Oversee current and potential client relationships, managing the full project life cycle, including implementation, planning, deploying, and testing.Enhance the quality and methodology of integrations and internal projects, implementing best practices. Create and review technical and project plans, proposals, and estimates. Conduct cost-benefit analyses of network alternatives and evaluate new products in a team environment.Designed, built and managed multiple private cloud hosting systems for clients.

Oversaw all IT infrastructure, including design, execution, and budgeting. Increased project revenue by 20%, maintaining and monitoring project pipeline.Directed installation and design of network devices and systems and researched network alternatives for improved features and reduced costs. Mentored other consultants, conducting trainings in daily operations and providing elevated tier support for escalated issues.

Trained new users in email use and firm policies regarding accounts. Responded to questions regarding issues.Created secure VPNs, allowing access to corporate headquarters from satellite offices and teleworkers’ homes. Installed security appliances from Cisco, WatchGuard, Netscreen, and SonicWALL. Implemented IPSEC VPN’s, dynamic-to-static IP, and static-to-static IP for operational VPN software clients.Installed, integrated, and maintained Cisco Pix Firewall, Cisco routers, Cayman routers, Netopia routers, and various other brands for small to mid-sized networks. Designed customer networks and implemented solutions from planning to installation and execution, including scripts to set up devices. Reconfigured network devices to work in new environments and repaired any problems.Configured and maintained over 200 websites in IIS 4, 5, and 6 and Apache web servers.Set up and maintained over 150 DNS zones with Windows 2000 servers.Installed and monitored email servers, including Exchange 5.0, 5.5, 2000, and 2003. Maintained several mDaemon mail servers for clients, including new 7.0 version, as well as SLMail Standard and Pro servers for over 50 email domains. Configured and implemented multiple PCs and servers from various manufacturers, including Dell, Gateway, IBM, Compaq, HP, and Sony.