Carlos Garza Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Woodridge, Il

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, Illinois

Supported Juniper (Juniper SSG-550, Juniper Netscreen IDP200, Juniper SA2000) and Cisco (Cisco ASA 5525-X, Cisco Catalyst2960, Cisco Catalyst 4500-X, Cisco Catalyst 4507R+E) networking equipment.• Working with security officer on restructuring network environment to meet PCI-DSS security standards.• Use Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manger to manage five Hyper-v clusters, Operations Manager to monitor health of servers and Configuration Manger for deployment of patches.• Had large part in migration of run-off business (35+ websites) for parent company to hosted solution.• Managed a SQL cluster running Windows 2008 R2 and SQL 2008 R2 using two Dell PowerEdge R710 servers Dell PS6000XV iSCSI SAN• Planned, built and supported multiple three node Hyper-V clusters running Windows Hyper-V Core 2012 R2 using Dell PowerEdge R815 servers and Dell MD3620i PowerVault iSCSI SAN’s supporting over one hundred virtual machines with a plan to reduce physical server footprint by over 70%• Manage on-site Exchange 2010 environment with Office 365 front end for spam filtering.• Assisted in restructuring of Microsoft Active Directory OU’s and GPO’s for simpler management of environment.• Took a lead role in the roll-out of Windows 7 to replace aging Windows XP workstations.• Support Windows Server operating systems ranging from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R2• Manage Symantec Backup Exec for backup of critical server infrastructure.• Worked with other departments in the implementation of DFS to simplify file share management and consolidation of multiple file servers.

Berwyn, Illinois

Responsible for maintenance of city network (8 locations).• Responsible for configuration, deployment and maintenance of Dell switches, Cisco switches and routers.• Planned, built and supported multiple three node VMware ESX 4.x clusters using Dell PowerEdge R710 servers and DellPowerVault MD3220i iSCSI SAN’s supporting over 50 virtual machines.• Manage helpdesk which consists of two technicians.• Manage Symantec Backup Exec for backup of critical server infrastructure.• Manage replicated DFS across three servers at two different locations.• Setup mobile devices for use in the corporate environment (BIS, BES, Android, iOS, Windows Phone).• Standardized software images for workstations using Windows Deployment Toolkit.• Implemented centrally managed Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.x software to both servers and workstations• Took a lead role in the roll-out of Windows 7 to replace aging Windows XP workstations.

Mokena, Illinois

Primary technician for over 10 clients.• Setup and management of Site-to-Site VPN connectivity using SonicWALL and Cisco ASA\PIX devices• Implemented desktop deployment services (Symantec Ghost, Microsoft Deployment Services) for several clients.• Deploy and upgrade Windows servers (2003, 2008, 2008 R2).

Chicago, Illinois

Oakbrook, Illinois

Oakbrook, Illinois