ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Create process for Disaster Recovery drills, from Server Engineer responsibilities and automate with PowerShell. 3 Phase process of existing configuration info gathering, convert to PIT, revert to normal validation built into 100 automated scripts.
• OS deployment/refresh of 3600 servers across hundreds of US sites, including custom install scripts for proprietary software over 4 weeks, ending in April 2012. Circle back and rebuild 2400 of those servers to Server 2K8 R2 for High Availability including SQL DB updates and mirroring. Team effort of 20 including A/D and SQL techs.
• Automate Server QA process using PowerShell, saving 2.5 hours per server to validate.
• Operate and troubleshoot Windows client server operating system migrations. Up to 80 full replacements per night using SCCM 2007.
• International travel for domain migration. Complete pre and post ADMT configuration. Train / support local techs with new software, configuration updates, and support post migration issues.

QUALIFICATIONS

• PowerShell scripting software installs, set OS configuration, Active Directory tasks, building CSV reports, generating legible log files, retrieving WMI properties and invoking methods, registry checks and changes
• SCCM create software packages/programs and distribute, deploy single software instances, run and repair server / client operating system migrations, custom SQL reports, identify / remediate failing clients, and troubleshoot deployments / package distribution.
• Software Packaging using InstallShield, Advanced Installer, and legacy Wise software. Create MSI tailored installs, and research legacy installers to build silent installs using PowerShell as the wrapper.
• Continued education on personal time with deep emphasis on automation and coding.
• Hands on experience of domain migrations and thorough understanding of forest / domain relationships.
• SCCM 2007, MCSA 2003, Network , A , certifications. Global Knowledge training in Windows 7 configuration and PowerShell.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Windows Deployment Engineer 09/14 Present

• Monitor XP to Windows 7 ZTI's
• Troubleshoot and remediate clients from no starts to task sequence errors, to completed machines with individual soft fails.
• Identify consistent failures and escalate to owning team.
• Make suggestions for task sequence updates to allow for graceful failures at strategic steps to allow for faster remediation after completion.
• Create SQL reports to track exit codes for all machines, consolidated for faster identification of failures.
• Automate consistent failures to run against a named set of machines, opposed to manually touching every machine.
• SCCM, SQL, PowerShell

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Sr. Technology Analyst

• Custom PowerShell scripts to replace manual steps of any manual process.
• Write custom tool in C to assess health of machines, return basic information, and tools to repair.
• Automate software installs with InstallShield and Advanced Installer.
• Facilitate UAT on new software packages.
• Build custom SQL queries and modify existing reports against SCCM database.
• PowerShell, C , SCCM, SQL, Advanced Installer, VMWare

Confidential

Sr. Windows Server Engineer

• Deploy and configure ESXi Hosts, and Windows Server 2008 R2 using VMWare, SCCM, and ISO images.
• Automate Windows Server QA, D.R. steps, patch validation, and general queries against named set of servers from scratch using PowerShell.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously, helping PM's coordinate, explain, and document server engineer aspect for each project.
• Server engineer for Disaster Recovery drill.
• PowerShell, SCCM 2007, VMWare, light PowerCLI

Confidential

Application Packager

• Script software source installations using PowerShell, VBScript, and batch.
• Work with software vendors to identify limitations of legacy installers.
• Create SCCM packages from the automated installations.
• Deploy virtual OS's and software using SCCM and VMWare.
• Create custom PowerShell scripts to query data from machines, i.e. installed software/versions, software configuration, and WMI health.
• PowerShell, SCCM 2007, VMWare

Confidential

SCCM Engineer

• ZTI 32bit Windows XP machines to Windows 7 using SCCM 2007.
• Remediate deployment issues post migration.
• Isolate consistent ZTI failures by circumstance / hardware / DP, and suggest / test / implement task sequence adjustments.
• Analyze / troubleshoot / update package distribution between DP's.
• PowerShell, SCCM, Pointsec for PC, Bitlocker.

Confidential

Systems Admin / Server Implementation

• Develop SCCM software packages to automate Server 2K8 R2 OSD and updates, including DCM are to validate integrity of builds.
• Create Remoteware jobs to control services while deploying new servers.
• Deploy virtual Windows Server templates using VMWare.
• PowerShell, VMWare, Remoteware, SCCM, Windows Server 2008 / R2

Confidential

IT Service Satellite office IT Admin

• Support HP Servers, Lenovo PC's, Xerox net printers/fax, LAN, Blackberry, and Motorola hardware.
• Manage Active Directory objects for 2 domains.
• Blackberry support from device to server, including new users.
• Support file and print services.
• Patch all global Windows XP/7 clients and assigned Win2K3/Win2K8 machines using Tivoli BigFix , including testing and Change Request.
• Lotus Notes and SameTime, with web conferencing
• MS Office 2002 and 2010 Pro Plus.
• Direct point of contact with vendors ISP, VOIP, etc. , including contracts and project management.

Confidential

Desktop Support

• Identify root cause of issue before escalating to other teams.
• Application, PC hardware/peripheral support Dell PC's, HP PDA's .
• Network connectivity troubleshooting, including Cisco IPSEC and SSL, CryptoCard.
• Data recovery using Ontrack ERP.
• Support / troubleshoot McAfee suite EEPC, VirusScan, EPO, HIPS
• Lotus Notes and database connectivity.
• Remote Desktop, SMS, DameWare, and SMP remote tools.
• MS Office 2003, 2007, 2010 Professional.
• Remedy 7.5