Manager Sql Server

JAMES SH I ELDS

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Oyster Bay, New York 11771

516-***-**** (home) 646-***-**** (cell) Email: j abh9o3@r.postjobfree.com

I T p ro fess io n a l w i t h expe r t i se i n a d i ve rse r a n ge of t ec h no log ies w i t h i n

m u l t i p l e i n d u s t r y se t t i n g s . S uccess f u l a t i n t e g r a t i n g d a t a p r o t ec t i o n a n d

v i r t ua l env i ron men ts. We l l - o rg a n i ze d, r e s u l t s o r i e n t e d i n d i v i d u a l w i t h

p r o ve n a b i l i t y t o i m p l e me n t p r oced u r es a n d p r ocesses t h a t i m p r o ve

b us i ness f u nc t io na l i t y. So l i d m a n age me n t s k i l l s, capab le of l ea d i n g a n d

mo t i v a t i n g i n d i v i d u a ls a n d fo r m i n g s t ro ng t ea m env i ro n me n ts. E xce l le n t

co m m u n i c a t o r, f oc u se d o n b u i l d i n g s t r o n g c l i e n t r e l a t i o n s h i p s .

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Resolutions, LLC July 2001 to Present

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/IMPLEMENTER

Customer-centric IS/IT solutions consulting firm; Deploy virtualization, High-Availability, Remote Availability,

and business application continuity solutions; Provide full IS/IT support to small businesses.

Full life-cycle project responsibilities, from pre-sales discovery meetings through to deployment. Collaborate on

p roposal generation, define project scope, research solutions, and generate statements of work. In sub-contract

scenarios, interface with project managers and take control of projects to ensure successful completion.

Establish and cultivate professional and vendor relationships for the benefit of client and company.

Work with clients to int roduce and deploy VMware solutions for better use of their server

environments; consolidation and centralization of servers and desktops; decrease power

requirements

Design and implement business application continuity solutions using Double-Take and GeoCluster for

MS Exchange, MS SQL Server and other back-office platforms. Along with the appropriate knowledge

t ransfer, helped clients achieve the levels of critical application protection to ensure business continuity.

Review current level of technology and practices, recommend modifications for businesses and

departments

M icrosoft Windows server environments: Design, deploy, upgrade and maintain

Assist with organization migrations to Microsoft Windows based environments

Recommend and configure Firewall and VPN solutions

Technical Advancement Inc. May 2000 to June 2001

Microsoft Solution Provider and Software Development consulting fi rm.

Provide full IS/IT support to small businesses

M anage projects to the client’s expectations

I nstall and configure Windows 2000, NT 4.0, Small Business Server, MS Exchange, MS SQL Server and

C lustering

I nstall and configure LAN/WAN equipment

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PC Help Services, Inc. March 1999 to April 2000

Information Technology consulting firm.

Assigned to Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), providing support services for Windows NT 4.0

P rovide desktop/application support for Trading Floor and corporate users using N A I’s Magic Solutions

Configure workstations for t raders and users

T roubleshoot connectivity problems

Resolve server problems and manage user accounts

Cybersmith, Inc. July 1998 to Jan. 1999

Retail Interactive Technology Company offering T1 Internet access, PC and console gaming, technology learning

and family technology interaction experiences to its customers. Each store was comprised of a LAN (mixed NT

and UN IX) with an average of 40 stations per store -four locations, plus corporate.

Manager – Technical Services

Responsible for coordinating in-store technology managers, assuring their technology needs were addressed

Purchase, coordinate and implement LAN/WAN changes – server configurations and upgrades

I nterface with the Experience Team on selection and implementation of new experiences for the retail stores

E D U C AT I O N

VMware Certified Professional – 2008 – Version 3.5

Currently working toward upgrading VCP to version 4

VMware Sales Technical Professional

Certified for Lefthand Networks SANiQ - 2008

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers

Completed Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer program for Windows NT 4

Queens College/CUNY

Completed 15 credits towards a Master Degree in Computer Science

Polytechnic Institute of New York

Bachelor of Science

Additional training in vendor-specific applications such as C2C Archiveone, Double-Take Software and VMWare

T ECHN ICAL SUMM ARY

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Design, configuration and deployment of vi r tual enterprise environments, using VMware. Extensive

experience with MS Windows Server platforms and advanced components; Design and deployment of

clustering solutions for MS Exchange, MS SQL, File and print services and other applications.

Software

Back-up Exec; Excel; MS Access; Microsoft Cluster Service; MS Office (many versions); MS Windows NT 4.0

(Server & Workstation); MS Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server); MS Windows 2003 (Server &

E nterprise Server); MS Windows 2008; MS SQL Server 2000 - 2008; MS Windows XP; NAI Magic Solutions;

Double-Take & GeoCluster; Symantec Anti-virus; Veeam Backup and SCP; VMware Virtual Center; VMware

Server; Watchguard System Manager

Personal

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Possess a high level of integrity. Motivated; hardworking;

honest; efficient; always keeping the best interests of the company/client in mind.

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