Agah S. SARIOGLU

Lyndhurst – NJ +1-201-***-**** ac1vkv@r.postjobfree.com Linkedin.com/in/AgahSirri

Professional Summary

An experienced IT Systems Administrator who has 15 years of expertise in managing & integrating multiple independent systems and performing system automation by using various script languages.

A talented, innovative and solutions-focused IT Project manager that is proficient in managing applications and software tools installation and migration, server virtualization and end user computing.

A professional who specializes in leading high-performing and multi-disciplinary teams from product development through successful product launches.

Great team player and a leader.

Work History

IT Manager; Oflaz Media Group (OMG) /Istanbul/Turkey : May, 2016 - Jun, 2017

OMG consists of 4 TV media companies: 6 movie channels (SinemaTV, digital VOD platforms (Filbox, MCD), OTT / HBBtv applications (SinemaHemen, FilboxHemen) and digital rights management (Medyavizyon).

Managed, maintained and supported computer network systems such as Microsoft Servers 2008-2012, MacOS X Server, VMWare (44 hosts), HyperV (6 hosts), Citrix (8 hosts), Commvault and Veeam.

Managed budget of the IT department (bought servers, licenses, data storage systems, network equipment) based on the given budget amount.

IT Manager; Ozgur Publishing Corp./Istanbul/Turkey : Jan, 2016 - May, 2016

Applied system integration among multiple departments such as broadcast, advertising, marketing and accounting so that they could coordinate via server (Microsoft & Linux-base), storage (NAS&SAN), network equipment (switches, routers, Wi-Fi mng/AP) and other (printers, VoIP, encoder, matrix) devices- by starting and setting up an IT structure for this media company.

Managed and supported these servers, storages, network and departments' budget.

IT Manager; Ipek Media Group/Istanbul/Turkey : Jun, 2012 - Dec, 2015

Provided detailed help desk support for 600 employees of 5 media companies --as the head of the IT department.

Administered servers, licenses, data storage, network equipment and other devices.

Managed budget of the department to make sure money is used wisely.

IT Specialist; Everest Production/New Jersey/USA : Jul, 2009 - May, 2012

Gave detailed help desk support for both IT systems and office/broadcast users (Mac and Windows computers and broadcast systems).

Maintained system to ensure there are no technical (IT related) flaws with broadcast system and devices.

IT Consultant; Erenkoy Mental Health Research Hospital/Istanbul/Turkey : Jan, 2007 - Mar, 2009

Successfully installed and integrated network and automation softwares used at the hospital to the database of Turkish Ministry of Health's Central Database so they can coordinate and operate in a safe and healthy way. This hospital operates under the Ministry of Health in Turkey with 300 user-clients in 9 buildings.

Supported infrastructure installation and management for 10 physical and 6 virtual servers.

IT Specialist; Private Menba Education Consultant Corp./Kocaeli/Turkey : Jan, 2003 - Jan, 2007

Managed, maintained and supported all IT needs --of this educational institution with 9 branches--- such as IT infrastructure, software automation, database, and security.

Education

Associate of Science : 2012 - Middlesex Community College, Middlesex, NJ

Computer Networking : Coursework in Computer Science and Information Technology

Bachelor's of Public Administration: 2000-2005 - Anadolu University, Eskisehir-Turkey

Public Administration : Bachelor's Degree of Public Administration

Associate of Science : 1997-1999 - 19 Mayis University, Samsun-Turkey

Computer Programming : Associate's Degree of Computer Programming

Accomplishments

Managed more than 27 projects with budgets totaling $4.5M in 17 years;

Planned and Hosted:

5 technology summits for the Oflaz Media Group IT teams.

2 technology summits for the Ozgur Publishing Corp IT teams.

9 technology summits for the Ipek Media Group IT teams.

2 technology summits for the Everest Production IT teams.

5 technology summits for the Erenkoy Mental Health Research and Training Hospital IT teams.

4 technology summits for the Private Menba Education Consultant Corp. IT teams.

Proficiency

Operating Systems

Windows Server [2008, 2012, 2016]

Linux [SuSE, Redhat, Ubuntu]

MacOS (X) [9.x, 10.x]

Virtualization

VMWare [5, 5.5, 6; ESX(i), vSphere, vCenter, vMotion]

HyperV [3.0, 4.0, 5.0]

Citrix [5.x, 6.0]

Script Language

Windows Batch Script

VBS & VBA

Power Shell

(ba)sh Script

Server Systems

Microsoft Roles [AD-DS, AD-FS, DHCP, DNS, WINS, File/PrintServices, WDS, IIS NPS/Radius, Terminal Services, GPOs, OUs, Domain Services]

Exchange Server [2007, 2010, 2013, Office 365 Online]

Microsoft SQL Server [2008 R2, 2012, 2014]

FTP [MS-IIS, FileZilla, Plesk]

Anti-Virus Servers [Kaspersky, Eset, Symantec EPP]

Backup Operations [Acronis, Veeam, Commvault, Symantec Backup Exec]

Network Protocols

TCP/IP, UDP, SSH, SMB/CIFS, SMTP, POP, IMAP, RDP, iSCSI, DNS, VPN, SNMP, Telnet, HTTP(s), (s)FTP, NTP, VNC [RealVNC, TightVNC, UltraVNC]

Hardware

Firewall/UTM [Fortigate, Cyberoam, ForcePoint/Websense, Paloalto]

Switch [Cisco, HP, Huawei]

VPN Server [JunOS Pulse]

Wi-Fi Management Console [Aruba, Huawei]

Storage [IBM ds3500-5300, v7000; Dell MD1220, MD3420; Huawei OS5300-5500; HP MSA2040]

Certifications

Microsoft® Certified IT Professional

Cert.No : D964-1253 = Enterprise Messaging Administrator on Exchange 2010

Cert.No : D962-2237 = Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008

Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate

Cert.No : D963-0040 = Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Certified Professional

Cert.No : C379-7612 = Microsoft Certified Professional

Cert.No : E927-6627 = Microsoft Certified

Professional Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist

Cert.No : D967-0172 = Windows 7 and Office 2010, Deployment

Cert.No : D965-4167 = System Center Data Protection Manager 2007, Configuration

Cert.No : D964-1254 = Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization

Cert.No : D963-0036 = Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuration

Cert.No : D963-0039 = Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuration

Cert.No : D962-2236 = Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Configuration

Cert.No : D961-5414 = Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration

Cert.No : D961-5413 = Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration

Cert.No : D960-8930 = Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration

Cert.No : D960-8932 = Windows 7, Configuration

Referances [available upon requested]

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