Active Directory Security Clearance

James M. McGraw

** ******* *****, ******, ******** 21917

Cell phone 410-***-****

E-mail: *********@*******.***

Security Clearance:

Active Clearance Level: Secret

Professional Experience

TekSystems / Exelon May 2022 to Present

Position: System Administrator III

Manage Microsoft Windows 2008-2019 servers from both a hardware and operating system standpoint.

• Maintain and monitor Wintel and Server Operations efforts

• Maintain server inventory information to ensure accuracy of configuration management DB.

• Support the production release management system for documenting, planning, and implementing IT changes.

• Plan, coordinate, communicate and implement security patching activities for Wintel server platforms.

• Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes

• Assist in racking and stacking of servers in Exelon’s datacenters

• Provide 24x7 support and participate in on call rotation for critical production systems

• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours

• Provide technical expertise and/or solution delivery support for maintaining performance and reliability of server solutions.

• Maintain and enhance engagement with business and IT partners to sustain service levels and high availability of server computer services. Visible and accessible to clients providing guidance for how to successfully request new devices as needed.

• Assists in coordinating and implementing planned infrastructure changes for business and/or IT clients.

T2 Solutions June 2020 to May 2022

Position: System Engineer

As the only Active Directory engineer, I built out the Active Directory domain for the UNCLASS.LOCAL domain from scratch. I added a second domain controller and split the Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles between the two domain controllers. I installed and maintained the Anti-Virus solution for the domain. I used best practices to harden all of the Windows domain controllers and application servers. I maintained and updated the VMWare ESXi 6.7 environments. I built and deployed several LINUX servers for the GITLAB-EE and MatterMost applications.

Allegis Corporate Services October 2012 to May 2020

Position: System Engineer

As a senior member of the Identity and Access Management team, I have been involved in many on-going projects that range from rolling out Azure Active Directory (AAD) for the Office 365 implementation and implementing Identity Governance Access through Azure Active Directory for allowing external clients access to an on-premises application. This project involved granting access to connected organizations and training users and administrators in the proper use and administration of the catalogs and the various access packages. I was instrumental in setting up and maintaining the AAD Privileged Identity Management system. We installed Azure AD Password Protections in the cloud and on-premises. I was the leading engineer in the company-wide domain controller reduction project.

Some of the older projects have been rolling out PowerBroker, so that users could install software on their laptops without having administrator right, to de-activating The Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) in the external Active Directory domain, to upgrading Forefront identity Manager 2010 (FIM) to Forefront identity Manager 2010 R2 to defining a new global Active Directory structure and to updating the corporate Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) from Windows 2008 to Windows 2016 R2.

Teksystems / SAIC August 2010 to September 2012

Position: System Engineer

Performing a variety of difficult assignments associated with monitoring and controlling computer operating systems.

Troubleshoot and run diagnostic tests on operating systems and hardware to detect problems. Evaluate and installs developed software during various phases of testing. Reviews and prepares documentation for systems and tests and installs software.

Recommend methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

Initiate preventive maintenance on the operating systems as well as repair to system problems. Administer systems solutions for multiple projects with varying schedules.

Support the planning of system requirements for individual projects.

Work on problems of moderate scope and ensures project schedules and performance requirements are met.

Provide work direction and guidance to others.

Have been responsible for the technical direction, leadership, and training of less experienced staff.

Contribute to the development of the organization’s goals and objectives.

Interface with vendors for trouble calls.

Interaction normally involve matters between functional areas, other company divisions or units.

Deploy Microsoft security patches using a Lumension PatchLink server.

System Source October 2009 to August 2010

Position: Systems Engineer

Deployed and maintained physical and virtual Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 servers. Install and configure SonicWall firewalls and VPN devices. Configure and maintain HP and Cisco network switches. Built a VMware ESXi server and used P2V to move an physical server to the virtual system. Configure and install Symantec Backup Exec and Endpoint Protection.

Teksytems / Constellation Energy Group February 2008 to April 2009

Position: Windows / Intel Engineer

Deploy physical and virtual Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 servers. Repair and trouble-shoot HP blades servers, blade server enclosures and HP stand-alone servers. Add new servers to the Active Directory domain. Updated DHCP servers.

Data Processing Solutions October 2005 to November 2007

Position: Senior Network Engineer

Designed and implemented a VMWare virtual network. Performed a network analysis to determine the security baseline of the customer network. Trouble-shot and repaired a Windows 2003 Active Directory domain for a client. Designed, implemented and migrated a Windows 2003 Active Directory domain with Exchange 2003 server from Windows 2000 with Exchange 2000. Designed and maintained Windows 2003 Active Directory domain over several locations.

Continental Technologies August 2001 to October 2005

Position: Network Engineer

Repaired a broken RAID 5 array on a domain controller and had to restore the Active Directory database and the Exchange information store. Designed and deployed Active Directory domain structure and migrated users and computers from a Novell network to the new domain structure for one client. Restored a corrupt Exchange database for another client. Found problems with wiring infrastructure and directed the client to the proper CAT5 cabling. Deployed Hewlett-Packard servers. Installed & repaired Veritas BackupExec and Arcserve back up software and tape drives.

Integrated Health Services December 1999 to August 2001

Position: Network Analyst

Deployed, maintained and configured Cisco routers to 350 remote sites. Monitored the WAN with Ciscoworks. Corrected the SMS database for two domains. Deployed Windows 2000 member servers in the top-level domain. Administered 50 Windows NT servers. Planned Windows NT domain upgrade to Active Directory. Administer users and groups as necessary. Testing an upgrade from SMS 1.2 to SMS 2.0.

Technology: Windows NT Server 4.0, Cisco routers & switches, Windows 2000, SMS

Computer Networking Technologies September 2000 to June 2001

Position: Instructor

Teaching Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Professional, Network Infrastructure, Directory Services and Migration to Windows 2000 from Windows NT. Instructed my students on TCP/IP subnetting.

American Red Cross August 1999 to December 1999

Position: Senior Network Specialist

Migrated an SQL database from a Novell server to a Windows NT server. Upgraded several Cisco and Cabletron switches for Y2K compliance. Deployed a Windows NT RAS server. Sub-netted the DHCP server to allow more IP addresses. Administered the domain and an Exchange 5.5 server. Set up remote clients for dial-up networking.

Technology: Windows NT Server 4.0, RAS, Dial-up Networking, Exchange Server, SQL Server

Wang Global / Allstate Claims Office - August 1998 to August 1999

Position: Windows NT Administrator

Every morning, I checked Event Viewer for any problems; Performance Monitor logs for any trends; and make sure the Backup was successful. Installed and tuned Windows NT Server 4.0 on a Compaq server; implemented an Ethernet Switch, a router and four Ethernet hubs. Deployed Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on eighty desktop computers. Installed and tuned Windows95 on 20 laptop computers for network access through direct connection to the LAN or through Remote Access Service using the Internet.

Technology: Windows NT Server 4.0, Internet Information Server 4.0, RAS, Proxy Server

Wang Global / Allstate Staff Counsel - April 1997 to August 1998

Position: LAN Administrator

Changed a broken token-ring MAU in the Falls Church office; Replaced bad SCSI drive controller in the Baltimore file-and-print server; Exchanged a bad network interface card in the Falls Church database server; Swapped a dead RAID 5 hard drive in the Greenbelt file-and-print server; Installed HP LaserJet printers; Added users for new hires.

Technology: Windows for Workgroups, Cisco router, IBM token-ring MAU, Legato

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