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Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Canada Area

• Designed and built IT projects, steering cloud configurations and services towards industry-leading security.• Installed and maintained over 60 Citrix XenApp servers farm with over 180 applications• Initiated major migration project for SCCM 2007 to 2012. Over 27,000+ clients deployed all across the globe, covering APAC, EMEA, USAE and USAW regions• Redesigned large and complex Active Directory structure (over 80 sites), GPOs and WSUS update procedure to proper fit the current business needs• Provided Autodesk with expert options on new and emerging technologies like VDI and Oracle Xsigo• Led large scale VMware upgrade project with over 5,000 VM servers, 10 vCenters and 600 ESX Hosts• Involved in Service-now Asset and Configuration Management project to help the company have a better visibility over the IT assets, financial data, system refreshes, and warranty renewals• Supported and maintained over 5,000 servers in a complex mixed environment of Windows and Linux within 10 datacenters across the globe• Utilized HP SIM to proactively maintained and managed HP servers across our global datacenters• Used Quest Active Role Server for RBAC security model and advanced Active Directory features• Worked with over 10 Oracle Xsigo Directors to support our virtualized network and storage media for the VMware ESX servers, Windows and Linux physical servers• Utilized diverse SAN solutions for our storage needs: FC, NAS, ISCSI from vendors like Netapp, HP 3PAR, Tintri, EMC and Dell Compellent• Used SCCM 2007, 2012 R2 for package deployment to custom made server collections, created custom SCCM 2007 and 2012 and SQL reports• Detected vulnerabilities on all network assets including servers, network devices (routers, switches, firewalls) and workstations using Qualys• Utilized MFA, SSO, Active Directory Federation Services, Implemented automation processes using scripting languages like PowerShell or Bash.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Integrated “Arizona AFO” network to our head office domain, migrated Active Directory users accounts, Exchange mailboxes, Security groups, GPOs, Print Servers, Network mappings and Folder Redirection for user's personal files• Migrated VMware vSphere 4 Infrastructure to vSphere 5 High Availability clusters, upgrading ESX hosts,datastores from VMFS 3 to VMFS 5• Replaced Dell Equalogic ISCSI and RS16 SAN with NetAPP FAS2448 Fibre Channel SAN 8 Gbps per port. Use Brocade HBA, Brocade FC Switches 300• Implemented cost effective storage efficiency features from NetApp’s SAN as Data Deduplication and Compression• Designed, deployed and managed Microsoft Windows servers, Microsoft Exchange Servers, DNS, DHCP and SQL instances• Maintained FreePBX with only SIP trunks for inbound/outbound, iSymphony, Call Center Stats from Asternic. AASTRA 6757i Voice over IP Phones• Managed 60+ Managed Dell Power Connect Switches, including PoE, ISCSI QoS and multiple VLANS• Troubleshooted advanced MPIO, IOPS, High Latency of ISCSI performance problems related to Dell Equal Logic SANs and RS16 ISCSI with VMware vSphere• Fixed complex issues related to AD sites and services, replication of DCs over site to site and IPSEC VPN Tunnel• Provided high uptime for 400+ Virtual Servers in VMware vSphere across multiple datacenters• Utilized AD, LDAP, DNS, DHCP, WSUS, FTP, IIS, Group Policy, VPN, Hyper-V, DFS File Servers and iSCSI NAS• Maintained and upgraded multiple Astaro Security Gateways, Anti-Spam proxy, Web Filtering Proxy, IPSEC VPN Tunnel, Firewall and NAT• Designed and implemented complex file servers and DFS namespace and replication, folder redirection, roaming profiles and offline lines, SYNC center for both desktops and laptops

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Design, plan and document network and server implementation for businesses • Install and configure WatchGuard XTM 510 Security Appliance, configure firewall policies and rules. • Work with Dell Power Edge Servers, PERC 6/i RAID Controllers and Dell Open Manage • Install, configure TZ210 & TZ180, TZ150 Sonic Wall security appliances firewalls• Install, configure, test and maintain Windows SBS 2008 with Exchange 2007.• Install and configure Dell Power Connect Network Switches 2824, 2848, 6248, 2724P series.• Install and configure BES Express 5.0.2 with Exchange 2007 and 2010 SP1• Configure Exchange Public Folders Sync with BlackBerry Server Enterprise • Install, upgrade and configure Brightmail 6.0, 6.2 Spam Filter for Exchange servers• Add new users to Blackberry Enterprise Server and configure licensing • Create login script and deploy it trough group policy. Modify and create new GPOs• Design and implement proper backup strategy for servers using Dell Tape Backup Units • Work with Dell 1900W UPS for servers, switches, routers and modems. • Create accounts, cases, new opportunities in SalesForce for many projects• Install, configure and test Active Directory with Domain Controllers, File Servers with DFS replication, Print Servers, WSUS with email notification and auto approve for security updates.• Deploy from server Symantec End Point 11 & 12 antivirus to Windows and MAC computers.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Plan and implement virtualization for 50 Windows physical servers with VMware VSphere 4• Virtualize Windows 2003 & 2008 R2 DC, Exchange 2003 & 2007, Linux, SharePoint's servers• Generate and analyze weekly reports on virtualization infrastructure performance • Excellent experience and knowledge with designing installing and implementing VMware VSphere, VMware ESX server, VMware Virtual Center, setting up V-Motion, HA Clustering, DRS, and related VMware products such as VM Workstation, VMware converter VM Backup products and other products for virtualization• VMware update manager to install patches and updates on ESX hosts and virtual machines • Experience of fiber channel SAN NETAPP FAS3020, work with SANs in VMware environments and troubleshooting SAN related issues