Professional Summary

Paul A. Davis is an IT Professional with over 10 years of experience in Network Administration and Network Engineering. He has a proven ability to implement and administer business critical IT systems as well as the ability to quickly learn and implement new technologies. With a history of positively impacting business networks, he possesses the experience necessary to provide a smooth efficient business network.

Technical Skills:

Operating Systems: Windows 98, NT 4.0 Server and Workstation, Windows 2000 Pro and Server, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 7, Windows 2008 server

RDBMS: MS SQL Server 2005/2008 administration

Web Servers: Microsoft IIS

Technologies/Concepts: Domain Controller, WINS, DHCP, DNS, RIS, WDS, VPN, DFS, WSUS, NLB, File and Printer server, Terminal Services, Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, 2003, 2007, CloneZilla,Norton Ghost, Symantec Backup Exec, Symantec SMTP Gateway, McAfee EPO, Trend Micro Antivirus, Citrix MetaFrame, Checkpoint Firewall/Secureclient VPN, Websense Web Security, SAP, HP SIM, HP ILO, Cisco ASA

Networking: Configuration, Backup and Disaster recovery Cisco IOS, proficient use of TCP/IP utilites to resolve LAN/WAN issues, VLAN configuration and maintenance, Switch installation and maintenance

Hardware: Dell/HP Servers, RAID controller configuration, RAID volume management and recovery, DLT and LTO tape drive container configuration and maintenance, Cisco 2600 series routers, Cisco 2950 switches, Watchguard Firewalls, Nimble SAN, Cisco ASA 5510, Cisco 3650 POE switches

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Network Administrator

• Administer Active Directory domain across 4 locations
• Administer VMWare VSphere 5.1
• EMC Netapp FAS2040 SAN connected via Fiberchannel
• Administer McAfee EPO 5.01
• Administer MaaS360 mobile device management application
• Administer Microsoft Exchange 2007
• Administer Symantec Messaging Gateway spam filter for Exchange
• Installed Cisco ASA 5515 firewall
• User support across 4 locations

Confidential

Systems Administrator

• Administer Active Directory domain across 9 locations nationwide providing user support for 8 remote offices
• Manage MS SQL 2008 servers, created and maintain application databases
• Planned, installed, configured and maintained a total of 8 VMWare 5.1 and 4.1 host servers hosting over 50 virtual machines
• Installed VMWare VCenter to simplify host server management
• Configured Nimble SAN device as VMWare shared storage using iSCSI connections. Configured SAN snapshot backups
• Administer Cisco ASA 5510 firewalls in failover configuration and Cisco 3650 POE switches
• Installed, configured and maintained Acronis Backup and Recovery
• Basic administration of Asterik VOIP solution using Free PBX
• Installation/setup, maintenance, and repair of all Dell laptops and servers
• Installed and configured Windows 2008 R2 domain controllers/member servers
• Implemented WSUS software update services
• Configured Ipswitch server monitoring application
• Coordinate with service providers to resolve hardware/software issues
• Troubleshoot WAN and MPLS connection issues
• Managed public and private DNS systems
• Recommended and Implemented WAN acceleration devices, significantly improving WAN performance

Confidential

Network Administrator

• Administer Active Directory domain across 6 locations nationwide providing user support for 4 remote offices
• Install and maintain MS SQL 2005/2008 servers, user account management, create, backup/restore databases
• Maintained Ecessa load balancing device
• Create and maintain GPO policies
• Responsible for installation/setup, maintenance, and repair of all desktops and servers at collocation Data Center as well as all remote offices
• Setup, maintain, and repair BOVPN connections to all locations using Watchguard XTM firewalls
• Setup and maintain all Watchguard firewalls and associated policies
• Administer Microsoft Exchange 2003 servers
• Setup and maintain RDS server
• Implement and maintain companywide Sharepoint intranet website
• Implement and maintain DFS infrastructure
• IIS administration, website setup, security certificate maintenance
• Coordinate and facilitate installation of company video surveillance system
• Coordinated with developers in the creation of business critical application
• Managed public and private DNS systems

Confidential

Network Administrator

• Administered Active Directory domain using MMC to define efficient Site and Subnet structure, define FSMO and Global Catalogue server structure, define OU structure, create and implement OU specific GPO policies and Default Domain Policy.
• Utilized Active Directory GPO policies to rollout MS office suite upgrade eliminating the need to manually upgrade
• Migrated Windows 2000 domain to Windows 2003 domain, while updating DCs BIOS, hardware firmware, and RAID controller hardware drivers
• Migrated Exchange 5.5 server organization, distribution groups, public folders and mailboxes to Exchange 2007 meeting two week deadline
• Administered, configured and upgraded Symantec Backup Exec. Designed Grandfather, Father, Son backup scheme. Managed Iron Mountain tape storage rotation scheme.
• Installed, and administered Blackberry Professional Software. Maintained functionality through Exchange server migration
• Installed, administered and upgraded Symantec Antivirus server and clients. Remotely upgraded LAN and WAN antivirus server and clients
• Replaced all company Hubs with Cisco switches
• Configured WSUS service using MMC to define WSUS parameters
• Administered and maintained Citrix Metaframe server.
• Created and administered user accounts and access cards for facility card access system.
• Created user accounts for voicemail system, moved extensions between offices as needed, maintained voicemail server.
• Installed, upgraded and administered Websense internet filtering software, defined company policy of allowed/disallowed protocols and websites
• Supported main office, two remote locations, traveling salesmen and technicians
• All laptop, desktop and server configuration, maintenance and repair
• Resolved all LAN/WAN connectivity issues
• Researched and recommended server hardware and software purchases. Responsible for all client laptop/desktop warranty hardware replacements.

Confidential

Desktop Analyst

• Used Imaging software to setup and configure company laptops and desktops
• Hardware and Software troubleshooting, maintenance and repair
• Database access configuration
• Used ticketing system to support over 300 users
• Discovered and helped resolve account profile issues during domain upgrade project

Confidential

Desktop Analyst

• Administered over 70 computers including NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Servers. Built and maintained servers and workstations
• Built Red Hat FTP server
• Created and administered domain-wide computer and user accounts, including VPN accounts
• Created and managed UNIX based E-mail user and group accounts, including PPP dial-up accounts
• Installed, configured, and troubleshot Outlook and Netscape E-mail clients
• Participated in writing company-wide technical SOP's, and wrote bi-weekly information article
• Hardware and Software troubleshooting, maintenance