Greg Katz Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Beltsville, Md, Us

• Directly Responsible for all Data and Telecom Infrastructures at four locations, Evaluating and Implementing New Technologies, Network Security, Data Integrity, IT Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Licensing, Contracts, Policies & Procedures, and Data Center / Help Desk Operations.• Project Manager & Engineer for ISP/MPLS/VoIP Migration, vCenter Management, Active Directory Architecture, Hardware / Software Inventory & Licensing, Server Consolidation / Upgrades / Migrations, Workstation Hardware & Software Standardization, Mobile Device Refresh.• Project Manager & Engineer for Application Upgrades and Migrations - Sage Timberline PSQL to SQL with OS Migration, Vista ViewPoint SQL Upgrade with OS Migration, TrendMicro Architecture, WSUS Architecture, Citrix XenApp Architecture and Deployment, Exchange Architecture, Network Monitoring Management.• Provide Tier I/II/III Technical Services to 150 Office Staff at four locations in three states (CT, MA, & MD) and remote support for 125 Field Users at various work sites.• Future Projects include Network Infrastructure Upgrades, Server & Storage Hardware Migrations, Exchange Migration, The Edge Migration, Data Center Power and Environmental Management.

Provide IT Consulting Services for previous employer Barton Cotton Holdings, LLC.

• Directly Responsible for all Data and Telecom Infrastructures, Evaluating and Implementing New Technologies, Network Security and PCIDSS, Corporate IT Budgeting, Licensing, Contracts, Application Development, and Data Center / Help Desk Operations.• Project Manager for Head Quarters Relocation - Patuxent Woods to Parker Road (2009), Parker Road to Waterview Avenue in Baltimore, MD (2010): Network Integration / Redesign LAN and WAN, Data Center Construction & Migration (Racks, UPS and Power Distribution, Environmental Units, Fire Suppression, etc.), Network and Telecom wiring, Intrusion Detection System, Card Access, and Office Movers. First relocation completed in 1 month. Second relocation completed in 2 months.• Project Manager for Acquisition Integration (2011) – Network Modification LAN and WAN, Network and Telecom wiring, Server Consolidation & Standardization – AD and Exchange Integration, ipOffice and ACD Modifications. Project completed in 3 months.• Project Manager and Engineer for Server Consolidation - Virtualization (Hyper-V and ESXi), Server 2008 R2 Migrations, Hardware and Storage Array migrations and upgrades.• Project Manager and Engineer for Network Modifications - Site-to-Site VPN Tunnels to Affiliates, Cisco VPN Anywhere, Dual-Factor Authentication, Tripwire implementation, and upgrades to the Routers, Switches, Firewalls, MARS, and Guardium devices.• Project Manager and Engineer for Telecom and ISP migration – migrated from at&t to Broadview Networks – reducing telecommunications costs. Reconfiguring Avaya ipOffice 500, DNS, Toll Free Call Routing, and Multiple Firewalls. • Project Manager & Engineer for multiple application upgrades and migrations: Microsoft Exchange 2010, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Microsoft ISA to Forefront Security, Citrix Metaframe 4.5 to XenApp 5.0, WS_FTP Server v7.1, Symantec Backup Exec 2010, GFI Mail Essential 2010, Kerio Connect v7, Arial Software Campaign Enterprise v11.

Clients include DLA Piper & Moore Holdings, LLC• Directly Responsible for all Data and Telecom Infrastructures, Network Security, Licensing, Contracts, and Data Center / Help Desk Operations of Barton Cotton during bankruptcy (DLA Piper) and acquisition (Moore Holdings, LLC).

• Directly Responsible for all Data and Telecom Infrastructures, Evaluating and Implementing New Technologies, Network Security, Corporate IT Budgeting, Licensing, Contracts, and Data Center / Help Desk Operations.• Project Lead for HQ relocation to Columbia, MD: Network Integration / LAN & WAN Design, MPLS Implementation at four locations, Data Center Construction & Migration (Layout, UPS and PDU, HVAC Units, etc), Network and telecomm wiring, Conference Rooms AV, and Office Movers. Project completed in 4 months.• Project Lead for Telephone Switch Replacement from Nortel PBX (Call Pilot, Symposium, etc.) to Avaya ipOffice at four locations. Replaced ACD and Voicemail servers and implemented Conference Scheduling server.• Project Lead for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS). Research, Designed, and Implemented network modifications to minimize cost associated with PCI DSS. Installed FTPS Server, HTTPS Server, Cisco ASA, Guardium SQLGuard, and Cisco MARS.• Standardized Server Hardware and Migration from Novell to Windows Server (Implementing Active Directory). Eliminated Wang, HP 3000, IBM RS6000, Silicon Graphics Iris, and Sun E4500.

• Responsible for setup, maintenance, and administration of four NetWare 4.11 servers and six Windows NT 4.0 server, Microsoft Exchange 5.5, and maintenance of the LAN/WAN.• Provided Tier III technical support to over 300 PCs running Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, and Mac OS at four locations.• Actively participated in redesigning Network Topology & Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery procedures, File Server consolidation and standardization, E-mail system replacement, & integrating Citrix’s MetaFrame.• Project Leader for File Server Migration, Remote Access Server, Hardware Inventory Control, Software Licensing Compliance, Anti-Virus Solution, Internet Connectivity, Firewall and VPN implementation, and Network Topology Design and Migration.• Directly responsible for evaluating, ordering, and implementing new hardware and software, including rollout of Windows 95 & NT, and over 250 new PCs, Laptops, and Servers.