QUALIFICATIONSSUMMARY

• IT Manager Sr. Systems Administrator Storage Administrator VMWare Administrator
• A highly motivated seniorlevel SystemsAdministrator withover 10 years of experience supporting network infrastructure and technical operations. Highly skilled in the design, implementation and support of advanced project initiatives including server consolidation with VMWare vSphere and virtual application and desktop deployments with Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop. TECHNICAL SKILLS

SKILL

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows Server 2000/2003/2008/2012, Windows OS XP/Vista/7/8, Linux Red Hat

HARDWARE: SAN EMC, Dell/Equallogic , Servers Dell, HP, Cisco UCS , Spam Firewall Barracuda, IronPort , Web Filter Barracuda, BlueCoat, Websense , Tape Library Overland, Quantum , Switches Cisco, Brocade, HP Procurve Series , Firewalls Cisco, SonicWall , Falconstor CDP, FDS, HyperTrac,RecoverTrac , EMC RecoverPoint. EMC Datadomain, FireEye Network Security

SOFTWARE: VMware vSphere 3, 4, 5, Site Recovery Manager , Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 6.5, Antivirus TrendMicro, SOPHOS, ESET , Email Exchange 2003 - 2013 , Backup Software CommVaultSimpana, Veritas, Netbackup, Veeam, Druva , Application and Performance Monitoring Argent, Solarwinds Orion, WhatsUp, PRTG , Microsoft WSUS, Microsoft SharePoint 2007 2013 , Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 2012 , WS FTP Server

NETWORKING: Microsoft Active Directory, iSCSI, DNS, WINS, DHCP, TCP/IP, SNMP, SMTP, VPN, FTP, IIS, Apache, PKI infrastructure

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior System Administrator

• Administer 200 Microsoft Windows Servers, VMWare vSphere, and Storage Area Network for 500 users worldwide.
• Lead the redesign and implementation of Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop solutions supporting 20 virtual applications and 75 virtual desktop users.
• Led the implementation and testing of an end to end Disaster Recovery Solution.
• Led multiple IT corporate wide projects including an Enterprise Storage redesign andVMWare Virtual Infrastructure Redesign and Upgrades.
• Developed multiple Installation/Operational Qualification templates used corporate wide for IT Infrastructure validation and qualification.
• Authored and updated Work Instructions, Network Infrastructure diagrams and inventories.
• Responsible for participating in multiple enterprise wide system validation projects including implementations of Oracle Argus, Oracle Clinical, MasterControl Document Management systems.
• Managed data recovery hardware/software.
• Responsible for all hardware, software, and operating system security updates and patches.
• Led the implementation of Fireeye Security Appliances corporate wide, leading to rapid response times for infected clients.
• Designed, managed, and upgraded corporate wide Active Directory infrastructure including DNS, DHCP, and PKI infrastructure.

Confidential

Network Administrator

• Administer Microsoft Windows Servers Active Directory , Microsoft Workstations, VMWare vSphere, Storage Area Network, and network security devices for 200 users.6.5
• Managed the Citrix XenApp environment supporting users across multiple sites.
• Directed network and server upgrades across 13 sites.
• Led implementation and evaluation of a tape-less backup and recovery solution.
• Performed capacity planning and trouble resolution on local SAN storage and remote NAS storage devices.
• Decreased rate of computer virus infection by 75 using improved firewall security techniques and implementing and improved anti-virus solution.
• Responsible for security equipment, including Sonicwall E5500 firewall with 100 VPN users.

Confidential

Virtualization Administrator

• Led operational optimization efforts across network infrastructure. Including implementation of VMWare vSphere suite to reduce datacenter footprint and lower operational costs.
• Managed 90 virtual machines on 12 VMWare ESX hosts including 60 production servers that were converted from physical machines utilizing multiple P2V techniques.
• Led implementation efforts and evaluation of Commvault Simpana backup and recovery solution across the enterprise supporting infrastructure, testing and environment changes.
• Directed capacity planning and performance tuning for all systems including storage area networks. Maintained >98.86 uptime on all servers.
• Reduced exposure and mitigated data loss by deploying two EMC ClariionCX3-40 storage area networks for site-to-site replication.
• Documented procedures, utilized change management procedures, and resolved open issues provided root cause analysis for all open problems and provided support through resolution.
• Directed back-up scheduling, reporting, and performance management efforts. Developed scripting for automation and reporting initiatives.
• Documented standard operating procedures SOPs for back-up infrastructure and storage area networks. Captured documentation for SOX, GMP, GxP and clinical practice audits.
• Completed corporate IT infrastructure integration during the Bristol-Myers Squibb Acquisition.

Confidential

Information Technology Specialist

• Provided analysis and implementation support across LAN/WAN network infrastructure for local site for multi-jurisdictional criminal activity monitoring.
• Led implementation efforts for VMWare Virtual Infrastructure 3 ensuring migration of physical hosts to virtual infrastructure.
• Streamlined performance and business operations through project delivery including management of system security layer. Barracuda Spam Firewall, Barracuda Web Filter, Trend Micro Anti-Virus, MS Windows Server Update Services, DNS, WINS, DHCP
• Improved back-up performance and system reliability by converting solution to Commvault resulting in increased backup/recovery capacity.
• Began roll-out and designed disaster recovery plan and strategy concentrated on VMWare with remote near line hot site.

Confidential

Information Technology Specialist

• Led maintenance and technical operations for network infrastructure including operating system installation and system performance tracking.
• Maintained company intranet, web server and hardware administration reducing outages and system issues for end user community.
• Documented system workflow management processes and integrated a Help Desk Software solution greatly reducing the average resolution time for help desk ticketand providing matrices for performance.
• Standardized hard drive imaging process developing a large library for workstations across business lines. Maintained hardware inventory including laptops, desktops, and peripherals.