Summary

Skilled IT professional with strong analytical and communication skills. Extensive experience in Systems and Network administration covering infrastructure management services. Knowledge of Active Directory services, subnets, and domains. Experience installing, configuring, and supporting ESX and ESXi system infrastructures. Administration and management of VMWare 4.x and 5.x, virtual infrastructures. Proficient in administration and management of EMC VNX series storage and H.P. EVA series and MSA series storage environments.

Professional Experience

JP Morgan Chase Inc. Newark De.

Wintel Infrastructure Engineer: (Feb. 2016-Present)

Responsible for day-to-day provisioning and operational support activities of customers and internally shared Wintel Server Infrastructures.

Included managing infrastructure services (Server hardware, Active Directory, Windows OS, VMware 5.X etc.).

Providing all aspects of infrastructure monitoring and creating technical incident documentation.

Perform problem determination and troubleshooting tasks across Wintel platforms, technologies and

environments.

Maintain all aspects of the Data Center and customers' infrastructure integrity and consistency, including virtual and hybrid platforms including documentation.

Perform software product installation, configuration management, maintenance and testing of VMware and Microsoft Wintel related products.

Ensure highest level of availability, reliability and performance for virtualization platforms and associated

products.

Provide 1st and 2nd level technical and problem diagnosis together with our customer care team.

Status: FTC=Fulltime Consultant Salary $115,000

WuXi AppTec/ TekSystems Inc. Philadelphia, Pa.

Windows Systems Server 2008/2012 Administrator: (Nov. 2015-Feb. 2016)

Manage project based Windows server 2008/2012 administration with VMWare 5.5.

Manage all aspects and operations on the Windows 2008 server environment.

Analyze and propose expansion of server operational systems based on the growth.

Manage and document and implement automation procedures on servers and manage vendors

Document all operations related problems; analyze cause and formulate solutions to prevent recurrence

Utilize Microsoft SCCM 2012 to install or upgrade server dependent software for distributed users of the system; research and approve solutions.

Perform day-to-day administrative functions including back-up verification and restore with Symantec back-up exec 2012

Status: FTC=Fulltime Consultant Salary $85,000

McGraw Hill Education/ ReqRoute Inc. East Windsor, New Jersey

Windows Server 2008/2012 Administrator: (April 2015-Sept. 2015, Contract Role)

Manage project based server deployments with Hyper-v 2008 from initiation to completion

Manage all aspects and operations on the Windows 2008 server environment.

Analyze and propose expansion of server operational systems based on the growth.

Manage and document and implement automation procedures on servers and manage vendors

Document all operations related problems; analyze cause and formulate solutions to prevent recurrence

Produce daily operations turnover reports.

Obtain upgrades and security patches for operations/automation systems; validate, schedule, deploy changes and install new software packages.

Install or upgrade server dependent software for distributed users of the system.

Perform day-to-day administrative functions including back-up verification, database and server monitoring.

Status: FTC=Fulltime Consultant Salary $90,000

9/11 Memorial Museum, New York, New York

Windows Server 2008 Admin:/Cisco UCS Admin: (July 2014 – Dec. 2014, Contract Role)

Maintained local Windows Server 2008, 2012 server environment.

Implementation and operation of Windows Server 2008/2012 in the VMware 5.1 virtualization environment.

Maintain technical support documentation. Assist in project planning and execution.

Assisted with the implementation and management of the VBlock 300 series infrastructure.

Managed and maintained the Cisco UCS environment with the Cisco UCS manager application.

Maintained and managed EMC Unified storage environment via EMC UniSphere Manager.

Managing all VMware storage environment related to the VBlock 340 Series with EMC VNX 5400 storage array.

Knowledge of overall networking technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, WINS).

Monitored and maintained hardware and software updates with Remedy ticketing application.

Status: FTC=Fulltime Consultant, Salary $85,000

Vanguard/ UST Global, Philadelphia Pa.

Windows Server Engineer/Data Center: (Apr. 2013 – Apr. 2014, Contract Role)

Installation and maintenance of Data Center Server Hardware and monitor VMware Virtualization environments.

Installation and configuration of the Vsphere ESXi 5.0 server configuration.

Implementation and configure operation of all Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 virtualization technologies Infrastructure.

Provide data center facilities planning and design for enterprise technical environment.

Assisted in software updates with the use of SCCM 2007 deployment application.

Break Fix Support of the Data Center’s H.P. server Enterprise environment

Manipulate and execute PowerShell script that created selected virtual machines.

Provided support to a large enterprise environment with a focus on team structure.

Hardware, software and firmware upgrades of installed hardware systems and components

Administration, Configuration, and Troubleshooting of Windows 2003/2008, VMware ESXi and vCenter, H.P. Blade Server.

Maintained and supported the cloud data center environment applications and physical infrastructure.

Windows Server virtual builds, Windows Server Upgrading from 2003 to 2008 or 2012.

Assisted Virtual Desktop and or Virtual desktop infrastructure VDI implementation.

Responsible for the implementation, operation, maintenance, system security, and system integrity of the Windows 2003/2008 Domains.

Knowledge of Active Directory environment, especially User Accounts, Groups, OUs, Sites & Subnets and GPOs.

Maintain all system within environment to ensure optimal performance, determine system upgrade/replacement schedules, and met established Service Level Agreement (SLA) commitments.

Status: FTC=Fulltime Consultant, Salary $ 90,000

Barnes & Noble.Com, New York, New York

NOC Engineer/Application Support: (Nov. 2012 – Mar. 2013, Contract Role)

Administer and manage Windows 2003/2008 Enterprise server environment.

Manage F5 load balance appliance to configure Web Services traffic.

Maintain local Windows ecommerce infrastructure with Microsoft SQL HA multi-node clustered environment.

Executed SQL queries to update, insert, and delete database data string.

Monitored and maintained hardware and software updates with Remedy ticketing application.

Knowledge of overall networking technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, AD,WINS).

Maintained the RedHat Linux environment which hosted the VMware Vsphere 4 environment.

Status: FTC=Fulltime Consultant, Salary $86,700

NBC Universal, New York, N.Y.

Systems Administrator/Application Support: (Apr. 2012 – June 2012, Contract Role)

Administer, manage, maintain, upgrade and software update local RedHat Linux distributed environment.

Hands on experience in managing and maintaining user drives and file shares from windows servers to NAS filers/between different NAS filers with/without NTFS permissions.

Coordinate and assist Linux RedHat installs on Intel based platforms.

Server support of all Data Center systems including H.P. Proliant and IBM E-series System Servers.

Administer and support clustered Linux and Windows SQL environment.

Inventory of server environment production, development, and QA updates.

Support local Windows 2003/2008 environment with the AVID ISIS infrastructure.

Manage SAN Infrastructure. LUN, Volume, data capacity on NetApp FAS2000 series storage appliance and NetApp Systems Manager.

2 years of hands-on experience in managing and maintaining file shares and user home drives with working knowledge on NAS/NetAPP in a large environment.

Status: FTC=Fulltime Consultant, Salary $83,500

JPMorgan Chase, Iselin N.J.

Windows Administrator/ Application Support: (Mar. 2011 – Mar. 2012, Contract Role)

Administer and manage Windows 2003 Enterprise server environment.

Manage local VMware Vsphere 4 infrastructure. VM host only.

Maintain local Windows SQL multi-node clustered environment.

Maintain and support system patches and Microsoft security upgrades.

Monitored and maintained hardware and software updates with Peregrine ticketing application.

Maintain and support TSM Backup & Recovery production infrastructure.

Provide first level support for Microsoft clustered environment.

Monitored and maintained hardware and software updates with Remedy ticketing application.

Knowledge of overall networking technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, WINS)

Manage and maintain data migration in the Prod. and DR environments via Microsoft RoboCopy utility.

Status: FTC=Fulltime Consultant, Salary $84,500

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Warren N.J.

Windows & Linux Administrator: (Sep. 2010 – Mar. 2011, Contract Role)

Maintain local Linux distributed Lab.environment.

Maintain technical support documentation. Assist in project planning and execution.

Coordinated the implementation of the HP Blade infrastructure.

Monitored and maintained hardware and software updates with Remedy ticketing application.

Maintain Windows 2003 Lab. Environment. Manage user in the Windows 2003 LAN infrastructure.

Knowledge of overall networking technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, WINS).

Monitored and maintained hardware and software updates with Remedy ticketing application.

Support the Web Integration environment with multiple monitor applications. (Optier, WebTrends).

Status: FTC=Fulltime Consultant, Salary $80,000

Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Distributed Systems Support Analyst: (July 2007 – Aug. 2010, Fulltime Role)

Support of a multi-platform Windows 2000/2003/2008, Unix Solaris, Red Hat Linux, and AIX environments.

5 years of Windows Server Administration experience with knowledge of AD.

Maintain large enterprise environment consisting of 3,500 hundred physical servers.

Administered and maintained the VMware Vsphere 4 infrastructure. ESX server, Virtual Center server, and VM host administration.

Deploy system application updates with Microsoft SMS & SCCM 2007.

Manage system application inventory with the SMS & SCCM 2007 deployment utility.

Maintained implemented managed and troubleshoot Active Directory Group Policies and attributes.

Knowledge of overall networking technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, WINS)

Proficiency with Active Directory, Group Policy and Terminal Services Administration

Support enterprise EMC 9600 SAN hardware environment. Coordinate hardware replacement with vendor services to maintain HA infrastructure.

Administer and manage the Sun Solaris 9 & 10 High Availability environment.

Maintain the Solaris 10 SunOne system servers and Sparc hardware issues.

Maintain business applications via IBM WebSphere infrastructure related applications.

Maintain and support TSM Data Backup & Recovery production from SAN infrastructure.

Maintain and support Hitachi MSA 2100 Series & Storage Navigator application.

Status: FTE=Fulltime Employee, Salary $76,700

SunGard Data Management Systems, Voorhees N.J.

Jr. Linux Systems Administrator/Hardware Technician: (Nov. 2006 – June 2007, Fulltime Role)

Administer, manage, maintain and upgrade local Linux distributed environment.

Coordinate and assist Linux RedHat installs on Intel and Sparc based platforms.

Hardware installation and configuration on Data Center server environment.

Upgrade and maintain local EMC SAN infrastructure environment.

Server support of all Data Center systems & peripherals including Dell, H.P. and Sun Microsystems.

Maintain technical support documentation. Configure system RAID configuration.

Monitored and maintained hardware and software updates with Remedy ticketing application.

Manage system archive and restores with Netbackup utility.

Server decommissioning coordinate efforts to retire outdated equipment.

Server implementation coordinate efforts to implement new systems.

Status: FTE=Fulltime Employee, Salary $63,500

New York Federal Reserve Bank, New York, N.Y.

LAN Administrator/Network and System Support Analyst: (Apr. 2000 – Oct. 2006, Fulltime Role)

Professional I.T. Certifications

VMWare 5 VCA-DCV Data Center Virtualization Associate Exam (VCAD510)

CompTIA Server + Exam (SKO-003, 2009 Edition)

CIW Certified Security Professional Exam (1D0-470)

SNIA Storage Network Foundations Exam (S10–101)

Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate, E-Series (JNCIA-E)

Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist, E-Series (JNCIS-E)

H.P. Certified Professional - Windows 2003 on HP Proliant Clusters (HP0-794)

CIW Certified Internet Associate Exam (1D0-510)

SAIR Linux/GNU Installation and Configuration (3X0-101)

SAIR Linux/GNU Networking (3X0-103)

SAIR Linux/GNU Core Concepts and Practices (3X0-201)

Microsoft Certified – Planning, Deploying and Managing Hosted Environment (070-501)

Education, Training, Presentations and Interests

Graduation Certificate: Institute of Audio Research, Music Technology & Business, 1996 – 1998:

Henry Snyder High: General Studies, 1980-1984

Associates Degree Program: Devry University, Network Systems Management Degree, Sept. 2013 – Present

Military History

MILITARY: Honorably Discharged after eight years of service in the U.S. Air Force

References: Upon Request

Salary Requirements: $95,000 - $110,000

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