Manager Engineer

Ara Aghamalian

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

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

City: Los Angeles

State: CA

Zip: 90016

Country: USA

Phone: 818-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $90,000

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Job History / Details:

Ara Aghamalian

Cell: 818-***-****

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

Objective

To work in an environment where both the company and myself will mutually benefit from my knowledge and skill. I am a technology executive with 15 years of diverse experience specializing in results. Exceptional success in developing and managing strategic & tactical IT solutions in support of business strategies. I have a proven ability to identify opportunities in IT and drive initiatives that capitalize on them.

Skills

* Windows 2012/2008 R2/2008/2003/2000 Server with AD configuration/management

* Microsoft Exchange 2010/2007/2003

* Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) 4.x/5/x

* Metalogix Archive Manager Exchange Edition

* CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2010

* VMware ESX 5.x/4.x/3.5 Server and VMware vCenter /vSphere HA - VMUG Member

* Citrix XenServer 6.x

* Strong DNS/DHCP/LDAP/DFS/Shadow Copy/Group Policy knowledge

* Windows 8/7/Vista/XP/2000/NT/ME/98

* Microsoft Office 2011/2010/2008/2007/2003 - Microsoft Office 2007 Certified

* Microsoft Great Plains 2010/8.0

* Ignite Realtime Openfire IM Server 3.x

* Ubuntu Linux 12/11/10 LTS and Fedora Linux 17 both with GNOME/KDE Desktops

* LANDesk 9.0/8.7 (Patch Management/Imaging/Remote Desktop/Monitoring/Inventory)

* Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate/Endpoint 11/10.0/Trend Micro SBE 3.6

* Symantec Ghost Enterprise 9.0/8.0 and UIU tool

* Symantec Backup Exec 2010/12.5/10d/9.1/8.6

* Mac OS X 10.8/10.7/10.6/10.5/10.4/10.3 - Apple Help Desk Certified

* Casper Enterprise Management Suite for Apple Desktop/Laptops/IOS Management -- Casper Certified Administrator

* Amazon AWS EC2/CloudWatch Setup/Administration/Management

* Google Postini Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus Virtual Appliance Services

* Barracuda Anti-Spam 200/300 Appliances

* Google Apps for Business

* MAC OS X Server 10.7/10.6/10.5/10.4

* Adobe CS6/CS5 Suite

* Polycom Video Conferencing Systems

* Drobo/QNAPP NAS's

* Sonicwall NSA Firewalls

* Cisco ASA 5500 Series Firewalls

* Cisco Catalyst 4510R Gigabit Enterprise Redundant L3 Switchs

* Cisco VPN clients on PC/MAC/Cell Phones

* Dell Enterprise Servers (PowerEdges) and Storage (Powervault and EqualLogic)

* HP Enterprise Servers (Proliants)

* HP P2000 SAN's

* IBM Enterprise Servers (x3000 series) and Storage (N3000/N6000 series)

* Extensive High Level Executive Support (CEO/CIO/CTO)

* Extensive Windows Mobile/Blackberry/iPhone/Android experience and knowledge

* Extensive Wi-Fi/LAN/Ethernet/TCP/IP experience and knowledge

* Excellent communication and people skills

* IT Management with Help Desk Engineers

* IT Budgeting, Planning, Capacity Management, Short and Long Term Leasing

* IT Vendor Evaluation and Contract Negotiations

* SOX Compliance Experience

* Project Management including Server Room and Complete Office Build Outs

* 15 years of real world knowledge and experience

Experience

Feb 2012-Oct 2012 Walton Isaacson (Advertising Agency) Culver City, CA

IT Manager

* Responsible for all Network Backend infrastructure

* Over 150 users in an almost all MAC OS environment

* All virtual environment running Citrix XenServer

* Exchange 2010 Servers in each office running AD

* Split Corporate and Production to two different servers per industry practice

* Implemented Internal IM Server in 2 weeks for Zero Cost

* Redid the Creative Technology Department into a Professional Powerhouse

* Executed capacity planning and scaled IT services in fast growing company

* Handled all IT Budget Creation and Planning

* Formulated and executed short term and long term IT Strategy

* Handled server Room Build Outs

* Organized and planned substantial NYC/LA office moves

* Offices in LA/NYC/Chicago/Tokyo with extensive traveling

* Handled all IT procurement, evaluation and specifications

* Handled transition from key multiple IT service vendors

* Created IT Standards across the company

* Initiated and Coordinated User Training

* Mentored Help Desk Staff

* Hands on IT Manager

* Covad/Megapath Cloud VOIP Phone system Administrator

Dec 2010-Nov 2011 GRB Entertainment (Film Production) Sherman Oaks, CA

IT Manager

* Directly responsible for all network backend infrastructure (Cisco/Servers)

* Directly responsible for all frontend infrastructure (MAC/PC/Printers)

* Sole point of contact for vendor and software licensing

* Split Corporate and Production to two different servers per industry practice

* VMWARE/BES/EXCHANGE server all onsite

* Mobile phone support for iPhone/Blackberry/Android

* 70/30 MAC PC split with a Heavy Apple OS influence on everything

* Over 200 users supported daily

* Dell Powervault 745 NAS and Powervault MD1200 DAS

* Standard IT Industry policies created and implemented

* Huge production environment and very fast paced

* Handled all IT hardware/software evaluations and purchasing

* ShoreTel Phone System on site

Sep 2008-Dec 2010 Thermax (Cable Manufacturing) Santa Clarita, CA

Senior Network Administrator

* Maintained and supported an enterprise level Windows 2008/2003 based network

* Provided tier 1-3 support for all hardware and software in the Thermax division

* Provided all Active Directory adds/delete/folder permissions and Group Policies

* LANDESK/VMWARE enterprise administrator

* Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 and Backup Exec 2010 Administrator

* All 8 corporate Wintel Servers under my jurisdiction

* Responsible for licensing and vendor management

* Supporting 250+ users in 4 offices nationwide in the US and Mexico

* Supporting remote users in all 4 corners of the country

* Responsible for all SOX compliance paperwork and procedures

* UNIX support for ERP server and adds/deletes in AIX

* Enterprise wide new hardware laptop/desktop setup and imaging

May 2006-August 2008 Spark Networks (Online Sites) Beverly Hills, CA

Senior Desktop Engineer

* Maintained and supported an enterprise level Windows 2003 based network.

* Provided on and offsite support for over 200 clients on three separate networks in 2 different countries.

* Handled all Enterprise Trend Micro, all Mac, all Cisco AP, Door system, Laptop issues and maintenance, printer issues and maintenance almost exclusively.

* Created the most widely used Ghost image used in the company.

* Maintained corporate IBM 330 series eservers, Netscreen 500's and HP Procurve switches.

* Enterprise wide HP Printer Administrator. Created various printer scripts as needed.

Feb. 2001-Feb.2006 Willows School (Non-Profit School) Culver City, CA

Senior Network Administrator/Help Desk Manager

* Provided tier 1 support for all hardware and software in a Windows 2000 network environment with 300+ client computers running Windows 2000 and MacOS X.

* Designed, built and implemented 200+ client Windows 2000/NT 4.0 environment from scratch in summer of 2001.

* Converted Single WinNT 4.0 Server to dual Windows 2000 servers in summer of 2002.

* Got promoted in July 2002 from Part time Network Administrator to Full time Senior Network Administrator.

* Responsible for 3 Servers, 300 clients, wired and wireless network connectivity spread across four buildings.

Aug. 1998 - Jan. 2001 LAS Technologies (IT Consulting) Los Angeles, CA Network Engineer

* Designed and created e-commerce websites for jewelry companies.

* Installed, configured and setup NT Server 4.0 onsite for customers and installed physical network wiring and configuration.

* Worked with SBT based accounting software customized for the jewelry industry.

Feb. 1998 - Aug.1999 JCT Consulting (IT Consulting) Tarzana, CA

Desktop Engineer/Beta Tester

* Tested custom-built software written in C++ such as Omnicare

* Documented bugs and User Interface discrepancies.

* Went on-site to customers to install networks and various other computer related things.

* Designed UI / User Interface for custom software in C++.

June1996- Feb. 1998 PC CLUB (PC Hardware Store) Woodland Hills, CA

Head of Sales

* Averaged about 100k of wholesale and retail sales a month.

* Designed and managed all of the in-store sales promotions.

* Designed a $999.99 computer with monitor in 1998, 2 years before it became standard practice to offer low cost computers.

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