Scott T. Schweitzer

** ******** **., *******, ** 07735

201-***-****

ad21gj@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Seasoned IT professional with a wide range of experience and expertise focused primarily on project management and infrastructure management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Xybion Corporation December 2019 – December 2023

Sr Systems Engineer

Responsible for all internal and hosted systems / networks for software developed by Xybion.

●Configure / Manage all networks / servers for colocated datacenters and AWS for both hosted and internal environments

●Responsible for security / redundancy of all networks

●Project lead on multiple large projects / upgrades / migrations (2FA / SSO / Windows Upgrades / Datacenter Builds and moves / AWS Migration / DR failover datacenter / Citrix / Sophos)

●Create new solutions for client needs

●Handle any other tasks assigned

●Regularly work on Cisco/Sonicwall Firewalls, VMWare, SAN Storage (Dell and Pure), Windows/Linux Servers, AWS, and Monitoring.

JLT Holdings Inc. / Marsh and McLennon (Acquired CRP as below) April 2017 - November 2019

Service Operations Specialist III

Responsible for the upkeep, organization, and execution of IT functions across all US locations. Keep all SLAs in line with expectations to meet user demands.

●ITIL Environment

●Met all SLAs for tickets submitted in North America

●Manage outsourced Level 1 / 2 Service Desk & Backend Teams

●Setup new offices across the various US locations

●Onboarded new companies acquired by JLT

●Worked with the UK and other countries to align standards and make sure users could move seamlessly between our offices across the globe

●Project Management / Project Lead for various projects in the US

●Designed US BlackBerry Work Platform

●Ran reports and reviewed for improvement areas

Construction Risk Partners (Acquired by JLT above) April 2013 - April 2017

Director of Technology

Responsible for the overall planning, organizing, and execution of all IT functions across all locations. This includes directing all IT operations to meet employee and customer requirements as well as the support and maintenance of existing applications and development of new technical solutions.

●Analyze complex business needs presented by the user community and/or clients and recommend technical solutions.

●Designed new infrastructure for 5 separate offices, as well as redesign existing troublesome infrastructure.

●Ensured the consistency and maintainability of existing applications by creating, maintaining, and enforcing standards/procedures for implementing technical solutions.

●Directed operations in executing production tasks according to a documented schedule that meets or exceeds customer expectations.

●Produced detailed timelines for each application release and implements effective project control by monitoring the progress of the software release and reporting the status.

●Directed and prioritizes the workload of IT personnel.

●Reviewed all designs, code and unit test plans where applicable.

●Approved all business requirements prior to the technical solution.

●Participated on all hardware and software evaluations and maintains vendor contracts.

●Represented the IT function at customer review meetings when appropriate.

●Directed education programs for staff.

●Performed liaison duties between users, operations, and programming personnel in the areas of systems design, modifications or trouble shooting.

●Performed configuration and maintenance of firewalls, routers, switches, servers, and VOIP system.

●Performed salary administration and conducts interviews and makes recommendations for new hires, consultants and/or replacement personnel.

Business Machine Technologies July 2011 - April 2013

Network Engineer

Worked at various client sites, ranging in size from small business to enterprise consulting for networks, servers, and workstations:

●Designed plans to implement new technology and put the plans into action.

●Administrate Servers (SQL Server, Terminal Server, Exchange, Etc.), VPN, Backup Exec, Backup Exec System Recovery, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Central AV, Firewalls & Routers, and UPS Hardware/Software.

●Managed Servers, Network Closet, and Associated Hardware.

●Provided support for miscellaneous applications for accounting firms, law firms, chemists, and other fields.

PCS Revenue Control Systems November 2008 – June 2011

Information Systems Technician

Part of 5 person team responsible for managing network and workstations for local and international employees:

●Resolved internal network & PC issues including Active Directory, VPN, Exchange, SAN Storage, Citrix, VMware, Firewalls, SQL Server, Remote Desktop.

●Managed Servers, Network Closet, and Associated Hardware.

EDUCATION

●BS, Information Science and Technology, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (In progress)

●AS, Computer Science/Networking and Information Systems, Lincoln College, West Palm Beach, FL

●Network Systems Administrator Certificate, Lincoln Technical Institute, Paramus, NJ

●A+, ITIL Certified, CCNA (In Progress)

SKILLS

●Server: Microsoft Server, ESXi, Linux, Cent OS

●Virtualization: Hyper-V, VMWare ESXi VSphere/VCenter, Citrix, SAN, NAS

●Networking: Cisco/Meraki, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, FortiNet, Sonicwall, PFSense, MPLS, SD-WAN, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, NAT, ACL

●Monitoring: Spiceworks,Prometheus, Solarwinds, TeamViewer, Bomgar, Dameware, Kaseya

●Cloud: Public/Private/Hybrid cloud concepts, AWS, Microsoft Azure / Office 365, Various 3rd party providers such as Rackspace and Intermedia, 3rd-party email filtering, archiving, and discovery services.

●Security: Okta, Duo, Microsoft

●Scripting: HTML, Windows batch files, PowerShell, Bash

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