Senior Systems Engineer
CurrentDesign, build out and maintain IT Infrastructure for internal and hosted systems.• Led virtualization of IT infrastructure which reduced hardware footprint by 60%. Moved software development environment (45 servers) to VMware platform. Migrated QA test environment (workstations) from a ghosting rollback procedure to a VMware Snapshot process which significantly decreased cycle time in testing and provided a more versatile and robust test environment. Piloted with VMware ESXi 3.5x. Implemented VMware 4.x. Maintained and upgraded through VMware vSphere 5.x. Documented procedures and trained internal systems support team.• Designed and implemented VMware View and ZeroClient PCoIP solution for training room workstations across 3 locations reducing hardware footprint in training rooms and enabling optimized management of virtual workstations for training clients. Led POC, obtained funding, deployed solution and trained IT staff.• Led network configuration changes required for VoIP/PBX project. Worked with telecommunications team to gather network requirements, configured and updated routers, PoE and core switches. This project provided streamlined business processes and provided more mobility in the work environment. • Managed Active Directory 2003 to 2008 upgrade project with no disruption to users across multiple locations. Collaborated with vendors, managed tasks and resources, provided technical leadership, and deployed new hardware.• Configured, tested and implemented MS Exchange from v2003 to v2010 resulting in improved reliability and system performance. Led security review of accounts during migration to insure compliance. Developed procedures for creating and maintaining user accounts. Trained network administrators. Updated HP DataProtector backup software to support Exchange 2010 backups.