Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies creating, modifying, and maintaining VPC's configuring EC2 instances managing security and permissions with IAM. S-3 bucket creation and administration ensuring protection of data at rest and in transit. Managing and scaling networks and instances to create fault tolerant and high availability infrastructure. Duties also include analyzing, designing, specifying, documenting, and implementing communications system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment, and projecting and documenting future multimedia communications requirements.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) skills include Infrastructure setup, web server, Applications server, EC2 instances, and RDS instances - MySQL, VPC, S3, IAM, and Route 53. S3 API implementation for accessing S3 bucket data files. Management and automation tools used are Scalr for AWS, Rancher for docker container management and scripting tools. Current project: working on high availability strategy to use cloud formation tools for RDS roll-out, that will automatically create read replicas. Panoramic Software provides custom software solutions to county governments all of which are web\java based and hosted on the AWS cloud platform.

Designed and managed the division’s wide area network across multiple sites supporting several business units throughout the mid-west. Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the division’s data centers located in San Diego, San Leandro, New Mexico and Colorado. Provide senior technical leadership to the organization as a whole to ensure the continuous availability of all business critical systems. Key projects include preparing the division for Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise and MS Exchange server in the cloud. Other high level projects include moving all Symantec clients from an on premise server model to a private L-3 cloud configuration on a Symantec Endpoint protection cluster server model. Completed the migration of all two-factor authentication services to a Centralized RSA server.• Manage and administer the organizations virtual environment using VMware and Microsoft Hyper –V hosting platforms• Multi-Site Microsoft Exchange 2010 Environment • Linux and Windows high performance computers, - Linux cluster - computational data• Coordinate , manage, and provide technical support for network security systems • Firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems.• Server administration, network switches and routers to ensure availability of resources• Systems administration via logon scripts, group policy, power shell and batch files • Security best practices for Windows servers.• Monitor network usage, capacity planning and traffic analysis• Key member of the divisions move committee completed the design planning and relocation of the division’s headquarters to include build-out of the new data center.• Relocation project- challenges included short lead time to transfer data and voice services, negotiation and problem solving skills were an absolute must for this project.• Coordinate with multiple vendors to transfer or start-up of services to include voice and data, backup power, HVAC, and security systems.• US Government Security Clearance

Enhance user productivity through implementation of new software technology, and the implementation of policies that more effectively utilize IT resources. Managed and designed the network security architecture, to include network access and monitoring. Conduct employee awareness and education program for information protection. Assisted with physical security systems to include access control and video surveillance. Forecast costs, equipment and personnel needs for projects and programs in a lean manufacturing environment. Prepare long and short-range plans for application selection, systems development, and acquisition of resources. List of Duties: Participate in strategic and operational governance processes of the business organization as a member of the senior management team.Lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems across the organization.Develop and maintain an appropriate IT organizational structure that supports the needs of the business.Establish IT departmental goals, objectives, and operating procedures.Identify opportunities for the appropriate and cost-effective investment of financial resources in IT systems and resources, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing, and in-house development. Assess and communicate risks associated with IT investments.Develop, track, and control the information technology annual operating and capital budgets.Develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives.Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.Assess and make recommendations on the improvement or re-engineering of the IT organization.Lead the establishment of technology roadmaps, evaluation of new technologies and improvements

• Provided IT services and Website design and Hosting for a diverse customer base in North San Diego County, including but not limited to authors, attorneys, accountants, medical, bio-tech, inventors, manufacturing companies, and interior designers.• Systems implementation and management.• Customer Support, IT technician dispatch.• Employee management to include payroll, training, etc. • Provided web hosting services using Linux Apache servers• Designed and managed website using Joomla and custom PHP/MySql.• Server and network deployment exampleso Large Church: Created campus WAN with fiber between several buildings and updated LAN. Setup SharePoint site for Intranet. Configured Exchange server 2003 and network printing and scanning capability.o Manufacturing Company: Upgraded network from Active Directory 2000 to Active Directory 2003. Reconfigured network to include secure wireless capability and remote office connectivity via VPN using SonicWall VPN solution. Installed and configured Symantec Backup exec as their business continuity application and setup and installed a SharePoint site for company intranet and extranet to disseminate information on orders and shipments.o Medical Treatment Facility for Anorexia: Designed and configured small network to connect two separate office spaces to support the administrative functions and patient treatment areas. o Commercial Interior Design Company: Provided all aspects of Information Technology support to include onsite personnel for on-call and Helpdesk response. Managed their Active Directory domain that consisted of more than 100 users, several file servers, email and Blackberry servers, printers, network switches, Firewall, and software license management, and vendor support agreements. o Machinery Manufacturing Company: Provide all aspects of IT support to include a sophisticated network fax system called OmniFax which was central to their business model to manage orders and sales.

Managed 38-man communications-electronics repair facility. Senior computer technician. Supervised day-to-day operations in fast paced environment.