Howard Tempro
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SQL DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR SERVERS
Certified IT Systems Engineer for Microsoft Windows Server. Microsoft SQL Database Administrator with expertise in configuration and management of server and networking technology for global enterprises. Design, install, maintain, document, and ensure availability for Microsoft SQL Server databases purposed for websites and enterprise applications. Routinely met and exceeded RTO, RPO, and SLA for high availability of SQL application integrations.
Systems Administration SQL Database Administration Microsoft IIS Web Sites and Applications Disaster Recovery Vendor Project Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, New York, NY 2013-2017
Non-profit organization that promotes multidisciplinary engineering & allied sciences around the globe.
Network Applications Specialist
Reliable and professional support for network applications on Windows Server configured to back-end SQL databases and IIS websites for a global customer membership of 150,000. Level III application maintenance for over 400 employees with. Provided services including VPN and Remote Desktop access.
Received a high level of acclaim for providing optimal install, configuration, documentation, and maintenance for over 200 instances of MS SQL databases responsible for servicing and supporting development teams and vendors in daily routine and project assignments utilizing T-SQL query scripting, Maintenance Plan and SQL Agent job management, SQL performance monitoring and tuning, SQL high availability configurations with clustering, mirroring. SSL certificate management for IIS, and site redirections in Windows server 2000, 2003, 2008, and 2012 environments.
Configured DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory Group Policy on Dell standalone and blade servers, VMware hosted, and Hyper-V hosted virtual machines. Tools, utilities and suites used include Dell Open Manage, EMC Navisphere, Wmware vSphere, KACE, Solar Winds, Idera, Redgate, Netikus Event Sentry, Symantec Endpoint Protection, and WSUS.
THOMSON REUTERS THOMSON QUANTITATIVE ANALYTICS, New York, NY 2008-2013
Multinational mass media and information firm with operational headquarters in New York City.
Systems Engineer, IT Specialist
Supported customer base of over 700 and met demanding project timelines.
Configured and upgraded MarketQA and QADirect financial market analysis databases for financial institutions for Quantitative Analysts to create BI reports and models for trading financial securities.
Designed architectural plans for database environment, meeting uptime and performance goals.
Provided design, troubleshooting, and installation of clusters, configuration and setup of Log Shipping and storage capacity planning for projected growth and performance improvements.
Provided T-SQL queries, SSIS data packages, batch files, and sprocs to populate and test database/table content, and performance for standard deviation anomaly detection.
Configured client server connectivity testing and querying of content via OLE DB and ODBC for access to SQL database tables to provide high accessibility.
CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM, AND TAFT, LLP 2000-2007
International law firm with more than 450 attorneys in offices around the world.
Systems Administrator
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Performed emergency maintenance and support for 300+ firm-wide servers and over 2,000 users.
Designed and implemented backup and redundancy system on SAN and Ethernet networks with Arcserve, Brightstor, Veritas Netbackup, and Backup Exec.
Provided administration of SAN storage and redundancy for EMC Clariion CX series storage arrays with Navisphere utilities, including SnapView, MirrorView, and SAN Copy.
Assisted in EMC Power Path data path management for SAN failover connectivity to mail and backup servers in a fibre channel network.
Built, configured, and maintained Windows 2003 file and application servers with IIS version 6, SQL 2000, Active Directory Domain Controller, DNS server, DHCP server, and Mail server.
Assisted in implementation of e-mail services under Lotus Notes Domino version 5, and migration from Lotus Notes to a clustered Microsoft Exchange 2003 environment.
Participated in installation of EMC Centera archiving.
Provided Level 1 and Level 2 support for Citrix Metaframe 4.5 in a multisite environment.
CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
2017: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Administration: VTC Online Course for Exam 70-462. Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 Certification Exam 70-412: Udemy 8.5 hour online course. Vmware
ESXi and vSphere Admin Tutorial Udemy 6.5 hour online course. Windows Powershell
Udemy 5 hour online course.
2013: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Introduction Certification, Learning Tree 5-Day Course
2012: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0, Systems Administration I & II. 5 Day Course.
2011: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for Administration 5-Day Course
2009-2010: Designing, Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administrative Solution Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 & Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Preplogic Online Training. Microsoft Transact SQL VTC online course.
2007: Microsoft IT Professional Training: 2287 Using Microsoft Operations Manager 2005.
2006: Microsoft IT Professional Training Administering a MS SQL Server 2000 Database.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Nautical Science, United States Merchant Marine Academy
U.S.C.G. Licensed Chief Mate, Oceans, Master 1600 Gross Tons Upon Oceans
Honorable Discharge: Lieutenant, U.S.N.R. Merchant Marine Expeditionary Military Sealift service.