Brian Eugene Welch

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Experience Summary:

I have a broad background in IT, including over twelve years of experience

in Windows systems administration, but also experience in server hardware

development and industrial automation. I have managed server environments

using everything from custom scripts to products such as Quest Foglight and

BMC Patrol. My range of experience includes many Microsoft applications

such as SQL server and Exchange. I have a proven track record of rapidly

getting up to speed on new applications and unfamiliar environments. I have

excellent people skills and excel at customer interactions as well as

documenting procedures and training.

Technical Skills:

Windows Systems Administration (2003, Quest Foglight

2008)

Exchange Administrator BMC Patrol (Portal, Impact Manager)

SQL Server BMC TM-ART

Active Directory Crystal Reports

Hyper-V Symantec Backup Exec

Scripting (PERL, Batch, VBScript) SAN (Hitachi, EMC)

Employment History:

Systems Administrator - Aug 3, 2007 to June 15, 2010

S1 Corporation, Norcross, GA

. Implemented and administered synthetic web transaction monitoring

systems (HP OVIS, BMC TM-ART).

. Configured server monitoring systems in Quest Foglight and BMC Patrol

Portal/Impact Explorer.

. Created and administered a Windows 2008 Active Directory Domain.

. Installed and configured Microsoft SQL Server 2005, wrote SQL queries.

. Implemented and administered Microsoft Hyper-V servers.

. Developed and edited status reports in Crystal Reports.

. Implemented a two server Quest Foglight cluster.

. Automated administrative functions through a combination of Perl and

Batch scripting.

. Administered IBM X series servers, including Fiber Channel SAN.

Systems Administrator - Nov. 1999 to July 2007

Ricoh Corporation, Tucker, GA

. Administered a Windows 2003 domain.

. Exchange administrator for a 4-server Microsoft Exchange 2003

environment.

. Responsible for backups and restores of over 200 servers using

Symantec Backup Exec.

. Supported several Microsoft SQL Server 2000 applications.

. Migrated Windows environment from NT4 domain to Windows 2003 Active

Directory, including replacing login scripts with Windows 2003 Group

Policy.

. Automated Active Directory 2003 data collection via LDAP for SOX

compliance, using Perl and VBScript.

. Installed and configured HP Proliant servers, including Fiber Channel

SAN, FIDDI, and external SCSI RAIDs.

Systems Administrator - Sept. 1997 to Sept. 1999

American Retail Group Business Information Systems, Uptons department

stores, Norcross, GA

. Administered a Windows environment including Exchange, MSSQL, and Web

servers.

. Designed and performed backups of entire Windows and web server

environment using Backup Exec.

. Developed disaster recovery procedures which were tested annually at

an offsite facility.

Programmer/System Integrator - Dec. 1995 to Sept. 1997

Day & Zimmerman International, Inc., Process and Industrial Division,

Greenville, SC

. Automated the finished goods section of a Fortune 500 manufacturing

plant.

. Implemented a system to track product from manufacture to truck and

update an MSSQL database in real time.

. Designed and implemented a flat file database application on a Modicon

PLC.

. Implemented a TCP/IP network for data transfer between PLCs and

Windows server environment.

Senior Design Engineer - Dec. 1989 to Dec. 1995

AT&T Global Information Systems (Formerly NCR), Workstation Products

Division, Liberty, SC

. Responsible for system level integration and testing of new Intel

based servers and workstations.

. Designed and implemented customer-specific test environments for

multiprocessor servers and desktop workstations.

. Developed test beds for in-house SCSI host adapter, Ethernet and Token

Ring network adapter designs.

Communications/Electronics Engineer - Dec. 1984 to Dec. 1989

US Army Combat Systems Test Activity, Instrumentation Development Division,

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

. Developed software and integrated hardware for computer based video

live fire data acquisition system, including device drivers and

operator interface.

. Automated a remotely controlled target towing vehicle, replacing a

manual control system with a PC based monitoring and control system

written in C and BASIC.

. Developed Unix based bar code reader in C for a machine vision

project.

. Administered a small HP-UX environment.

Education:

BS Electrical Engineering, 1984

Clemson University, Clemson, SC

BS Physics, 1984 (Dual degree program with Clemson)

Minor Mathematics

North Georgia College, Dahlonega, GA

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