Kent Vu
Duluth, GA
404-***-**** *******@*****.***
SUMMARY
Dedicated Systems Administrator, with more than 10 years of experience in applications support and information systems, troubleshooting, diagnosis, and resolution. Expertise in Network deployment packages with vbscript, powershell, and MS-Dos batch, as well as applications virtualization solutions with VMware ThinApp, and Citrix technologies. Successfully conveys complex technical information to all levels of staff while collaborating with clients and team members to achieve business goals.
CORE COMPETENCIES
VMware 5.0
LANDesk Management, Security Suite, and ALM
Citrix 6.5
ThinApp Virtualization
AutoMate9, Network Automation
EMC applicationXtender ( Legato ) and Kofax Imaging Solutions
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming Languages
Visual Basic, C / C++, Java, and Asp.net
Operating Systems
Windows OS, Mac OS, Unix / Solaris, Linux
Software
VMware, Citrix, LANDesk, SharePoint, EMC ImagingSolutions( Legato ) MS-Publisher, CorelDraw, Photoshop, AutoCAD, VisioPro, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, FrontPage, Macromedia-Mx tools
Database
Oracle DBA, SQL, MS-Access, and Crystal reports
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NETDIMENSIONS, Dunwoody, GA 2013 – present
Systems Administrator
Build and administer VM servers in multiple datacenters.
Install, configure Tomcat, Java, and Apache web services.
Design and host high scale e-Learning web applications.
Hand on experience and knowledge managing SQL databases and clusters.
ASA, Boston, MA 2006 – 2013
Systems Administrator
Built applications installation packages for network deployment and created virtual solutions for enterprise applications for network streaming.
Wrote VBScripts, powershell, and DOS-batch scripts, to schedule backup and cleanup for datacenter, increasing efficiency and reducing human error.
Built and maintained Citrix xenServer, Netscaler, xenDesktop, xenApp, and VMware server, ensuring that all servers were patched and services were up-to-date.
Configured and managed the EMC legato applicationXtender, Kofax imaging servers, securely storing close to 750K student loan records. Provided and monitored system access for 200 users, and ran data retention reports quarterly, making sure that systems were security patched and up-to-date.
Provided back-end desktop support including identifying, troubleshooting, and analyzing all software and hardware related issues. Repaired, modified, and upgraded internal components and peripherals as needed, ensuring all systems ran smoothly.
Provided on call back-end support responding to high priority requests via Blackberry, email, and phone after-hours. Managed user systems via VPN RDC, to isolate and resolve issues.
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ICSENSORS, Milpitas, CA 2001 – 2006
VB / ASP Developer
Developed and maintained test calibration specifications, and statistical process control system.
Programmed in Visual Basic, tested, debugged VB applications running on Wafer Prober machines, and IC Laser Trimmer. The applications helped operators increase productivity and minimize failures in wafer dicing.
Created training materials for operators to use in testing procedures, ensuring they followed all instructions and used equipment properly.
Wrote ASP, JavaScript to validate email addresses and form completion for mailing list sign-up forms, ensuring that customers were able to verify that their orders were received, as well as tracked their delivery.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON, Boston, MA 1996 - 2001
Network Administrator / PC-software Specialist
Installed, configured, utilized Microsoft Windows95/98/NT4.0 on an Intel platform and supported PDC/BDC server, created and managed 75 workstations and group (local) accounts.
Installed and configured TCP/IP and NetBEUI protocol stacks.
Managed FAT and NTFS file system and resources.
Installed, configured, utilized OS 8.6/9.0 on Mac and supported 60 users.
Resolved networking, and printing problems.
Installed hard drives, network boards, hubs, switches, modems, floppy drives, SCSI, and other hardware devices into PCs.
EDUCATION
BS in CS / MIS, University of Massachusetts Boston
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LANDesk Management suite, security suite and ALM
Citrix xenServer, xenApp, xenDesk, Netscaler
VMware and ThinApp virtualization