Professional Summary
Resourceful, solutions-oriented IT administrator with 10+ years industry
experience and a successful record of accomplishment in multi-protocol,
multi-platform information technology management, systems administration,
software/applications support and infrastructure strategic planning.
. A true technologist with an uncompromising approach to providing the
finest in technology leadership and support
. Productive leader in both larger team projects and smaller tasks with
the ability to effectively deliver multiple concurrent projects under
the tightest deadlines.
. Proficient at mastering new or proprietary technologies and
effectively applying them in the workplace.
Technical Summary
. Platforms: Microsoft Windows 2003/2008 Server, VMWare ESX Server 3.x,
Windows 7 Professional, Vista Ultimate, XP Professional, NT Server,
Ubuntu, Windows Mobile, Windows CE
. Tools: MS Access 2007, MS Office 2003, SQL Server 2005/2008,
Adobe Acrobat, Veritas Backup Exec, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, McAfee
Anti-Virus, Symantec Anti-Virus, Norton Ghost, Microsoft Visio,
Windows Mobile, Windows CE
. Hardware: IBM Blade Servers, IBM System X Servers, IBM DS Series
Midrange Disk Systems, Motherboards, CPUs, Floppy Drives, Hard Drives,
Ethernet Cards, Hubs, Switches, Routers, Sound Cards, Video Cards, CD-
ROM Drives, Palm Devices, Windows Mobile/Pocket PC devices, Power
Supplies, RAM, Modems, 802.11x Wireless LANs
Professional Certifications
MCSA 2000 Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator - May 2002
ITIL Foundations Certification - October 2007
ITIL Practitioner - Combined Change, Release and Configuration Management -
June 2008
ITIL v3 Operational Support and Analysis Certification - June 2010
Professional Experience
North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts Raleigh, NC
Applications Analyst / Programmer July 2008 - present
. Project Lead for the LANDesk Service Desk application deployment as
the as the Information Technology service Management (ITSM)
application for AOC Technology Services support staff
. Administer the Hewlett-Packard Service Center application server
system utilized for incident and problem management by the AOC Help
Desk and Network Services support staff
. Provide administrative and development support for the Applications
Development implementation of Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007
Environment:
LANDesk Service Desk, VMWare ESX Server 3.x, Windows Server 2000/2003, MS
Office 2007, MS Project Professional 2007, Microsoft Office Sharepoint
Server 2007, MS SQL Server 2008, Microsoft Visio 2003, Project Server
2007, VBScript
Information Systems Services Manager June 2006 - June 2008
. Led a group of seven Windows server engineers that administer a VMWare
boot-from-SAN environment of approximately 150 virtual servers running
in an IBM Blade Center system
. Actively administered Windows Server 2003/2008 virtual servers in the
AOC Data Center and physical servers in county courthouse locations
. Provided additional support for MS Exchange 2003 system utilized by
Judicial Center personnel
Environment:
VMWare ESX Server 3.x, Windows Server 2000/2003, SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server, MS Office 2007, MS Project Professional 2003/2007, Cisco IOS,
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007, MS SQL Server 2000/2005, Microsoft
Visio 2003, Project Server 2007, Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007, Outlook
2003/2007, VBScript, Linux shell scripting
Information Systems Services Engineer October 2003 - May 2006
. Deployed and supported the MS Project Server and the SharePoint
Document Server, running on the Windows Server 2003 platform,
including support for Project Web Access users
. Supervised testing of the Cisco Security Agent, part of a host-based
Intrusion Detection System
. Published informational white papers containing new technology subject
matter for review by upper management as a tool for evaluating new
technology for the court system, including the publishing of statewide
standards for Cisco switch configurations, and research on Linux
desktop OS alternatives for aging PCs
Environment:
VMWare ESX Server 3.x, Windows Server 2003, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
8.0, SuSE Linux Professional 8.2, MS Office 2003, MS Project Professional
2003, Cisco IOS, Windows SharePoint Services 2.0, Microsoft Visio 2003,
Windows Mobile 2003
Education Management & Consulting Services, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
Support Consultant September 2002 - September 2003
. Installed and configured laptops, desktops, and servers.
. Handled any and all hardware and software issues through either
telephone support or on-site support calls.
Environment:
Microsoft Windows 98/2000, MS Access, MS Office, Retrospect Backup, Norton
Anti-Virus, Quickbooks
Education Management & Consulting Services, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
Conversion Operations Manager August 2000 - August
2002
. Directed the Osiris - to - SASIxp South Carolina student information
data conversion project including scheduling, reporting and end-user
training in several MS Office applications.
. Administered the Microsoft/Novell network and provided comprehensive
hardware and software support to all users at the central office and
two remote sites in Wilmington, NC and Tuscaloosa, AL., as well as
providing software support to our South Carolina education technology
clients.
. Designed and integrated a heavily utilized MS Access database
application that stored, organized, and utilized crucial district and
school conversion data
Accomplishment:
Successfully completed a statewide data conversion that met every milestone
deadline and received outstanding client reviews.
Environment:
Microsoft Windows 98/2000 - Novell Netware 5.1 network, MS Access, MS
Office, Visual Basic 6.0, Access VBA, Excel VBA, Norton Ghost, Veritas
Backup Exec for NetWare, PC Anywhere, Norton Anti-Virus, Quickbooks,
Dreamweaver, MS FrontPage, Pocket PC
Fulton & Sons, Inc. dba SageSport.com Kings Mountain, NC
IT Administrator / Payroll Manager September 1992 - July
2000
Effectively maintained Windows NT network, provided PC applications support
and trained corporate/store users. Supported WAN infrastructure using
Citrix Winframe server, Citrix ICA client, ISDN, TCP/IP and dial-up.
. Designed, coded and debugged custom MS Access database and Excel
spreadsheet applications in Visual Basic to automate the transfer of
merchandise information and payroll information between store
locations and the corporate office.
. Administered a biweekly payroll system for 100+ employees; supervised
Accounts Payable department.
. Delivered in-house training to management and users on MS
applications, Citrix ICA client, custom software applications and
Internet software.
Accomplishments:
. Installed and supported new WAN infrastructure, which enabled remote
access to inventory records and substantially reduced long-distance
phone expenses.
. Designed a networked MS Access-based order entry/processing
application for the company's e-commerce website that streamlined the
online order process and shortened the average time required to
process and ship customer orders.
. Designed, coded and debugged custom Excel based timesheet and payroll
applications (with Excel VBA) generating more accurate time entry and
simplifying the commission pay system.
Environment:
Windows NT Server 4.0/3.51, MS Exchange Server 5.5, Windows 95/98, MS
Office 97 Professional, MS Access, Visual Basic, Excel Visual Basic,
Veritas Backup Exec for Windows NT, Citrix Winframe Server, Citrix ICA
Client, PC Anywhere, Quickbooks, Norton Anti-Virus, MS FrontPage 97,
Netscape Communicator, Windows CE
Education:
University of North Carolina - Charlotte Charlotte, NC
Bachelor of Science Degree
Major in Business Administration
--References Available Upon Request--