System Administrator

• Jul 2015 - Present

System Administrator for KrollDiscovery Austin datacenter working with a full range of enterprise systems in a global environment. Manage 2500+ machines with 90% VMWare VM to physical split.Experience replacing and racking servers along with checking and maintaining Datacenter Power and Cooling systems. Manage multisite, international operations with Windows Active Directory, SCCM, Solarwinds Suite, SCOM, Exchange, Avaya, Kantech, VMWare and Manage engine tools (service desk, ad manager, password engine, ad audit)Specializing in backup software including Veeam, DPM, Commvault (certified), Appassure/Rapid Recovery while working on Petabytes of secured data. Experience working with Spectra tape libraries and HNAS and SAN appliances.Create and edit documentation using sharepoint as well as administering Service Desk for ticketing.Create reports using SSRS and Office. Basic SQL query knowledge of databases.Manage VMWare environment, stand up VCenters and ESX hosts. Experience troubleshooting Layer 4-7. Minor experience in Layers 2-3.Strong Skills with Powershell, VBS, Shell scripting..Some experience troubleshooting Linux systems Show less

Systems Administrator

• Jul 2015 - Present

Systems Administrator

• Apr 2008 - Jun 2015

Deploy, Image and Maintain 700+ Macs and PCs for Classroom Teaching Labs, Audio-Visual Classroom Lecterns.Hire, Train, and Supervise Student Employees for the Physics Department.Troubleshoot Hardware and Software issues for Macs, PCs, and Printers.Convert Thick Images to Thin images on both Mac and PC using Deploystudio, Composer, SCCM 2012 R2.Assist Professors in using New Software, Writing Lab Manuals Tutorials, and install customized hardware.Manage and schedule security updates for Macs and PCs using Group Policy, Apple Remote Desktop, Workgroup manager, and Absolute Manage.Ensure UT Systems Encryption Standards with Faronics Deep Freeze, Filevault 2, and Bitlocker.Deploy, maintain, and migrate Windows Servers to a virtual environment.Powershell, Javascript, and Python to parse configurations and manage Windows machines.Use Autopkg and Munki along with bash scripting to automate deployment of Macs as well as created publicly accessed kiosks.Create framework Wikis for documentation of rooms and inventory. Show less

Desktop Support Specialist

• Jul 2005 - Apr 2008

Build and Image Mac and PC desktops for EIS Developers and staff.Maintain Enterprise Security and Standards for Mac and PC.Maintain Departmental Inventory and DocumentationTroubleshoot issues with both hardware and software on Macs, PCs, and Printers.Plan and document mass deployments and upgrades with minimal disruption for EIS Staff.Present Training for Software use and tips.