CHRISTOPHER R. SILVA
Lead Analyst
*** **** ***** **** ****** . Oxford, PA 19363 . (302) 357 - 8496
***********.*****@************.***
SUMMARY
. More than 10 years' experience providing excellent customer service.
. Possess solid computer skills.
. Ability to create and deliver solutions that meet corporate
objectives.
. Comfortable operating in a wide range of platforms and environments.
OBJECTIVE
To secure a challenging position in a team oriented environment where I can
utilize my technical knowledge to help improve the customer experience.
TECHNOLOGIES
Windows 2003 /2008/ Server
MS Active Directory
MS SharePoint 2007/2010
VMware 8/9/10
Office 2003/2007 /2010
Tivoli Software Deployment Software
Advanced AV Hardware & Software
MS Exchange
Lotus Notes
Symantec Norton Antivirus and Ghost
Windows XP/Vista/7/8
Novell
Novell Zenworks Desktop
Acronis Imaging
Adobe Creative Suite
Macintosh
Cisco VPN Client
CORE COMPETENCIES
Windows Desktop Testing & Systems: Integration /
Administration Troubleshooting Deployments
Systems & Network Windows Server Active Directory Management
Upgrades
End User Training & Disaster Recovery Problem
Support Identification/Analysis
Network Connectivity Asset Management Mobile Device Management
(MDM)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chadds Ford, PA (March 2011 - 6/12/2013)
Lead Analyst
. Technical lead for all support related to Microsoft SharePoint
for R&D
(Internal/External Sites) including team-sites, marketing, and
research.
. Assisted operations/ infrastructure teams with various capitol
support projects such as iPad deployments and corporate asset re-
capture processes.
. Management of project timelines, schedules, and vendors.
. Technical consultant for mobile device deployments and
strategies for sales associates. Including iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry
and Android.
. AV Support for all R&D AV teleconference rooms throughout the
campus.
Services provided: AV equipment repairs/upgrades/ installation and
support.
(Vendor contracts included Advanced AV, IMS Audio Visual, Intercall,
and others.)
SA IT Services Inc, Roswell, GA (2007 - May 2010)
Field Technician / Refresh Coordinator
. Support Manager for all refresh activities including cut-over's
of other acquired businesses, for Bank Of America corporate sites in
Northeast Region including DE, MD, PA. (Vendor contracts included
DELL, IBM, HP)
. Project managed Microsoft Windows 7 refresh & integration audit
and installation at multiple campus network locations totaling 3,000 +
installations. Partnering each installation with the latest DELL and
HP 64 & 32 bit hardware. Provisioning and testing.
. Management of corporate assets and inventory, which would range
anywhere from 100,000 to 300,000 in value, on a quarterly basis.
. Order equipment, establish storage and deployment locations,
stage equipment, supervise off-site disposal arrangements and pickups,
manage all serviced data centers, add /remove inventory to / from
asset management software.
. Management of project timelines, schedules. Management of team
members, training and development.(staffed at 6 persons)
. Regional management responsibilities included - monthly install
reporting, quarterly staff evaluations and yearly budget review and
cost analysis.
. Assisted local infrastructure teams with warranty and other
vendor related interaction. Customer facing was a daily requirement
with this position. Met weekly with Senior Level Management & Team
Leaders surrounding project planning, scheduling of deliverables,
deployments and scope of major refresh projects. This encompassed
both new hardware and software deployments.
W.L. Gore & Associates, Elkton, MD (2004 - 2007)
Lead Analyst
. Provided onsite and remote support of a LAN / WAN infrastructure in a
mixed Novell / Windows environment; including 24x7 on-call duty,
troubleshooting hardware, OS, and applications.
. Remote support of broadband connectivity, account provisioning, email
(Outlook, BlackBerry, Lotus Notes) and Windows installations,
configuration, and upgrade issues. Maintained and monitored support
for all TCP/IP network configurations, DNS, PROXY and printer
configurations and profiles.
. Client configuration and administration of MAS, VPN and Radius Secure
ID accounts and connections as required to secure a connection to
various sites.
. Supported various make and models of DELL and HP desktops and
Blackberry's for Medical Product divisions.
. Assisted Data Center Personnel in performing server 2003 builds,
racking, wiring, repairs, upgrades, migrations, performance
optimizations and monitoring, backups, restores, asset management,
disaster recovery, security patching and audits.
. Assisted with server and client infrastructure and architecture
changes resulting from moves, of two acquired businesses in Northern
NJ.
. Assisted Data Center Personnel with Consolidation and removal of
some Windows 2000 servers through taking advantage of underutilized
processors, memory, disk, and power resources, while reducing warranty
costs, power consumption, heat production, and space requirements.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS, TRAINING, AND PUBLICATIONS
CCNA (Current Study)
Windows 8 (Current Study)
Microsoft SharePoint (2007-2010)
Dell Certified Technician (2007-2010)
HP Certified Technician (2007-2010)
Novell Networks Management: Netware 6 (2008)
Novell Zenworks Desktop Management (2008)
BlackBerry Enterprise Server (2006)
Microsoft Certified System Engineer Course Work (MCSE)(1998)
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)(1996)
CompTIA A+ Certified (1995)