OLAWALE A. AKINDELE

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Loganville, Ga. 30052

404-***-****

ac1tqx@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATIONS University Of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona

MBA Technology Management GPA 3.60 - Jul 2002

Cheyney University, Cheyney, Pennsylvania

BSc.Industrial Technology Dec 1985

CERTIFICATIONS Certified Citrix Enterprise Engineer – CCEE Nov 2011

Cisco certified network associate – CCNA Jul 2008

Certification # CSCO11397111

The Chubb Institute, Springfield, Pennsylvania

Novell certified network administrator – CNA Oct 1997

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Windows - 7, Vista, and 2008, Windows server 2003, 2008 and 2012.Windows Active Directory, MS Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional/XP; Novell 4.11 & 5.0 (using DHCP and Static IP addressing), DOS, MS Office 2000/2007, MS-Visio, MS-Project, VMware – GSX and ESX, Microsoft automated deployment service - ADS, Citrix - CPS, XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x, Citrix XenServer, Edge Sight/Director, Netscaler, AppSense 8.3.Cisco 1800/2600/2800 3700/7200 Series Catalyst Routers, and Cisco 2900/2950/6500 /3550/4000 switches. Hewlett Packard/ Compaq Proliant DL 360/380/6500 Series and blade servers, and Dell power edge – 950/2550/2900/6900/6950 series and blade servers. Hubs, Cat 2/4/5 cabling, Reflections (using its own Protocol or TCP/IP), Internet Explorer 5.5 – 11, PCAnywhere(Symantec product), Laplink, Citrix – GOTO Meeting, GOTO Assist, RDP, Netmeeting, VPN.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BCBS Columbia, SC.

Snr. Citrix Workstation/Server Administrator (Ettain - Contractor) July 2016 – Present

I am Part of a team responsible for the maintenance and support of Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop platforms. Build, manage, and troubleshoot multiple large Citrix Sites. Uses Rumba ticketing system for work been performed. Participate in on-call rotation and escalation support for operations team. Provide 3rd level support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis using tools like Perfmon, CDF Control, and DSview. Conduct on-going Citrix technology assessments and research new Citrix related products and features. Perform monitoring/maintenance activities of the workstation/server environment using Citrix Director and Netscaler insight, Ops-view, and Threepio to tune the system to achieve optimum performance levels.

Dell Inc. Plano TX.

Citrix Snr. Advisor (Apex Contractor) October 2015 – 2016 March

Perform role of Infrastructure Architect; follow business requirements to design, build and implement Citrix technologies across a number of customers environment. Provides technical expertise for system transitions, migrations and consolidations. Work as part of a wider technical infrastructure team in design and writing detailed documentation and technical guides. Review and document Citrix environment findings; mentor and pass on knowledge to junior members.

Infosys Limited. Salt Lake City UT.

Citrix Principal Consultant March 2015 – Sept 2015

I anchor the engagement effort for assignments, from business process consulting and problem definition to solution design, development and deployment. I help define problem definition and discovery of the overall solution and guide teams on project processes and deliverables. As the team lead I am involve in the architecture and design reviews. I anchor business pursuit initiatives, client training and in-house capability building.

Americold Logistics Inc. Atlanta, GA.

Citrix Engineer-Snr. (Contractor) April 2014 – Feb 2015

Design and deliver highly available enterprise infrastructure in support of organizational goals and objectives. Support Citrix XenApp 4.5 and 6.5 environments on VM ware platform. Do project work like Adding server capacity (virtual disks) to existing servers. Adding applications to farm, and migrating existing applications from 4.5 to 6.5, cloning servers, build a XenApp 6.5 QA farm. And a new PVS 6.1 farm for production. Manage change control process for both work being performed and ones in the ticketing (I-Support - ticketing system) queue. Use Microsoft configuration manager and Citrix installation manager to provide patch management and software distribution. Configure Netscaler virtual appliance for access gateway and load balancing. Also do print drivers replication within farm servers, and monitor black-outs of servers, and participate in on-call rotation with other support team members.

SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, GA.

Citrix Engineer (Veredus Contractor) April 2013 – Feb 2014

Support Citrix 4.5 and XenApp 6.5 environment on VMware and Hyper-V platform. Do project work like Adding server capacity (virtual disks) to existing servers.

Adding applications to farm, and migrating existing applications from XenApp 4.5 to 6.5.

Clone servers within the farm on both platforms (VMware & Hyper-V).

Administering farm applications like upgrading existing applications and installing new ones. And documenting changes made to the environment. Manage change control process for both work being performed and ones in the ticketing (ITSP - ticketing system) queue. Use Microsoft configuration manager to provide patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection and hardware and software inventory.

Also monitor black-outs of servers, and participate in on-call rotation with other support team members

Citrix Systems Inc. Alpharetta, GA.

Snr. Tech Support Engineer Aug 2009 – Mar 2013

Support and administer all version of Citrix XenApp server, Citrix Receivers/Plugins,

and web interface. Uses Xen-Center to manage XenServer, XenApp and SQL data bases.

Perform problem analysis on issues like installation failure, IMA,SMA, AMC, DSC, XML and connection to databases; using tools like CDF Control, ProcMon, Win-Dbg, and DSview. Also handle performance issues like server monitoring, using Edgesight and configuration logging. Troubleshoot netscaler gateway for remote access. And responsible for full life cycle management of the Citrix environment(server farms) including requirements gathering, design, implementation and experience working with Citrix application delivery systems, including application virtualization and application streaming.

COMCAST CABLE Inc. Phila, PA.

Technical Analyst Jul 1997 –Mar 2008

Manage network from the enterprise level (router, switches, SNMP etc.) to the client level (desktop configurations, GPO's, ACL).

Responsible for server administration of over 500 windows servers, these servers are a combination of Windows NT4, 2000, and 2003. Server platforms are a variety of Terminal servers, Domain controllers, Stand alone and Clustered Servers.

Built Servers and Workstations with specific design requirements using

Microsoft automated deployment service (ADS)

Created and Deployed 2 node Cluster for High Availability and Redundancy

Monitored server performance on activity, memory and disk space for desired thresholds.

Provided administration for all computer accounts; and setup roaming profiles.

Install and configure Windows 2003 Servers with Active Directory to use for administration/group policy/shares and group access tool for all users in the enterprise.

Gather Server Internal/External IP addresses, Server names, Divisions, Time zones, and Contacts/Owners of all Servers listed in all Domains all over the enterprise and creating a database with this information.

Use collected information to determine Server warranty uplift and end of life dates.

Used Vmware for server consolidation and Virtualization

Using Terminal Services RDP and VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client 2.0 to administer and manage Citrix servers (Meta frame 4.5).

Proficient at utilizing resources such as Technet and the Internet

Using IIS 6.0 to manage and Monitor over 200 web servers making sure all are on-line 24x7, also check event viewer via security, application and system logs for errors as well as updating all asp, xml files when needed.

Used Arcserve, Seagate, and Veritas Backupexec for data recovery and storage

Setup print queues utilizing HP, Epson, Dell and Lexmark network printers

Use Remedy AR application for issuing of problem tickets. Log into the BMC Remedy AR System clients, navigate BMC Remedy User, record and run macros

SUBURBAN CABLE TV COMPANY, Oaks, PA.

Field Service Technician Jul 89 – June 97

Troubleshoot and correct interference (Ref. RF signal) on television sets.

POLYPHASE INSTRUMENT COMPANY, Fort Washington, PA

Electronics Tester / Department Group Leader June 86 – June 89

Set up various circuit tests to inspect electronic products manufactured by the

company: Semi-conductors, diodes, transformers and filters. Oversaw job

performance, assisted with Troubleshooting and worked within the guidelines of

military standards, such as MLT-27, MLT-100

Quality Control Technician Aug 85 – June 86

Performed visual, mechanical, environmental, and various circuit tests on

samples of manufactured- products (Semi-conductors, diodes, transformers

and filters).

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