Matthew Torbit

619-***-****

E-mail: acvwii@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Strong analytical, technical, and organizational skills.

Excellent networking abilities with emphasis on rapid problem solving.

Ability to function successfully in a team or independently.

Perceptive and receptive when interacting with all levels of management and clients.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Ability to learn quickly and harness knowledge for future reference.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Certified: MCSE, A+, Network+

Fully proficient: Windows 95-10, Windows Server NT-2012, Exchange 2000-2013, Hyper-v 2008-2012, SQL 2000-2014, VMWare 3-6 ESXi, Citrix Xen Desktop and Server, Nimble SAN, EqualLogic SAN, NAS, ERP/MRP Systems, Accounting Systems, CRM Systems, Anti-Virus Systems, POS Systems, RMM Systems, Mac OS, Phone Systems, VOIP Systems. Cyber Security tools, Nexxus, Retina, Network Topology mapper, SANS, and NIST security

IT Manager for: physical/virtual environments including: legal firms, manufacturing firms, construction companies, financial institutions, hospitality, software companies, and managed service providers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LP3Securit 2015 May-August Contract

Cyber Security Engineer San Diego, CA

Assist and direct as needed younger engineers on projects that included rewiring the entire network and segmenting the network for profit and non-profit

Delegate responsibilities to system engineers based on their specific skill set to produce superior products that are on-time and under budget.

Run security assessment tools based on NIST and SANS 20 and then give the overall company a score on their current security protection.

Apply tools such as Network Mapper, Network Topology Mapper, Retina, Nexxus, and N-Able scans to come up with assessment and top 5 remediation actions for company to implement

After scans, report was made, top 5 improvements were given and then at least 20 others were in the pipeline after the first 5 remediation’s were given.

Improve the overall methodology of gathering information from Sales, Customers, and develop better questions for each department to ask to speed up the assessment and reporting.

Suggest new products and implementation of new services which would make the company 10x more profitable and to partner with outside vendors to provide not only Security services but MSP services to increase revenue.

TRG Networking 2014- April 2015 Contract

Project Manager/Senior Engineer Washington, DC

Manage multiple projects that require documentation, design, and implementation while following best practices.

Delegate responsibilities to system engineers based on their specific skill set to produce superior products that are on-time and under budget.

Manage engineer’s schedules, tasks, and provide management guidance to the team to achieve the best possible results.

Salvage companies that had been neglected or poorly designed by providing them with a superior product, timely delivery, and fully vetted new environments.

Demonstrate to clients that the infrastructure and policies of the company were being upgraded.

Meet with clients and end users to formulate project plans to customize a solution that would greatly improve business operations.

Develop policies, procedures, and best practices on implementing new network environments and infrastructure.

Work directly with Datacenter Manager to achieve higher standards of product deployment and security practices such as PCI and HIPPA compliance

Nurture clients and bring them new stable infrastructures that were fortified with better monitoring, backup solutions, and security policies.

Strategic Legal Solutions August 2014-15 Contract

IT Manager/Infrastructure Engineer New York, New York

Develop, implement, and maintain new VMWare infrastructure for corporate and eDiscovery networks.

Project Manage and assign responsibilities to junior administrators for the migration to a new front office (Microsoft CRM) and back office (Microsoft Great Plains) systems.

Design a disaster recovery plan and business continuity Colo in Amherst Massachusetts.

Manage data for eDiscovery lawsuits for multimillion court cases with hundreds of lawyers where servers had to maintain a 99.9% uptime rating.

Provide guidance for the installation of new Microsoft 2012 domain controllers, file servers, and terminal servers with emphasis on security.

Delegate responsibilities to junior engineers for projects and tasks that needed to be accomplished.

Document policy and procedures for corporate network and eDiscovery network.

Respond, take ownership, and fix issues when lower levels of support could not resolve.

Develop relationships with different vendors to run POC’s on different products before purchase of software or hardware.

Cloud9RealTime November 2013-July 2014

Senior Systems Administrator San Diego, California

Manage over two thousand virtual servers and 70 physical servers in VMWare infrastructure with multiple SANs and second Colo in Houston.

Delegate tasks and responsibilities to tier 1,2,3 and support determined by type and severity of issues.

Assist in budgeting new infrastructure purchases and fully test new solutions before acquisition of services.

Negotiate contracts and SLA from multiple vendors for the companies present and future needs.

Troubleshoot software and hardware issues that tech support tiers 1-3 could not resolve.

Assist in moving operations from one Data Center to another in order to decrease footprint

Monitor VMWare infrastructure including Hosts, Clusters, and Data Stores.

Resolve any IIS issues if the client was accessing the “cloud” by website or by RDP.

Clean server or have the machine restored from backup if it became infected by a virus like “cryptolocker” or “hyjackware”.

Run system analysis on servers, hosts, SAN, to plan infrastructure growth.

Maintain a fluid pipeline of information from department to department on scheduled maintenance, upgrades, and future implementations.

Develop systems and policies for delivering the best possible solution to the client while maintaining SLA agreements,

Pacific IT Consultants April 2008–November 2013

IT Consultant San Diego, California

Manage law firms with anywhere between 10 to 250 users with multiple locations and multiple network segments.

Implement software including PC Law, Lexus Nexus, Martin Deans, Dictation software, and case management software.

Project Manage the installation for Windows based network infrastructures.

Provide, configure, and implemented firewalls, switches, and BDR systems.

Set up users with permissions, roaming profiles, passwords, and VPNs.

Implement new VOIP systems at law firms including programing the phones, setting up the interface, and verifying the line conditions

Control and monitor daily interactions of IT staff and end users so that all issues are resolved in a quick and timely manner.

Colorescience August 2005-April 2012

Manager of Information Technology San Diego, California

Manage the implementation of a new e-commerce website with vendors while coordinating with all Department Heads to obtain the best results.

Project manage the implementation of new ERP/MRP software that maintains the entire companies financial and manufacturing operations.

Work with vendors to determine which ERP/MRP software would work best for the company during POCs (Proof of Concept) tests.

Work alongside all department heads to provide IT solutions that utilized marketing ads to drive sales.

Asset and provide guidance to team for the migrations of financial and manufacturing history of the company from old system to new ERP/MRP system.

Set budget for department, make sure budget is maintained, and that resources are allocated appropriately.

Set up new systems including servers, disaster recovery, PC’s, Laptops, encryption, and peripherals.

Allocate resources for projects, departments, consultants, users, and sales reps as needed.

Execute beneficial contracts with vendors and outside consultants for a variety of projects.

Mathsoft Engineering October 2002-February 2005

IT Support Manager Boston, Massachusetts

Coordinate resolutions to problems between different departments, from tech support, quality assurance, and programmers.

Ghost and re-image machines for the different lab environments while testing and configuring PC’s with the latest patches and upgrades.

Troubleshoot problems with NIC Cards, Video Cards, Tape Drives, CD Drives, Back-up Systems, Off-line files, and software issues.

Facilitate the efficient transfer of information between departments so that bugs are tracked, tested, and go through quality assurance for complete resolution.

Configure Windows 2000/2003 with Group Policy, Active Directory, and Organizational Units to test issues with different software packages.

Set baseline performance data to monitor system problems and network traffic.

Build new servers / workstations for our QA lab to test new software applications.

EDUCATION

Boston University, Boston, MA MCSE 2003 A+/Network+

August 2003-August 2004

University of Maryland, College Park, MD B.S. Criminology

Fall 1995-April 2000

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