Johnny Hall

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Windows Systems Expert with experience in automation, design, deployment, installation, maintenance, performance, security, and stability of servers running Windows operating systems, SQL Server and other Microsoft products.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

More than 15 years’ experience with Windows based systems and 12 years of that in the telecommunication industry maintaining both revenue generating and support infrastructure systems.

Responsible for providing expert Citrix knowledge to assist in the expanded growth and configuration of the existing Citrix environment

Involved in architecture, design planning, discussions, and meetings for the design and build-out project of a new 4000+ concurrent user Citrix farm.

Windows systems experience in design, deployment, security, maintenance, and performance

Manage and maintain many systems and platforms with budgets exceeding millions of dollars

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows NT4- 2008(including Active Directory), VMware ESX Server, Microsoft Virtual Server, Windows PE

Hardware: Servers, Blades, Wireless (HP, Intel, Dell), Network General Sniffer

Applications: SQL Server 7 – 2008, System Center, Internet Information Server, WSUS, Citrix XenServer, Office 97 – 2010, Dameware, Ghost, VanDyke (ssh/sftp), Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 /4.5,

Other Skills: Windows and SQL Clusters, Load balancing clusters, Automation and deployments Configure SAN Storage on Windows 2000 – 2008 R2 Servers.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Deployed (and currently maintain) applications using Windows SQL Server database systems consisting of database, analysis services, and web servers working together providing analysis and access to 150TB of data handling more than 20 million transactions per day and thousands of website queries per hour.

Responsible for building the Citrix core servers using Microsoft ADS onto HP BL460 blade servers as well as configuring the blade enclosures and ILO. Built new Web Interface (4.6) servers and customized to suite business needs. Perform AD user and group management on our NOAD Domain.

Deployed (and currently maintain) Windows domain infrastructure supporting 750+ systems

Deployed (and currently maintain) Windows SQL, IIS, Network load balanced, and file server clusters providing high arability with 5 9’s of availability.

Analyze and increase performance of SQL servers I/O efficiency by 60%

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JP Morgan Chase, Dallas, TX

Sr. Windows/ VMWare Systems Administrator July 2016 – June 2017

Responsible for managing over 800 server’s physical and virtual

Responsible for managing the ESX 4.0, 6.0 environments

Responsible for the Windows Security patching of all servers

Responsible for the managing of hardware, operating system, installation, upgrades, security, maintenance, and stability for the 1700 Windows 2003, and Windows 2008R2, and 2012 systems.

Responsible for performing P2V and V2V migrations using VCenter Converter

Used PowerShell to perform Active Directory function and to run batch jobs.

Responsible for build out and management of the VMware environment and VM server build

Responsible for Active Directory administration

Responsible for Microsoft DNS administration

Used System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to patch all servers, and deploy software packages.

Fiserv, Dallas, TX

Sr. Windows Systems Administrator April 2014 – March 2016

Responsible for managing over 600 server’s physical and virtual

Responsible for managing the ESX 4.0, 5.0, 5.1and 6.0 environments

Responsible for configuring and managing NIMBLE storage arrays

Responsible for working closely with Security teams to ensure we are SOX/PCI compliance.

Responsible for the Windows Security patching of all servers

Used PowerShell to perform Active Directory function and to run batch jobs.

Responsible for managing of hardware, operating system, installation, upgrades, security, maintenance, and stability for the 600 Windows 2003, and Windows 2008R2, and 20012 systems.

Responsible for build out and management of the VMware environment and VM server build.

Used System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to patch all servers, and deploy software packages.

Responsible for Active Directory administration

Cardtronics, Frisco, TX

Sr. Windows Systems Administrator August 2012 – April 2014

Responsible for VMWARE – Virtual Console, VSphere VM server build, management, and migrations

Responsible the installation, customization and maintenance of operating system, and system software products in support of business requirements

Responsible for managing the NetApp Storage environment for the company, configuring LUN’s and Data Stores and adding storage to the server as needed.

Responsible for managing and publishing software packages using HP’s Radia software to ATM’s

Responsible for managing the ESX 4.0, 5.0, and 5.1 environments

Responsible for configuring and managing the Cisco UCS blade environment

Responsible for working closely with Security teams on initiatives such as SOX/PCI.

Responsible for the evaluation of Windows Security Patches and the patching of all servers

Responsible for managing of hardware, operating system, installation/upgrades security, maintenance, and stability for 400 Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows 2008R2 systems

Bank of America Richardson, TX 2011 – 2012

Sr. Windows Systems Administrator

Responsible for performing installation’s, customization and maintenance of operating system and system software products in support of business requirements

Responsible for Evaluating and integrating new operating system versions, drivers and hardware

Experienced with server hardware, firmware, BIOS, RAID, server backups, and server security.

Performs system software installations, system software maintenance and product upgrades.

Responsible for VMWARE – Virtual Console, VSphere VM server build, management, and migrations

VM migration with Platespin (P2V and V2V migrations)

Responsible for loading standalone and VM’s using Bladelogic Server Provisioning Portal.

Sprint Overland Park, KS 1999 – 2011

Systems Administrator IV

Systems Administrator for Windows, SQL Server, IIS, System Center and other Microsoft products

Provided expertise Citrix knowledge for the expanded growth and configuration of the existing Citrix environment.

Deeply involved in architecture, design planning, discussions, and meetings for the design and build-out project of a new 4000+ concurrent user Citrix farm.

SQL DBA for SQL 2000, 2005 and 2008 databases with sizes up to 150TB

Responsible for planning and implementation of hardware, operating system, installation/upgrades, security, maintenance, and stability for 750+ Windows based systems.

Manage break fix operations on the 750+ server environment and provide 24/7 on call support

Team lead for six person Windows team, responsible for delegating and managing the workload within the workspace and maintaining day to day and on call requirements for Windows based platforms

Provide performance analysis and interpretation of results resulting in an action plan to improve server performance of Windows, SQL Server, COTS, and custom applications

Disaster recovery plan for hardware, software and data on Windows based systems

Deploy and maintain a blade system infrastructure to support power and space reduction for Windows based servers.

Automated deployment and inventory of windows servers

Monitoring and management centralization of Windows servers

Create automated tools to help system administrators improve efficiency

U.S. Army 1987 - 1997

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS

American InterContinental University, Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Bachelor of Information Technology - Concentration: Information Systems; November 2005

Associate of Arts in Business Administration - Concentration: Information Systems; July 2003

Training Courses:

Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database September 2009

Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services February 2009

Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007 January 2009

Implementing and Supporting Microsoft IIS 5.0 December 2001

Administration and Maintenance of Sun One Web Server 6.1 April 2004

U.S. Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy August 1992

Primary Leadership Development Course May 1991

Telecommunications Center Specialist June 1988

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