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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

* Structured and implemented high enforcement application control policies with VMWare Carbon Black Endpoint Protection (formerly Bit 9 Application Control). Analyzed user workflows and wrote custom rules to allow applications to run/install that were not signed with a certificate. Identified and remediated threats on endpoints using Carbon Black Enterprise Response.* Migrated SSO from Webauth to Microsoft ADFS to adhere to SAML 2.0 standards to federate with other cloud services using ADFS as the Idp. Investigated, designed and setup a highly available on premise service that places load balancers (HA Proxy) in Azure to redirect traffic based on geographic location.* Deployed Office 365 via SCCM (removed prior non Click2Run installs) and wrote powershell scripts to automate/manage and deploy licensing. Reconciled user objects and shared mailboxes via powershell with on premise Exchange hybrid server to mapping the guid from O365 to the local exchange server.* Setup and managed RHEL/CentOS servers. (AD bind/iptables/patching/etc). Managed apache webservers & virtual hosts. Wrote scripts in PHP (backend) & javascript (mainly jQuery) (frontend) to interface with various external API's to push and sync user data.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

* Configured and deployed System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2/v1511 throughout the organization. Setup WQL queries, SQL reports and application deployment rules. Established configuration baselines to ensure Bitlocker encryption compliance and wrote detection scripts to report non compliance.* Setup the corporate intranet on an internal LAMP server (CentOS) running a Wordpress template. Modified CSS/Javascript/HTML and built a landing page for all corporate apps and setup departmental sites for HR and Facilities.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

* Setup, Deploy and Manage hardware inventory (laptops & iPads) within the organization. Managed iOS devices with Meraki MDM and designed and implemented WDS/MDT to re-image corporate laptops.* Implemented ticketing system to track Onboarding/Offboarding information for SOX Compliance.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Supported the following groups:Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences &Department of Microbiology and Immunology* Restructured procurement standards in the department by defining a workflow where all computers would be verified on receipt, be recorded, and tracked. Met with financial approvers to focus on cost reduction by developing a refresh policy* Realigned IT infrastructure in the department by centralizing the purchasing policy. Mandated that all new machines be tagged as assets at the time of arrival. Ensured that 100% of all new machines were being encrypted to comply with HIPAA * Managed a wide range of Linux (Debian/Ubuntu), Windows and OSX servers in the department. Ensured servers were patched for security issues and services were integrated with Nagios. Setup JIRA for change-management alerts for staff* Functioned as a primary point of contact for the escalation of all technical issues. Managed client expectations by being proactive in identifying future problems. Evaluated potential projects and developed various roadmaps to track progress* Developed and implemented a QR Code inventory tagging system with PHP/MySQL. Setup and secured web forms that allowed IT Staff to query encryption keys as needed

Stanford, Ca, Us

* Provided extensive desktop support for clients across the University with the focus of providing unique solutions for specialized environments (Stanford Hospitals & Clinics / Stanford School of Medicine / Stanford University) * Established strong rapport with key campus clients and made sure urgent issues were resolved with complete satisfaction* Increased efficiency by automating the installation of printers through installers for both Mac & PC platforms* Maintained permissions through Active Directory/Workgroups and deployed software through group policy/bigfix* Served as liaison to departments to help them structure solutions by working within their budget* Configured and maintained all APC Switched Rack PDU's at the Livermore Auxiliary Data Center. Wrote a shutdown script and installer so that strips could be powered off automatically in case of an emergency. * Crafted documentation, setup, and maintained configuration for Rittal liquid cooling racks in the data center. Worked with stakeholders to ensure deadlines were met and any outstanding issues were reported to the vendor.

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

* Provided technical support & problem resolution (Heterogeneous Environment Mac & PC) for multiple organizations which have on site and off site staff (90+) * Managed user accounts & groups (Active Directory) on the server to maintain internal controls between departments* Projected fiscal budgets from grants issued by the National Institute of Health and National Science Foundation* Categorized expenses of various office purchases & performed cost minimization (w/ Pivot Tables)* Checked proposed budgets from staff for accuracy to determine if they were on target for the fiscal year and communicated with them about the possible adjustments they could make, created payroll schedules

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us