Technical Support Sql Server

Walter R. Wills

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Douglasville, GA 30135-4265 Cell: 678-***-****

OBJECTIVE

I am seeking a career position as a Windows Systems Administrator that

will utilize my experience and proficiency in supporting the products of

Microsoft, VMware, Symantec and others.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Collective Group LLC, Austin, TX

Consultant

12/10 to present

Provide Active Directory and Server technical support for clients on a

contract basis.

Duties:

1) Build and maintain MARTA systems operating on Server 2003/2008.

Provide design and implementation support for Enterprise Backup

project utilizing Symantec NetBackup.

Federal Aviation Administration, College Park, GA

Senior Systems Administrator

12/97 to 9/10

Provide customer/technical support for the FAA Southern Region

Headquarters. This position is a contract position and contract

companies have included Lockheed Martin, enGenius, and 6k Systems.

Duties:

1) Provide local technical support in the FAA Southern Region for

approximately 30 servers and 400 users operating on Server

2003/2008 and Windows XP platforms. Provide nationwide support and

participate in national workgroups for FAA projects including

SMS/SCCM, Group Policies, FDCC, Virtualization, and Active

Directory.

2) Install and support the following:

. Microsoft Windows 2003 and 2008 servers

. Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 7 workstations

. Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policies

. Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003

. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005

. VMware ESXi

. Backup and disaster recovery for all servers utilizing Symantec Backup

Exec

3) Provide 3rd level technical support for the local workstations.

Accomplishments include:

1) Specify and implement new backup system utilizing removable hard

drives. System is faster, cheaper, scalable, portable and more

reliable than tape systems. System is projected to save in excess

of $100k and has been recommended for nationwide implementation.

2) Develop and implement Server Consolidation plan which reduced

the number of servers in the Southern Region Headquarters from 60

to 30 and saved at least $300k in hardware costs.

3) Prepare and implement Group Policies and Logon Scripts to

standardize and automate workstation environment and user

connections to Server based resources.

Inflation Systems Inc., LaGrange, GA

MIS Analyst

3/91 to 12/97

Supervised the installation and operation of industrial automation and

office networks at a new airbag inflator manufacturing facility.

Installed and provided administration and technical support for the

following:

0. Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0 LAN servers

1. Windows 95 and NT 4.0 workstations

2. Oracle 7.0 database on HP-UX server

McDonnell Douglas Missile Systems Co., Titusville, FL

Principal Specialist - Controls

9/87 to 2/91

Provide engineering support for the Production and CNC Programming

Departments at the Tomahawk Cruise Missile manufacturing facility.

Accomplishments:

1) Reduced equipment down time through the establishment and

implementation of a computerized preventive maintenance program.

2) Increased the efficiency of CNC machine operation from 85% in

1987 to 92% in 1990 through the application of improved programming

techniques.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Server 2003, 2008

Active Directory/Group Policies/DNS

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003

Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005

Microsoft Windows XP/7

Symantec Backup Exec/NetBackup

VMware ESX Server

Dell Servers/Workstations/Laptops

Compaq/HP Servers

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS

LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA, Computer Science

University of Wisconsin, Fond du Lac, WI, Electrical Engineering

Continuing Education including Manufacturer's Training:

3. Windows NT Server Administration 10/97

4. Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server v1.2 4/98

5. Microsoft SQL Server v7.0 Database Implementation 7/99

6. Managing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 3/04

7. Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 4/06

8. VMware ESX Server 3.5 9/09

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

CompTIA A+ Certification

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