boston, MA
Data Center Manager
l Managed production and corporate data center 24/7 operations.
l Administered, monitored, and troubleshot Windows and Citrix Servers.
l Migrated Active Directory 2000 to AD 2003 version.
l Migrated production datacenter to co-location site in Boston.
l Installed 40 Citrix Metaframe 3 and 4 servers.
l Installed 50 Windows 2003 Servers (Std. &Ent.).
l Migrated Exchange 2000 to 2003 Server clustered SAN environment.
l Configured Microsoft 2003 (Exchange & SQL) clusters.
l Performed proactive testing of Exchange, SQL, and file server cluster failover from Node A to B twice per month.
l Set up Legato EmailXtender Archiving and Journaling.
l Performed defrag of Exchange backend and frontend (OWA) servers.
l Implemented ISA 2004 Firewall and WebSense Enterprise server.
l Installed Business Objects Enterprise (BOE) Server.
l Installed Wyse Rapport Server for Thin Client administration.
l Configured Dell OpenManage to manage and clone servers.
l Maintained Dell/EMC CX SAN and created new LUNs.
l Mnaged daily operations of multi-Million dollar data center.
l Managed daily IT and helpdesk issues including direct reports.
l Created operational policies, processes, and procedures.
l Implemented security and disaster recovery plans.
l Interviewed and hired help desk staff.
l Researched VMware and met with Dell Regional Manager.
01/03 – 07/04 Confidential,Cambridge, MA
IT Consultant
l Member of President initiated OCW team project to publish courses.
l Installed, configured, administered, monitored, and troubleshot Windows 2000 Servers.
l Provided server and client support to local and remote users.
l Set up corporate test environments.
l Interfaced with developers in India.
l Maintained server security.
07/99 – 7/02 Confidential, Bedford, MA
IT Manager
l Supported production data center 24/7 for Barnes and Noble.
l Installed, configured, administered, monitored, and troubleshot Windows Servers.
l Managed Information Systems (IS) department staff.
l Responsible for daily operational tasks and issues.
l Implemented network security and server recovery projects.
l Upgraded and supported projects:
o NT Servers to Windows 2000 Servers.
o Active Directory and Windows 2000 Server.
o Exchange 5.5 to 2000 migration.
o Configured Cisco routers and WAN sites.
l Interviewed and hired staff for IS department help desk.
1998 - 1999 Confidential, Boston and Marlboro MA
Systems Consultant
l Performed security audits on NT and UNIX servers.
l Security checks on new installations.
1996 - 1998 Consulting Projects North Boston Area
l Confidential,Cisco, UNIX, Microsoft Engineer.
l Unifi Communications UNIX, Microsoft Systems Engineer.
1988 - 1996 Full-Time Positions North Boston Area
l Confidential,Novell & Microsoft Engineer.
l Mitre Corporation UNIX Administrator.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree.