Senior Architect
Resume:
PAUL NOBLE, MCSE+I, MCT
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
e-mail: ****.*****@*****.***
CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE 2000/2003/2008 Tracks), Plus Internet and former trainer (MCT),
Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA)
Certified Novell Administrator (CNA)
Citrix Certified Metaframe Administrator (CCA), Citrix Certified Metaframe Enterprise Administrator (CCEA), Citrix Certified Enterprise Engineer (CCEE), CCIA, Citrix Certified Expert – Virtualization (CCE-V)
Hewlett Packard ASE (and others), Lotus CLP, Riverstone Certification, Watchguard Appliance Certified, Netscreen Firewall Certified, IBM Server Series Accredited. Pending CISSP Certification.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Networking Gear: Cisco Switches, Routers, Wireless and Firewalls.
Operating Systems: Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008R2, Windows 7, XP and Vista.
Software/Languages
Extensive use of Active Directory, SMS, Novell NetWare, Legacy-Mainframe, Microsoft Exchange 2000, 2003, 2008 R2 SQL 2000, and IIS 6.0/7.0 and Microsoft Terminal Server 2000/2003.
Quest Vworkspace
Quest Foglight
Citrix (Xenapp) Presentation Server 4.0 - 7.6
Citrix Secure Gateway, Access Gateway & Web Interface
Citrix Edgesight
Citrix Password Manager
Citrix Netscaler
Citrix Ardence Provisioning Server (5.6,7.6)
Citrix Profile Manager
Citrix XenDesktop (Version 4.0 – 7.6)
Citrix Xenserver
CloudPlatform based on apache cloud stack
VMWare Vsphere (4.0 – Present)
Microsoft SCCM 2007
Microsoft App-V & Sequencing
Powershell
Appsense
Altiris also now known as HP Rapid Deployment
HP Load Runner
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Project)
Hardware: HP/Compaq Proliant, Dell Power Edge, and IBM Servers.
Environment: Experienced with networks exceeding 35,000 nodes.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Designing and Implementation of Citrix XenApp 4.0 - 7.6 farms.
Designing and Implementation of Citrix XenDesktop 4.0 – 7.6.
Strategy, Migration and development and deployment of Active Directory.
Planning, Design and implementation of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003/2010.
“Goto” technical resource on security implementations for vendors such as Citrix, Cisco, Symantec, Aruba and various others.
Interpersonal relationship management of staff in identifying and resolving problems; counseling subordinates in professional, educational, and personal matters.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
First American Title
Santa ana, CA October 2011 – Pres
Senior Citrix Engineer/ Architect
Architected the 3rd largest XenDesktop Farm on the west coast.
Architected the largest micropod deployment in the US.
Senior Engineer/ Architect for the Citrix team at First American.
Technical Project Lead for Citrix VDI plan and rollout. To include 6000 desktops refreshed to thin clients on a combination of XenApp and XenDesktop.
Designed, planned and implemented xenapp 7.6 farm and conversion of users from Xendesktop 5.6 environment.
Maintained the current 23 citrix Xenapp farms and XenDesktop 4 farms. Planned structure to bring these farms into the new XA XD farms to add to the projected 6000 seats and expand it to about 10,000 concurrent seats.
United Health Group IT April 2007 – August 2011
Cypress, CA
Senior Network Engineer/Citrix Project Manager
Senior Engineer/ Architect for the Citrix team at UHG.
Technical Project Lead for Citrix cross platform migration. Personal manager for the testing, development, migration of over 75 custom built apps, working with internal, customers, and outsource vendors. Team sizes ranging from 5 to 25, depending on App(s)
Was able to save company over 40% in IT Migration budget by utilizing techniques within Citrix Technologies (IE: Application Isolation) that would save UHG internal costs occurred against the dev teams.
Architected an STIG compliant XenApp farm in accordance with DoD regulations.
Architected an PCI compliant XenApp farm.
Managed and upgraded dev testing from 4.5 to 6.0 version of XenApp
Managed and upgraded dev testing from 4.0 to 4.5 version of XenApp
Designed and maintained XenServer and XenDesktop Enviroment.
Implemented Appsense for hybrid profile solution
Developed Scripting and Powershell script methods to vastly improve administration efficiency in 400+ server Farm
Documented and Diagramed out application single points of failures and followed through by creating P2V (Physical to Virtual) all “Silo” application servers. This was done using VMWare Vsphere 4.0 and Virtual Center.
Experience with 18000+ concurrent Citrix user server farms.
Perot Systems 9/04-4/07
SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER Perot Systems - Anaheim, CA
Planned, implemented, and currently administering a server farm consisting of more than 150 MetaFrame XPe servers hosting nearly 300 published applications for 5000 thin client/PC users on the St. Joseph Health System (SJHS) account.
Primary Engineer for a Single Sign-On initiative using Citrix MetaFrame 4.0, Citrix Password Manager and XyLoc proximity cards for physicians using shared thin clients.
Subject matter expert and technical liaison for Dell, Microsoft, and Citrix during the migration planning of 480 servers in nine NT domains for Active Directory. Work-in concert with resources to develop a migration strategy and design of new Active Directory deployment for the 14,000-seat network.
Coordinated and executed an enterprise datacenter consolidation of 260 NT and Novell servers from three hospitals to a centralized location. Project involved the cut-over of multiple point-to-point, frame-relay, Gigaman circuits, and complex VLAN changes with minimum downtime. Today this datacenter has been scaled to more than 600 servers supporting seven hospitals and medical offices spread throughout California and Texas.
Responsible for TCP/IP address design, subnet deployment, address assignments and configuration support of WINS, DHCP and DNS servers for St. Joseph Health System’s 2.5 billion dollar network.
Implemented a secure, single-point access for 350 physicians to specific applications over the Web using MetaFrame Secure Access Manager configured in a fault-tolerant dual system design. Currently in the process of upgrading to Citrix Access Gateway.
Provide technical advice and Level III support for escalated network and application issues. Jointly responsible for disaster recovery and strategic problem avoidance.
Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and cost reduction tools including remote access, patch management, software deployment, and network management utilities. Designed custom tools and scripts used to rapidly deploy and maintain a consistent Citrix environment.
Worked with security team to ensure HIPPA system compliance and assess short comings across entire St. Joseph Healthcare network. Instrumental in the integration of applications not coined as “Terminal Services Aware.”
Installed and supported Allscript’s TouchWorks, Meditech Client/Server & MAGIC, PtCT, Fuji PACS, McKesson’s Interqual, & Cerme, Hyperion, Outreach, Mediserve, Steadman, RES-Q, Picis’ OR Manager, JeTECH, Craneware Chargemaster, TeleTracking, Canopy, Timberline, CareStat, MAS200, ADP, Ceridian, Kronos, RTO Software’s TScale, Novell ZenWorks, WYSE Rapport, SolarWinds, CiscoWorks, Remedy, OPAS, Trend Micro ServerProtect, Hyena, @Stake’s LC5 and more.
Sigma Internet IT Manager/Consultant 5/00-9/04
Consult with medium sized companies for infrastructure and work flow requirements. Provided migration plans and execution of operating system. Provided Exchange 5.5 to 2000 in co-existence and native modes for companies of 50 to 500 nodes. Setup pilot (evaluation) programs for various applications in a controlled test environment of 10 to 30 nodes over various locations and operating systems. Plan and implement Citrix server farms.
Responsible for all internal systems at SIGMAnet. Present plans for development with salespeople as a technical advisor to answer customers’ technical questions involving solution. Perform as Microsoft Operating System and Lotus Notes technical expert.
Consult with organizations on security concerns and the needs of the company as applied to security implementations.
Implemented wireless security products such as Airespace, Aruba, and Cisco security. Implemented Cisco Secure IDS both host based and network based. Deploy snort and maintain IDS signatures.
Deploy Symantec HIDS, NIDS, Decoy Server, etc from the security line.
EKM Computer, Inc. Technical Supervisor 1/99-5/00
Consult with small to medium sized businesses on system requirements to improve work flow utilizing a planned infrastructure, messaging system and related applications. Provided pre-sales assistance to Account Executive (Sales). Primary focus was on Microsoft Servers, Microsoft Exchange, Citrix Metaframe, and Cisco based Equipment.
Stream International System Service Technician 12/97-6/98
In charge of a five-person team that performed tier two technical support for a major internet service provider.
Kent State Computer Lab Computer Lab Technician 1/97-11/97
Systems administrator involved with maintenance of the computer lab.
United States Navy 8/91-12/96
Managed a four-person technical team in LAN/WAN design. Implement various infrastructure and software needs of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Educated for Nuclear Applications and Electronics. Assigned to NATO field services for Eastern Europe Theater. Received two Purple Hearts and Honorable Discharge.
EDUCATION
Electronics Technician Nuclear Field A School (NFAS)
Orlando, Florida Dec 91- June 92
University of Phoenix
Bachelors of Science in Information Technology
Dec 2005
References available upon request.
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