PETE GARISSON
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SUMMARY
Highly skilled, dedicated Systems Engineer with proven leadership abilities, attention to detail and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Exception ability to coordinate, implement and evaluate the effective of Systems required accomplishing projects and objectives. Extensive experience in High Availability solutions and Virtualization.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
OS
Windows Server 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 2012 R2
Servers
Active Directory, Internet Information Server, MS SQL Server, SCOM, SCCM, SCVMM, VMWare ESX Server, Windows Failover Cluster, WSUS, Hyper-V, WDS, DFS, Group Policy
Hardware
Dell, Hewlett-Packard, EMC SAN, F5 Load Balancer, SonicWALL Firewall
Networking
DNS, WINS, DHCP, TCP/IP, SNMP, SMTP, VPN, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, NAT, PAT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RWK IT Services, Frankfort, IL
06/2015 to Current
Systems Engineer – Provide Managed Services for Township Governments and Small Businesses
New Hyper-V infrastructure build outs for small businesses
Virtualizing Existing physical Server Infrastructure
Implementation and design of a new WDS infrastructure
Installing new DFS setup or configuring existing one
2012 server SAN and ISCSI Server build outs for HA environments
Implementing new GPO’s per customer’s Specifications
Working with 3rd party vendors to migrate applications when upgrading or
Virtualizing existing servers
SonicWALL firewall setups
Windows Server administration and break fix
Troubleshooting performance issues on windows server
New SQL Server builds and database administration
Schedule and perform patching per customers downtime schedules
New Active Directory configurations
AD Upgrade to 2012R2
Energizer, Saint Louis, MO
01/2015 to 06/2015
Virtualization Admin – Helped to separate the Virtualization infrastructure for Energizer Holdings
Bare metal new Hyper-V hosts build out
Installed a new SCVMM 2012R2 infrastructure adding hosts and VM’s
Virtual machine management through Hyper-V admin and SCVMM
Conversion of single host Hyper-V hosts to HA hosts
New ESX 5.5 hosts build out
Migrating Virtual machines from ESX 5.1 to 5.5 Hosts
Creation of new machines through Vcenter 5.5
Storage management through Vcenter
Microsoft, Redmond, WA
06/2010 to 12/2014
Systems Engineer – Managed and expanded the Server infrastructure for MSIT (Microsoft IT)
Technical escalation point for Clustering and virtualization(Hyper-V)
Windows server support 2003,2008 and 2012 (Break Fix and Delivery)
Windows Failover Cluster support (Locally and Geographically based)
Designed and implemented a cluster Heartbeat Connection standard for MSIT
Build new Hyper-V clusters build and support existing ones
Virtual machine creation using SCVMM or Hyper-V Admin
Troubleshoot Virtual Machines using SCVMM or Hyper-V Admin
Add\Remove CSV Volumes to Existing Hyper-V clusters
Network management on Hyper-V Clusters
Implemented VMware vSphere test environment.
Installed Vcenter 5.5 and added SAN data stores for VMFS storage
Created new Distribute Virtual Switch and separated management
and production networks.
Create new VM’s and support existing lab machines from vCenter
Installing and administering SQL High Availability Setups
New SQL Server clusters builds and support existing clusters
Hands on experience zoning on Cisco and Brocade Switches
SAN drives break fix on Physical, HP Blades and VM’s
Experience in SAN Management for Windows Operating systems using SMC and Unisphere
Created Data Devs, tdevs, Meta Volumes using SMC
Creating new VM’s in Azure using Azure Portal
HDD resize, Memory and CPU addition from Azure portal
Microsoft, Redmond, WA
01/2010 to 06/2010
SCOM Admin – Worked in a department that managed monitoring for office 365
Update alerts (rules, scripts, triggers) and supporting the current SCOM infrastructure.
Add new servers to SCOM monitoring
Troubleshoot agent health issues with servers.
Import and export new Management packs into the SCOM System
Create overrides and tune Management packs to avoid unnecessary alerts.
Troubleshoot agent heartbeat alerts.
Add new gateway Servers to SCOM System
Add permissions for users to access SCOM Console
Microsoft, Bellevue, WA
06/2009 to 12/2009
Infrastructure Engineer – Managed server infrastructure responsible for Bing Ads
SQL Server Stand alone and cluster Installs
Support File and Windows 2003/2008 Clusters
Troubleshoot SAN Issues on Physical and Virtual machines
Troubleshoot Network Connectivity on Physical and Virtual machines
Storage administration on Clarion, DMX4 & VMAX arrays
Troubleshoot Server Performance related Issues
Perform patching per property and company guidelines
Troubleshoot and fix any server AD connectivity Issues
IIS 6.0 and IIS 7.0 Administration
Hyper-V Installation and support
Virtual machine support using SCVMM or Hyper-V administration
Aplus.net, Overland Park, KS
11/2006 to 05/2009
Sr. Systems Admin – Managed and expanded the Windows server infrastructure for this dedicated
Server hosting provider
Windows Server administration and break fix
Systems Center Operations Manager Administration
Installing and administering standalone and clustered SQL Servers
Create new Monitoring / Authoring rules in System Center Operations Manager
Design monitoring platform on SCOM per Customer’s Specification
Schedule and Install server updates per customer specified downtime
IIS 6 & 7 Install and administration
Troubleshoot GPO or network related problems in an AD Environment
Troubleshoot and analyze causes of server performance problems
Troubleshooting IIS permission, Connection Issues
Symantec Antivirus Server Administration
Creating new virtual servers and support through Microsoft Hyper-V
EDUCATION
2003 Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator