Soodash Sackichand
Email: *********@********.***
Address: ** ********* ****
City: Valley Stream
State: NY
Zip: 11581
Country: USA
Phone: 516-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $85,000
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SOODASH SACKICHAND
74 Rushfield Lane * Valley Stream, NY 11581 * ********@***.*** * 516-***-****
Information Technology Specialist with 22 years of progressive experience ranging
from Military to Fortune 500 Companies, with emphasis in IT Services and
Support, System's Administration, LAN/WAN Networking, Help Desk Support,
Systems Installation and Integration, Troubleshoot, Hardware Upgrade/Repair, and
Infrastructure Management.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
8 years Systems Administration, IT Help Desk Support for a 24X7X365
Windows/Unix Lockbox processing platform with revenue totaling in $ 1 Billion in
annually transaction.
Achieved 99.99% uptime with a -90% reduction in outages by implementing new
Intel Servers with remote monitoring allowing seamless site-to-site engineering
transition with unified hardware.
Maintained competitive edge in lockbox software market with on-site 24X7X365
field engineering support to major accounts-earning reputation for technical
performance, safety and minimal downtime.
Preserved Millions in customer revenue stream with immediate troubleshooting and
technical support.
Military disciplined, proficient and adaptable into any IT infrastructure.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
ASSOCIATES - ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-COMPUTER SCIENCE 2005
ITT Technical Institute, Honor Graduate Dallas, TX
CERTIFICATE - UPDATING SUPPORT SKILLS FOR MS 2003, .NET AND 2000 SERVERS
NetLan New York, NY
DIPLOMA, U.S. ARMY TACTICAL COMBAT SUPPORT COMPUTER SYSTEMS 1985 - 1992
U.S. Army Tactical Computer Center. FT Drum, NY
DIPLOMA, U.S. ARMY PRIMARY LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL FT DIX, NJ
HARDWARE CERTIFICATIONS - IBML/HP/COMPAQ/IBM - AUTHORIZED
REPAIRER
CAREER HISTORY & PERFORMANCE
IT SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, IT HELP DESK SUPPORT SPECIALIST 2003-2012
Fidelity Information Services (FIS Global) at JPMorgan Chase Brooklyn, NY
System Administrator, Help Desk IT Support Specialist for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD
Environments in Support of JPMorgan Chase 24X7X365 Complex Automated National
Lockbox Processing Platform in NY and remote sites in LA, GA, TX, and CHI.
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Provided 24X7X365 Help Desk Support for 300 local users, and remote sites, logged and
maintained trouble ticket database of daily issues and escalate to Developers when necessary.
Hands on experience with Installation and configuration of 300 desktops, Laptops on
Windows XP/Windows7, MS Office Suite 2010/2007, and Servers in active directory.
Conducted hands on installation, and configuration of Outlook Client 2010/2007 on
Exchange 2007.
Conducted software and hardware analysis for capacity planning for current and new LOB to
include growth of network, servers, workstations with software enhancements in streamlining
current operations, won executive cost approval for the engineering and implementation that
resulted in operational processing efficiencies of 99.99%.
Administered AD Network of Routers/Switches/Desktop/Server/Scanners, Network Printers,
Laptops and provided technical support to resolve issues expeditiously.
Conducted hands on break/fix on, Desktops, Laptops, Servers, Network Printers, Virtual
RAID Storage Systems, Tape Backup Systems and RMA defective hardware and secure part
replacements.
Created Standardize base Laptop and Desktop disk images and decommission old hardware.
Collaborated with JPMorgan Chase non-technical, technical team and stakeholders for new
Software, hardware Implementations, upgrades, and system patching.
Created Training Documentation on the proper use of software, hardware and conducted
training for new users.
Installed patches and updates as required for maintaining systems security and stability.
Installed LAN Cabling, Cisco VPN, T1 Circuits, Configured Routers and Switches for
add/move to include Firewall, DMZ and NAT Servers.
Maintained LAN/WAN to include performance fine tuning of Switches and Routers.
Implemented Disaster Recover site relocation to Binghamton NY. I was personally
responsible for the re-installation, to include working with the local facility for LAN Cabling
installation, local exchange to ensure T1 circuit delivery, installation and extension,
LAN/WAN configuration and patching, rack installation of servers, installation of desktops,
re-installation and reconfiguration of Routers, Switches and a host of other supporting
peripherals.
SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER 1996-2003
CompuCom Systems Inc, New York, NY
As a Consultant for CompuCom Systems Inc, I had engaged with many Fortune 500 Companies
in providing guidance and expert advice on selecting and implementing new technologies,
designed to help gain a competitive edge in their marketplace, and drive their meet their business
objectives. Each Project is different in scope so I will only list a few with a brief description of
my responsibilities and accomplishments.
Customer: New York Life Insurance.
Project: Windows 2000 Active Directory Server Implementation and Deployment
Title: Technical Project Manager, in collaboration with Microsoft Engineering.
Created Windows Server base master images for National sites deployment,
conducted validation testing, troubleshoot and resolved AD, DNS, domain
connectivity issues. Created procedural field installation documentation and
provided technical support for my team of installers team as needed.
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Customer: Morgan Stanley/Lehman Brothers.
Project: Post 9/11- -- 745 Relocation Project
Title: Technical Project Manager for New Trading Floor Installations.
Led Team of 15 in the deployment of 3 Trading Floor, created customized desktop
image build, Installed and configured custom trading applications on 1500 desktops,
and market data systems (Bloomberg, Reuters), conducted validations testing,
troubleshoot and resolved applications and hardware issues.
Customer: Prudential.
Project: National Desktop Rollout of Windows 2000
Title: Technical Project Manager, Site Lead.
Led Team of 10 within multiple site locations to create 2000 customized desktop
image build, consisting of a host of proprietary applications for Mutual Fund and
Derivative Trading. Installed and configured workstations for deployment within
various business units troubleshoot and resolve issues.
OPERATING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS EXPERIENCES
MS Server 2010/2008/2003/2000, Advance Server, NT 4.0 Server, MS Windows 7/ XP/Vista,
Free BSD, MS Office Suite 2010/7/2003/XP, MS Exchange 7/5.5 Server, FreeBSD, iOS X,
Unix, RH Linux, MS Cluster Server, NetApp, Citrix Meta Frame thin client, VMWare
Virtualization Server and Desktop, Terminal Client Server/Client, Lotus Notes/Domino, TCP/IP,
DNS, WINS, PCAnywhere, Bomgar, GoToAssist, DHCP, LDAP, SMTP, SSH, SFTP, NAT,
Checkpoint Firewall, MAC OS X/iOS, Rumba, Attachmate, Bloomberg, Reuters, Exceed, PSI
Navigator, SNA, SMS, FactSet, IRMA, PcAnywhere, Watcom SQL, Bridge, MS BackOffice,
Oracle, ArcServe, Crystal Reporting, Btrieve, Clipper, MS SQL Servers, JIRA, WireShark..
HANDS ON HARDWARE EXPERTISE WITH
Dell Desktop/Laptops, HP, IBM, Acer, Asus, and Hewlett Packard Printers, Dell Servers,
iMac's, MacBook Pro, Notebook, Tablet, Compaq, IBM, and Hewlett Packard, Cannon
9080 Scanners, Certified IBML ImageTrac Specialist, Docuscan, NEC Itran encoders,
Cisco/3Com/Bay/Nortel (Routers/Switches) Chaparrel Raid/3Ware RAID, NEC RAID
and Mylex RAID, Dell RAID
MOBILE DEVICES EXPERIENCES
Blackberry, IPAD, PDA's and other Cellular Devices