PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVES
Mr. Johnson is seeking an opportunity to leverage his Information Technology expertise into a challenging & rewarding full time position. He is excited about positions that offer opportunities for growth, creativity & innovation, and the ability to make a direct positive impact on the success of the company and fellow team members.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Mr. Johnson is a Sr. Systems Administrator & Engineer with a strong customer service focus. He has accumulated a diverse base of knowledge and experience during his career. He began his career in Information Technology in 1997 when he transitioned from the Architectural, Engineering & Construction industries. He has proven abilities in systems and network planning, installation, setup, maintenance and troubleshooting. He excels in environments that provide varied responsibilities, diverse challenges and opportunities to learn new skills. Since 2005, he has specialized in Microsoft server products & technologies and their integration, most notably SharePoint, Exchange, Office Server & Unified Communications products & technologies.
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Provided consulting services for multiple clients among them being a major international telecommunications company & a large international hospitality & marketing conglomerate, major international banking & financial institution, a large food products manufacturer, a major software publisher, a world leading mining company, a major regional area public utility company & a state superior court system
Design, installation & configuration of entire infrastructure environments which included the network components & the physical & virtual servers. Installation & configuration of physical & virtual servers included all underlying components of the Windows Server OS, IIS & SQL Server. In many instances, load balancing and high availability technologies were employed, such as MS Windows Server Network Load Balancing (NLB), MS Server Clustering Services (MSCS) and SQL Server Failover Clustering, to deliver highly performing, available, scalable & failure resistant solutions.
Performed server hardening using tools & techniques such as: Microsoft security tools; installation of all operating systems, software, patches & updates from known & approved sources; removal of unnecessary software, services & drivers; disabling, deleting or changing the names & passwords of default &/or unused accounts; and enforcing security standards & policies
Performed as the SharePoint Subject Matter Expert (SME)
SharePoint administration managing all aspects of SharePoint environments, including design, architecture, availability, reliability, performance, monitoring & security including all servers & sites
Provided technical guidance to teams in the technologies related to the development & support of an enterprise SharePoint environment
Provided leadership, consulting & evangelism for migration of existing sites & creation of new sites
Conducted business analysis meetings & sessions with key personnel to determine all business requirements that would drive portal & site branding, design & functionality decisions
Developed & delivered technical documentation for SharePoint administration
Developed & delivered documentation for clients SharePoint evangelism of company personnel
Provided oversight, leadership & delivery of SharePoint training
Developed & maintained detailed SharePoint managed service offerings, support models, ROI & TCO analyses
Improved Lab Operations via successful deployment & implementation of a lab web site, automated unattended server installations & crucial server alerting, monitoring & backups
Development & implementation of disaster recovery documentation, planning & procedures
While at Dell, received award for achieving #1 status in customer service & satisfaction in my division
NOTABLE PROJECTS
Multiple projects involving Microsoft Windows Server, IIS, SQL Server, SharePoint, Exchange Server, LCS/OCS and Project Server products
Conducted multiple server migration & upgrade projects as part of server replacement lifecycles
Engineering, deployment and administration of Metalogix StoragePoint EBS/RBS SharePoint solution
Managed successful lab move project including coordination with move team and implementation of network IP segments, DC, DNS & WINS changes
Successful Windows NT 4.0 Rebuild Project in which the product was completely rebuilt using the original source code materials, build environment & build scripts
NOTABLE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILL
Microsoft Windows Server – 10+ years
Microsoft Windows Desktop – 10+ years
Microsoft Internet Information Server/Services (IIS)– 10+ years
Microsoft SQL Server – 10+ years
Microsoft SharePoint – 10+ years
Microsoft Exchange Server – 10+ years
Microsoft Live Communications Server/Office Communications Server/Lync Server – 8 years
Microsoft Project Server– 7 years
Microsoft Virtual Server & Hyper-V – 9 years
VMware ESX & ESXi – 10 years
VMware Server (formerly GSX) – 10 years
VMware Workstation – 10 years
RECENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
04/2014 to 12/2014
Consultant - Senior SharePoint Engineer
AIM Consulting, Bellevue, WA at Brookdale/Emeritus Senior Living, Seattle, WA
09/1992 to Present
CAD & IT Consultant
The Axsys Group
12/2012 to 03/2013
Consultant - SharePoint Support Engineer
Society Consulting, Bellevue, WA at Microsoft, Redmond, WA
02/2012 to 09/2012
Consultant - SharePoint Escalation Engineer
Prithvi Catalytic, Bellevue, WA at Microsoft, Redmond, WA
07/2011 to 10/2011
Consultant - Senior SharePoint Engineer
Capital Staffing Solutions, Jacksonville Beach, FL (under NDA)
11/2010 to 02/2011
Consultant - Senior SharePoint Engineer
SC Foster, New Castle, DE at Pfizer, Collegeville, PA
02/2010 to 11/2010
Senior SharePoint Engineer
Dell
10/2007 to 01/2010
Consultant
Infinite Computer Solutions, Rockville, MD at IBM, Global
RECENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (continued)
10/2006 to 08/2007
Consultant
BT Global Services (formerly BT INS), Santa Ana, CA/Tempe, AZ at multiple clients in several locations
08/2006 to 09/2006
Consultant - Systems Administrator/Engineer
Arcus Technology, Conshohocken, PA at W.L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ
07/2006 to 08/2006
Consultant - Business Analyst & Systems Administrator
Ensynch, Tempe, AZ at Phelps Dodge (now Freeport McMoRan), Phoenix, AZ
11/2005 to 05/2006
Consultant - SharePoint, Windows & VMware Systems Administrator
TAC Worldwide, Phoenix, AZ at Wells Fargo, Chandler, AZ
08/2005 to 10/2005
Consultant - SharePoint & Windows Systems Administrator
TEKsystems, Edina, MN at The Schwan Food Company, Marshall, MN
05/2005 to 08/2005
Consultant - Application Developer 3
Volt Computer Services, Redmond, WA at Microsoft, Redmond, WA
08/2004 to 10/2004
Consultant - Systems Administrator
Volt Professional Placement (IT), Seattle, WA at PACCAR, Kent, WA
01/2004 to 05/2004
Consultant - Systems Engineer 3
CompuCom (formerly Excell Data Corporation), Bellevue, WA at Microsoft, Redmond, WA
04/2002 to 04/2003
Consultant - Systems Engineer 3
Volt Computer Services, Redmond, WA at Microsoft, Redmond, WA
COMPUTING EXPERIENCE
SharePoint
STS, SPS 2001, WSS 2.0, SPS 2003, WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007, MSFS 2010, MSPS 2010, MSFS 2013, MSPS 2013, SharePoint Designer 2007, SharePoint Designer 2010, SharePoint Designer 2013
SharePoint Third-Party Tools & Utilities
AvePoint, K2, Metalogix, Nintex, Quest, ShareGate, SPDocKit
Operating Systems
Windows 9x/ME/XP/Vista/7/8, Windows Server 2000/2003/2008/2012
Servers
Automated Deployment Services (ADS), Altiris, DNS, DHCP, WINS, Exchange Server, Internet Information Services (IIS), ISA Server, Live/Office Communications/Lync Server (LCS/OCS/Lync), Operations Manager/Systems Center (MOM/SCOM), Project Server, Proxy Server, RAS Server, Site Server, SharePoint (all versions), Systems Management Server (SMS), SQL Server, Terminal Server, Total Control, Server Clustering, Network Load Balancing, Citrix Metaframe, Crystal Reports & Seagate Info, SourceGear SourceOffSite, Hyper-V, Virtual Server, VMware, ColdFusion, CorasWorks
Desktop
MS Office, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Apple Safari, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, AutoDesk AutoCAD, Crystal Reports & Seagate Info, Lotus Notes, Visio
Anti-Virus, Firewall & Security Suites
CA eTrust & InocuLAN, Microsoft Antigen & ForeFront, McAfee, Symantec
Backup & Archiving
CA ARCserve, Veritas Backup Exec, Veritas NetBackup, NTBackup, Tivoli TSM
Monitoring & Ticketing
Applix/Target, CA TNG, Everdream, HP Insight Manager, Congo, HP OpenView, LabTracker, ManageNow, Remedy, Siebel, Operations Manager/Systems Center (MOM/SCOM)
Hardware
Apple, Cisco, Compaq, Dell, Extreme Networks, F5, Foundry, HP, Network Cards, SCSI Devices, Hubs, Routers, Switches, Cabling, 1394 Devices (FireWire), USB
CD/DVD Mastering
Ahead Nero, Roxio Easy CD Creator, Roxio Toast, Prassi DVD Rep, SmartStor DVD Maker, WinOnCD, Pioneer DVR-S201
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Microsoft Certified Professional since 1999
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist - SharePoint
CAD/CAE/CAM Program; Camden County College, Blackwood, New Jersey, 1990