SUMMARY

System Administrator/Architect with strong solid experience and knowledge in LAN/WAN design, support, installation, and working with medium to large company networks. Great customer service skills while at the same time multi tasking with appointments, meetings, user support, and project management/deadlines.

Core Competencies:

• Project management
• LAN design, maintaining, administering, and implementation
• Network/server backup and recovery
• User, customer, and third party vendor support
• Problem solving
• Network security/efficiency
• Equipment: Cisco routers switches, 3com core builder, 3com switches, firewalls cisco,watchguard,juniper,f5 , linksys routers, netgear switches, hubs, IBM and Dell servers, qualcomm units, Dell desktop computers, terminal servers, email servers, communication servers, LAN servers, tape backups, Watchguard firewalls all models and services , HP procurve switches all models , Symantec Endpoint protection.
• Platforms: UNIX, windows 7/8/xp/98/server 2003/2008/2012, Citrix, Microsoft SQL 2000/2005/2008/2014, Exchange 2003/2007/2010/2013, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, Novell 6.5, Groupwise 6.5/7. VOIP, HP procurve switches all models , Symantec Endpoint protection, Watchguard firewalls all models and services .
• Networking: TCP/IP, Ethernet, VPN, SMTP, POP3, FTP, frame, wireless 802.11 a/b/g/n, ICMP, HTTP/S, DNS, DHCP, Telnet, UDP, Active Directory, terminal services.
• Tools: Microsoft windows server 2003/2008/2012, terminal services, Microsoft office suite word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook 2003/2007/2010/2013, Norton system works 2006, Norton firewall, Norton ghost, Norton go back, Norton antivirus, McAfee virus protection and firewall, ethereal, Dreamweaver 8 , adobe CS4 and 5, Microsoft visual studio 2005, Microsoft SQL 2000/2005/2008/2014 all tools included , Symantec backup exec for windows and netware 6.5, Encryption Software, and Cisco SDM, HP procurve switches all models , Symantec Endpoint protection, Watchguard firewalls all models and services , VMWARE, hyperv.

Work Experience:

CONFIDENTIAL

Director of Networking

• CONFIDENTIAL to run networking department for four schools, an elementary, high school, college, and adult education. Work with a team of three technology personal on all aspects of networking. Including design, security, efficiency, implementation, migration, and stability.
• Accomplishments
• Cleaned up all network traffic to make entire network more efficient and stable.
• Upgraded all network switches to fix routing issues and rebuilt entire network from the ground up.
• Designed implemented and administer emergency text message system for students and faculty.
• Completed successful migration of Novell servers to windows 2003 servers in two locations.
• Completed successful upgrade of windows 2003 servers to windows 2008 and to windows 2012
• Completed successful migration of GroupWise email system to exchange 2003 and 2007 and 2010 in two locations.
• Completed successful Active Directory migration from Edirectory.
• Designed and implement corporate intranet.
• Upgraded all network servers to server 2008 and 2012.
• Heavy Windows 7 and 8 management.
• Windows 7 and 8 troubleshooting, maintenance, scripting, networking, printers, etc.
• Advanced VPN install, configuring, and troubleshooting on cisco, watchguard, sonic wall, etc.
• VOIP management and configuring
• Migrated all servers from physical to virtual using hyperv and vmware
• SAN configuration, design, management
• Duties
• Monitor Network traffic.
• Responsible for 40 servers
• Administer windows servers.
• Upgrade entire campus network.
• Heavy switching and routing.
• Responsible for approx 3000 person network.
• Intranet design and implementation.
• Implemention of campus wide patch management solution.
• Outlook 2003/2007/2010/2013 training and administering.
• Preparing, testing, leading in future campus wide email upgrade to exchange 2013.
• Modify and implement security policies and group policies.
• Intermediate scripting on windows server environments.
• Maintain SQL databases.
• Maintain Company Websites and web development.
• Creating, deploying, and managing VMs on hyperv and VMWare.

CONFIDENTIAL

Network Administrator

• CONFIDENTIAL to run networking department for company. Work with technology personal on all aspects of networking. Including design, security, efficiency, implementation, migration, and stability.
• Accomplishments
• Cleaned up all network traffic to make entire network more efficient and stable.
• Upgraded all network switches to fix routing issues and rebuilt entire network from the ground up.
• Completed successful migration of Novell servers to windows 2003 servers in location.
• Completed successful upgrade of windows 2003 servers to windows 2008
• Completed successful migration of GroupWise email system to exchange 2003 and 2007 and 2010 in location.
• Completed successful Active Directory migration from Edirectory.
• Designed and implement corporate intranet.
• Upgraded all network servers to server 2008.
• Heavy Windows 7 and 8 management.
• Windows 7 and 8 troubleshooting, maintenance, scripting, networking, printers, etc.
• Advanced VPN install, configuring, and troubleshooting on cisco, watchguard, sonic wall, etc.
• VOIP management and configuring
• Duties
• Monitor Network traffic.
• Responsible for 4 servers
• Administer windows servers.
• Upgrade entire company network.
• Heavy switching and routing.
• Responsible for approx 300 person network.
• Intranet design and implementation.
• Implemention of campus wide patch management solution.
• Outlook 2007/2010 training and administering.
• Modify and implement security policies and group policies.
• Intermediate scripting on windows server environments.

CONFIDENTIAL

• CONFIDENTIAL to run networking department for company. Work with technology personal on all aspects of networking. Including design, security, efficiency, implementation, migration, and stability.
• Accomplishments
• Cleaned up all network traffic to make entire network more efficient and stable.
• Upgraded all network switches to fix routing issues and rebuilt entire network from the ground up.
• Completed successful upgrade of windows 2003 servers to windows 2008
• Designing successful migration of Office 365 email system to exchange 2010 in location.
• Upgraded all network servers to server 2008.
• Heavy Windows 7 management.
• Windows 7 troubleshooting, maintenance, scripting, networking, printers, etc.
• Advanced VPN install, configuring, and troubleshooting on watchguard.
• VOIP management and configuring
• Duties
• Monitor Network traffic.
• Responsible for 2 servers
• Administer windows servers.
• Upgrade entire company network.
• Heavy switching and routing.
• Responsible for approx 15 person network.
• Implementation of campus wide patch management solution.
• Outlook 2007 training and administering.
• Modify and implement security policies and group policies.
• Intermediate scripting on windows server environments.

CONFIDENTIAL

Consultant

• Assigned to work a fourteen week contract at Aim Health. On a team of five professionals, to do security remediation on approx twelve hundred laptops.
• Duties
• Use of Norton Ghost for re imaging.
• Install and uninstall of Safe Guard encryption software.
• Backup and restore of user information.
• Lots of troubleshooting of pc hardware hard drives, NIC cards, etc.
• Hard drive sector rebuilds manually and through software.
• Use of Active Directory for validation of user and to add and remove computers.
• Use of Exchange.
• Configuration of health software.
• Validation of custom scripts procedures.
• Verification of laptop in inventory.
• Mapping and configuring of psts in Exchange.
• Complete rebuilds of pst for Outlook.
• Configuring user profiles on pc and in Outlook.

CONFIDENTIAL

PC Consultant

• Assigned to a team of five to move and entire cardiology department's computers and servers from one hospital to another.
• Duties
• Inventoried all equipment.
• Disassembled and removed old equipment
• Potted old computer names and locations to new computer names and locations on blueprint layout
• Secured computers and moved them from one building to another
• Set up computers marked on blueprint in the right places
• Restored user data through server
• Restored pst files for outlook
• Set up user printers, scanners, and tablets
• Instructed users on login procedures
• Provided user support

CONFIDENTIAL

Director of Information Technology

• Assigned to maintain and improve network, security, and overall technology company wide. Manage and troubleshoot company wide security and efficiency in servers email and network , network bus and ring , routers, phone database, UNIX database, SQL 2000 database, trucking software, web site design and maintenance, and pc's.
• Networking
• Intermediate experience in Active Directory. Configured group and single policies, created objects, account management, and overall implementation of windows server 2003. Configured, monitored, and administered terminal services. Have used Microsoft exchange.
• Hands on experience leading stages of system development including design, implementing, testing, and support.
• Made and implemented disaster recovery plans for UNIX database, SQL 2000 database, phone database, and network. Used Symantec Backup EXEC to make backups of communications, network, email, and database servers. Implemented tape backup rotation schedules and disaster recovery plans. Backups were made on tapes, external hard drives, and remote server.
• Installed, configured, secured, and maintained routers Cisco 871 . Configured router properties and firewall.
• Demonstrated capacity to implement innovative security programs that drive awareness and decrease exposure and strengthen company. Installed and configured Norton system works 2006 on five remote pcs. Implemented security policies in windows server 2003 environment.
• Configured and maintained email filtering application. Configured, administered, and monitored third party email filtering application for all 60 employees.
• Installed, maintained, configured, and troubleshot network and pc. Used ethereal to monitor packet transfers, broadcasting, ICMP, and various other protocols to prevent pc and network hacking. Also monitored and administer efficiency of data transfer through FTP from computer to server and from server to outside sources, I.E. bank direct deposit, EDI, and customer websites.
• Managed and troubleshot EDI. Maintained and monitored incoming and out going traffic to and from third party van for EDI to and from customers. Most was arranged through the third party trucking software configuration. Monitored incoming EDI process to make sure data integrity was maintained.
• Installation and maintenance of computer programs and components. Installed system wide trucking software through deployment in windows server 2003. Ran various windows xp scripts to maintain pc efficiency. Very familiar with Norton utilities and Norton products.
• Intermediate knowledge and experience in firewall security and maintenance. Implemented VPN policies for outside sales reps and employees working from home to maintain network infrastructure.
• Manage three T1 lines through third party vendor. Monitored and maintained one dedicated data line for internet and two voice lines for phone system through third party vendors.
• UNIX- experienced in maintaining and administering the UNIX platform. Maintained data integrity in UNIX for database. Configured permissions and access controls for users. Cleaned history and unnecessary files in user accounts.
• Able to learn technical information quickly strong self-learner. Have read and used many outside materials to keep up to date in the changing world of information technology security, procedures, and upgrades.
• SQL 2000
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge in designing, maintaining, troubleshooting, security, and administering SQL 2000. Mostly done through SQL profiler.
• Maintained data integrity in SQL 2000. Maintained integrity through purge procedures and table checks.
• Maintained, troubleshot, secured, and administered SQL 2000 database. Used SQL profiler to create multiple traces based on specific criteria. Troubleshot database slowness and made queries faster for multiple table access. Monitored database locks and table locks. Created and deleted users. Maintained permissions and user access through enterprise manager.
• Wrote numerous T-SQL queries, views, and stored procedures to clean and maintain database. Wrote T-SQL queries for users and administration to access through trucking software. Created table views for outside sales reps and administrators. Created a few stored procedures to maintain database efficiency.
• Entry level script writing. Wrote few scripts in SQL 2000.
• Project Managing
• Coordinated system wide change over with equipment and software while managing, supporting, and motivating all company employees.
• Installed and configured new entire network servers for company for new trucking software. Installed and configured loadmaster trucking software that was the blood line of the company. Implemented policies to secure deployment to all computers including remote access.
• Trained all company employees extensively on trucking software, computer office software, and pc usage. Held classes two hours a day for two months to train employees on how to utilize new system software and computers.
• Instrumental in deploying loadmaster trucking software. Key person in deploying and configuring trucking software company wide.
• Experienced in implementing cost benefit analysis. Saved company a lot of money by implementing money saving equipment.
• Implemented equipment and security policies that saved company money. Weeded out unnecessary equipment and expenses company wide.
• Experience in practical problem solving and organizing work. Always had structured schedule for meetings and system checks.
• Able to prioritize and operate proactively. Very efficient in multi tasking.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills. Held meetings with owner and department heads to help troubleshoot problems.
• Able to learn technical information quickly strong self-learner.
• Other disciplines
• Have configured, managed, and troubleshot Mac OSX computers.
• Managed security database for security cameras around the buildings. Monitored and backed up security database for security system in trailer yards. Helped in repairs through Third Party Company.
• Experience with phone system database administering and maintenance. Maintained extensions through phone database program. Made and maintained call routing tables. Implemented many features system wide for company phone system.
• Designed and maintained company website. Maintained previous company website making improvement through html utility.
• Designed website in Dreamweaver 8. Designed new company website through Dreamweaver 8 software.
• Developed minor windows applications in visual studio 2005 for SQL database.
• Practical knowledge of digital electronics, wireless communications and advanced computer maintenance and troubleshooting classroom, lab, and work experience.
• C Programming in Linux - classroom and laboratory environment.
• Experienced in building security procedures.