Engineer Manager

Miguel Fernandez

**** ** ** ***. **********, Florida 33317 954-***-****

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Systems Engineer and Administrator

FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF ENTIRE SYSTEMS TO THE PLANNING, TESTING AND

IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SOLUTIONS, MY EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT AND EXCEPTIONAL

TROUBLESHOOTING SKILLS HAVE MADE ME A LOYAL AND DEDICATED ASSET TO MY

EMPLOYERS. AS SUCH I SEEK AN OPPORTUNITY WITH A COMPANY WHICH WILL BENEFIT

FROM MY EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND RELENTLESS DRIVE TO SUCCEED. NO TASK IS

TOO DIFFICULT, NO PROBLEM UNSOLVABLE. MY SKILLS INCLUDE:

Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, File & Distributed File System and Replication

Print Services

Hyper-V, WSUS, IIS, RADIUS, SNMP Symantec Backup Exec and NetBackup

VMware vSphere, ESX/ESXi 4.x, vCenter Symantec Endpoint Protection Server

Citrix XenApp, Secure Gateway, Web Blackberry Enterprise Server

Interface Websense Security Suite

Microsoft Exchange 2003-2007, SQL Orion NPM and APM Performance Monitors

Server, Sharepoint Windows Failover Clustering

Microsoft Dynamics AX Systems Center Operations Manager

Apple Mac OS X and Open Directory Systems Center Configuration Manager

NetApp, IBM DS Series SANs

Experience

BANKATLANTIC, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 2011 - Present

LAN Administrator, Contract

Responsible for administering over 400 servers and 1700 workstations. Fine-

tuning and troubleshooting the bank's aging infrastructure including 90

domain controllers in a multi-domain forest. Support and prepare the

environment for compliance and compatibility with current and future

infrastructure projects.

Key projects:

. Deployed the bank's first 2008 R2 domain controllers. This project

involved preparing the 3 domains for the necessary schema changes.

Corrected problems with DNS and replication on the 90 domain

controllers. Corrected any errors on each individual domain

controller that would prevent a successful 2008 DC deployment.

. Managed the bank's System Center Configuration Manager deployment.

Corrected configuration issues preventing the successful deployments

of Windows updates. Corrected countless client problems for

connectivity. Successfully deployed previously missed security

updates to all workstations company-wide and brought compliance to a

much higher level than previously.

Zimmerman Advertising, Fort Lauderdale, Fl 2007 - 2011

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Responsible for the daily deployment, maintenance and troubleshooting of

all company-wide systems. Responsible for the planning and execution of

enterprise level solutions ranging from application deployment to disaster

recovery. Charged with the virtualization of existing physical systems to

consolidate infrastructure at both the corporate and datacenter locations.

Maintain and guarantee high availability to meet operational standards and

Service Level Agreements. Plan and implement solutions according to

allocated budget and Sarbanes-Oxley guidelines. Audit systems for

vulnerabilities, proficiency and availability. Responsible for the

monitoring of all systems, network nodes and applications. Responsible for

the replication and high-availability of all company data. Trained staff on

the usage and best practices for the tools and technologies utilized

throughout the company.

Key projects:

. Deployed Windows 2008 R2 Failover Cluster composed of two nodes with

SAN attached storage and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 to prepare for

migration of current 2003 cluster services and databases. This serves

as the company's primary database server, housing 30+ databases in an

active-passive schema between both nodes.

. Deployed a Citrix XenApp 4.5 farm composed of 13 presentation

servers, 1 Data Collection/License server and 1 Secure Gateway/Web

Interface server. Installed and configured all applications. Farm

serves approximately 30 applications to over 500 employees. All

servers were deployed as VMware virtual machines.

. Setup a new Citrix XenApp 6 farm to be deployed simultaneously to and

replace the current 4.5 farm.

. Configure and manage a total of 3 vSphere Clusters and approximately

120 virtual servers.

. Migrated the company's previous VMware ESX 3.5 cluster composed of 2

SAN-attached ESX hosts to a new vSphere 4 Cluster with 3 new hosts,

retiring the old hosts from the cluster. This project required a live

migration of all VM's with zero downtime or interruption of service.

Configured vMotion for VMware High Availability and DRS.

. Deployed a new vSphere 4 cluster at the corporate location to house

servers that cannot be kept at the datacenter as well as migrate

existing physical servers to virtual machines. Subsequently migrated

all physical servers able to run virtually and eliminated

approximately half of the existing infrastructure.

. Deployed Solarwinds Orion Network and Application Performance Monitor

software configured to monitor all company infrastructure and

applications. Utilizing SNMP technology and email alerts, the

company's IT department is able to monitor all servers, network

devices and applications to guarantee a 99.9% uptime of all systems

and facilitate the prompt troubleshooting of any infrastructure

issues.

. Maintain the company's dual IBM DS4800 SAN setups. Including the

configuration of all arrays and logical disks. Provisioning of disks

to attached hosts or host groups. Configuration of 4 dual-zone fiber

switches connecting all hosts to the 2 DS4800. Configuration of both

Windows and ESX fiber-attached storage and multipath data access.

. Deployed the company's main file servers with Windows 2008 R2 at the

corporate location and in the datacenter. Configured file replication

across the company's MetroE from the corporate building to the

datacenter where the data is subsequently backed up using Symantec

Backup Exec and a Quantum Scalar i500 fiber-attached tape library.

. Deployed Symantec Backup Exec together with the Quantum Scalar i500

library as the backup solution for all data at the datacenter.

Configured 5 Symantec Media servers sharing the library to backup

file systems, databases, Exchange, VMware and physical servers.

. Deployed Websense Security Suite to monitor and control all internet

traffic throughout the agency. Created custom rules for each

department with different levels of security. Configured logging

according to the company's data retention policies.

. Deployed multiple OS X Servers with Open Directory to use in

conjunction with company's Active Directory to authenticate more than

200 Mac clients throughout the agency.

. Successfully extended the Active Directory Schema according to

Apple's specifications to support Mac OS clients natively. Configured

Mac OS managed settings to be saved directly into the AD objects thus

eliminating the need to keep Open Directory or OS X Servers. Also

minimizing infrastructure and simplifying management.

. Deployed new Windows 2008 R2 domain controllers to replace existing

Windows 2003 servers. Moved DHCP, RADIUS and Print services as

required. Moved Active Directory roles from old servers to new ones

as they were being retired.

. Configure and maintain the company's wireless network utilizing Cisco

4400 Series Wireless Lan Controller with 5 Cisco access points

located throughout the building. Maintaining 2 separate SSID for

corporate and guest access. Both networks kept isolated from each

other.

. Deployed Windows 2008 R2 Network Policy and Access Services with

RADIUS for authentication from the company's corporate wireless.

Configured access policies based on Active Directory group membership

and assigned client configurations accordingly. Configured traffic

across the corporate wireless to use 3 different VLans due to DHCP

and IPv4 limitations and firewall rules. Configured policies for

corporate VPN authentication.

. Maintain company's Cisco infrastructure. Configured new servers to

utilize network teaming with 802.3ad Fault Tolerance technology.

Configured Solarwinds Kiwi CatTools to monitor and backup all Cisco

devices configuration.

. Maintained company's Exchange 2007 deployment consisting of redundant

edge servers, reduntant hub servers and three SAN attached mailbox

servers. Responsible for troubleshooting, monitoring and upgrading

these systems.

J&M Advanced Consulting, Pembroke 2006 - 2007

Pines, Fl

Consultant

Self-employed technology consultant servicing various clients in the South

Florida area. Offered a wide range of services from analyzing current

systems and deploying new infrastructure to meet the client's requirements

to designing industry-specific web applications.

Key projects:

. Developed web application for a Real Estate client housing the

current listings of more than 300 Agents.

. Developed multiple websites and web applications utilizing

technologies such as HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL.

. Migrated clients existing infrastructure to Enterprise level

hardware. Configured and segregated server roles as needed also

deploying new server hardware and OS.

. Migrated clients Exchange infrastructure to 2007 utilizing different

servers for each Exchange role.

. Serviced clients network, server, and back-end application issues.

. Configured client's paper-less solutions utilizing network scanning

and redundant storage with document management systems.

Professional Network Solutions, 2004 - 2006

Deerfield Fl

Systems Administrator

Engineer servicing the company's large clientele in the tri-county area.

Managed clients' entire infrastructure both onsite and remotely.

Responsible for the deployment of new software and hardware according to

the individual client's needs. Served as the high-level engineer supporting

the rest of the IT team onsite. Responsible for training new engineers to

support each client's unique environment.

Key projects:

. Contracted to assist the City of Hollywood in the deployment of their

1500+ new cloud-attached network devices and laptops throughout the

entire city and its service personnel including Police and Fire

Departments. Assisted in post roll-out support at their Helpdesk

location in City Hall.

. Deployed and maintained the Exchange, domain, file server and network

infrastructure of the City of Bal Harbor. Provided onsite high-level

support to City Hall employees when the remote call center was unable

to correct issues.

. Configured and deployed Digital Video Recording servers for use in

security systems.

. Managed the company's internal infrastructure consisting of Active

Directory, Exchange 2007, file and print services and all network

connectivity devices.

References

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