SUMMARY:

• Senior Solutions Architect recognized as a quick learner with strong interpersonal and communication skills. Very strong ability to work autonomously and manage several tasks and resources in a stressful environment. Extensive enterprise level experience in heterogeneous I.T. environments. Ability to integrate well within organizations, departments and groups. Recipient of numerous Confidential .
• Server and Networking Specialist
• Conversant with all aspects of Enterprise level infrastructures
• Excellent team - oriented work ethic and leadership skills
• Very skilled communicator with strong interpersonal skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead Architect responsible for VMware’s Horizon View Enterprise v7 VDI design for two thousand (2000) Software and Hardware Engineers across Canada, Germany and the UK
• Workshops held with:
• All Canadian Export regulations were respected
• Segregation of Uncontrolled and Controlled data (CG, ITAR, EAR, BAFA, etc)
• Access to the VDI Infrastructure and technical data (OEM and derived) met the Need - to-Know & Right-to-Know as well as the Geo-location criteria
• All auditing requirements were met
• Exfiltration vulnerabilities were addressed
• Network design
• “Glass-box” environment was air gapped and micro-segmented
• The Business Analyst and lead Software and Hardware Engineers to ensure:
• Design met all business requirements
• Performance, mobility and flexibility were the driving factors to the business case
• F5 (Big-IP) professional service’s team to design and implement the new LTM/APM modules needed to meet Confidential ’s geo-location and remote connectivity security requirements
• VMware’s NSX Manager professional service’s team to implement the micro-segmentation design needed for the new VDI environment
• TrendMicro professional service’s team to implement the Guest Introspection (agent-less) Anti-virus and web-reputation design needed
• Principal coordinator to various other technical workshops, meetings and documentation needed between all key contributors, teams & stakeholders (review boards, network, infrastructure, security, database, Operation integrators, vendors, etc)

Confidential

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated in the study, the analysis and global architecture design regarding
• A new security framework responsible for dynamically and accurately calculating all employee authorizations (Need-to-Know and Right-to-Know) to all sensitive OEM Civil and Military aviation documentation
• Microsoft Identity Manager to provision users from one data source to another
• Access Management using Active Directory Federated Services (SAML Tokens)
• SharePoint 2016 web applications
• Highly secure Digital Library repository hosting sensitive OEM Civil and Military OEM documents (ITAR, CG, UNC)
• Controlled and monitored usage of all downloaded aviation documentation originating from the Digital Library using a Data Loss Prevention client (Digital Guardian)
• Oversaw the development of various in-house applications
• Principal coordinator of all technical workshops, meetings and revisions needed between all key contributors & stakeholders (various review boards, network, infrastructure, security, database, Operation integrators, vendors, etc)

Confidential

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the high-level analysis, architectural design and documentation relating to various Business Intelligence (BI) projects
• Delphix
• Consolidation of multiple Oracle Database Warehouses
• Provisioning of virtual databases for Dev and QA teams
• Preliminary analysis with DevOps
• Integration with DataStage v11
• Collaborative work with the Business Analysts to ensure proposed solutions met documented business requirements
• Principal coordinator of technological workshops, meetings and revisions needed between all key contributors & stakeholders (various review boards, network, infrastructure, security, database, Operation integrators, vendors, etc)

Confidential

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architect responsible for the infrastructure design of numerous critical and non-critical Business driven projects
• Integrated solutions related to
• Infrastructure
• Client banking applications
• Various internal applications (collaborative applications, mail services, Telephony)
• Principal coordinator of technological workshops, meetings and revisions needed between all key contributors

Confidential

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the high-level analysis, architectural design and documentation relating to Filtering, Diligence, and Monitoring of PCMLTFA (Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act) projects initiated by Corporate Compliance
• Properly assessed and understood all business requirements relating to Monitoring, Diligence and Filtering with the various Business Analysts and regulatory bodies
• Respected the various corporate business processes and government regulations
• Worked closely with AML software and their suppliers (Fircosoft, BAE\Norkom)
• Ensured the accuracy of Transactional Data supplied to AML systems
• Client Accounts
• Credit Cards
• Wire Transfers (SWIFT)
• ATM Deposits
• Principal coordinator of technological workshops, meetings and revisions needed between all key contributors (enterprise, telecommunication, infrastructure, security, database, Operation integrators, vendors, etc)
• Presentation of projects to architectural review board and\or senior management

Confidential

Integration Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the analysis and detailed Windows Server design for various projects and clients
• Cirque du Soleil
• CIBC
• Desjardins
• Created relevant LAN\WAN schemas
• Documented required port openings
• Documented all load balancing needs (VIPs, etc.)
• Integration of Cisco USC servers in virtualization farm
• Principal coordinator of technological workshops, meetings and revisions needed between all key contributors (Telecommunication, infrastructure, security, database, Operation integrators, vendors, etc)

Confidential

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead Architect responsible for the analysis and architectural design of numerous critical and non-critical Business driven projects initiated by a wide range of lines of businesses
• Integrated solutions related to
• Infrastructure
• Client banking applications
• Various internal applications (collaborative applications, mail services, Telephony)
• DBMS - Oracle, IBM DB2, MS SQL
• Designing solutions according to the supported databases by manufacturer
• Worked closely with the Business Analysts
• Principal coordinator of technological workshops, meetings and revisions needed between all key contributors (Telecommunication, infrastructure, security, database, Operation integrators, vendors, etc)

Confidential

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the analysis and design of a new Windows 2003 forest needed for a MOSS 2007 project initiative
• Analyzed and designed new Schema attributes needed for MOSS 2007 integration
• Integrated Tivoli Identity Manager within the new forest
• Principal coordinator of technological workshops, meetings and revisions needed between all key contributors (Telecommunication, infrastructure, security, database, Operation integrators, vendors, etc)

Confidential

Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the creation of GPOs, deployment designs, configuration, installation and integration of various applications throughout Desjardins infrastructures
• Creation of processes and procedures addressing the many phases of projects
• Responsible for the architectural design of Casewise
• Created network LAN\WAN schemas for each project

Confidential

Integration Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the architectural design, installation and documentation for all test infrastructures
• Responsible for the sizing and design of VMware ESX 2.5 and Virtual center 1.3
• Responsible for the Network LAN and VLAN design for all testing environments which included vlan trunking, protocol filtering and ACL recommendations.
• Created Group policy objects
• Designed deployment solutions for desktop PC’s and Servers via RIS, VMware and SMS
• Responsible for WSUS, Antivirus and Sharepoint services design
• Backup solutions design for all test environments using Legato Networker 7.3
• Creation of processes and procedures
• Responsible for the migration planning of ESX 2.5 infrastructures to VI 3.0
• Evaluated hardware pre-requisites of servers as well as fail over and redundancy scenarios
• Evaluated air conditioning capacity, UPS and electrical needs for test environments

Confidential

Technological Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the architectural design of various projects within Hydro-Québec subsidiaries
• Integration of Citrix Presentation Server 3.0, Licensing Server, SSL Relay agent, CA Server and publication of various applications needed for external vendor access
• Integration of VMware ESX Server, including Virtual Center access using AD
• Consolidation of physical servers
• Assisted in the integration of Microsoft's Operation Manager to manage 200 servers.
• Created and implemented automated installation and configuration scripts for various applications
• Documented the architectural solution within the project’s deliverables

Confidential

Infrastructure Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Configured domain and site level Active Directory replication topology
• Analyzed the domain level GPO application sequence
• Created and implemented new GPO’s
• Created AD objects
• Verification of all completed MSI packages in order to ensure stability and functionality with Windows XP

Confidential

Systems Integration Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the management, design, and implementation of all equipment updates, including servers, switches, routers and desktops
• Principal coordinator of technological workshops, meetings and revisions needed between all key contributors (Telecommunication, infrastructure, security, database, Operation integrators, vendors, etc) across Canada and the US
• Planned the migration design for Windows 2000
• Created network LAN\WAN schemas for each project
• Installed and configured Altiris Notification Server 5.5
• Created and deployed a Windows 2000 Professional image to over 250 desktops using Altiris Notification Server 5.5
• Analyzed the software compatibility with Windows 2000
• Installed and configured Citrix Metaframe v1.8
• Conducting security testing and analysis in order to ensure data integrity