Christopher Raymond
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Experience
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Sentinel Group
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United States
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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System Administrator
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Aug 2023 - Present
Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States - Promoted to System Administrator working with the infrastructure engineering team. - Manage and maintain all storage appliances for block and file protocols with fiber channel, NFS and CIFS. - Manage vSan networking using Cisco MDS switches to present fiber channel volumes for Netapp and Pure storage arrays with zoning. - Manage the implementation of VMware Cloud (AWS) for DR and testing of on-prem virtual machines. - Maintain global DNS records using AWS RT53 for all client… Show more - Promoted to System Administrator working with the infrastructure engineering team. - Manage and maintain all storage appliances for block and file protocols with fiber channel, NFS and CIFS. - Manage vSan networking using Cisco MDS switches to present fiber channel volumes for Netapp and Pure storage arrays with zoning. - Manage the implementation of VMware Cloud (AWS) for DR and testing of on-prem virtual machines. - Maintain global DNS records using AWS RT53 for all client facing websites. - Deployed production AWS RDS instance for client record SQL database utilizing S3 and AWS Backups. - Implemented Okta IAM for AWS account creation and modification. - Implemented the deployment of new Cisco UCS chassis with ten Cisco M6 blades to optimize performance and reduce virtual compute and memory bottlenecks.
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Junior System Administrator
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May 2021 - Aug 2023
Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States - Promoted to Junior System Administrator. - Managed and maintained Veeam Backups for all production virtual machines. - Managed storage arrays such as Pure FlashArray, Netapp and Nimble using NFS and Fiber channel. - Managed and Maintained VMware vSphere vCenters for production, beta, test, and development virtual machines.
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Information Technology Support Administrator
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Aug 2020 - May 2021
Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States - Project leader in CIFS file migration initiative for Netapp array transition. - Project leader in the implementation of a Pure block storage array. - Served as infrastructure engineering resource for IT development, BA/QA, and TAC teams. - Assisted in creation of vSphere SRM in VMware Cloud (AWS) for on-prem DR. - Maintained and monitored AWS instances utilizing EC2 and S3. - Monitored on-prem and cloud resources utilizing Netapp Cloud Insights. - Managed and monitored… Show more - Project leader in CIFS file migration initiative for Netapp array transition. - Project leader in the implementation of a Pure block storage array. - Served as infrastructure engineering resource for IT development, BA/QA, and TAC teams. - Assisted in creation of vSphere SRM in VMware Cloud (AWS) for on-prem DR. - Maintained and monitored AWS instances utilizing EC2 and S3. - Monitored on-prem and cloud resources utilizing Netapp Cloud Insights. - Managed and monitored performance for all VMware vSphere clusters. - Managed Okta integration with Active Directory.
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HAMILTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
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United States
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Public Safety
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1 - 100 Employee
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Firefighter/EMT
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Aug 2017 - Present
Hamilton MA • Advised as IT consultant for an ongoing ambulance planning committee of 8 members. • Managed online training for tracking and maintaining certifications for the fire department of 30 members. • Provided public assistance in fire and EMS emergencies
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Cataldo Ambulance Service Inc.
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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300 - 400 Employee
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Emergency Medical Technician
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Dec 2017 - Aug 2020
Danvers MA • Field training officer of new employees ~ 20 trainees • Served as Senior EMT for 19 municipalities • Established relationships with police departments, fire departments, and other town services.
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Jmk Systems Solutions Inc
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United States
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Computer Networking Products
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1 - 100 Employee
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Information Technology Specialist Intern
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Mar 2016 - Apr 2016
Ipswich, MA • Supported clients in configuring hardware and software, such as erasing hard drives and imaging custom encrypted HIPPA software, as well as explaining technical information to 3 non-technical clients. • Collaborated with vendors to locate replacement components and resolve advanced issues such as data corrupted hard drivers, cracked laptop screens. • Worked in a team of 6 to manage clients remotely via help desk. • Deployed and maintained networking devices for remote clients.
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Education
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University of Massachusetts Lowell
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Management Information Systems and Services -
North Shore Community College
Associate's degree, Computer Information Systems