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Southfield Mi

Michigan

Cloud Engineer – Digital Business Transformation Office (DBTO) 10/2017 – 10/2018•Collaborated in executing a large-scale project to migrate all equipment enterprise-wide to the cloud, conducting in-depth analyses of AWS as well as Azure to select the best-fit solution.•Led a team of vendor consultants throughout the project while serving as the SME in cloud migration, leveraging in-depth understanding of the organization’s complex environment.•Continuously met quarterly targets for project progress, executing the high-visibility project with strong urgency due to the high volume of projected cost savings upon completion.•Repeatedly identified opportunities to streamline workflows in order to realize greater efficiencies, delivering multiple automation solutions by scripting manual processes.•Ensured comprehensive documentation of each project milestone, recording details of every on-prem server throughout the migration process in order to verify compliance with security prescriptions.•Part of a significant culture shift to obtain organizational buy-in for the cloud migration, breaking down legacy workflows and thought processes to enable the implementation of lean solutions.

Auburn Hills Mi

Comerica Bank – Auburn Hills, MIWindows Server Administrator 09/2009 – 10/2017•Supported the Microsoft Windows Server environment in a large WAN environment spanning multiple states and domains, providing 24x7 support of all Windows systems on various platforms, including physical hardware as well as virtual servers on VMWare and Hyper-V.•Developed, deployed, and supported a banking center hardware refresh; employed Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and Virtual Machine Manager on Hyper-V platform to provision and deploy servers while delivering ongoing support and maintenance of the production environment.•Utilized PowerShell and various additional scripting methodologies to automate numerous keyprocesses, thereby streamlining the resolution of large-scale issues that would have otherwiserequired countless man-hours to resolve.•Executed numerous high-impact projects providing stability, security, and compliance throughout the organization, including delivering additional support to application owners as needed.

Windows Server Administrator.Business Analyst III• Specialized in physical and virtual technologies in both application and server environments, supporting multiple VMWare ESX Clusters, Microsoft Active Delivery (AD), and Citrix Metaframe-based applications in a 99.99% uptime enterprise environment.• Implemented SCCM in the test and production environment to assess, deploy, and update servers, integrating with the existing AD and SQL environment.• Integrated and supported VMWare on IBM Blades running ESX 3.5 using high availability (HA) to• provide a flexible and efficient clustered environment.• Configured and deployed various virtual machines to meet business needs in a timely manner while closely monitoring performance metrics to ensure alignment with expectations.• Built, maintained, and monitored a Windows Clustered environment to host HA applications such as SQL 2000 and 2005 as well as content management applications.• Installed and configured operational software in conformance to company requirements with regard to Antivirus, Backups, and SAN connectivity.

Troy Mi

Systems Administrator• Managed all corporate IT and related infrastructure for the national training organization, including supporting all computers, phones, and mobile devices.• Served as the single point of contact for all technology-related issues, and an SME for the development of computer-based training courses; providing on-site and one-on-one trainings for clients.• Supported multiple proprietary applications and customized software packages across numerous locations.