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•Build and configure multiple VMware ESX host servers for deployment across multiple sites. Build and configure EMC CX4 SANs, Configuring, storage, VMFS file system, Disk expansion and VMware tools•Migrated 50+ Windows / Linux systems to VMware ESX clustered environment using VCenter Converter for corporate & customer production systems.•Design & Configure VMware VLAN, VLAN tagging, physical and virtual network card, network teaming SAN storage network•Responsible for designing, building, configurations and migrations of Exchange, SQL, Windows Servers for customer and corporate networks.

Livermore, Ca

•Responsible for design and installation of corporate SharePoint 2007 rollout. Build multiple sites and templates and provide training to end-users.•Coordinate and monitor troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common system problems: document system events to ensure continuous functioning. Recommend course of action and implement as approved. •Coordinate hardware and software installations and upgrades to ensure work is performed in accordance with company policy. Recommends resolutions to complex matters of significance and coordinate the implementation of the approved course of action.

•Managed Exchange 5.5 multi-site servers, and performed migration of 2000 Exchange 5.5 Mailboxes to Exchange 2003 Servers in multi-site configuration•Manage and Maintain multiple single Exchange 2003 server instances in multi-site configuration•Troubleshoot Exchange 5.5 / 2003 routing / database issues according to companies SLA •Configured and provide support for high availability Exchange 2003 cluster for multi-site organization•Configured, managed and maintained multi-site Domain infrastructure, including DNS, DHCP, WINS, NTP, SNMP, IIS, ISA, and Exchange services•Monitor network devices including servers and services using network monitoring utilities

•Responsible for customer installations and upgrades of hardware and software. Performed Exchange server migrations from 5.5 to exchange 2000. Server upgrades from Windows NT4 to Windows 2000. •Utilize standard corporate tools to record changes, service requests, and problem activities for tracking purposes.

•Performs hardware replacement, end-user troubleshooting, technical support for customers. Build new servers and workstations. Assist other engineers with hardware and software upgrades and migrations.