Manager Engineer
Resume:
SEAN A. STECH, MCSE, MCITP:VA, CCNA, CCP-V, CCIA, VCP5-DCV
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169-3246
Home: 847-***-****
Cell: 630-***-****
E-Mail: ********@*******.***
HARDWARE: HP/ Compaq workstations and servers, Dell workstations, iSCSI
Storage Arrays
OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows 3.1/95/98/ME/NT 4.0 Workstation/ 2000
Professional, XP Professional, Windows 7 Windows NT4
/2000/2003/2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2 Server
APPLICATIONS: MS Office 4.3 thru 2010, MS Exchange 5.5 thru 2010,
Blackberry Enterprise Server 4.x, Veritas Backup Exec 7.3
thru 12.5, ArcServe Brightstor 7.0 thru 12.5, Norton Ghost,
Partition Magic, Rightfax Fax Software 7.0 thru 9.3,
Citrix Presentation Server 1.8 thru XenApp 6.5, Active
Directory, DHCP, DNS, IIS 5 & 6, Postini, Barracuda,
SCVMM2008R2, Edgesight
VIRTUALIZATION: Windows 2008/2008R2 Hyper -V, Citrix Xen Server 5.6,
VMWare ESXi 3.0, 3.5, 5.x
DATABASES: SQL 2000 & 2005
FIREWALLS: Watch Guard Firewall, MS Proxy Server 2.0, ISA Server 2000,
2004, 2006, Smoothwall Express 3.0 SP1, Cisco ASA 5505,
5510, Sonicwall, Citrix Netscaler
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
04/2013 - Present MIZKAN AMERICAS, INC
Network Administrator
. Senior network administrator of network, virtualization, firewall, and e-
mail applications for multiple domain, multi-million dollar food
ingredient manufacturer
. Lead Citrix administrator/engineer for 7 Citrix servers supporting US
operations
. Planned, designed/engineered, and implemented enterprise VMWare
virtualization project resulting in 85% reduction in the number of
physical server hardware footprint and 70% savings in power and cooling
. Level 3/level 4 networking support in response to trouble tickets
. 24/7 on call
3/2011 - 04/2013 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN'S
AFFAIRS
Systems Administrator - Citrix/Terminal Server - Contract Position
. Senior Citrix administrator/engineer (SME) for 250 Citrix/XenApp servers
supporting US operations in four (4) separate Citrix 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 and
6.5 farms and XenDesktop
. Senior network administrator for over 500 local servers supporting the US
central region operations in a Windows 2003/2008
. Monitored all Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop instances using Citrix Edgesight
. Server network (100 physical host servers, 300 hyper -v virtual servers,
50 VMWare virtual servers and 50 Xen Server virtual servers) with
workstations running Windows XP Professional and Windows 7
. Level 3/level 4 networking support in response to trouble tickets
4/2010 - 12/2010 COMPTIA
Network Operations Manager
. Manager of network, systems, firewall, and e-mail applications for
multiple domain, multi-million dollar, multiple-site computer education
association
. Configuration, stability, and operation of the Windows 2003/2008 Server
network (30 physical servers, 50 hyper -v virtual servers, and 20 VMWare
virtual servers) with workstations running Windows XP/ Win7 Professional
. Creating, maintaining, and deleting user profiles, personal shares, and
Exchange 2007/Outlook 2007 mailboxes on clustered Exchange servers
. Maintaining systems security procedures consistent with control
requirements using Active Directory GPO and security tools including the
responsibility for assigning directory and file permissions
. Migrated Windows XP workstations to Windows 7 environment
. Managed, support, and configuration of Cisco 5510 firewall using ADSM
. Management of vendor relationships for external network consultants,
external supply consultants, external application and application support
consultants
. Level 3/level 4 networking support in response to trouble tickets
. 24/7 on call
4/2009 - 2/2010 ZTRIM HOLDING, INC
IT Manager - Position Eliminated/Outsourced
. Manager of network, systems, firewall, and e-mail applications for single
domain, multi-million dollar, single-site food additive manufacturing
organization
. Configuration, stability, and operation of the Windows 2003/2008 Server
network (7 physical servers and 12 hyper -v virtual servers) with
workstations running Windows XP/ Vista Professional (30 workstations)
. Managed, support, and configuration of Cisco 5505 firewall using ADSM
. Managed, supported, and configuration of Cisco 3560-E and -POE switches
with separate VLAN's
. Maintaining systems security procedures consistent with control
requirements using Active Directory GPO and security tools including the
responsibility for assigning directory and file permissions
. All levels of networking support in response to trouble tickets
. 24/7 on call
7/2008 - 4/2009 INSIGHT, INC
Network Administrator II - Position Eliminated/Outsourced
. Lead Citrix administrator/engineer for 40 Citrix servers supporting
worldwide operations in two separate Citrix 4.5 farms for
multiple domain, multi-billion dollar, world-wide, multiple site
technology solutions provider
. Senior network administrator for over 200 local and 300 remote servers
supporting US operations, including clustered Exchange servers
. Level 3/level 4 networking support in response to trouble tickets
. Rotating 24/7 on call
6/2006 - 7/2008 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC
SURGEONS
Network Administrator
Network and citrix administrator of network, systems, firewall, and e-mail
applications for multiple domain, multi-million dollar, multi-site
professional medical association running 26 physical Windows 2000/2003
servers and 150 Windows XP workstations
12/2002- 4/2006 MEADOWS CREDIT UNION
Network Administrator
Network and citrix administrator of network, systems, firewall, and e-mail
applications for multiple domain, multi-million dollar financial
institution running 30 physical Windows 2000 servers and 100 Windows 2000
workstations
6/2002 - 12/2002 CRESTWOOD ASSOCIATES, LLC
Network Engineer
Installation, maintaining and support of external client networks for multi-
million dollar Microsoft solutions provider
12/2001 - 3/2002 ENTRAN (formerly ACE, PLC)
Information Technology Manager - Position Eliminated
Manager of network, systems, firewall, and e-mail applications for multiple
domain, multi-million dollar, multi-site road and bridge architectural firm
4/2000 - 11/2001 GENEVA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, INC
Network/Systems Manager - Position Eliminated/Outsourced
Manager of network, systems, firewall, and e-mail applications for single
domain multi-million dollar musical instrument importer/exporter
9/1999 - 3/2000 J.D. EDWARDS
Infrastructure Support Specialist - Contract Position
Third level help desk and desktop support
4/1999 - 9/1999 IBM GLOBAL SERVICES/LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES
Technical Support Analyst - Contract Position
Third level help desk and desktop support
EDUCATION:
Indiana University - Bachelors of General Studies Degree
Cisco Corporation - CCENT, CCNA, CCNA:Voice Certifications
Citrix Corporation - CCA (4), CCEE, CCIA, CCA-V, CCP-V Certifications
Computing Technology Industry Association (Comptia) - A+, Network+, i-Net+,
Security+ Certifications
Microsoft Corporation - MCP, MCSA (5), MCSE (5), MCDBA, MCTS (3), MCITP:VA
Certifications
ProSoft Corporation - CIW-Associate, CIW-Professional, CIW-Security
Analyst, Master CIW Administrator Certifications
VMWare Corporation - VCA-DCV, VCA-WM, VCA-Cloud, VCP5-DCV certifications
Global Knowledge - Intro To Project Management (5 day) course
MILITARY EXPERIENCE:
11/1986 - 3/1992 INDIANA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD and US ARMY RESERVE
Progression of ranks from PFC. to 2LT. Positions ranged from support roles
(Engineer Bridge Crewman PFC. to SGT.) to leadership and management roles
(Fire Support Team Chief/Aerial Observer 2LT, Quartermaster Platoon
Leader/Assistant Operations Officer 2LT). Honorable Discharge awarded in
March 1992. Awards include Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal,
National Defense Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Overseas Training
Ribbon.
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