Systems Engineer Rsume rofile

Objective

Experienced IT Professional with broad technical and managerial background looking to obtain a long-term, rewarding
and challenging position with an industry leader.

Skills Summary

Operating Systems: VMware, Windows Server, Exchange, SQL, IIS , UNIX/Linux, XEN, Citrix

Professional Experience

Senior Systems Administrator

Confidential

Senior Windows Systems Admin, building and maintaining servers running Windows 2008 and MS Exchange 2010
VMware Subject matter expert
Provide Linux systems administration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Build out new data centers by migrating servers in California and Massachusetts to new sites in Florida and Virginia. Lead build out of new infrastructure using Windows and Linux running on VMware.
Build ESXi cluster to host web application firewall.
Remote access specialist configuring Cisco Routers as RAS units for Global dial up access

VMware Consultant

Confidential

Subject matter expert on VMware
Provide VMware Consulting to Del Monte and Elizabeth Arden accounts, this includes migrating these hosted customer data centers to IBM BladeCenter equipped sites using PlateSpin Migrate tool.
Support and build out ESXi hosts, virtual center, and virtual servers with HA and DR features.
Assist in administration of Cisco UCS Manager for Rental Corporation of America.
Manage servers at enterprise level with tools such as Tivoli, and IBM Director
Monitor and coordinate storage systems for use with VMware

Senior Systems Consultant

Confidential

VMware subject matter expert.
Provide design, build out and utilization services of Juniper Network's VMware infrastructure.
Maintain General Electric's systems infrastructure, physical/virtual Windows and UNIX hosts.
Convert numerous physical servers to virtual servers using PlateSpin and VMware converter.
Maintain Global Active Directory Infrastructure.
Maintain multi-national ESX clusters.

Service Delivery Manager

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

Confidential

Support enterprise wide Microsoft Windows installations and upgrades.
Point person for Microsoft IIS and SharePoint servers, both internal and those in the DMZ.
Support multiple regions in conversion to Active Directory structure and Novell elimination.
Resident expert in VMware VCP Certified Lead Physical to Virtual Conversions of
Servers.
Build and support multiple Red Hat Linux servers RHEL4 and 5 used for WEB
applications.
Designed Citrix Presentation Server farm of over 10 Servers for Remote Site connectivity.

IT Operations Manager

Confidential

Manage Technical staff 8 Direct reports including Data Networking Engineers Cisco/3COM , DBA's and
UNIX HP-UX , VMS running MUMPS System and NT/2000/2003 System Administrators.
Lead server consolidation project putting RHEL 3 Linux and Windows servers on VMware platform.
Determine scope, monetary requirements and develop Project Plan for several large Enterprise wide projects.
Initiated ISDN backup plan for WAN connectivity at remote locations.
Lead upgrade of Windows NT OS to Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000.
Coordinate IT initiatives in regards to FACETS Insurance System and NextGen Medical Practice
Management System go-lives
Developed plan for purchase and installation of 250k Cisco WAN T1's/switches and routers upgrade to replace aging 3COM Equipment at seven remote locations.
Develop capital budget for fiscal year.
Developed and wrote Disaster Recovery Plan for IT Department.

MIS Manager

Confidential

Develop Project Plan and Manage multi-million dollar build of data/voice systems.
Spec, order and connect Telecom Systems and T1/T3's with M13 Multiplexer, CSU/DSU.
Hired all Desktop and technical staff 10 direct reports to support Call Center Avaya PBX, Definity Voice Mail System, Aspect ACD with IVR, Avaya Predictive Dialer .
Developed Security standards for all Computer and Communications Systems.
Create specifications for purchase and installation of servers and network gear 15 Windows servers, 4 UNIX servers, 600 desktop PCs, 4 5900 series Cisco switches, 4 Cisco routers .
National Award Winner 'Circle of Excellence'.
Responsible for supporting collections of over 20 Million per month for MCI Mass Markets Division.