EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Citrix Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Citrix Migration from 6.5 to 7.15 LTSR to the Citrix Cloud
• PVS: Update vdisk images using reverse imaging due to PVS being 7.6
• Update On - Premise Storefront Servers

Confidential

Citrix Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Citrix XenDesktop7.15 CU1
• License Server, 2 DCs, 2 Director s, 2 StoreFront
• Training onsite Staff

Confidential

Citrix Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Upgraded Primary/Satellite Zones from XenDesktop 7.12 to 7.15
• Each Zone: 2 PVS Servers, 2 DCs, 2 StoreFront Servers, 2 Directors, SQL Server Databases
• Citrix AppLayering: Install ELM 4.6 (1 OS Layer, 1 Platform Layer, 30 AppLayers)
• Upgraded Citrix Netscalers 8200 MPX from 10.5 to 11.0.6531
• Assisted PVS Images for XenApp Servers 7.12
• Working on Application Upgrades for PVS Images

Confidential

Onsite Microsoft Virtualization Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Designing/Implementing Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 Servers in a HA/Failover Cluster environment within an HP C7000 Enclosure Chassis, HP Virtual Connect Flex Fabrics 20/40, VDI roll out including “Golden Images” Windows 7/10
• 2 RDS Connection Broker Servers, 2 RD Web Access Servers, 2 RD Virtualization Servers, SQL Server, CA Server, DHCP Server for VDI
• AD/GPO Cleanup and other various System Administrator tasks
• HP t520 Thin Clients Configuration and Documentation to connect to MS Images
• HP 3PAR: Upgraded firmware on Controllers and carve out SAN Space for VDI Project
• Tier 2/3 Technical Support for my Customer regarding Microsoft Issues
• Document RTD SCADA Environment and with new As-Built Documentation

Confidential

Citrix/VMware Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Design/Implement VMware Horizon View 7.4 Environment
• 1 Connection Server, 1 Security Server, 1 Composer Server, New vCenter 6.0
• Implement AD OU Structure with GPO’s including “Persona Manaagement”
• Install Wild SSL Cert, Licensed Products, Create Desktop Pool
• Knowledge Training with onsite staff
• Upgrade Citrix Environment from 7.9 to 7.14.1
• 2 DDC, 2 Citrix StoreFront Servers, 2 Netscalers VPX, 1 License Server
• Updated 2 MCS Golden Images and updated the Machine Catalogs/Delivery Groups
• Installed/Configure DR Citrix Site (2 Netscaler VPX, 2 Storefront Servers, 2 DDC)
• Upgraded License Server to Windows Server 2016 and installed RDS Licenses/License Server activation and KMS Licenses for Windows 10 via VAT
• VMware Horizon View 7.0 Training Session with 2 onsite Engineers
• 2 VMware AP Appliances, 2 Connection Servers, Composer Server
• Updated Master Image dedicate to 1 View Pool, Persona Configuration Overview
• Upgrade Citrix Environment from 7.9 to 7.14
• 2 DDC, 2 Citrix StoreFront Servers, 2 Netscalers VPX, 1 License Server
• Updated 3 MCS Golden Images and updated the Machine Catalogs
• Implemented new 7.2 Horizon View Environment
• 2 Connections Servers, 2 Citrix Netscalers with LB to CS, 1 Composer Server
• 2 Master Images for 3 Pools, AD/OU Group Policy Settings, SSL Certificates
• Persona and ThinApp Deployments

Confidential, Littleton, CO

Senior Horizon View Administrator/Engineer and Consultant

Responsibilities:

• VMware View 5.3: Administrate 1,500 VDI’s within 33 Pools, create/recompose/update images for Pools, working with Application Analysts, VMWare Persona… On vCenter 5.5
• VMware View 6.2 Administrate 5 Pools, create/recompose/update images for Pools, working with Application Analysts
• Working with VMware UEM 9.1, AppStacks/AppsVolume Manager, ThinApp Capture… on vCenter 6.0
• Tier 2/3 Technical Support for my Customer regarding VMware View Issues
• Active Directory and Group Policy Cleanup
• Documentation of current View 5 & 6 environment

Confidential, Littleton, CO

Senior Citrix and VDI Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Citrix Engineer for the EPIC 2014 GO Live Rollout for a 20,000 Employee Customer
• Citrix Administrator for 2 6.5 Citrix Farms
• Tier 2/3 Technical Support for my Customer regarding Citrix/VM View Issues
• Provide Professional IT Services of my skill set and experience to customers.

Confidential

Onsite Citrix/VMWare Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• VMWare View 5.3: Administrate 2,000 VDI’s within 10 Pools, create/update images for Pools
• Citrix Engineer for the 7.6 and 2 6.5 Farms
• Tier 2/3 Support and OnCall Duties

Confidential, Aurora, CO

Senior Systems Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Systems Consultant with Technologies/Expertise in Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft, IBM SANS, Intronis Backup, WebRoot
• Cloud: Install and configured VMware Horizon View 7 environment (vCenters, Connection Server, Security Server)
• Provide Professional IT Services of my skill set and experience to customers.
• Support Engineer for the Manage Services Team

Confidential

Onsite Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Upgraded Citrix Environment from 6.5 to 7.7. (Netscaler 10.5 VPX, StoreFront 3.1, Citrix UPM, XA 7.7 Studio, Citrix Policies
• Upgraded DC's from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2
• Administrate Microsoft Environment on 2 Hyper-V 2012 R2 Hosts (Print, File, User Profiles, VM's)

Confidential

Onsite Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Citrix Administrator for 7.5 Environment. Upgraded Netscaler 10.1 VPX to 10.5, upgraded XA environment from 7.5 to 7.8. Implemented Citrix UPM. Create and Maintain Golden images for Citrix PVS
• Microsoft Administrator
• VMWare Administrator: Upgraded environment from ESXi 5.5 to 6.0 (3 Host Servers)

Confidential

Onsite Engineer/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implemented VMWare 6.0 Environment: vCenter Server appliance
• Microsoft Terminal Services: Created environment for internal/external remote access.

Confidential, Denver, CO

Senior Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Systems Consultant with Technologies/Expertise in Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft, EMC/Isilon, NetBackup
• Specializing in Virtualization: Architect/Design/Implementation
• Involved in Pre-Sales Activities with existing and new Customers. Creating WBS (Work Budget Statements) and SOW (Statement of Work).
• Projects: Architected and deployed new XenApp 6.5 Farm (XA 6.5 Server, WI, CSG), NetScaler AccessGateways
• Train Customer Employees with Knowledge Transfer
• Continuing Certifications and other IT Industry Certifications.
• Exchange 2010 assistance and troubleshooting environment with mail flow. Windows Server 2003 Decommission project.
• Network Redesign project. Prestage Cisco ISR routers and deploy them at Chipotle Stores across the United States.
• Vmotion/Svmotion approximately 1100 Vm’s from current VM servers infrastructure to COLO server infrastructure.
• Citrix Design and Install: XenApp (Citrix UPM, Policies, License Server) and StoreFront Deployment
• Publish Citrix Applications on Dell WYSE Thin Clients.
• Deploy New Windows 7 Laptops/Desktops to field sites
• Racked/Stacked Network Gear and install Cisco WAP’s at clients sites
• Trained co-worker in the deployment
• Re-establishing Citrix environment that is currently broken
• Assessment and Cleanup
• HP Chassis C3000 training and cleanup configuration/hardware.
• Veritas Backup Strategist
• Installed Citrix StoreFront Servers, Configuration of Citrix PVS 7.1 servers with HA and managing vDisks, Created 5 XA Servers within PVS.
• Implement AD Group / Citrix Policies to the Citrix Environment
• Knowledge Transfer within Citrix AppCenter to BJ Staff
• Test Citrix Applications
• Install 2 New PS 4.5 DataCollectors and 2 XA 5 Datacollectors
• Assisted in Golden Image
• Participated in Discovery Sessions, SOW/WBS and Project Plan
• VMware infrastructure Upgrade
• Install 9 HP BL 460 G8 Server Blades with ESXi 5.5: Updated Firmware on OA’s and iLO
• Upgrade vCenter 4.1 to 5.5, move database from SQL Express to Full SQL Server, upgraded VUM Update Manager Database, configure SSO
• Staging DR Site at LVS and migrating it to NetPro DR Site once location is acquired
• Citrix Migration Project: Migrating customer current Citrix Farm Environment to LVS Cloud

Confidential

Sr. Systems Citrix Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Projects: Architected and deployed new XenApp 6.5 Farm (XA 6.5 Server, WI, CSG), NetScaler Access Gateways
• Implemented Edgesight Server, Citrix Policies, Load Evaluator, History, UPM, Provision Citrix Servers, Worker Groups, Multiple Zones
• Stabilized existing XenApp 4.0 Farm and Administrator of another small Citrix Farm for the customer.

Confidential

Sr. Application Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Support Tier II/III application issues on 94 Enterprise Applications
• Deployed/Installed Citrix Receiver on 300 machines

Confidential, Greenwood Village, CO

Lead Systems Administrator/ Offshore Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 5 Onshore (Denver/Phoenix/Jersey) SA’s and managed 5 offshore (India) SA resources
• Managed Corporate AD Structure that consist of 3,000 employees nationwide and International
• Installed VMware ESXi 5.0/4.1/3.5Host and Virtual Center, maintain a 700 Citrix VDI Environment
• Isilon Storage Administrator: 7 Clusters total
• NetBackup Administrator: 1 Master/3 Media Servers
• HP Blades Administrator: 7000 Chassis, SIM
• Lead and initiate weekly onshore and offshore team meetings, initialize employee goals, coordinate Employee Training, meet with vendors about different product lines, Change Control Representative for Corporate, approve time sheets
• Member of the TriZetto Leadership Management Group

Confidential, Denver, CO

Sr. Microsoft/Citrix Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Design, Build, Harden Security and Administrate over 150 Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 R2/2008 R2 Servers.
• Lead IT Technician for Windows Security, Active Directory, Create Group Policies, Local Policies, Service Accounts, WSUS 3.0 SP3
• Project Manager: Developed, Tested, Implemented & Documented our New Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 Environment (2 Citrix Web Interface Servers for redundancy, 1 License Server, 50 PS 4.5 Servers, SQL 2005 Database) Team: 5 Employees
• POC with Citrix XenServer 5.6, XenApp 6.0 and XenDesktop 4
• Implemented VMware/Ideology environment for our development and test servers to reduce cost.
• Implemented 30 WYSE Thin Clients at our Testing Center and use Citrix as the backend.
• Prepared and Presented Cost Analysis of Systems Upgrades
• Support Tier 3 Calls for Microsoft, Citrix, IIS 6.0, 7.5, Desktop/Hardware, Network Printers.
• Support 4 regional offices which include over 100 field offices and our Washington D.C. Liaison Office .
• Main IT Technician/Customer Site Representative for Versatile Enterprise Records software for the Department of Energy.
• Implemented, Design New Windows 2008 AD Environment including SCOM 2007 R2, SCCM 2007 R2 and Microsoft Hyper-V’s with SCVMM 2008

Confidential, Denver, CO

Network Administrator/IT Manager

Responsibilities:

• Build, Configure, Deploy & Administer Windows 2000/2003 Servers & XP Laptops, Workstations, SQL Servers (Linux as well)
• Create, Modify and Manage Objects within Active Directory, Microsoft Baseline Security, Mailboxes
• Create Group Policies, Local Policies, TCP/IP,DHCP,DNS,WINS, LDAP, RAS, VPN, Login Scripts
• Administrate McAfee E-Policy, SUS (WSUS) Server, Modus Mail Gateway, Sonic Wall Firewall, Cisco VPN Device, Exchange 2003 Server, Citrix ICA Clients
• Backup/Restored data for all Servers (VERITAS), Prepared IT Documentation Guide, IT Equipment Inventory, Purchase and Manage Licenses for Software
• Configure HP Plotters, Network & Personal Printers, Switches, Hubs, Cisco 2600 Routers & LCD Projectors, Cable Drops
• Deployed & Implemented Dell Wireless Axim’s, Blackberry’s & Palm Handheld Devices
• Project Management: Software Updates, OS Rollouts, PDA Deployments, Cat5 Cable for Offices
• Install and Manage Primavera Project Planning Software
• Implemented and Configured IIS 6.0: World Wide Web Services, FTP Server, OWA Virtual Directories for Exchange