Experience

Ashbury College

• Canada
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Applications & Database admin

  • Feb 2020 - Present



CGI

• Canada
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant / System Administrator

  • Jun 2013 - Feb 2020

  Currently I work as an Active Directory subject matter expert (SME) in a cooperative role with one of Canada's largest telecom providers working on one of the largest email systems in the world with a planned userbase of over 50,000 users, 3,000 servers using a variety of technologies such as exchange, AD, Microsoft VMM, SQL, etc...I started at CGI as a System Administrator. In this position my duties included and still include the following: • Install, configure, maintain and support Windows Server 2003/2008 operating systems software for all local and remote systems. • Design hardware configurations and conduct hardware capacity planning for Windows 2003/2008 based systems • Install, evaluate and maintain service packs, hot-fixes and security patches on Windows 2003/2008 operating system and Microsoft application suites. • Carry out modifications and upgrades for software / hardware on Wintel systems in accordance with Change Control Procedures • Analyze and resolve problems that may arise during the course of normal operations • Participate in department initiatives for Problem, Change Management and Contingency Planning as required • VMware Administration on various platforms • VMware assessments\design and implementation • Design hardware configurations and conduct hardware capacity planning for VMware environment • Install, evaluate and maintain service packs, hot-fixes and security patches on VMware systems • Analyze and resolve problems that may arise during the course of normal operations• Active Directory Administration. (2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2012R2)• Active Directory Configuration (2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2012R2)• Group Policy Configuration and Administration• DNS Configuration and troubleshooting• DHCP Administration• Building Environment Core Systems IE: Domain controllers, Exchange servers, file servers, Setting up trusts, Forests, etc..• Exchange Administration.• NAS and SAN troubleshooting• Network connectivity troubleshooting.



Nova Networks

• Canada
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Systems Administrator

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

  Active Directory AdministrationNetwork problem analysis and monitoringDevelopment and implementation of procedure manuals and documentationOn-site installations of network systemsDesktop administrationMicrosoft Exchange administrationSQL administrationDevelopment of training plansDevelopment and implement in the distribution of network related information to usersLogging and resolution trackingNetwork managementServer and desktop administrationBES AdministrationVmware Administration



Naborino

• Canada
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Systems Administrator

  • May 2009 - 2010

  System rollouts with desktop and server based software to our clientele which involves not only software checks but server functionality checks as well. • Creating, maintaining and administering VMWare networks and virtual servers.• Ongoing support for clients systems falls under my purview also, and checking in with them on a regular basis to ensure their satisfaction with the product and service being provided. • Ongoing research into any and all issues of concern whether they are system• Client sites revolve around a windows based network using Hewlett Packard small business servers or Dell Power Edge hardware. • Maintaining our internal Windows based server environment which consists of Windows Server 2003, Server 2000, and Windows XP workstations. • General maintenance, troubleshooting, MSSQL admin, Active Directory administration,IIS, Microsoft Exchange Administration, Microsoft Operations Manager, Router and Firewall support, tape backups that employ Symantec’s’ Backup Exec software, Microsoft Cluster Service, Blackberry setup and configuration, as well as network troubleshooting and maintenance. • Purchasing all new hardware and software which includes costing, creating purchase orders, budgeting, and asset control after initial purchase.• Responsible for the development and test Laboratories including functionality, troubleshooting, networking, and our proprietary software.• Visiting client sites if required whether they be local (Ottawa area) or remote (IE: Alberta, Vancouver, etc..)