Systems / DevOps

• Sep 2020 - Present

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Director of Automation / DevOps

• Mar 2017 - Jul 2020

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Lead Systems Engineer / DevOps

• Sep 2016 - Mar 2017

• Lead and faciliate global team on system’s design and build approach in the cloud and on-premise • Create powershell scripts using PowerCLI, workflows in Microsoft SMA, and promote a culture of automation • Create chef cookbooks for a consistent code based approach to systems configuration management • Lead and faciliate global team on system’s design and build approach in the cloud and on-premise • Create powershell scripts using PowerCLI, workflows in Microsoft SMA, and promote a culture of automation • Create chef cookbooks for a consistent code based approach to systems configuration management

Director of System Architecture

• Apr 2004 - Jul 2016

* Pioneer and cultivate a ‘devops’ culture for managing 800+ server trading platform. Mentor systems and application teams to promote a formal automated workflow. This pipelined approach consistently yields a substantial increase in defect-free deployments and leverages the following tooling: - Git’s distributed repositories to version control all ‘infrastructure as code’ - Puppet to declaratively manage and configure systems - Chocolatey package management for Windows for software deployment - Packer/Terraform/Roadworker for automation of Amazon AWS cloud infrastructure - CircleCI and TravisCI for continuous integration engines * Open source puppet resource providers, modules and facts for Chocolatey, WSUS, ip configuration, CIS baseline reporting, DNS, and Citrix. Create and maintain open source baremetal build process * Craft extensive PowerShell scripts facilitating completely automated Windows system installations * Member of security review board Author security baselines, policies, and procedures. Classify systems and provide formal audit and compliance responses to the SEC (Reg SCI) , and SOX * Develop unit and acceptance tests leveraging the Pester framework and improved upstream project * Design and Implement systems configurations for all ISE major technology initiatives: - Cloud based DR initiative leveraging Amazon AWS - PRECISE and ISE Options trading platform (.NET based front-end trading application) - The ISE Stock Exchange (Technology sold to DirectEdge) - Longitude (A pari-mutuel calculation engine used in global horseracing/gambling venues) - Multiple datacenter migration projects yielding significant cost savings * Desktop, Server and Application Virtualization: - Design and Implement production infrastructure on XenApp 6.x and upgrade to 7.x - Provide a corporate infrastructure on Citrix XenDesktop with Netscalers - Host virtualization on VMWare Vsphere/ESX * Design, implement, and upgrade Active Directory, Exchange Server, and Lync Show less

Senior Systems Consultant

• 2003 - 2004

Clients: * Pfizer, Inc. Recommended a minimum security baseline and crafted templates based on CIS, NSA and Microsoft standards. * Marks Paneth & Shron CPA’s & Consultants, LLP Designed and executed a migration plan from Novell NDS 5.1/ NT 4.0 to Windows 2000. * Robinson & Cole Law Firm Upgraded from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 * United Nations Federal Credit Union Pre-Sales Consulting Support for Windows 2003, Exchange 2003, and Active Directory Design Architect IIS Server hardening Show less

Systems

• 2003 - 2003

* Designed the 311 non-emergency client/server environment. * Assembled AD/IntelliMirror solution (RIS/DFS/SMS) to achieve a 10 minute * Built and maintained highly available Exchange 2000 mail platform, file and print clusters * Built a Sharepoint Server, and then migrated from MSDE to SQL Server * Rolled out Blackberry Enterprise Server * Designed the 311 non-emergency client/server environment. * Assembled AD/IntelliMirror solution (RIS/DFS/SMS) to achieve a 10 minute * Built and maintained highly available Exchange 2000 mail platform, file and print clusters * Built a Sharepoint Server, and then migrated from MSDE to SQL Server * Rolled out Blackberry Enterprise Server

Senior Systems Consultant

• 2002 - 2003

* Assembled and configured IBM E-servers and built custom images for a large scale rapid deployment * Built lab server environment for Microsoft Operations Manager [MOM]. Crafted knowledge scripts to proactively manage Windows servers. * Participated in Project Server 2002 pilot in server architecture, software installation, configuration and security. This included Sharepoint Team Services, SQL Server 2000 and Project Server 2002 Web. * Performed Windows 2000 and IIS security audits, patching and infrastructure review Show less

Systems Manager

• 2000 - 2002

* Managed a team of windows server and helpdesk professionals in 6 regional offices * Migrated from Windows NT4 to 2000 with Exchange * Supported SQL/IIS application environment running Eschool™,a K-6 distance learning solutions * Implemented Disaster Recovery plans for Windows platform servers and performed 9/11 recovery * Managed a team of windows server and helpdesk professionals in 6 regional offices * Migrated from Windows NT4 to 2000 with Exchange * Supported SQL/IIS application environment running Eschool™,a K-6 distance learning solutions * Implemented Disaster Recovery plans for Windows platform servers and performed 9/11 recovery

Manager of Information Systems

• 1997 - 2000