Project Manager Engineer

Michael Messina

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ** *** *** **

City: Miami

State: FL

Zip: 33196

Country: USA

Phone: 786-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $70,000

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Michael Messina

Network Administrator

9003 SW 151st Ave Rd Cell: 786-***-**** Home: 305-***-****

Miami, FL 33196 *********@********.***

Summary

Highly accomplished IT professional with over 20 years of experience managing mission critical network systems.

Skilled project manager with a proven history of leading teams to project completion, on schedule and within budget, with outstanding results and minimal impact to production environment.

Excels at troubleshooting complex problems and quickly developing and implementing effective solutions that often improve function or performance.

Detail oriented, possessing excellent communication, documentation and organizational skills, and adept at training and presentations. Security minded and certified, competent in HIPAA and healthcare secured data environments.

Technical Certifications and Expertise

MCSE, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer CompTIA Security+

MCSA, Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator MCP, Microsoft Certified Professional

CCNA, Cisco Certified Network Associate, pending MCTS, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist

Systems: VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, Server 2012/2008/2003, Citrix, Windows 8/7, XP, Vista, Novell, UNIX.

Software: Microsoft Office, Outlook, SharePoint, Visio, ConnectWise, Kaseya, ShadowProtect, Replay, Backup Exec

Hardware: Routers, Switches, Firewalls, SANs, WiFi, (Cisco, Dell, HP, SonicWall, Astaro, Linksys, Netgear)

Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, PPTP, FTP, TFTP, Telnet, EIGRP, BGP, IPX/SPX, VPN

Professional Experience

Courtesy Computers Inc., Managed Services Provider Nov 2011 - Dec 2012

Senior Network Engineer

* Managed several large network accounts with multiple sites, leveraging VMware ESXi and Hyper-V solutions.

* Responsible for entire network maintenance and service using ConnectWise ticketing system to meet SLAs and LabTech remote monitoring and management for real time analysis of network. Included ISP connections, External DNS, SonicWall, Cisco, and Astaro firewalls, Active Directory, IIS, DC, Exchange, Database and Backup/Disaster Recovery servers.

* Used various Network Detecting and Inventorying Software to assess new client sites, and evaluate the security and health of the network. Created Visio network maps, and documented all settings for onboarding into our MSP system.

* Project Management- Managed and implemented several large site virtualization conversions from 2003 rack servers to VMware ESXi and Hyper-V Virtual environments. This included migrating 2003 to 2010 Exchange, and completely rebuilding AD in some cases, as well as designing security and disaster recovery solutions, and testing failover systems.

Social Service Coordinators (600 employees, 3 locations FL, CT, AZ) Feb 2008 - Sep 2010

Supervisor of Technical Operations

* Supervised technical staff, and was responsible for all end user support and Data Center.

* Responsible for most technical projects including, researching, evaluating, and implementing various technologies, and services, and maintained up to 40 Servers.

* Virtualized and consolidated servers and roles using Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V (VMM) to simplify management of the network, and to efficiently utilize space and power in our data center.

* Reorganized the help desk to reduce wait times, and open tickets, increasing efficiency over 70%.

* Upgraded security measures to meet HIPAA compliance, by installing FDE drives (full drive encryption) in all laptops, and disabling access to usb drives, and CD/DVD writers on in-house computers.

* Built and optimized images for quickly deploying new computers via network PXE boot using FOG (Free Open source Ghosting) system, as well as Acronis Snap Deploy.

* Implemented and maintained detailed inventory of all networked hardware and installed software using physical, and software auditing.

* Supported a large base of remote users using various technologies such as VPN, RDP, and Logmein.

* Tested and deployed centrally managed Antivirus and Firewall solution to all computers on the network, blocking unwanted programs and websites from end user access.

Data Systems Inc. Jan 1998 - Jan 2008

Manager / Senior Network Engineer

Projects included design and implementation of complete network solutions for many small to medium sized companies.

* Responsible for hardware build, installation and configuration of Windows Server using various levels of RAID.

* Developed and maintain Disaster Recovery and Contingency Planning procedures and policies

* Support, maintain, and document LAN / WAN network settings, and devices.

* Designed and implemented backup solutions for onsite, as well as offsite internet backups.

* Design, install, and maintain CCTV security camera networks with TCP/IP remote viewing.

* Established secure VPN solutions in order to provide service and support to remote locations

* Gigi`s Restaurant in Boca Raton, FL: Designed and implemented network infrastructure upgrade including Point of Sale System, installed Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and POS systems, and implemented secure wireless LAN.

Cordis Corporation, a Johnson and Johnson Company

Microcomputer Support Analyst, Level 3, 225 personnel, Corporate Headquarters Sep 1995 - Dec 1998

Liuski International June 1991 - Sep 1995

Manager of the Technical Department

References

Name Title Phone Number

James Hicks Chief Wireless Architect, Florida Power and Light (ret.) 305-***-****

Art Vallejo Business Productivity Solutions Specialist, Microsoft 305-***-****

Cheryl Melka Human Resources Manager, Beacon Group Inc. 561-***-****

Jennifer Enriquez Director of Nursing, Harmony Health Care 786-***-****

* Additional employer, customer, and personal references are available upon request.

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