Experience

ICANN

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Sr. Lead System Engineer

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States - Managing VMware clusters - Building and managing vSAN clusters - Managing Dell storage arrays, snapshots and array replication - Planning, procuring and implementing new storage arrays from Pure Storage - Migration of data for entire company from Dell arrays to Pure Storage - Managing Brocade fibre-channel switches, configuring zones - Managing disaster recovery for VMware virtual servers using SRM - Provisioning servers with Terraform and Ansible - Managing hundreds… Show more - Managing VMware clusters - Building and managing vSAN clusters - Managing Dell storage arrays, snapshots and array replication - Planning, procuring and implementing new storage arrays from Pure Storage - Migration of data for entire company from Dell arrays to Pure Storage - Managing Brocade fibre-channel switches, configuring zones - Managing disaster recovery for VMware virtual servers using SRM - Provisioning servers with Terraform and Ansible - Managing hundreds of Linux servers using automation with Ansible Automation Platform - Basic knowledge of Kubernetes and containers Show less



Prosum

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Consultant

  • May 2012 - Jul 2015

  El Segundo, CA • Architecting solutions for new projects, migrations, upgrades, and green field installations • Planning, designing and implementing new infrastructure components such as new Backup and DR systems, virtualization environment, taking into account customer’s requirements, budget, security, ease of maintenance, etc • Infrastructure assessments for current and potential clients (Pre-Sales) • Capacity planning with VMWare Capacity Planner • Recommend and implement processes and… Show more • Architecting solutions for new projects, migrations, upgrades, and green field installations • Planning, designing and implementing new infrastructure components such as new Backup and DR systems, virtualization environment, taking into account customer’s requirements, budget, security, ease of maintenance, etc • Infrastructure assessments for current and potential clients (Pre-Sales) • Capacity planning with VMWare Capacity Planner • Recommend and implement processes and technologies for improvement of our clients business • Leading projects, meetings, implementations, preparing presentations, etc • Support of over 200 servers • Support of VMWare Infrastructure • Setup and maintain VMWare SRM • Maintenance of storage and networks to support a virtual environment running Cisco, Netapp, EMC and a variety of other SAN and NAS technologies • Perform upgrades and migrations, P2V • Maintain Windows and Active Directory environments, troubleshoot, upgrade, etc • Maintain Wireless infrastructure, Cisco WCS • Documentation of technical and business processes, diagrams, designs Show less



ShoeDazzle

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr System Administrator

  • May 2011 - May 2012

  Santa Monica, CA • Virtual Severs setup and maintenance using Xen Center console • Setup and support internal DNS, DHCP servers running on Windows Server 2008 R2 • Active Directory design, implementation and administration for 3 sites, 25 servers and 300 users running Windows 2008 R2 • Implementation and maintenance of Group Policies to control and lock down desktops and users • Exchange Server 2010 DAG design, implementation and administration with 3 servers located in 2 different sites • Setup… Show more • Virtual Severs setup and maintenance using Xen Center console • Setup and support internal DNS, DHCP servers running on Windows Server 2008 R2 • Active Directory design, implementation and administration for 3 sites, 25 servers and 300 users running Windows 2008 R2 • Implementation and maintenance of Group Policies to control and lock down desktops and users • Exchange Server 2010 DAG design, implementation and administration with 3 servers located in 2 different sites • Setup Exchange 2010 CAS array using Citrix Netscaler Load Balancer • Setup and maintain mailbox archive policies and retention policies • Setup and maintain Barracuda Spam filter device • Daily system backups and frequent restores with Symantec Backup Exec • Database administration with SQL 2008 • Asset management and desktop support using Kaseya • Setup and maintain servers monitoring and alerting with Kaseya • Oversee a staff of 4 support engineers utilizing RT to track and analyze ticketing • Suggest and implement company policies related to IT • Work with Business Systems team to maintain Great Plains, run deploys and manage SQL databases • Implement Sharepoint Portal, create sites, manage document libraries, retentions, records center, etc • Create forms with InfoPath 2010 to be used on Sharepoint Portal • Setup Sharepoint Document Libraries to receive emails from the outside • Setup Sharepoint Document Libraries retention policies and records center to process items over the age limit • Setup and support anti-virus system with Trend Micro • Mobile devices/Active Sync setup and support for iPhones, Androids, Blackberries, iPads, etc. • Work along with developers and QA team to support their needs for servers and databases • Setup and maintain Terminal Server with published Apps with Windows 2008 R2 Show less



DivergeIT

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Consultant

  • Mar 2006 - May 2011

  El Segundo,CA • Planning, implementing and maintaining IT infrastructure with different Operating Systems, hardware, virtual servers, etc • Recommend and implement applications to accommodate each client’s needs • Planning, implementing and testing disaster recovery and business continuity • Planning, implementing and supporting backup systems with different technologies like tape, online and image based systems • Network design, implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of routers… Show more • Planning, implementing and maintaining IT infrastructure with different Operating Systems, hardware, virtual servers, etc • Recommend and implement applications to accommodate each client’s needs • Planning, implementing and testing disaster recovery and business continuity • Planning, implementing and supporting backup systems with different technologies like tape, online and image based systems • Network design, implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of routers, switches, VLANs, firewalls • Management of support staff • Asset management • Support for over 200 users with different client OS and applications running • Support and monitoring of over 50 servers running a variety of Operating Systems • Support of remote users, including VPN, terminal services and mobile devices • Management of hardware and software vendors, ISPs, Mobile Phones, etc • Support of smart phones (iPhones, iPads, Droid, Blackberry, etc) • Support of VOIP phones • Email migrations from 2003 to 2007 and 2010 • Setup and maintenance of McAfee email and web defense systems • Manage email archival systems • Domain migrations, including Small Business Server migrations • Monitoring and responding to trouble tickets for all systems and clients • Managing security patches and regular updates to all desktops and servers • Analyzing and making recommendations to improve network and business security for all clients • Creating and analyzing reports that reflect network and environment health • Discussing results of these reports with the appropriate party and recommending upgrades and improvements • Management and training of help desk and desktop support staff • Time management and documentation Show less



TelASIC Communications

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Network Administrator

  • Feb 2004 - Mar 2006

  El Segundo • Active Directory administration for 100 users and several OUs • Network security and administration through the implementation of Group Policies • Maintenance of about 10 servers running Windows 2000 server, Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003 • Network monitoring using Ethereal and Windows Network Monitor • Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003 administration • Daily system backups with Veritas Backup Exec • Database administration, backups • Spam and Anti-Virus… Show more • Active Directory administration for 100 users and several OUs • Network security and administration through the implementation of Group Policies • Maintenance of about 10 servers running Windows 2000 server, Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003 • Network monitoring using Ethereal and Windows Network Monitor • Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003 administration • Daily system backups with Veritas Backup Exec • Database administration, backups • Spam and Anti-Virus administration with Symantec Mail Security for Exchange • Desktop anti-spyware administration with Webroot Enterprise Edition • Desktop anti-virus administration with Symantec Anti-Virus Corporate Edition • Hardware and Software inventory tracking with Intuit’s TrackIT software • Desktop Support for around 100 users • HelpDesk management with Intuit’s TrackIT software • Desktop security patching • VPN running Cisco VPN client • Dell hardware installation and maintenance • Research and test new products and technologies • Network mapping and documentation • Maintenance of NBX phone system • Wireless Network administration with Cisco Aironet 350 APs • Maintenance of all company printers, scanners, plotters, faxes Show less



Moviola

• IT Manager

  • Apr 2001 - Feb 2004

  Hollywood, CA