Sharepoint Manager

Davorin Kozul

972-***-**** • ******@*******.*** • https:/www.linkedin.com/in/Davorin-Kozul

SharePoint Administrator / Systems Administrator

Development • Architecture • System Upgrades & Maintenance • Migration Planning • Technical Troubleshooting • SOX

Technology professional with 20+ years of hands-on experience in systems administration, infrastructure systems engineering, and Information Technology support.

Proven expertise in IT architecture and the design, operation, and improvement of network, server, storage, and security systems.

Orchestrates the full lifecycle of technical project execution, from planning through implementation and technical support in complex environments.

Optimizes technical processes and improves operational stability, efficiency, and functionality by leading ongoing maintenance, disaster recovery, technical troubleshooting, and issue resolution.

Collaborative communicator who fosters strong partnerships across business lines to drive attainment of ambitious organizational goals.

Technology Proficiencies

SharePoint: Administration, architecture, upgrading, updating, migrations, building sites, user acceptance, 0n-prem/on-line O365), Power apps/Flow (Power Automate), Metalogix Content Matrix,Storagepoint.

Federation: Okta, ADFS (internal & external). Hardware: HP / Compaq, Dell, IBM, Gateway, Sony, Cisco, NetApp.

Server Applications: MIM, Active Directory, TCP/IP, DNS (internal/external), DHCP, WINS, Exchange Server, VMWare, IIS, SSL, SCOM/SCCM, SQL Server, Netbackup/Backupexec, Scriptlogic Desktop Authority, RightFax, SFTP/TumbleWeed, Citrix, BES.

Security: Cisco Firewall, McAfee, NetIQ, Websense, ForeScout CounterACT, QualysGuard.

Application Software: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Visio), Teammate, DM Opentext, PGP, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Illustrator, OrgPlus, AutoCAD, OCR software (Xerox Textbridge, Caere OMNIPage), Dameware, AmberCat, Radmin, WinTrac, ReloAdvantage, ServiceEngine, Picture capturing software, Translation software, Fax software, Disk Imaging software (Ghost).

Compliance: Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), ITIL.

Professional Experience

Infosys/Verizon: Plano, TX 07/2019 – Present

SharePoint Administrator

Administration of multiple SharePoint farms, user acceptance, security maintenance, site creation, backup and restore.

Tailored sites to the unique needs of business users to best align emerging technologies with goals, objectives, and requirements.

Enhanced management decision-making processes by providing detailed metrics to give deeper insight into organizational trends.

Boosted SharePoint stability by pinpointing and remediating extensive long-standing technical issues.

Maintained security of sites and farms in accordance with company policies.

Alliancedata Systems: Plano, TX 06/2013 – 06/2019

SharePoint Administrator / Apps Administrator / Federation Administrator

Spearhead the daily workflow and planning, development, installation, integration, testing, deployment and troubleshooting of Microsoft SharePoint and major integrated systems in a dynamic, technical environment. Boost environment integrity by implementing application service packs and cumulative updates and executing upgrades, migrations, and performance tuning. Successfully setup and configure SharePoint Services, UPS, Excel, Vizio, Access, Search, SSRS, and Online Office Server to increase system functionality. Installed and maintained plug-ins, features, web parts, templates, and solutions including 3rd party software and applications.

Implemented multiple SharePoint upgrades, from 2007 to 2010, from 2010 to 2013, and finally from 2013 to 2016, to keep technology current and best utilize enhanced version functionality.

Migrated all applications and servers from the on-premise datacenter to the AWS cloud in just four months.

Improved security and stability by moving ADFS to Okta for Single Sign-on (SSO) for over 60 unique vendors.

Created governance and implemented industry best practices to design SharePoint Farms and internal sites.

Tailored sites to the unique needs of business users to best align emerging technologies with goals, objectives, and requirements.

Enhanced management decision-making processes by providing detailed metrics to give deeper insight into organizational trends.

HCL/DPSG: Plano, TX 04/2013

SharePoint Administrator

Successfully monitored, maintained, administered, and built a total of seven 2007/2010 production, QA and development farms. Reduced ongoing SharePoint server issues through in-depth technical troubleshooting and issue resolution. Safeguarded vital data by creating Site Collections, managing Site permissions, and developing a comprehensive disaster recovery solution.

Innovated an authorization and implementation process to exercise increased control over proposed SharePoint site changes and the implementation of new features.

Boosted SharePoint stability by pinpointing and remediating extensive long-standing technical issues.

SIRVA: Westmont, IL 04/2003 – 03/2013

IT Infrastructure Systems Engineer / Project Manager / SharePoint Administrator

Transformed an aging SharePoint system into a cutting-edge environment by leading an upgrade to WSS 3.0, then building two new server farms running SharePoint 2010 with virtual web servers (NLB), a virtual app server, and a physical SQL server. Improved system functionality through workflow creation and site enhancement using SharePoint Designer. Optimized operations leveraging PowerShell scripting, Stsadm commands, and Developer Dashboards. Reduced server downtimes by implementing strategic backup and recovery, as well as disaster recovery plans. Protected the production environment through the buildout of a test farm to evaluate different components prior to applying on production.

Achieved the highest business user satisfaction ratings across all aspects of IT business support.

Slashed data center expenses by migrating and virtualized over 600 physical services to a new, cost-saving location.

Eliminated $200K in application support costs through the renegotiation of provider contracts.

Successfully implemented Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance measures across multiple applications.

Introduced revenue assurance and security controls to the organization.

Orchestrated a wide range of technical projects including new application implementations and application, operating system, and hardware upgrades.

Singlehandedly built 100+ physical and virtual servers while managing Citrix farms of 20+ servers.

Additional notable experience as an IT Support Manager for GHK & Associates in Chicago, IL.

Education & Credentials

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, University of Maribor: Maribor, Slovenia

Associate of Science in Aero-Technical & Mechanical Engineering, University of Zagreb: Zabreb, Croatia

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Exchange 2010 & SharePoint 2010 Training, Microsoft Corporation

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