Systems Administrator Specialist 3

Jemal M. Forehand

Phone: 678-***-****

E-mail: ********@*****.***

Objective: To provide expert guidance and support on all levels needed.

Qualifications

. Hypervisors: VMware ESXi 5.x.

. Application Virtualization: VMware Horizon View.

. Storage: EMC (VNX), Dell (EqualLogic), HP (P2000/P4000).

. Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows (2003, 2008 R2 & 2012 Servers and

XP, win7 & win8/8.1).

. Backup: Backup Exec 2010 R3, NetBackup 7.6.

. Data center planning (structured cabling, power and cooling).

. Architect and troubleshoot complex physical, virtual, deployments in

Enterprise Class Data Centers.

Work Experience

Systems Administrator Specialist 3

Comcast Central Division Office March 2011 to July 2014

. Ensure that assigned IT service incidents are managed effectively and

root-cause problem analysis is undertaken where appropriate to reduce

the number and severity of future operational incidents.

. Monitors client/server load distribution and provides proactive

solutions to eliminate potential configuration bottlenecks.

. Revamp NetBackup schedule and upgraded Window physical and virtual

servers. Optimized system availability (averaging 99.9% uptime) and

equipped company with scalable systems to support fast business growth.

Train employees across multiple departments on network operations

including log-in procedures, network management software, permissions,

printing issues, security and use of software.

. Install and maintain security patches on the operational and

development Windows 2003/2008/2012 systems.

Network Administrator July 2001 to March 2011

Clayton Center for Behavioral Health

. Provided total LAN Security support in the installs and maintenance of

security related hardware and software (Sonic Wall Unified Threat

Management (UTM) Firewall small businesses).

. Design and Implementation organizational Infrastructure (AD, DNS, &

Exchange) and provided environment administration support.

. Responsible for storage planning, architecture and administration

support.

. Provided operational and support activities for existing storage and

backup technologies (Backup Exec).

. Install and maintain security patches for Windows 2003 servers and Win-

XP desktop/Laptops.

. Administered existing databases with focus on data integrity/data

integration to ensure availability, speed, and accuracy of databases

used for business operations and client deliverables (Informix DB).

. Developed and updated technical documentation, systems/network

infrastructure and operational procedures.

Education

Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems

DeVry University

. Focused on Business Management, Information Systems Security,

Enterprise Computing, Systems Analysis and Integration.

References

. Available upon request.

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