Gil Nehmzow Email & Phone Number

Previously Known As Breakthrough Technology Group (Btg)

Plano Tx

Owner and Operator of Guitar Studio LLC, a guitar lesson business that utilizes technology to make learning easier.The original idea was to have individual 1 on 1 guitar lessons utilizing a membership website so that all of the student's learning materials were stored online for easy 24 hour access. This would allow the use of interactive learning materials to make learning easier and more fun. This platform would also allow for additional revenue streams.Drove every aspect of the business from Vision and Design, to Implementation and Operations, to Marketing and Sales.Researched domain names and purchased GuitarStudio.org. Secured social media accounts. Created the entity Guitar Studio LLC and opened a bank account.Leased a proper business location and arranged my equipment for optimal functionality.Interviewed a local graphic artist and brainstormed my vision for a logo which was completed after several iterations.Researched, Interviewed and Hired a professional photographer for an interior photo shoot including a couple virtual tours.Interviewed and Hired a Website Designer. Worked through several designs and iterations to the original completed site.Interviewed and Hired a Copywriter to write the content for my home page and several other main website pages.Researched, Tested and Implemented several software tools for content and lesson creation.Installed Membership Site software and numerous plugins to create the right mix of functionality.Created a Marketing plan that consisted of YouTube Videos, Craigslist Postings, and Door Hangers.Formulated Lesson Plans for varying stages of expertise and genres of music.Created the content for my lessons. This included music notation, fretboard diagrams, backing tracks, and videos.Met with Clients. The first consultation with prospect was a complimentary lesson where we toured the studio, discussed their goals, evaluated their playing and offered a course of training.

Dallas Tx

Performed installation, customization and maintenance of VMware ESX 5.0 systems.Built and deployed Virtual Machines with VMWare ESXi 5.0. running on Dell PowerEdge M600 chassis with RAID6 disk configurations to our Airport Stations nationwide.Configured backups with VMware VCB.Used Veeam to copy data between Vcenter servers and datastores.Fixed some issues in our VMware server templates by converting them to active servers and back to templates.Standardized our Sysprep templates so they all have the same configuration and the proper license keys on all Vcenter servers.Administered and managed Windows 2003 and 2008 Servers.Migrated 50+ servers from older operating systems to Windows Server 2008.Scripted some repetitive tasks with Powershell 2.0.Worked tickets in the Windows Server Engineering ticket queue.

Plano Tx

Team Lead for Microsoft Updates and Patching.Patched all servers on both the internal and external (PCI compliant) domains for security vulnerabilities.Coordinated with development teams to determine acceptable timeframes for downtime.Collaborated with the Global Security team to patch any newly discovered vulnerabilities.Troubleshoot and resolve any issues resulting from applied patches.Report to management with security penetration and compliance results.Design / Test a new SCCM / WSUS patching environment and evaluate against IBM BigFix.Resolve Tier 3 Server Team trouble tickets.

Rowlett Tx

Senior Systems Administrator in charge of 50+ Servers located in Rowlett City Hall, Rowlett Police Dept. and the Rowlett Emergency Operations Center.My primary responsibility was the support of Public Safety.Migrated our entire server infrastructure to VMWare ESX 4.0 utilizing an iSCSI SAN with 2 HP Lefthand Networks arrays. (50+ physical servers down to 3.)Redesigned the backup strategy to conform to HIPAA standards to include a Grandfather, Father, Son off-site rotation.Upgraded all file servers to 2003 R2 and implemented disk quotas using File Server Resource Manager with automated report notifications sent to both the users and IT when certain percentages have been reached.Recovered all domain service-account passwords to enhance security.Implemented a centralized, secure, password repository requiring both a password and a keyfile for secure access.Implemented GPS tracking of the patrol vehicles utilizing VisionAir AVL which had previously never worked.Constantly utilizing group policy to standardize and improve our environment for three domains.Developed login scripts with VbScript to capture machine data to ease inventory collection, and login scripts to capture user data to better determine machine usage.Developed many other VBScripts to automate tasks. For example: automatic installation of printers for entire offices. (domain-wide)Rebuilt our WSUS server and redesigned our Group Policies to better automate the deployment of Microsoft critical updates.Rebuilt our McAfee EPO server to better automate the deployment of virusscan software.Worked with the Texas Dept of Public Safety to upgrade our software for TLETS access.Installed and racked several new server buildouts for various projects.Increased drive space on our old hardware servers, by reconfiguring and adding drives to arrays, utilizing HP Array Configuration Utility.I’ve had many additional projects which is too much to list here.

Dallas Tx

Tier 2 Support for in-house written applications utilizing the .net framework on N-Tier architecture.Responsible for identifying and isolating problems pertaining to our collections application.Determine if appropriate services and ports are responding on application servers and web servers.Escalate to the developers once a bug has been identified and document defects in Mercury Quality Center.Push code to our development and test environments with a custom application.Monitor server performance and application logs to identify potential problems before the end users are affected.Work with SQL DBAs to determine if database blocking is causing performance issues.Responsible for the build out of the development environment and the test environment migration.Phone screened and interviewed candidates for the new ASE position.

Irving Tx

Responsible for managing the lifecycle of all incidents and returning managed service to customers as quickly as possible in the least intrusive manner.Monitor multiple severity alerts using DigitalOps in a Network Operations Center environment.Remote Desktop Protocol to multiple customer environments utilizing Bridgehead Servers as waypoints.Monitor hardware health with CIM Compaq Insight Manager and utilize Riloe Remote Integrated Lights Out to bring servers back online in case of catastrophic failure.Monitor SQL jobs status, view job history to determine why jobs failed and troubleshoot or escalate as necessary.Monitor disk space on SQL machines and manually compress log files or delete archived backups to maintain adequate space.Troubleshoot IIS and Cold Fusion issues with customer’s websites.Maintain virtual server environments and resource utilization with VMWare ESX Server.Upgrade software and Microsoft security patches inside of scheduled maintenance windows.Create accounts and set permissions for multiple customers in Active Directory.Add & maintain DNS records for customers.Received training with ITIL processes.

Atwater Ca, Pleasanton Ca, Plano Tx

Developed VBScipts to fully automate the migration to Active Directory.Wrote the new login script for the West Region using VBScript for the Active Directory migration.Was in charge of the old logon script for the West Region (6 legacy domains) using Scriptlogic, Kixtart, and VBScript, 5000+ machines.Configured group policy objects GPO for the West Region.Initiated & installed SUS server for the West Region and was in charge of critical patch updatesSME for Shavlik HfnetchkSME for St. Bernard Update ExpertCreated a highly secure public kiosk image that is currently running in Cingular stores nationwideTroubleshoot basic router connectivity & configuration working with enterprise network technicians.Limited configuration of Cisco 1900 & 2900 switchesIn charge of packaging, testing & deployment of region-wide applications using Wise Package Studio and SMS.Received Cingular Superstar Award August 2003Maintained 1200+ workstations & 1600+ user accounts in a call center environment running Windows NT4, Windows 2k, Windows XPMaintained 175+ ISDN & Analog phones on a Centrex switch. Re-cabled the displays and reinstalled, automated, and upgraded the servers to Win2k for the Inova Lightlink display boards in two buildings.Built Compaq ML530, DL380, & DL320s, configured RAID arrays with Compaq Smartstart and installed Win2k Server, added additional RAM.Assisted with physical & logical build out of the Datamart SQL server including connectivity and configuration of multiple RAID drives and external drives.Racked & neatly re-wired servers in 3 data rooms.Maintained network connections on a 110 block backboard.In charge of backups, created and monitored jobs with Veritas Backup Exec. & changed tapes according to weekly schedule.Troubleshoot connectivity/performance issues with load-balanced internal IIS servers.Created & maintained mailboxes with Exchange 2000.Created & updated computer images using Symantec Ghost.

San Francisco Ca

Install & replace internet backbone equipment in a CO (Central Office) environment.Installed Cisco 7000 series routers.Installed hardware racks, cabinets, and wire management systems.Installed Cat5 & fiber optic cabling.Termination & testing of fiber optic cabling, epoxy method.Termination & testing of Cat5 cabling, straight through, Crossover, and Rolled connections.Termination & testing of Cat3 cabling up to 300 pairs.Termination and installation of 66 and 110 blocks.

Manteca Ca

Installed horizontal cabling systems at customer locations in Northern California & Nevada.Supervised crews of up to 10 men in a Foreman capacity.Supervised project to cable entire 14th floor at Bank of America Center in San Francisco, 200+ Cat5 cables, fiber optic & Cat3 300 pair.Installed fiber optic cable in riser closet spanning 16 floors & termination using epoxy method.Installed Cat3 300 pair spanning 16 floors, termination to 66 blocks.Assisted with the design of data rooms including placement of equipment and racks.Performed some computer moves & connections for customer.Installation of modems for ISP/POP providers.Installation & maintenance of co-location equipment for Broadband Office Inc.