Sr Systems Engineer/Network Architect

NETWORK ARCHITECT MANAGER

IT GOVERNANCE ~ PROJECT MANAGEMENT - MULTI-LOCATION NETWORK MANAGEMENT - SYSTEM SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE - POLICY & PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT - TEAM PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION - CUSTOMER SERVICE

PROFILE OVERVIEW

Dynamic, intuitive, and technically sophisticated Senior IT Professional with a track record of success in increasing operational efficiencies, improving customer service levels, and leading IT initiatives to support critical business processes toward organizational success. Poised to become a significant channel of corporate growth and advancement as a Network Architect / Manager while leveraging skills and knowledge in IT and people management.

- Focused and creative solution developer; experienced SME and POC with proven skills in project feasibility analysis, coordination, and team supervision

- Extensively skilled in computer networking systems, coupled with solid hands-on experience in leading technologies and methodologies spanning workstations, peripherals, servers, and enterprise-wide network elements

- Analytical and a big-picture driven leader accustomed to maintaining and supporting security, telecommunications, and energy management systems

- Proficient in handling multiple tasks simultaneously and in prioritizing workload

- Adoptable; rapidly learn and apply new technology and practices while consistently meeting and exceeding objectives

- Currently holds a Secret Security Clearance

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

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Platforms Windows NT / 2000 / 2003 / XP / Vista, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2003 Small Business Server, Exchange 2003 / 2007, Linux Red Hat 9.0 / Fedora Core 10, Solaris 9, VMware ESX 3.5, VirtualCenter 2.5, IBM AS400, Hitachi TagmaStore AMS200, and Citrix Presentation Server 3.0 / 4.5

Applications Active Directory, Microsoft Office 2000 / 2003 / 2007, DameWare, eSafe, SurfControl, CheckPoint, Optivity Telephony Manager (OTM), Velocity Security Management System, Symantec NetBackup / Backup Exec

Software Support Quicksilver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat

Hardware HP Compaq Thin-Clients, PC desktops / laptops and peripherals, as well as servers, workstations, and LAN / WAN routing systems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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LEAD SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR (CURRENT)

SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER (2008)

BAE Systems, Inc., Jacksonville, FL 2008-Present

Earned fast-tracked promotion to lead in Enterprise IT and ensure functional integrity of applications, infrastructure, and project management initiatives for this global leader with a highly complex, international, multisite network and 18-20 international sites connected through MPLS. Provide strategic project direction while ensuring data integrity through systematic back-up procedures, identifying and resolving technical issues and improving back-up systems.

Direct 18-20 administrators and work in conjunction with project managers, directors, and technology leaders to facilitate timely project delivery and goal attainment. Ensure optimal performance of MS Enterprise Server 2000 / 2003, MS Exchange 2003, BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Messaging Systems, Windows OS, and local / remote mail programs.

Key Projects and Accomplishments:

- Represented the two subdivisions of “Land and Armaments” (formerly M&PS -Mobility and Protection Systems) and played a key role in facilitating the seamless project completion of L&A RAdia—a three-phase project forecasted to serve as primary avenue for software deployment, patch management, and auditing across all sites through a fully integrated proxy server-based infrastructure

- Leveraged UNIX expertise as the key project representative responsible for LDAP servers assigning UNIX / Linux authentication and Active Directory credentials for Common UNIX LDAP project

- Spearheaded application testing and co-managed the development of the clients’ OS image. Streamlined security settings, user preferences, and visual appearance for the L&A Vista Pilot project: a master Microsoft Windows Vista image, that will be deployed on all workstations in North America.

- Currently providing strategic direction to a team responsible for the VMWare initiative, ensuring efficient development of policies and procedures on how various sites administer and perform tasks using VMWare ESX systems; the purpose of this project is to create a unified structure for how systems are setup and run throughout the company, thus enabling the team to better support each site with a common resource pool of administrators and engineers

- Ensured accuracy and diligence in gathering server/site/datacenter information for all sites within assigned LOB, which equaled to about 18-20 sites; this initiative is intended to ensure the data resource reliability concerning matters related to policies and references

NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

Sterling Healthcare, Jacksonville, FL 2007-2008

Functioned as the Senior Network Administrator who was solely responsible in the innovative redesign and upgrade of IT network. Piloted enterprise-wide data archiving, information management, and administration of all back-up functions. Governed off-site data back-up recording operations, oversaw network permissions, and coordinated information management / exchange journaling for legal department to comply with internal and external regulations.

Key Accomplishments:

- Chosen to assure efficient development and deployment of a clustered virtualized environment utilizing VMWare ESX Server 3.5, VirtualCenter 2.5, and a Hitachi AM200 SAN with dual brocade fiber switches

- Increased levels of availability of messaging environment through the development and implementation of an MS Exchange 2007 infrastructure

- Regarded as the driving force in the successful IBM AS400 / IDX administration; proficiently established new user accounts in the interim of training new IDX Administrator; optimized performance while minimizing network downtime through successful migration of physical servers to virtualized environment, including complete reorganization of Network Operations Center (NOC)

- Improved existing systems, technical processes, including logical design of group policies, organizational units, and cleanup of active directory structure

NETWORK TECHNICIAN

Logistic Services International (LSI), Jacksonville, FL 2006-2007

Ensured a steadfast Windows 2003-based data processing network with 80 servers connecting more than 500 clients. Developed communication systems and rendered management support to security system(s). Set personal access codes using Velocity, reviewed security logs, and troubleshot entire system. Appointed ISSO (Information System Security Officer) tasked to administer the technical operations of the classified systems for the facility, which involved overseeing the technical operations; maintaining a SIPERNET (Secret Internet Protocol Router Network), and the handling and processing of classified documents in relation to the equipment in the room.

Key Accomplishments:

- Optimized productivity by providing recommendations and facilitating the implementation of several hardware upgrades

- Significantly reduced company expenditures through superior leadership in promoting regular use of RMA in returning defective merchandise to manufacturers

- Appointed to take over a complex project for a Solaris 9 system that was dropped off by the Navy without getting any notice from them that it needs to be supported; chosen to handle the responsibility due to recognized skills and as the only technician with UNIX experience (this unnatural system consisted of several Solaris and Windows 2000 based systems)

- Actively involved in the successful removal of the damage done by a viral infection that hit the company system

- Developed several security-based recommendations and obtained approval for suggesting locking down of network to resolve the problem

- Honored through several management commendations, as well as numerous expressions of respect and appreciation from colleagues for helpful and friendly attitude

EARLIER EXPERIENCE

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

ITT Technical Institute, Jacksonville, FL 2005-2006

CREDENTIALS

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ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER NETWORKING SYSTEMS, 2007

ITT Technical Institute, Jacksonville, FL

Recipient of Abraham S. Scholarship of Computer Science, 2004

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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VMWARE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL (PROJECTED DATE OF COMPLETION: FEB 2009)

Course Topic: VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze V3.5

MicroTek Facilities, Atlanta, GA

CISCO COMPUTER NETWORKING, 2002–2003

High Honor Roll Awards for 4 quarters; Student of the Month in December 2002 / February 2003

Honors: ORANGE-ULSTER BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, Goshen, NY

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