Network Engineer Administrator

Charles O. Lucas

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Profile Summary:

●Dedicated Information Technology Professional Remote Systems & Network Administrator (or Engineer); can offer your company systems Windows and Linux administration over site-to-site IPSEC/VPN/OpenVPN Tunnels using PF-Sense firewall and large broadband connects and Linux Desktop with Linux and Windows Administration tools for security administration and management of your environment.

●Over 20 years of Windows Administration; set up and deployed packages and patches.; use the group to affect domain-wide changes to servers and workstations; mass deployment of an antivirus using group policy and Symantec software; review event logs issues with servers, server inventories of software, and performance to determine if the server needs more resources. A Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007/2010/Administration, including tracing bounced emails, review of event logs for problems and fixing servers as needed; create on and review of performance monitors for Exchange performance; migrating mailboxes for other exchanges to company Exchange servers; Creating and managing distribution groups and public folders; upgraded and installed Symantec host-based spam filters for Exchange.

●Five years of experience with VMWare Servers and Linux KVM servers migrating physical servers to virtual environments and then decommissioning the physical environments. I have worked with the following Cloud infrastructures, AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, building servers and site-to-site IPSEC/VPN/OpenVPN Tunnel.

●Two years of Linux and Unix Administration.

Experience:

Janurary 2022–Present

Owner/Self-employed• System/Network Engineer • Otaku Computer Guy! LLC.

•Remote (95%) and Onsite (5%) Support.

•Managing IT infrastructure.

•Redesigning Windows infrastructure.

•Windows & Linux administration

•Office 365 Migration

•Implementation of server virtualization

•Performance of office 365 Backups

•Implementation of email spam filter and EMS services

•Implementation of Cybersecurity

•Implementation of firewall and VLANs

•Implementing Secure environments between office sites and the cloud (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud).

•Set up and configure a VPN connection and IPsec Tunnels.

•Managing Desktop Support

•Manage all aspects of the networking platform

•Troubleshoot network & system issues

•Monitor active network and server infrastructure

•Perform routine preventative maintenance on equipment

•Administer network security measures to prevent system interruptions or breaches

•Execute sensitive data backup and restoration procedures

•Document all technical procedures and user guides

•Design and Built custom PCs for Gaming and Multimedia

•Laptop & PC Repair.

July 2021–Present

Part-time• System/Network Engineer • Color Carton Corp LLC.

•Remote 80% Onsite 10%

•Implementing Monitoring systems and networking using Zabbix and Tactical RMM.

•Implementing Huntress Security Suite, INFRASCALE BACKUP & DISASTER RECOVERY, and Restic Backups

•Installing, configuring, and maintaining customer and client firewalls (PFsense, OpenSense.)

•Implementing, migrating, and Securing environments between office sites and cloud (Office 365) services. Set up and configure a VPN connection and IPsec Tunnels.

•Allowing and Restricting access from specific public Ip addresses to VMs for SSH or RDP.

•Installing, updating, and upgrading software for customers and clients.

•Building and configuring bare metal servers running KVM Linux/Open Nebula and their networking.

•Repairing and fixing computers and laptops.

•OS (Windows 10/10, macOS, Linux) upgrades, rebuilds, and restores.

March 2013– July 2019

Part-Time • System/Network Engineer • Vulcans Logic Networks, Inc.

•Remote (99%) and Onsite (1%) Support.

•Multiple Clients and client environments.

•Monitoring systems and networking using Zabbix and Tactical RMM.

•Deploying server to AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure environments.

•Implementing Secure environments between office sites and the cloud (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud).

•Set up and configure a VPN connection and IPsec Tunnels.

•Installing, deploying, Implementing, and troubleshooting Windows servers 2000, 2003, 2008/2008R2/2012/2016 using RSAT and Remote Desktop for Windows and Linux.

•Installing, deploying, Implementing, and troubleshooting Ubuntu, Cento OS, Gentoo, and. Arch Linux servers and desktops.

•Installing, deploying, Implementing, and troubleshooting Windows /XP/Vista/7/8, and 10 desktop and laptops.

•Implementation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and managing Windows Active Directory and Exchange 2003, 2007/2010/2016.

•Implementation, maintaining, troubleshooting, and managing Microsoft GPO, DNS, WINS, and DHCP, servers.

•Installing, deploying, Implementing, and troubleshooting, WSUS Servers.

•Installing, deploying, Implementing, and troubleshooting a server consolidation initiative using VMWare ESX 3.5-5.5 and v-sphere clusters which resulted in a 40% reduction in infrastructure size.

•Maintaining and troubleshooting VMware Infrastructure and migrating Virtual Servers over to KVM Linux Servers.

•Installing, deploying, Implementing, and troubleshooting, KVM Linux Virtualization with Open Nebula Web Interface.

•Installing, deploying, Implementing, and troubleshooting Bacula & Restic Backup Server & clients.

•Installing, deploying, Implementing, and troubleshooting PFSense firewalls and Layer 3 switches.

•Deployment and migrating to Mitel Cloud Phone System

•Implementing, managing, and supporting Windows Servers scripts (PowerShell, batch, windows scripts, etc.).

December 2019–July 2020

Full-time • System Engineer • TEKConn, Inc.

Remote (99%) and Onsite (1%) Support.

Multiple Clients and client environments.

•Monitor systems and networking using ConnectWise

•Management servers and workstation with Kaseya.

•Physical Installations or Servers, Switches, and Firewalls.

•Installation of Physical Servers and rack construction.

•Building and installation of virtual servers, windows servers 2008/2012/2016/2019

•Updated Documentation in IT-Glue.

•Securing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting VPN tunnels (SSL, L2TP, PPTP) and IPsec Tunnels firewalls and Azure.

•Active Directory domain and forest upgrades and migrations.

•Troubleshooting and secure. And Configure Active Directory syncing on-premises servers and Azure Active Directory or Azure DC VMs, and Exchange Online.

•Troubleshooting and managing the active directory and azure active directory.

•Troubleshooting and managing Microsoft Office 365 applications and features.

•Troubleshooting and managing Exchange Server 2007/2010/2013/2016/On-premises.

•Troubleshooting and managing Email spam and email flow issues.

•Migration, implementation, and deployment of Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019.

•Migration, implementation, and deployment of VMware ESXi Server 6.7.

•Troubleshooting third-party server applications.

Sep 2019 – Dec 2019

Full-Time • Applications Analyst • Winston Staffing, Inc.

•Client: Mount Sinai Hospital

•Project Management of Migration and Cluster Construction

•Coordinate and organize the Wintel, storage, backup, and SQL teams within the project to migrate the data.

•Design and Build out of the New Failover cluster (File Server & SQL Server).

•Management and Support of Windows Server 2008r2 Cluster

•Management and Support of Windows Server 2016 Cluster

•Migrating SAN LUN(S) from Windows Server 2008R2 Failover Cluster to Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster.

•Migrating Windows Server 2008R2 and MS SQL 2008 Server Cluster to Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster.

•Creating Documentation and implementation solutions.

Network Administrator at Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of New York

December 2014 - June 2016 (1 year seven months)

•Managed 60 + Server environments and 55+ Desktops/Laptops

•Implemented Windows desktop deployments Windows /XP/Vista/7/8 and 10.

•Implementation and Deployed of Windows 2000/2003/208, Active Directory,

•Desktop Workstation troubleshooting and deployment Windows XP and Windows 7/8/10.

•Implemented and deployed Microsoft GPO, AD, DNS, WINS, and DHCP, server.

•Managed and Deployed Microsoft SQL 2005/2008 and Microsoft Internet Information Server 6.0 services, with Peer-Sync integration.

•Deployed and implemented a server consolidation initiative using VMWare ESX 3.5 and V-Sphere clusters which resulted in a 40% reduction in infrastructure size.

•I managed Blackberry Enterprise servers and WSUS Servers.

•Implemented and deployed of backup servers, routine backups; local and remote server backups with Symantec Backup Exec 12.0 /12.5/2010/2012.

•Implemented and deployed Symantec Endpoint and Antivirus servers and System console.

•Troubleshooting network problems and issues with routers switches, Cisco PIX/ASA,

•Exchange 2003, 2007/2010 Administration and Management.

•Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 Administration and Management

•Management of VMware Infrastructure, Double-Take, and VMWare Converter.

•Troubleshooting issues with email delivery.

Education:

The Lowell School Queens, NY

Regency Diploma

CUNY- Queensborough Community College Queens, NY

Major: Mathematics and Science (with Focus on Computer Science) A.S.

CUNY- Borough of Manhattan Community College Queens, NY

Major: Computer Science A.S.

The City University of New York- Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies

Major: Computer Science and Engineering B.S. (Applicate) New York, NY

Edureka! Online Self-Paced Training

Training: DevOps Engineering, Linux Administration, Full Stack Development, and Cybersecurity.

New Horizons Computer Learning Center New York, NY

MCSA & CCNA Security Boot Camp

Coursework: A+, Network +, MCP/MCSA Windows Server 2000, CCNA, and Security +

Certification: A +, Network +, MCP, MCSA 2000

Memberships: IEEE, USENIX, LOSAP

References:

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