Experience

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  Haymarket Media Group

  • New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Senior Infrastructure Engineer

    • Jul 2023 - Present
    • New York City Metropolitan Area

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  Network Synergy

  • Trumbull, CT

  • Senior Network Engineer

    • Apr 2018 - Sep 2023
    • Trumbull, CT

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  Wenner Media

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Enterprise Systems Administrator

    • May 2002 - Jun 2017
    • Greater New York City Area

    Nicholas heads up the design and management of our IT infrastructure. He supports all of our IT services and core business systems, including servers, storage area networks (SANs), backup, workflow management, mobile data, email, and financial systems. He also manages the relationships with our technology vendors, which includes negotiating contracts, evaluating proposals, making business recommendations, and ensuring the quality of service delivery. Nicholas also has taken on the difficult task of creating accurate and comprehensive technical documentation that is an effective "how to" for both technical and non-technical audiences alike. Initially, he was recruited as a Systems Administrator and earned successive promotions to a Help Desk Manager role.As the focus on technology has increased during his time in this role, Nicholas has developed and implemented strategies that have helped to reduce the total cost of ownership, streamline business processes, improve performance, and extend capabilities. Highlights of these initiatives include:► Core Infrastructure Overhaul § Transforming IT infrastructure to meet massive increase in bandwidth and QoS requirements § Deploying Compellent, Equallogic and EMC SAN with real-time replication 50TB of online images § Integrating Active Directory and Open Directory services► Server Virtualization § Designing and deploying VMware vSphere 6 to cut physical server footprint by two thirds § Reducing energy, cooling, maintenance, and provisioning costs► Cloud Services § Preparing the company for the transition to Cloud IaaS with Amazon Web Services and full domain controller redundancy § Migrating from Exchange to Office 365► Messaging & Mobile Services § Configuring Blackberry Enterprise Server and Exchange environments to current ActiveSync technology § Creating a federated identity management solution using SSO with token-based authentication

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  Anton Community Newspapers

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Information Systems Manager

    • Jul 2000 - May 2002
    • Greater New York City Area

    Nicholas managed the information systems in a Windows, Apple, Linux, and Novell shop with more than 25 servers. He also managed and maintained the network infrastructure, working with the business to identify needs, develop solution strategies, and resolve technical issues.In this role, Nicholas had a track record of using technology to automate and streamline business processes, most notably:§ Eliminating manual print run production tasks by implementing full pagination and PDF workflow processes

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  Seaford Union Free School District

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Systems Administrator

    • 1999 - 2000
    • Greater New York City Area

    Nicholas was recruited through a contract with Rainbow Computer and assigned to this K-12 public school system to support the systems and network infrastructure across 4 locations. He deployed and managed more than 1,000 workstations and a host of servers, systems, and network appliances. He also coordinated IT operations and network security. Most notably, Nicholas was successful in:§ Optimizing network performance in a hybrid TCP/IP and AppleTalk environment.