Skills Summary

Motivated Network/Systems Administrator with 7 years of experience on managing data center operations, and implementing new Server Infrastructures including Architecting Backup Disaster Recovery Solution. Proficient in distributed Virtualize Infrastructure and including tuning SAN Storage Appliance to achieve High Availability requirements.

Professional Experience

Confidential

Systems Administrator

• Managed and Configured Cisco Nexus 5548UP to help accommodate upgrading VMware 5.1 to VMware 5.5.
• Provided VMware Assessment and supplied solutions on optimizing VMware ESXi 5.5 hosts to help assist alleviate VM Guest OS latencies within 300 VMware 5.5 Cluster environment.
• Primarily responsible on implementing a Disaster Recovery Site and including Network Appliances that will help supply SaaS Cloud Services.
• Reporting directly to the Director of Enterprise Systems to help accomplish multifaceted projects including Network/Domain Security, Implementing Backup Infrastructure for both Corporate and Customer Facing Systems, Upgrade old Cisco Hardware to Cisco Nexus, and SAN Storage Capacity Planning.
• Managed and Troubleshoots related Windows 2012 Domain Controller Incidents and including any related slow Virtual Machine performance.

Key Contributions:

• Implemented Backup Exec 2012 as backup and standby disaster recovery solution for both Windows 2008/2012 Environment and VMware 5.1/5.5.
• Cisco 3000 VPN migrations to Cisco ASA 5512x 9.x version and including IPSec VPN Tunnels.
• Designed and Deployed Cisco 2960G POE and Cisco 2960s within a Mixed Stack topology, to help alleviate possible hardware failures of End of Life Cisco Equipment.
• Configured and Deployed Cisco Nexus 5548UP to accommodate for 10GB Converged Networking Infrastructure.
• Configured and Deployed Palo Alto Firewalls 3020 to help refresh End of Life Firewall Appliances.
• Configured and Deployed Juniper QFX 5100 Switches, to help support migrating both 1GB Ethernet/iSCSI backbone to 80GB converged Ethernet topology.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Administrator

• Designed and Deployed Brocade ICX and VDX Switch to blend within current Cisco Network Infrastructure to provide 10Gb link to both VMware Ethernet environment and SAN iSCSI environment.
• Architected Server Topology and Implemented VMware ESXi 5.1 with High Availability to support Virtualization Project.
• Simulated Disaster Recovery Backup Plan by using Symantec Backup Exec 2012 for ISO 27001 Compliance Requirements.
• SAN Administration Dell EqualLogic 6510E and including performance related incidents.
• Implemented and Supporting Hyper-V 2012 to support High Availability and Disaster Recovery.

Key Contributions:

• Implemented a Corporate Domain Replica to Lab environment in preparation for Exchange 2010 Migration to Coexist from Exchange 2003.
• Upgraded current VMware ESXi 4.1 Infrastructure to VMware ESXi 5.1.
• Implemented Dell SAN EqualLogic Array PS6510 with VMware ESXi 5.1 High Availability.
• Designed and Coexisted Exchange 2010 DAG within Exchange 2003 environment.

Confidential

Systems Administrator

• System Administration of Vsphere ESXi 5.0 and Vmware View 5.0.
• Managed and Monitors Exchange 2010 DAG environment and Database Replication.
• Supports and Troubleshoots RightFax Email Transmission related issues.

Confidential

• - Provided assistance on optimizing Vmware View performance by applying appropriate persona profile configuration and GPO configurations.
• - Provided SAN Design Proposals to help prepare for Company Growth and including recommended FCOE 10GB Switches and Ethernet Switches.

Confidential

Windows Administrator

• Responsible on replacing Lease Refresh Servers to replace old legacy application and OS.
• Designated to provision new Virtual Guest/VM Server within Vsphere 4.1 Infrastructure.
• Systems Engineering collaboration to acquire New Server build requirements, Server OS Images using Altiris , and vSphere 4.1 Server Templates.

Confidential

Systems Administrator

• Designed, Implemented, and Managed Vmware Vsphere 4.1/5.0, to help consolidate Physical Servers and Legacy Applications.
• SAN Administration Dell EqualLogic PS6510E and including iSCSI mounts creation with the help Brocade 10GB Switch and Configuring multipath using Dell EqualLogic MPIO and Vsphere 4.1/5.0.
• Responsible for maintaining backup procedure and tape rotation in preparation for Disaster Recovery using Backup Exec 2010 and 2012.
• Implemented relevant ISO 9000 and 27001 standards for compliance requirements within Windows Domain Controllers 2003, Exchange 2003, and Network Gear Access Control.
• Installed and Configured FCOE peripherals and installed appropriate drives as needed. This is including configuring Brocade 10GB FCOE and NIC bonding to establish multipathing

Key Contributions:

• Provided a Server Consolidation plan to help assist reducing the cost of power, cooling, maintenance cost, and Disaster Recovery solutions.
• Designed and Implemented a Disaster Recovery Plan with the use of Backup Exec 2012 and including a future HOT DR Site for Windows environment and Granular Recovery Technology.
• Designed and Implemented Vsphere 4.1/5.1 to virtualize 100 Windows Physical Servers, and including Vsphere Vmotion features.

Confidential

Network/Systems Administrator

• Primarily responsible on maintaining daily operations of WAN, LAN, and Windows 2003/2008 Server Systems hosting legal services applications across 2 remote locations.
• Managed and Maintained IBM DS3400 SAN/NAS appliances.
• Designed and Implemented VMware vSphere 4.1 with iSCSI Storage Network and incorporating EMC CX3-20 Storage Solution and high availability clustered , in preparation to virtualize 50 physical servers.
• Responsible for requirement planning, analysis, and implementing new technologies e.g. VMware vSphere ESXi 4.1, Microsoft Hyper V 2008 R2, and Disaster Recovery.
• - Demonstrated Project Presentation of key features of Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 and its advantages within Microsoft Exchange 2010.

Key Contributions:

• Provided Project Presentation of Application Virtualization using Microsoft Hyper-V R2, to goal for Providing Extra Mobility to Remote Users.
• Implemented Exchange 2010 within VMware 4.1 and coexistence with Exchange 2003 and including Database Availability Group.
• Provided Server consolidation plan and cost analysis between VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper V 2008 R2 as requested by the CIO, in planning for virtualizing 50 servers due to company's potential growth and business continuity considerations to a COLO site.
• Planned and Implemented Data Center Relocation including Power, Cooling, Ethernet Services, and Voice Services.