Production Systems Administrator

• Apr 2017 - Present

-Responsible for 24/7 uptime of customer webservers hosting over 400 customer sites-OnPrem and Colocation DataCenter-Windows Server 2012, 2016-Centos/Ubuntu - Apache, MySQL, PHP, Postfix, Dovecot, Nagios-AWS S3, Route53, EC2-VMware ESXi 6.5-Backup Technologies (Veeam, Synology, AWS S3)-Networking Technologies such a SonicWALL, Fortigate, FortiWifi, Dell Powerconnect and Dell N Series switches, Extreme Switches.Recent Projects Include-VMware ESXi 5.5 to 6.5 migrations-Migration of DNS service for 300 zones to cloud platform-Migrating company to hosted phone system from internal hardware system-Upgrading Linux builds-Replacing aging mailing systems to keep clean reputations and workaround ISP throttling limitations.-Disaster Recovery Runbook

Systems Administrator

• Oct 2013 - Mar 2017

Highlights of my IT skills set include• Planning and Execution of IT Budget.• LAN/DMZ Administration• Cloud based application Fax, VoIP, BaaS, SaaS, • AWS specializing in (S3, Glacier, IAM, Route53, CloudFormation, VPC, Cloudwatch, CloudFront, Workdocs, Databases {RDS, DynamoDB}, EC2 {EBS vols, AMI, snapshots, security, etc}) • Powershell/Exchange Shell/ Exposure to Python and BASH• Local and Cloud Backup configuration, management, and Disaster Recovery • Data Center maintenance and configuration including 24TB SAN, Switches, Load Balancers, Firewalls, etc• Microsoft Exchange 2007 and migrationg to Microsoft Exchange 2013• Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012 and R2• Windows XP/7/8/10• ESXi 5.5/ VMware VSphere/Fusion/Virtual Box• Symantec Backup Exec and Veeam • Linux server flavors Ubuntu, CentOS, Mint, Amazon, and RHEL• Technical Support for Users/Systems• Microsoft Office 2003-2016• Planning and implementation of new systems, replacement of legacy systems, and cloud migration• Reducing spending on service contracts and warranty renewals approximately 20% each year.• Negotiate new contracts and renewals with vendors and providers for optimal financial savings• Coordinate projects with IT vendors and managed service providers as needed• Collaborating with developers and management to find agreeable solutions and management of time for beneficial result• AntiVirus management and Windows PatchingRecent projects includeHosted VoIP phone system implementationCloud fax with ANI Routing designMigrating to cloud applications including HR systemsMigrating environment to Amazon Web ServicesWindows 7 Enterprise MigrationReplacing Legacy Application SystemsMinimizing Virtual Environment and redesign infrastructureDell PowerConnect Switch Replacements

Desktop Support Engineer

• Sep 2012 - Oct 2013

Solutions Engineer/ NOCC engineer

• Sep 2010 - Sep 2012

-Remote Helpdesk Support-On-Site customer desktop support-Dedicated customer resource-Network monitoring including Routers, ISP, Switching-Troubleshooting -Remote Helpdesk Support-On-Site customer desktop support-Dedicated customer resource-Network monitoring including Routers, ISP, Switching-Troubleshooting