System Administrator Resume Profile White Plains, NY - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Windows Server professional with over 20 years experience. Systems support specialist with diverse and extensive abilities in IT planning and support. Strong independent communicator with supervisory experience. Proactive in system administration and skilled at integration of disparate technologies. Handled user training and documentation of procedures. Flexible in managing multiple projects and priorities.

SKILLS

MS Exchange 2003 / 2010
VMWare 5.x
SAN architecture
Windows Server 2003 / 2008
Active Directory

Group Policy
MS Office Suite
Veritas BackUp Exec
Symantec Endpoint Protection
Sharepoint Server

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

System Administrator

Configuration, maintenance and repair of Windows-based networks for individuals and small companies.
User support and training for variety of applications
Network security and anti-intrusion design.
Firewall and router configuration, including NAT, port forwarding, VPN and more.

Confidential

System Administrator

Day to day administration of dozens of Dell and Intel Windows 2008 servers across WAN, including patch management, RAID monitoring and BIOS updates.
Managed Active Directory from logon scripts, Group Policy and administration of Organizational Units. Responsible for DFS, DNS and FSMO architectures.
Implemented transition from POP mail to Exchange 2003/2010 server with remote access integration for iOS, Android and web-enabled devices. Responsible for mailstore maintenance and user quotas.
Sharing data was difficult between departments given compliance and procedural restrictions. Rolled out company Intranet using SharePoint technology resulting in increased departmental collaboration and improved data management.
Reviewed enterprise security vulnerabilities, maintained security policies and administration of Symantec Enterprise anti-virus, Bluecoat firewall and dual-factor authentication for remote access.
Institutional governance of the financial sector required strict archive mandates by regulatory entities. Initiated compliance administration through off-site redundancy, email archives and system backups.
Moved firm's technology resources from Stamford to Wilton, CT and supervised build of new Data Center. Responsible for design, planning, roll-out and maintenance of Data Center resources and end-user systems.
Maintained redundant physical servers both on and off site. Oversaw virtualization of 90 of production servers using VMWare, saving on hardware and energy costs while providing high availability of systems.
Instead of terabytes of failure-prone direct attached hard drives in servers, installed and maintained FalconStor SAN architecture resulted in more efficient and manageable storage.
Ran firm's previous Disaster Recovery site from an employee's basement. Migrated, planned and tested Disaster Recovery technologies, with successful testing of all critical systems at SSAE 16 compliant off-site location.
Oversaw consultants and communicated and negotiated with vendors and maintenance of company assets with demonstrable savings in IT budget.
Disparate systems required constant integration. Maintained coordination with vendor and consultants.
To ease difficult transitions in new applications and upgrades, conducted user training in applications and company policies.

Confidential

Director of IT

Responsible for WAN, Remote Access and mobile device integration into mixed environment since Company had no technology for remote users.
New corporate owners required connectivity between their Novell network and the existing Windows NT environment. Accomplished this within tight deadline and budget.

Confidential

Technical Support

Authorized and trained reseller for TrueVision, Autodesk, AT T GSL, D/Vision and more.
Responsible for demonstrations, sales, training and support.
Configured, tested and installed digital nonlinear editing systems.

Confidential

Technical Support

Set up and maintained PC and Mac based film recorders for digital photography and animation studio.
Onsite technical support in a production environment.

Confidential

Sales Representative

All aspects of sales and support for a wide range of PC and Mac based graphics systems, including system integration, upgrades, deployment and training.

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