Gerald Scherbel (Gerry) linkedin.com/in/gerry-scherbel 651-***-**** *********@*******.*** Lake Elmo, MN
System Administrator
I am an Accomplished Senior Administrator with a record of accomplishment in leading, supporting, and implementing sophisticated Enterprise solutions including cloud technology, virtualization, database management, mobile, network, and hardware solutions in a fast paced environment providing support for eight figure software sales. I have lead cross-functional initiatives that require a deep understanding of stakeholder relations, customer requirements, and the SDLC. I am Expert in solving complex software and hardware problems through research and innovation.
Professional Experience
Consultant Disaster Recovery Robert Half
August 2020 St. Paul, MN
Advised Client on procedures to follow after a Ransomware attack. Best practices, Data recovery.
Sr. Integrations Engineer Infor Global Solutions
2011 - 2019 St. Paul, MN
Deploy demonstration environments and administration of Infor Financials/ERP, HR and Healthcare. Migrate VMware/Hyper-V virtual servers from to AWS, Support hand held devices for demos. Set up test environments for new releases. Backups and schedule updates of operating systems. Configuring systems resources in Infor’s AWS cloud. Active Directory update from 2.0 to 3.0 for Lawson application security, Diagnose hardware, software and network issues for sales demo team. Attend biweekly argil scrum meetings.
Virtual Systems Administrator Lawson Software
1998 - 2011 St. Paul MN
Designed, Install and maintained Virtual hosts failover Clusters VMWare and Hyper-V. SCVMM console, Veeam Backups and system updates. Create and Remote update for sales staff laptops. Update and repair servers and laptops for demos. Set up network switches for clustered VMware and Hyper-V servers.
Computer repair and Website design Self Employed Side job
1998 - 2005 Lake Elmo, MN
Computer repair for Elevator advisory group, other Website design for Minnesota association of Building Inspectors and Christ Lutheran church,
Sr. Technical Product Consultant Lawson Software
1997 - 1998 Minneapolis, MN
Roll out of portable workflow servers
Configure and deliver Portable NT Application Server
Sales Technical Product Consultant Lawson Software
1996 - 1997 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Created process for Sales Consultants to reload their laptop
set up regional Process flow servers
Evaluated and recommended new laptops
PC Repair Technician Lawson Software
1993 - 1996 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Configured/Upgraded Sales Staff to Windows 95
Certified Repair and reload Laptop Computers
Computer Operations Supervisor Lawson Software
1992 - 1993 Minneapolis, Minnesota
System Upgrades and daily operations, running batch jobs, scheduling backups
Computer Operations Regional Manager Lawson Software
1991 - 1992 Bradenton, Florida
Upgrade Regional Network
System Upgrades and daily operations, running batch jobs, Scheduling backups
Lead Computer Operations Supervisor Lawson Software
1987 - 1991 Minneapolis, Minnesota
PC Networking, Software Soft keying, Network Wiring
System Upgrades and daily operations, running batch jobs, scheduling backups
Lead Computer Operator Lawson Software
1985 - 1987 Minneapolis, Minnesota
PC Network Software Soft keying, Network Wiring
System Upgrades and daily operations, running batch jobs, scheduling backups
Certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Issued by Amazon Web Services Training and Certification
Valid May 21 2020 to May 21 2023
Texas Instruments Laptop repair
Education
Century College / Computer Operation Degree Certificate Vocational
University Of Minnesota / General College Some College Coursework Completed