Andy Stout Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

Daily monitoring of Zabbix to ensure errors/crashes are remediedESX server administrationWindows Server imagingManaging 700+ Windows ServersAdministration of SCCM for automation and patchingBackup implementation and monitoring of Veeam and Replibit serversPulseway administrationActive Directory managementGroup policy managementDisaster recoveryDocumentationTraining

Administration of Exchange serverInstallation and maintenance of VMware systemsManaged several sites interconnectivityISCSI San installation and supportCisco switch and router supportVOIP phone system administrationMaintained several database servers for internal developers

Implemented ESX4.1, ESX5.0 and ESX5.1Took ESX VCP trainingManaged over 150 physical and virtual serversVirtualized over 75 servers in a year and a halfManaged several clustered environments for our Siemens medical softwareManaged Tivoli Storage Manager SystemManaged our EMC NS480 SAN systemImplemented Cisco UCS blade system for VDI solutionImplemented Citrix XenDesktop, Secure Gateway, Redundant delivery andProvisioning servers and XenApp systemRolled out 175 virtual Windows desktops to thin clients / iPad / Android / etc.Also did backup network administration on our Cisco network gearDeveloped system to alert nursing staff of new incoming patients on Galaxy tabletsApplied monthly patches to all workstations and spent several nights doing serverPatches in our 24/7 environmentMaintained a downtime calendar to communicate with management/physicians/staffObtained amateur radio license to participate in disaster/emergency situations Engineered amateur radio system/antenna to use during disaster situations to communicate with Reno County emergencyManaged and maintained several fax server systemsParticipated in planning, moving and recabling a complete data center move acrosscampus to a new data centerMaintained large Liebert power and cooling systemsResponded to all alerts to system and environment issuesManaged several projects and deadlines simultaneouslyManaged support tickets using Remedy for Siemens applications and serversImplemented Foglight monitoring solution for the entire enterpriseManaged Blackberry Enterprise ServerPart of our disaster recovery project teamUsed Visio extensively to document server and network diagramsHad to justify large projects to administration frequentlyObtained General class amateur radio license to assist in disaster scenarios (KD0JKQ)

Supervised our PC technicianImplemented VMware ESX 3.5 from the ground up, went from 25 physical servers down to 4Maintained 35 different web sitesInstalled new fiber attached SANInstalled and configured Brocade SAN switches in redundant pairPlanned and managed multiple projects and deadlinesMaintained BGP connectivity between locations in different statesTook care of all remote sales staff / VPN connectivityImplemented VOIP Avaya phone systemInstalled and configured Symantec Netbackup system to work with 120 DLT IV tapelibrary systemWorked closely with programming staff to facilitate end user needsManaged dozens of thin clients and terminal server connectionsConducted several penetration tests

Sole systems engineer for our companySupported hundreds of client networksObtained several certification since startingPerformed network design and implementation for my clientsProvided diagrams and documentation for clientsInstalled over 250 new Windows 2000/2003 serversInstalled over 150 SonicWALL firewall appliancesProvided troubleshooting for small/medium/large networksInstalled over 200 Exchange 2003/2007 serversTravelled to remote client sites to design/troubleshoot networksInstalled and repaired several Citrix Metaframe XP/4.0/4.5 farmsExtensive knowledge of redundancy technologyInstalled over 200 backup to disk devicesDesigned and installed several rack configurationsMaintained our internal systemsProvided client support via phone and remote support toolsProvided consultation services for clients to recommend new technology implementationsInstalled and supported a variety of networking devices, such as, switches/hubs/routers/firewallsProvided training to our employees on new technology in a classroom environmentExtensive knowledge of backup software and strategiesExtensive knowledge of banking and accounting softwareExtensive knowledge of password security strategiesRecommended and installed several antimalware solutionsReceived several commendations on my professionalism and quality of work from clients

Started a LAN from the ground up. Installed all cabling/servers/switches/hubs/routersSupported over 300 local users and over 15 traveling salespersonsHeaded up the Y2K rollover and Y2K teamSet up Netware 3.12 server, Microsoft Exchange 5.0 server, many Cisco switches/hubs/routersEnd user phone support for entire siteBuilt new PC's from scratch until acquiring a contract with Dell in 2000Ran all the CAT5E cable in the plantMaintained all local PC's, network equipment, printers, and cablingInstalled a Cisco wireless connection between main plant and warehouse approx. 1mile awayMaintained our production reporting system on automated line pcsSet up and maintained all user accounts/email accountsUpgraded from Novell 3.12 to 5.0Upgraded from Novell 5.0 to Windows NT/2000 domainManaged all local PC upgrades from Windows 95/98 to Windows 2000 and XP ProManaged local inventory in Trackit systemSetup automated Exabyte tape library backup systemManaged several outside contractors in new cable installationInstalled 802.11b wireless networks at warehouse for Symbol barcode inventorysystemManaged users on AS/400 located in PAInstalled Kronos timeclocks and supported the clocks and softwareManaged training brought in through Hutchinson Community CollegeWindows 95/98/2000/XPWindows NT/2000 Server/2003 serverNovell 3.12, 4.11, 5.0

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