Sr. Consultant Intelligent Cloud

• Sep 2021 - Present

Senior System Engineer

• Sep 2018 - Sep 2021

•Managed Active Directory and Windows infrastructure for over 3500 employees in a diverse company. Configured Domains, Sites, replication, group policies, security, and file/folder permissions. •Managed Dell Compellent and Nimble Storage arrays. Configured Luns, Raid Groups, Storage Groups, Volumes, etc… Managed fiber and iscsi connections, zoning and lun masking. •Managed VMware 6 and 6.5 Environment. Built Clusters, Hosts, and Virtual Machines from scratch. Configured distributed resource scheduling, fault tolerance, high availability, and replication to maximize performance and maintain reliability. •Migrated on Premise Exchange to Azure to switch to Office 365 Hybrid Solution. •Global Administrator for Office 365. Managed Tenants, Domains, Services, Mail, and Connections etc….. •Manage d Active Directory Federation Server with Multi-Factor Authentication to connect to our Office 365 tenants. •Set up Azure Active Sync to consolidate our file servers and namespace in the cloud. Protected our data by using Avamar to backup and restore as necessary. Show less

Storage and Data Protection Engineer

• May 2017 - 2018

•Administered Netapp Fas8200 Metro Cluster, Emc Isilon, Symmetrix, Vmax40k, Vplex Metro, Unity, and Quantum Dxi-6702 storage systems. •Upgraded Vblock hardware, memory, network, and san components to resolve bottlenecks and improve performance. De-commissioned old datastores off storage systems to reduce utilization and improve performance. •Migrated all data off Quantum Dxi-6702 drives to Emc Isilon, and Commvault Hss storage systems. Migrated all data from Tivoli Storage Manager to Commvault via Server Graph. •Set up disaster recovery and business continuity plans via Commvault and Tivoli Storage Manager. Saved company $32,000 by re-configuring incorrect storage and archive policies in Commvault. •Set up Nas systems at remote sites in Latam, Emea, and Apac to replace tape drives and improve the speed and efficiency of backups. •Administered, Windows 2008-2012, Linux, and Aix systems to maintain performance and resolve OS incidents. Show less

Senior System Engineer

• 2016 - 2016

Managed Active Directory and Windows infrastructure for over 10,000 employees in a global company. Managed Vmware 5.5 environment with 40 hosts and 2300 Virtual Servers. Built hosts, configured fiber cards for storage, configured networks, built vm’s, configuredHA, and Fault Tolerance. Preparing to upgrade to Vsphere 6.0. Worked with a team to begin the process of moving programs and applications to the Azure environment. Assisted leadership in developing ARM templates to automate the provisioning and deployment process. Troubleshot and identified performance, connectivity, and other issues for applications hosted in the Azure platform. Managed Microsoft Office 365 programs and improved Sharepoint environment. Resolved Office 365 issues utilizing Admin center. Managed document libraries and site collections. Prepared enterprise lists and site creations. Managed Comvault 10.0 for a global environment that includes Apac, Emea, North America, and South America. Installing SP13, resolving failed backups, optimizing backups by improving architecture, and backing up to cloud vs tape. Managed CitrixXenApp 6.5 farm with 47 servers, 216 applications, and 224 published resources. Managed Microsoft Exchange 2010. Show less

System Administrator

• 2014 - 2014

Responsible for Active Directory domains, EMC storage, and VMware Environment and Exchange nationwide. Administered Active Directory for Windows 2003/2008 network. Maintained ACL’s, file permissions, domain security, Sites, and replication. Managed and configured EMC Clarion CX4-480C SAN and NAS. Added and removed disks, expanded storage, configured replication between sites. Failed over sites when necessary. Managed and configured EMC VNX 7500 SAN and NAS. Added and removed disks, expanded storage, configured replication between sites. Failed over sites when necessary. Managed and configured an EMC DD670 Data Domain device. Managed Dell Compellent Storage Arrays. Managed a VSphere 5.1 Environment. Built clusters, hosts and virtual servers from scratch. Migrated physical servers to virtual and built clones. Configured high availability and replication between sites. Configured storage and added storage when necessary. Configured networks, standard switches and distributed switches. Managed Microsoft Exchange 2010 Managed Brocade Fiber switches, created zones, added hba’s to zones, etc…. Show less

System Administrator

• 2012 - 2014

Administered a Windows 2003/2008 active directory domain, VSphere, Citrix, EMC, and Citrix Netscaler Built a new VSphere 5.1 Cluster using Dell PowerEdge 10 Core Servers with 128 Gig of RAM.3 Connected VSsphere 5.1 Cluster to Dell EqualLogic SAN. Configured EqualLogic SAN to place servers with the highest I/O on the fastest drives while placing servers with lower needs on slower drives. Migrated all virtual machines from a VSphere 4.1 Cluster to the VSphere 5.1 Cluster. Migrated over 100 physical machines to virtual on the VSphere 5.1 Cluster. Managed Exchange 2010. Administered Active Directory for Windows 2003/2008 network. Maintained file permissions, domain security, Sites, and replication. Managed a Citrix Farm with 36 servers. Installed and configured apps, load balanced across all servers, configured backend access to SQL databases, configured security for appropriate application access. Managed Dell Equalogic SAN Managed EMC Clarion SAN and EMC Celerra NAS. Managed and configured Citrix Netscaler to provide load balancing for citrix and web servers Managed IIS servers, Installed web applications, operating systems, security software, and configured ODBC access for backend database access. Managed SQL servers. Maintained database security by creating users, groups, roles, and applying appropriate privileges. Applied upgrades, and patches to maintain data integrity. Managed McAfee Enterprise Antivirus to control virus and spyware outbreaks. Managed Blackberry Enterprise Servers to provide e-mail to cell phones. Managed disaster recovery and backup of enterprise applications using Netbackup. Experienced at troubleshooting and resolving network, server, and hardware problems. Show less

System Administrator

• 2012 - 2012

Worked with a team to build and load balance 32 3M Web Coding and Reimbursement Servers on an F5 load balancer. Coordinated activities related to 3M Web C&RS Pilot and Enterprise deployment. Worked with Regulatory team to develop a process to synchronize quarterly updates, service packs, and hot fixes across all servers. Monitored web servers to proactively identify issues with capacity and performance. Setup Apache configuration, user classes, and xslt mappings. Show less

Network Administrator

• 2010 - 2011

Active Directory, Vsphere Vmware, EMC Clarion, EMC Celerra,Citrix Farm, F5 Load Balancers, Radius Servers, Lotus Notes 8.5, Windows 2003, 2008, Commvault Simpana, SQL Server, McAfee Antivirus, Web Servers, Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Voicemail Active Directory, Vsphere Vmware, EMC Clarion, EMC Celerra,Citrix Farm, F5 Load Balancers, Radius Servers, Lotus Notes 8.5, Windows 2003, 2008, Commvault Simpana, SQL Server, McAfee Antivirus, Web Servers, Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Voicemail

Corporate Systems Administrator III

• Mar 2002 - Jun 2008

Managed Active Directory,VmWare, Novell, Groupwise, Lotus Notes, SQL Servers, SNA Servers, Web Servers, Citrix Farm, Symantec Antivirus, Altirus, Norton Ghost, :Programmed Avaya PBX, Avaya CentreView Call Management System, Avaya Computer Telephone Integration, Witness Call Recording, and Footprints Helpdesk Server. Managed Active Directory,VmWare, Novell, Groupwise, Lotus Notes, SQL Servers, SNA Servers, Web Servers, Citrix Farm, Symantec Antivirus, Altirus, Norton Ghost, :Programmed Avaya PBX, Avaya CentreView Call Management System, Avaya Computer Telephone Integration, Witness Call Recording, and Footprints Helpdesk Server.

Network Administrator

• Mar 1995 - Oct 2001

Managed Windows 2000, Novell E- Directory, Lotus Notes, SQL Servers, SNA Servers, Web Servers, Filenet Panagon Imaging System, Castell Fax Servers, Lanier Imaging system, Nortel PBX, Symposium Call Center, Meridian Mail, Meridian Admistration Tools. Managed Windows 2000, Novell E- Directory, Lotus Notes, SQL Servers, SNA Servers, Web Servers, Filenet Panagon Imaging System, Castell Fax Servers, Lanier Imaging system, Nortel PBX, Symposium Call Center, Meridian Mail, Meridian Admistration Tools.