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Infrastructure Architect / Manager

Location:
Austin, TX
Posted:
June 11, 2015

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STEPHEN LUNSFORD

***** ***** **** ** *** N Apt **5 ● Austin, TX 78717 ● 858-***-**** ● *****@********.**

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Over 20 years of experience in directing and managing IT processes and teams. Expertise in network

analysis, design, implementation and support. Outstanding interpersonal, presentation and project

management skills. Strong commitment, vision and leadership skills and proven record of innovative

and effective staff development.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Software: MS Office Suite, Project, Visio, iOS

Operating Microsoft Windows, Linux RHEL, MAC OS X, VMWare

Systems:

Networking Cisco, Dell Power Connect

Hardware: HP, IBM, Dell Servers; HP, Dell, EMC SANs

Databases: SQL, Oracle, DB2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Apple (Indianapolis, IN // Austin, TX)

7/2014 – present

Senior AppleCare iOS Advisor

Provide Tier 2 support for Apple iOS devices. This is the highest level of customer facing support

Rated as Top Performer and a Mentor for new hire and struggling Advisors

Represent Management on all customer issues relating to any case

Troubleshoot hardware and software issues and provide resolution for customer, ensuring a world-

class customer experience

Provide educational awareness of the functionality and capabilities of various Apple products

Provided dedicated mentoring for newly promoted advisors to assist in learning of new tools and

responsibilities as part of the Senior iOS Advisor role.

Completed a rotation to be part of the Apple QA software team for internal testing of AppleCare

support tools.

Apple (Indianapolis, IN)

8/2013 – 7/2014

AppleCare iOS Advisor

Provide Tier 1 support for Apple products including iPhone, iPad, MacBooks and desktop Macs

Troubleshoot hardware and software issues and provide resolution for customer, ensuring a world-

class customer experience

Provide educational awareness of the functionality and capabilities of various Apple products

hh gregg (Indianapolis, IN) 8/2003 –

8/2013

Director, System Infrastructure (1/2012 – 8/2013)

Lead team of professionals responsible for 24/7 Tier 1 & 2 application, network and server

support as well quality assurance testing

Manage vendor relationships, ensuring SLA commitments are met, strategic partnerships and

enterprise consistency is maintained

Responsible for planning, tracking and ensuring adherence to departmental budget. Identify and

lead strategic cost-containment efforts as business demands

Direct business continuity and disaster recovery planning for organization

Oversight of SOX & PCI compliance efforts with coordination amongst IT operations

Manager, Enterprise Servers & Data Center Operations (3/05-1/12)

Managed team of five individuals (5) responsible for all Enterprise servers, Data Centers & Tier 3

desktop support

Responsible for performance of over 400 servers and 4000 desktops throughout the enterprise

Oversaw data center operations as well as completed design, build and migration of data center

to new facility

Led multiple successful migrations including Windows 2008, Excel 2007, VMWare 4.1 (majority of

servers being virtual), and HP EVA SAN (15TB) migration to Dell Compellent SAN

Focus on world-class customer service and performance delivery

Senior Systems Consultant (8/03 – 3/05)

Responsible for Intel-based servers on corporate network including hardware support, OS support,

patches and operational metrics

Implemented dedicated and redundant DNS & DHCP servers

Led Exchange 2000 & 2003 migrations

Completed Brocade fiber switch migration to Cisco MDS 9000 director chassis with vSans

Implemented Oracle Financials on Oracle RAC DB

Designed and implemented VMWare ESX 2.5.2 farm

ATA Airlines (Indianapolis, IN)

12/1997 – 08/2003

Systems Consultant

Complete project management (strategic planning, implementation, installation and support) of

(34) enterprise Novell and (70) NT servers

Managed Windows NT4 to Windows 2000 migration including AD design, implementation, GPO

implementation, FSMO role changes and DR planning

Led Netware 4.x and Netware 5.0 installations and migrations

Directed company-wide migration from MS Mail to Exchange 5.5

Federal Express (Indianapolis, IN) 9/1997 –

12/1997

Network Administrator (Contract Position)

Responsible for initial deployment of 150 PCs for new section of enterprise network at Indianapolis

hub

Created user accounts, PC configurations, physical PC installation and network wiring changes

Post-deployment user support with software assistance and hardware troubleshooting

Assisted with server maintenance (Netware 4.11)

K& J Communications, Data Processing Sciences and Union Federal Savings Bank

3/1989 – 9/1997

Customer Engineer, Network Administrator, PC Technician

Responsible for design, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of small to medium-sized

phone systems

Installation and maintenance of DSU/CSUs, modems, routers, multiplexes, hubs and switches

Technical task ownership for design and implementation of small and medium LAN & WANs

Responsible for installation, configuration and troubleshooting of PCs and printers at main office as

well as branch locations

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (1987-1989)

Concentration on Math & Computer Science

RedHat Certified Technician

Microsoft MCSE

Novell CNE

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Available as requested



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