A position as a Systems Administrator, Project Manager, or Senior Systems
Analyst that utilizes my knowledge and experience and provides me with
versatile and challenging responsibilities.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Established track record with 15 years of cross-platform experience in
systems administration, including analysis, installation, configuration,
maintenance, and upgrades of Microsoft Windows server operating systems and
applications. Excellent complex problem solving skills and technical
support abilities with migrations, acquisitions, and database applications.
Ability to maintain a reliable and methodical approach to support and
documentation. Superior ability to learn new material quickly. Uncommon
ability to work independently and as a team player. A proven record of
reliability, the ability to perform under time constraints, and good
judgment under pressure.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Hardware: HP Server Hardware, PC Hardware, SATA & IDE Hard
Drives, SCSI Devices, Attached Storage, Peripherals
Software: SQL Server 2000/2005, Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5,
2000/2003, Active Directory, Group Policy Management,
Microsoft Office Professional Suite, Symantec Backup Exec,
Vmware, Citrix Server, IPS-Sendero
Accounting/Investment Applications, Fortis Document Imaging Systems,
Aconis Imaging Software, Various Antivirus/AntiSpyware Applications,
Shavlik Patch Management, Nortel VPN Client
Operating Systems: Windows 2003/2000/Vista/XP/NT/98/95, DOS
Database Platforms: Microsoft IIS, Microsoft SQL 2000/2005, Oracle
Clients 8 & 9, iVue Data Warehouse
Networking: TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, Cable, hubs, cabling
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
1 A+ CompTIA (December 2000 )
Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials (2001)
Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server (2001)
System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 (2001)
Implementing a Database on Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 (2001)
VMware (2006)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NewAlliance Bank New Haven, CT 11/1999 - Present
Senior Enterprise System Administrator Supervisor:
Bruce Crowell
. Administration of all aspects of Microsoft licensing agreements.
. Administration and Maintenance of Windows 2000/2003 Servers, Domain
Controllers, Active Directory, Exchange Servers, SQL Servers, and
various other member and database servers, 1500 user accounts and 1900
workstations.
. Administration of VMware Virtual Server Environment utilizing VMware
Virtual Center.
. Coordinate hardware and software installations to ensure work is
performed in accordance with company policy. Recommends resolutions
and coordinate the implementation of the approved course of action.
. Coordinate testing, upgrade and configuration of applications, system
files and services. Ensure changes are in accordance with appropriate
operating procedures. Research, Design and Implementation of New
Systems, Migrations and System Integrations - including network
migration for Windows NT 4 and Novell to Windows 2000 Active Directory
Domain.
. Utilize standard corporate tools to record changes, service requests,
and problem activities for tracking purposes.
. Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.
Contribute to and maintain system standards.
. Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated
approaches for system administration tasks. Identify approaches that
leverage our resources and provide economies of scale.
. Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and
availability of hardware, server resources, systems and key processes,
reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of
scheduled jobs such as backups.
. Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems
and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media,
recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent
off site as necessary.
. Third Tier - Technical Support including hardware, software, LAN, WAN,
and peripherals. Coordinate and monitor troubleshooting to isolate
and diagnose system problems: document system events to ensure
continuous functioning. Recommend course of action and implement as
approved.
. Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and
communicate with impacted constituencies. Staged testing of disaster
recovery procedures.
. Apply OS patches and upgrades of servers and workstations on a regular
basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add
new services as necessary.
. Maintain operational, configuration, and other procedures, including
SOX compliance.
. Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource
optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions
as required.
. Communicate effectively with management, colleagues and end users
regarding hardware/software conversions and upgrades. Assess and
resolve unforeseen conversion issues of system migrations and
integrations.
. Data Warehouse query building, job and report scheduling and EIS
design.
Medical Manager Northeast, Inc. Meriden, CT
07/1999 - 10/1999
(Formerly ProMed Systems)
Software Support Specialist/Conversion Coordinator Supervisor: Bill
Kottage, Jr.
. Coordinate client conversions from ProMed Systems software to Medical
Manager Software, between NY and CT offices.
. Communicate effectively with Management, Marketing, Programming,
Hardware and Training Departments, regarding software conversions. .
. General administrative duties including answering an eight line
switchboard.
. End User Software Support for ProMed Practice Management Clients.
. Troubleshoot Software Errors
ProMed Systems, Inc. New Haven, CT
05/1997 - 07/1999
Software Support Specialist and Trainer Supervisor: Bob
Seekamp
. End User Software Support for ProMed Practice Management Clients
. Train New Clients on the Practice Management System
. Upgrade Clients to New Software Versions
. Troubleshoot Software Errors
. Write Practice Management Client Manuals, as well as Support Manuals
for back office staff on Windows '95, Xenix, and Unix Operating
Systems
. Establish and Maintain Favorable Client Relations
2 Education
College: Gateway Community Technical College, North Haven, CT 06473
Major: Computer Engineering
A.S. in Computer Engineering (May 2000)
High School: Eli Whitney Regional Vocational Technical School,
Hamden, CT 06514
Major: Industrial Electronics