- Planned, designed, project managed, and
implemented solutions for clients of a major US distributor of server and
personal computer hardware
- Provided implementation and consulting
service to various enterprises and small to medium business within the
continental US and Canada within the time constraints and other terms
specified in the Statement of Work
- Ensured that the client was satisfied with
the delivery and customer service provided, and left behind detailed
documentation for further professional services and customer continuity
- Worked on VMware implementation for a
manufacturer
- Work was
accomplished in very short time spans despite numerous networking related
challenges. Position included work
with ESX Servers running on Dell PowerEdge 2950s connected to a Dell EMC
SAN. Migration of legacy GSX
Server VMs, file servers, web servers, and development servers. Utilized VMware Converter to virtualize
both the GSX VMs and the physical servers. Implemented VMware Clustering, High
Availability (HA), and Dynamic Resource Scheduler (DRS).
- Worked with Backup and Recovery Assessment
for a San Francisco bay area television station
- Worked
with the on-site IT staff to assess challenges within their environment
- Developed
recommendations to streamline their backup and recovery infrastructure
and planning
- Used the
Profiler tools from Tek-Tools to identify both current shortcomings and
future challenges, and utilized extensive knowledge and industry best
practices
- Created a
proposal for the local IT manager to present to executive staff and gain
the budget allocations necessary to meet these challenges
- Worked with Exchange 2007 implementation for
an engineering firm
- Worked
with the on-site IT staff we stood up a full function Exchange 2007
environment to replace a legacy Netware mail system. The success of this
project was measured by the flawless operation of the environment and
smooth transition to a full featured Exchange/Office 2007 environment
including Outlook Web Access, Active Synch, and Outlook Anywhere.
- Active Directory consolidation for a four
way merger
- This
project allowed me to demonstrate my project management and network
administration skills. From
initial sale through process implementation, with help from my fellow
consultants, I designed, tested, and implemented an integration
plan. I was effective in
identifying challenges and leading the team to solutions in several areas
including DNS and AD replication issues, best practices, mail routing
methods, and budgetary constraints.
Among the tools I utilize on a regular basis are Active Directory
Management Tools, Exmerge, Exchange System Manager, MS Project, MS Excel,
MS Outlook, and Remote Desktop.
- Served as QA Labs Consolidation Project
Manager for a travel company
- Brought in as a third party consultant at
this industry leading online travel company
- Provided a solution above and beyond
expectations at a minimal cost
- Proposed, designed, and tested a Virtual QA
Lab allowing the company to eliminate two outdated and inadequate QA
labs. This virtual solution
utilizes VMware ESX server, VMware Virtual Center 3.0, and Dunes Virtual
Service Orchestrator (Dunes® VS-O) running on HP DL-385 servers to
simulate a plethora of desktop and browser combinations for both manual
testing of web products and automated testing via Winrunner and Loadrunner
products
- Managed this project which involved
coordinating resources with MS Project, giving presentations to Mid-level
and Executive Management using MS Power Point, diagramming racks and room
configurations wit MS Visio, and managing incoming and outgoing inventory
with MS Excel
- Was responsible for the allocation of
approximately $30,000 towards this project and a projected increase of 25%
in QA timeliness and 150% increase in product testing capability
- Provided second and third level application
support for end users around the country, and maintain the backup NOC at
the disaster recovery site
- Served as the subject matter expert for
Outlook, VPN, AD, network backup operations, spyware, malware, and virus
removal and prevention
- Shepherded this organization with the help
of colleagues through a Novell to AD/2003 migration and raised net
promoter scores from 40% on turn over to over 65% trending towards 80% by
the end of the third quarter 2006
- Migrated end users from Domino Server and
Exchange 5.5 with a mixed client side environment to a consolidated,
standardized Outlook 2003/Exchange 2003 environment. Tools used included Quest Migration Tool
(Wingra), Active Directory, and Auto-it scripting tool
- Utilized full spectrum functionality of
Exchange 2003 including RPC over HTTPS to reduce VPN overhead costs by
over 50%
- Employed scripting skills to reduce manpower
requirements by 75% with a cost savings of nearly $300,000
- Served as lead technician for legacy system
upgrade. Client is currently running a variety of Windows clients ranging
from 95 to 2000. First phase of the project included joining all computers
to a Novell domain in preparation for migration to Windows 2000/Active
Directory network structure. Secondary concerns of phase one were physical
inventory of assets, identification of assets to be upgraded, and
troubleshooting network access issues on a case by case basis. Project was
completed 2 weeks ahead of schedule.
- Performed Network Install for third party
financial institution: Project included installation and configuration of
IBM and HP Servers, a Cisco router, Cisco switches, HP PCs, and
specialized banking equipment
- Coordinated install with bank manager and
retail technology department to ensure customer expectations were exceeded
in both cost and timeliness
- This project was part of a company-wide
system refresh for more than 3500+ systems. The project required the
design and implementation of a comprehensive solution for remote user
asset refresh on a global scale, which would enabled users to migrate
their user data from Windows 2000 to Windows XP in a fully automated
process.
- Designed and tested a CD-ROM implementation
of IBM's Smart Migration Assistant specifically designed for remote users
- Ensured the project was $30,000 under budget
and completed 2 months ahead of schedule
- Supervised the training and day to day
activities of as many as 250 subordinates at a time
- Worked with Sun, IBM, and Intel platforms on
a daily basis including Solaris, Citrix Metaframe, AS/400, Windows NT,
Windows 95/98, Windows XP, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, and a host
of Intranet Application and Browsers
- Participated in network expansions,
feasibility studies, database maintenance, and proof of concept trials
- Worked as a contractor at Coca Cola
Enterprises
- Completed a complex server migration to NT
from both AS400 and Novell Netware
- Designed, tested, and fielded dial-up
networking solution for executive management
- Assisted with higher level desktop/network
support and troubleshooting
- Served as a junior member of an in-house IT
support team
- Held responsibility for all low-level
application problems, end-user support, and basic system administration of
an AS/400 and Netware environment
- Worked closely with EDS consultants in a
support role
- Acted as primary point of contact for
desktop and accessory purchase orders, configurations, and installations
- VMware: vSphere and Virtual Infrastructure 3, ESX
Server 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.5, and 4
- Converter
/ P2V
- Clustering
- High
Availability (HA)
- DRS
- VirtualCenter
- VMotion
- Capacity
Planner
- Site
Recovery Manager
- Distributed
Virtual Switches
- Microsoft: DOS,
Windows XP/Vista/7, Server 2003 R2 32bit and 64bit, Server 2008
- Linux: Redhat, CentOS
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