As a highly skilled IT Infrastructure Engineer , Solutions-driven professional with 7+ years’ experience in Leads architectural design, testing, implementation, maintenance, support and training of the distributed computing environment. Applies architectural expertise in designing and recommending solutions to complex infrastructure challenges. Provides support to an environment including intel-based compute, compute hypervisors, file/block storage, Windows and Mac operating systems, cloud environments and a wide range of infrastructure applications such as Active Directory, database services, and numerous business applications. Ensures and champions improvements to availability, security, and performance. Leverages deep skills to expedite problem identification and solutions to address the most complex defects/misconfigurations. Researches and architect’s infrastructure and security solutions in accordance with departmental standards Mentors less senior IT staff members and develops, teaches and helps enforce proper infrastructure standards and methodologies. Prepares and delivers presentations to management and end-users.