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Toronto, Canada Area

• Projects: Retail Branch and Office Tower - Windows 7 / 10 / 11 Migration, SCCM 2016 Migration
• Built software packages for Windows XP, Windows 7/10/11, and Server 12/19/22 platforms.
• Using AdminStudio InstallShield to configure MSI tables, perform captures, create transforms (MSTs) and apply patches (MSPs) to many vendor and custom in-house applications.
• Worked on packaging MS Office 365 application suite utilizing the Office Customization Tool and various GPOs (group policies) to configure settings as per requirements by the business.
• Developed and managed Active Directory groups to support the enterprise’s application assignment methodology.
• Created and managed SCCM advertisements in the development environment to simulate the production deployment of applications.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise x64+SP1 imaging/deployment/task sequencing project.
• Assisted in building and maintaining our SCCM task sequence such as adding new packages (ie. hardware drivers) and troubleshooting build issues which occurred.
• Testing in DEV/QA domain environment on both virtual and bare metal Lenovo laptop/Thinkcenters then deployed Production World Wide to multiple domains.
• Maintaining and Updating Image Build Bug List based on responses from initial technical pilot users.
• Post-release deployment troubleshooting on multiple domains (ie. distribution point failures).
• Rationalizing and Validating in-house/legacy and new vendor applications working against our latest build images.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise x64+SP1 imaging/deployment/task sequencing project.
• Assisted in building and maintaining our SCCM task sequence such as adding new packages (ie. hardware drivers) and troubleshooting build issues which occurred.
• Testing in DEV/QA domain environment on both virtual and bare metal Lenovo laptop/Thinkcenters then deployed Production World Wide to multiple domains.
• Maintaining and Updating Image Build Bug List based on responses from initial technical pilot users.
• Post-release deployment troubleshooting on multiple domains (ie. distribution point failures).
• Rationalizing and Validating in-house/legacy and new vendor applications working against our latest build images.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Packaged multi-tiered applications via Wise/Installshield with some deployed via VBscript.
• Custom scripted various SCCM-based deployments in several in-house delivery environments.
• Responsible for setting up AD and GPO components for deploying packages.
• Participated in a high-level conversion between two major divisions in the Bank which required on-the-spot resolution to any enterprise-critical applications in a very short time.
• Environments used: WinXP, 7, and Server 2008R2.

• Provided Advanced UAT technical expertise to both vendor and in-house applications being accepted into ExxonMobil's primary SCCM distribution points.
• Coordinated SCCM deployment and testing from start to finish on multiple application types moving from WinXP to Windows 7.
• Packaged multi-tiered applications via Wise/Installshield with some deployed via VBS.
• Participated in a high-level pressure SWAT team to fix enterprise-critical applications in a short period of time.
• Successfully completed many large deployment projects over different global time-zones.

• Building a mass-deployable turn-key process (literally One-click-install solution type) to automate an in-store workflow system on external Citrix Presentation Servers.
• Packaging Citrix applications via Wise Studio/Installshield with script assistance from AutoIT and VB.
• Full AutoIT deployments, real-time toggles, and security lockdowns.
• Migrating environment to JVM 1.6.0_18 and jBOSS. WebEx and player deployment. Full Screensaver security measure which mimics Windows Authentication via AD.

• Working under the Compugen Solutions umbrella @ Region of Durham HQ. On Contract with Avient.
• Packaging custom in-house and vendor installs using both AdminStudio v9.0 and Wise Studio 6.x/7.x for WinXP and Win7.
• Package deployment and scripting via SMS 2003 and SCCM 2007.

• Packaging custom in-house and vendor installs using InstallShield 2009, AutoIt v3.2, and Wise Studio 6.x/7.x for WinXP and Win7.
• Creation of custom corporate GPOs for production Active Directory (ie. Firewall exceptions).
• WYSE/AI Desktop Image and Manager troubleshooting, testing, and deployment.
• Building/Maintaining Virtual ESX VM environments running up to Server2003 (64bit).
• Package deployment and scripting via Citrix, SMS 2003, and SCCM 2007.
• CTP/Collaboration/PoS Image Creation and troubleshooting.

• Working in a very large corporate environment, responsible for maintaining desktops and servers during key deployment and hardware refresh phases (Windows2000 -> Vista).
• Migrating deployment facilities from CCM/Tivoli to SMS2003/05
• Inspecting system and server faults for immediate resolution especially connectivity issues.
• Trained on Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007

• Responsible for deploying/pushing finished msi packages to local and remote desktops through the creation and maintenance of collections, packages, and advertisements. Thorough knowledge of msi technology was important.
• Coordinated daily clerical operations with the corporate Active Directory and set various rights/privileges between 2 large computer labs in a highly locked down WinXP environment.
• Specific policy standards for corporate Domain Users had to be upheld and/or tweaked per desktop requirement.
• Assisted in the pre and post-packaging stages ensuring the installed applications worked within the confines of the environment. This normally entailed file, folder, registry, network, script, and group policy.
• Ensured all pre and post-requisites were preloaded for the target application prior to packaging. Packages were QA’ed prior to production.
• Preformed preliminary Windows Vista rationalization to determine the long range viability of the new operating system in the corporate environment and on existing msi re-distributables.

• Irving Oil
• Large DVD Refresh of 20+ applications were repackaged in both French and English using Installshield AdminStudio 6.0 to work under IOL’s very secure network. Customized transforms (MST) were used on some of these.
• Packaged 8 applications to run under a Citrix Desktop Environment and deployed through VBscript, XML, and Active Directory. Largest and most complex package assigned was a 1gb install of Visual Studio 6 running under.
• Repackaged 10+ company-internal and industry-standard applications to accommodate their specific WinXP environment, using Wise Studio 6.TD Wealth
• Original vendor binaries had to be packaged using a custom Installscript wrapper (either MSI or Non-MSI) developed specifically to deploy on a WinXP image. VMware 5.5 was used to test and/or capture the 10+ assigned.

• Preformed quality assurance testing on existing and cutting-edge 3D graphics technologies using various methodologies, debugging tools, and documentation.
• Worked and enhanced many variable 3D graphics test-beds by re-evaluating batch code and running driver scripts (built around both InstallShield and Wise) to improve efficiency.
• Built and configured multiple system platforms and initiated advanced trouble shooting and standardized analysis procedures to ensure quality and consistency.
• Made recommendations for future driver tweaking and hard/software upgrade paths. Further, provided design consultation for more enhanced cooling solutions for proprietary company hardware.
• Participated in the launch of ATI’s new integrated Xpress 200 series mainboard being involved in component and bios assurance.