SUMMARY:

A dedicated and responsible IT Professional with over 25 years of experience in building and implementing new systems as well as overseeing systems migrations/upgrades, develop and implement effective deployment strategies. Takes on additional responsibilities and meets new challenges as a result - oriented player making strong contributions to long-term business success.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

VMware/Windows - New Data Center Project Leader

Confidential

Brighton, MI

Responsibilities:

• Lead the migration planning, developing, testing and moving the migration process onto full-fledged production data center.
• Design, procure, and implement a new virtual infrastructure utilizing VMware vSphere suite 5.5 bundled with ESXi hosts and vCenter Servers.
• Perform all aspects of VMware installation, configuration, administration, and monitoring utilizing vSphere 5.5.
• Identified cloud infrastructure requirement and mapping that to client expectations.
• Perform 2008 R2 domain and application migration, upgrade, and deployment to Server 2012 R2.
• Built ESXi servers (on HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 servers) and implemented complete integration with SAN for vMotion.
• Installed and configured vCenter database appliance.
• Designed and implemented redundant iSCSI SAN Fabric.
• Installed and configured HP L3 Managed Ethernet Switches w/stacking option.
• Performed backup and restore operations of VMware host servers' configuration, Virtual Machine backup, snapshots, P2V-V2V conversion using VMware stand-alone convertor, applying patch updates, monitoring/reporting, SSH, SNMP and alerts notification.
• Administer production servers/network infrastructure that includes Windows Administration of Domain Controllers, IIS Web Servers (HTTP/S, FTP and SMTP), Exchange 2013 Mail Server, NAS, File & Print servers on Windows 2012 R2.
• Responsible production support of Active directory (AD), GPO, domain users, users and groups and given appropriate permissions, shares and privilege to access LAN and Domain environment.
• Configure storage devices along with iSCSI disks in SAN using RAID 0, 1 and 5.
• Ensure successful completion of all NovaBackup backup jobs, Restore files and systems as needed.
• Maintain systems using SCCM and SCOM, Install new System Center environments and services, Microsoft Windows XP/7.
• Responsibilities included setting up, configuring and installing network printers and scanners.
• Troubleshooting of misconfigured or malfunctioning monitoring, operations manager infrastructure issues, provisioning test patches, and service packs.
• Monitored performance, capacity and health of infrastructure.

IT Consultant/Professional

Confidential

Brighton, MI

Responsibilities:

• Several Windows Server 2003/2008/2012 upgrades, installation, and administration.
• Responsible for routine administration (i.e. active directory, GPO, user/group management, etc.).
• Perform problem analysis of systems and subsystems for clients via remote connections.
• Resolve issues for clients computing systems, finding the cause of issues, suggesting & performing required steps to resolving those issues, and documenting necessary items.
• Experienced in establishing and implementing technology strategies and technology solutions for business problems.
• Responsible for server builds and evaluation of resultant application installation, performance monitoring, and analysis.
• Server and related infrastructure installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of physical and virtual infrastructure.
• Extensive knowledge active directory administration, group policy, and understanding of Windows security user and group administration domain trust.
• Implement IP Sec Policies for communication from external, internal sources and destinations.
• Workstation upgrade, installation, and administration.
• Installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting and maintenance ofVMwarevirtual infrastructure (VMware Workstation) platforms.
• Virtual Machine backup, snapshots, P2V-V2V conversion using VMware stand-alone convertor
• Various migrations from Exchange Server 2003 to 2007 and 2007 to 2013.
• Line-of-Business Application upgrades involving SQL Server migrations and client software installation, upgrade, and mass deployment.
• Procurement, installation, and configuration of NAS devices to move clients always from legacy (and often) archaic backup mechanisms such as passé disk, tape, and optical storage systems.
• Administer Virtual servers and physical servers through vCenter web client, RDP Team Viewer, and UVNC respectively.

IT Consultant/Professional

Confidential .

Redford/Wixom, MI

Responsibilities:

• Numerous Windows Server 2003/2008 upgrades, installation, and administration.
• Windows 2000, 2003 and 2008 servers/clients utilizing multiple domains and client configurations.
• Built and deployed dozens of Windows 2003 Servers and Active Directory infrastructure.
• DNS, WINS and DHCP for Microsoft Operating Systems.
• Microsoft Exchange including installation, maintenance and upgrades.
• Vast experience in advanced troubleshooting for operating systems, networks, and related IT infrastructure and environments.
• LAN/WAN/WLAN, VLAN, TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP specification, configuration, and administration
• Responsible for the procurement of systems infrastructure hardware, servers, and software.
• Experience in troubleshoots and resolves moderate system service issues and OS level issues
• Physical internetwork connectivity (structured wiring) includes installation & certification of cabling systems.
• Network devices including but not limited to routers, switches (managed/unmanaged), VPN, gateway, media converters, broadband devices.