Karl Gormley
Barrie
ON L*N 8G3 Phone: 705-***-****
Email: ************@*****.***
Professional Summary
IT Administrator with 3 years’ experience in supporting mission critical applications on both Windows and Linux platform.
-Specialise in Unix\Linux OS based applications administration (RHCSA)
-Keen to work with open source technology
-Enthusiastic about working with and learning new technologies
I am a very enthusiastic person that thrives on learning new technologies and I strive to become a master in my field. I am self-motivated person who wants to work as part of a professional team where my contribution is valued and respected.
Professional Experience
Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities April 2015 - Ongoing
Systems Administrator
Joined as a Systems Administrator providing a helpdesk for all users as well as administrating Active Directory, Exchange, Sharepoint and other site specific applications. Processing tickets and contacting users to resolve issues such as:
-Network share connectivity and permissions
-Troubleshoot mail server issues, Email/user password reset
-Laptop/desktop repair and new builds
-Wifi troubleshooting and setup, cabling and switch/router configuration/VPN
-Printer install and troubleshooting
Seagate Technology, Derry, Northern Ireland 2012 – 2015
IT Systems Engineer
Joined as part of the application Support team, all supported applications are critical to the 24/7 manufacturing that takes place on-site. Worked closely with the wider IT department to ensure a 99.98% uptime was achieved. Other duties included:
-VMware 5.5 install, configuration, Management
-NAS, ISCSI setup/manage
-Racking/cabling of servers
-Develop scripts to pull metric data/monitor process and alert on key metrics
-Analysing metrics to assess performance/finding root cause of application and OS issues
-Research & spec hardware/architecture for new deployments
-Develop application architectures to support redundancy for a dual data centre model
-Develop automation of processes with full documentation
-Plan and execute DRP exercises
-Maintaining standards/enforcing best practices/documentation
-Providing on call support
Western Education & Library Board (WELB), Omagh, Northern Ireland 2010 – 2011
Computer Development - IT Technician – Internship
I joined as a IT Technician, main duties included providing a technical helpdesk for some 600+ end users, resolve issues such as:
-loss of network connectivity
-Printer issues
-User permission query’s
-Network shares connectivity/permission issues
-Managing the domain mail filter
-Administrating Active Directory with LDAP
-Daily backups
-Workstation builds/rebuilds
-Network patching
-Cisco switch replacement
Technical Proficiencies
Server/workstation:
Windows Server 2003-2012, VMware, RHEL7, CentOS, Ubuntu, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Windows7
Software Applications:
VMware VSphere 5.5, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Visual Studio, Microsoft Office
Development Language:
HTML, Java, COBOL, VB.NET, XML, ASP, MySQL, Shell Script, C
Education
Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland 2012
Bachelor’s Degree, Information & Communication Technology (Classification) 2:1
Professional Development Training
VMware 5.1 Install, Configure & Manage (VMW005)
Red Hat System Administrator I (RH124)
Red Hat System Administrator II (RH134)
Cloudera Administrator Training for Apache Hadoop
Certificates
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
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