SUMMARY

Over ten years of professional experience in Information Technology with emphasis in Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange Email servers and Lync server..

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows NT/ 2000/2003/2008 , XP, Vista, Windows 7, Linux.

Applications: Microsoft SQL 2000, 2005, 2008, MS Exchange 2003, 2007, Confidential, MS SharePoint 2007, Confidential, MS ISA 2004, 2006 and Forefront TMG, Forefront UAG.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Messaging Services Sr. Advisor, Confidential

• Worked with clients in establishing an Office 365 account and purchasing the correct licenses for user functionality.
• Designed and configured client on premise high availability servers for Active Directory Federation and Directory Synchronization with Office 365 for hybrid Exchange and Lync environments.
• Migrated Exchange mailboxes from client on premise Exchange 2007 and Confidential servers to Office 365 cloud environment.
• Utilized Remote PowerShell to script the import of white lists and block lists into Exchange Online Protection for incoming and outgoing mail.
• Utilize Remote PowerShell to script configuration changes to mailboxes and rules on Office 365.
• Designed, installed, and configured Exchange Confidential for multinational clients with Exchange servers spanning across several countries.
• Configured high availability Exchange servers and database availability groups utilizing PowerShell scripting.
• Migrated Exchange mailboxes from Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007 to Exchange Confidential utilizing PowerShell scripting.
• Installed and configured Lync Confidential and Lync 2013 in both on premise and Office 365.
• Migrated OCS 2007 R2 and Lync users to Lync Online.

Exchange, Firewall, Quest Migration Consultant Confidential

• Worked with clients in establishing an Office 365 account and purchasing the correct licenses for user functionality.
• Designed and configured client on premise high availability servers for Active Directory Federation and Directory Synchronization with Office 365 for hybrid Exchange and Lync environments.
• Migrated Exchange mailboxes from client on premise Exchange 2007 and Confidential servers to Office 365 cloud environment.
• Utilized Remote PowerShell to script the import of white lists and block lists into Exchange Online Protection for incoming and outgoing mail.
• Utilize Remote PowerShell to script configuration changes to mailboxes and rules on Office 365.
• Maintaining and resolving issues for two Exchange organizations consisting of over 10,000 user mailboxes spread across Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007.
• Utilized Quest Migration Manager to migrate Exchange 2003 mailboxes located in one Organization/Domain to a new Exchange 2007 Organization/Domain.
• Worked with Exchange team and with end users to resolve post migration issues.
• Installed and configured Microsoft Forefront TMG servers for utilization with Exchange 2007 servers. Configuration consisted of utilizing TMG for reverse proxy of Outlook Web Access, Outlook Anywhere, and Active Sync.

Senior Architect Confidential

Project Experience includes:

Confidential

Designed and integrated Exchange server Confidential in an Confidential Symmetric VMAX into an existing 2007 Exchange organization with 1000 users utilizing Outlook Web App, ActiveSync, Database Availability Groups and High Availability in a multisite configuration. Worked with network team in configuring Cisco ACE 4710 to load balance Forefront TMG servers and created access control lists on routers to allow select protocols to reach the Exchange organization. Worked with project manager in creating project overview presentation, project initiation check list, project status report, and project closure report and created action plans and timeline diagrams for client’s management and network team.

Confidential

Worked with a team integrating and migrating mailboxes on to Exchange server Confidential in an existing 2007 Exchange organization and Lotus Notes environment for over 50,000 users utilizing Outlook Web App, ActiveSync, BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Database Availability Groups and High Availability in a multisite configuration spanning over the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Confidential

Designed and integrated Exchange server Confidential into an existing 2007 Exchange organization for over 4000 users utilizing Outlook Web App, ActiveSync, BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Database Availability Groups and High Availability in a multisite configuration including a primary site and a disaster recovery site. Utilized EIGRP and BGP in configuring Cisco 3900 routers and Cisco 3750 switches for placing Exchange roles into separate subnets and VLANs and created access lists to allow SMTP RPC, HTTP, and HTTPS protocol communications among the Exchange roles in multiple subnets. . Worked with project manager in creating project overview presentation, project initiation check list, project status report, and project closure report and created action plans and timeline diagrams for client’s management and network team.

Confidential

Installed and configured 8 Forefront application servers to allow both internal and external publishing of SharePoint websites. Configured the trunks and port forwarding for 6 different SharePoint sites as well as access and routing rules within the network. Configured a DMZ domain for the Forefront servers to isolate external and internal users from the SharePoint servers.

Confidential

Installed SQL 2008R2 on three Windows 2008R2 servers and configured SQL database mirroring from the US to the UK and from the UK to the US using one SQL witness server.

Confidential

Designed and integrated Exchange server Confidential into an existing 2003 Exchange organization for over 4000 users utilizing Outlook Web App, ActiveSync, BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Database Availability Groups and High Availability in a multisite configuration. Utilized EIGRP and BGP in configuring Cisco 3700 routing between data centers as well as access lists to allow SMTP, HTTP, and HTTPS protocol communications to the Exchange servers. Worked with project manager in creating project overview presentation, project initiation check list, project status report, and project closure report and created action plans and timeline diagrams for client’s management and network team.

Senior Network Engineer, Confidential

Migrated Microsoft NT 4.0 to Microsoft 2003 Enterprise servers with Active Directory, Novell Netware 6 to Microsoft 2003 Enterprise servers with Active Directory, and Novell GroupWise to Exchange 2003 utiliing Quest migration software.

Implemented Active Directory on Windows 2003 servers, transferred server roles, and established domain connectivity across WAN links for several clients, created GPOs for both software distribution and end user policy, deployed and administered Microsoft SMS 2003 for a college campus to push out software and collect campus computer data. Implemented, configured, and performed troubleshooting analysis of Exchange 2003 for different clients, and configured and installed Cisco ASA 5520 firewalls and managed switches.

Traveled with sales consultants to answer technical questions during sales presentations.

Network Administrator, Confidential

• Teach Information Systems Security program involving the ten domains of security.
• Teach networking classes involving Windows NT, 2000 and 2003 Enterprise, Linux 8 and 9, and Novell Netware operating systems 4.11, 5.1, and 6.0, LAN and WAN concepts, Cisco router setup and development, as well as computer architecture.
• Teach Windows Server and Linux Server clustering.
• Teach Visual Basic programming.
• Teach database development and administration using Microsoft SQL 2000 Server.
• Teach Wide Area Networking using Cisco 2600 series routers and 2900XL switches and implementing RIP, RIPv2, IGRP, EIGRP, and OSPF.

Systems Engineer,Confidential

• Aided sales associates with technical information about SDSL during sales appointments.
• Designed and configured secure networks and virtual private networks for clients.
• Setup and maintained local office network.
• Created test networks for clients implementing Windows NT and 2000, Windows 98 and Professional, multihomed servers, Exchange, SQL 7.0, SMS, and mixed environments using Novell 5.0 and NT.
• Worked with Cisco, Lucent, and Nortel routers, switches, and hubs in designing both LANs and WANs.

Network Specialist, Confidential

• Maintained a network consisting of twenty servers and over 180 users utilizing Microsoft NT 4.0 and Novell Netware 4.11 in an enterprise environment.
• Administered database software packages with Microsoft SQL 6.5 and 7.0
• Maintained Cisco 2610 and 3640 routers.
• Documented entire network.
• Implemented Metaframe 1.8 client access for a Citrix server over a WAN.
• Setup laptop computer to connect to business through remote access.
• Setup and maintained network printers.

Network Administrator, Confidential

• Loaded NT 4.0 operating system onto a PDC and a BDC server and connected seven workstations to the server.
• Established user accounts on Network server
• Setup laptop computer to connect to business through remote access.
• Provide maintenance and support for desktop computers and servers.
• Supported employees by troubleshooting and resolving problems concerning MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.