IT Manager / Engineer /Architect

Ash Dupree

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Woodstock, GA 30188

***********@*****.***

Objective

Senior level IT professional seeking to further expand IT career with the use of extensive infrastructure

knowledge and management in a corporate network or cloud environment.

Experience

Hewlett Packard

Lead Infrastructure Architect, 2012 – Current

• Manage and maintain Infrastructure for Microsoft Dynamics Practice / Cloud Ops

• Prepare solutioning services for new customer environments

• Guide enhancement projects to completion for Cloud OPs / Microsoft Dynamics Practice

• Install configure and maintain CRM, SQL, ADFS, Microsoft ARR load balancing and IIS Web

Services

• Manage off shore India team for change management and support for various Microsoft

Dynamics Practice / Cloud Ops customers

• Install, configure and maintain Microsoft Operations Manager 2012

• Maintain Monitis external web monitoring system

• Manage licensing and hardware costs for HP’s MS Dynamics Practice / Cloud Ops

• Manage customer relations for Dynamics Practice’s customers

TerraGo Technologies, Inc., Atlanta GA

IT Manager, 2011 - 2012

• Implement and install IT Policies and Procedures

• Create and install helpdesk program and procedures in preparation for growth for company

• Manage and maintain multi-site VPN solution using Sonicwall point to point VPN structure

• Replace old virus solution with Kaspersky Endpoint Security

• Manage IT vendor relations

• Cleanup and installation of inventory process and reporting procedures using Spiceworks

• Perform server consolidation and virtualization in cleaning up of previously unmanaged server

room

• Replace old Cisco VPN PXE firewall solution to Sonicwall NSA 240 firewall

• Raise domain level from Server 2000 to Server 2008 environment and domain controllers with

zero downtime

• Setup NPS with Cisco Wireless Access points for secure WPA2 with Radius security on company

wireless

• Manage Windows Server 2008 and Ubuntu server environment

• Monitor network uptime with Zenoss Core server

• Resubnet network for more available IP internal addresses from 24 bit to 21 bit IP scheme

Airgas, Inc., Kennesaw GA

Systems Administrator, 2009 - 2011

• Responsible for setup, managing and maintaining VMware ESX environment and server

applications for South Region as well as assigned national servers in Windows 2003 environment

• Responsible for managing and maintaining Altiris environment by keeping scripts, reports, and

server health in good status

• Work directly with Citrix Team in help maintain the users’ environment on Wyse terminals

• CDW image creation for national OS images for Windows XP and 7 clients

• Setup, manage, audit group policies for Airgas domain using Group Policy console with

Preferences features

• Microsoft Exchange 2007 Support

• Responsible for Windows patch management using WSUS

• Responsible for backups and tape management using Symantec Backup Exec 12.5

• Managing and maintaining SQL servers in SQL 2005 environment

• Responsible for change management and IT documentation for South Region/Division

• Manage network services including DNS, DHCP, IIS, WINS, Terminal Services, etc.

• Manage and maintain a Pillar Data SAN environment

• Manage, maintain and document file system NTFS and share security in Windows environment

• Manage Blackberry Enterprise server and Microsoft Active Sync(within Exchange 2007)

• Work with Cisco on troubleshooting outages for 130 regional locations

• Responsible for Reporting and Managing Symantec Endpoint Server

Digital Insurance, Inc., Atlanta GA

Manager of Technical Support / Senior Systems Administrator, 2006 – 2008

• Manage and support Exchange 2003 and Live Communications 2005 server environment

• Network Monitoring using Ipswitch’s What’s up Gold suite

• Setup, configuration and routing of 25 VPN remote locations using Sonicwall 2040s and TZ150s

• File and System backup management using Veritas Backup Exec 10 and Acronis Image Server

restore

• VOIP administration using Shoretel 7 Server and ST530/560 IP phones

• Manage a successful helpdesk environment with day to day system and network issues using

Issuetrak Helpdesk suite

• Network Switch and Router configuration and management

• Configure and manage network services: DNS, DHCP, IIS, WSUS, 2003/2008 Terminal Servers

• Active Directory and Group Policy management Windows Server 2003 domain

• Manage, maintain and document file system NTFS and Share security in Windows environment

• Responsible for managing and maintaining Kaspersky firewall and antivirus policy server

• Image creation using Acronis Image software for Windows XP clients

The Park Avenue Bank, Valdosta GA

IT Administrator, 2005 – 2006 (relocated to Atlanta)

• Maintain and configure switches, Neoware thin-clients, servers, routers, and other network

equipment for entire company in Windows 2000/2003 Server and Windows XP client

environment

• Project team member for preparation and implementation of the bank’s disaster recovery plan

• Part of a team of 3 supporting 1000 end users’ hardware/software and network issues in Citrix

Metaframe environment

• Perform software, system and security updates for various banking software platforms

• Active Directory Group Policy management in Windows 2000 environment

Education

Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

Bachelor of Applied Science in Technology

• Completed BS while working as Network Administrator

• Overall 3.5 GPA while self-financing 100% of education

Valdosta Technical College, Valdosta GA

Associates Degree – Computer Networking

• Completed training in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Pro, Server, Active Directory, TCP/IP subnetting

and Infrastructure)

Certifications

• MCSA

• Security+

• Network+

References

References are available upon request.

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