Gregg Hughes Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, WI, US

Data engineering, emphasizing cloud services in a managed services environmentSystems design in a VMware cloud environment to provide Microsoft RDS systems for Madison area companiesAssessments for current network designs, including firewall, switching, storage and hyperconverged virtualization.Work on Mikrotik, Palo Alto, Nutanix, Datto Backup, and more

Madison, WI, US

• Designed, implemented and maintained two datacenters at a Tier III+ level from design and implementation through decommission and recycling. Negotiated new ISP contracts that reduced cost and increased bandwidth 2X to.
• Primary responsibility for network and data security in the organization, including IAM using Active Directory, OpenLDAP, and RSA Authentication Manager. Working on DLP integration at the end.
• Managing multiple VMware stacks on Cisco, EMC, and Dell platforms. Backup, replication and verification using Veeam and VMware Data Protection 6.7
• Designed and maintained wired and wireless networking with ProCurve, SonicWALL and Cisco components
• Managed and maintained Windows 2008-2016 servers, Ubuntu and RHEL servers, and Windows desktop systems in virtual and standalone environments
• Designed, managed and maintained an Exchange 2013 high-availability installation and managed transition to Office 365 and Azure AD Connect

• I updated and managed anti-virus, backup and mail filter systems and set up interim patch management procedure and schedule for Windows servers. I also collaborated with other staff to adapt Windows 7 to application.
• Implemented and managed anti-malware
• Collaborated with other staff to adapt Windows 7 to application and security needs
• Set up patch management procedure and schedule for Windows servers
• Designed and set requirements for LAN updates and improvements
• Troubleshoot and monitor mail filter servers

Ixonia, WI, US

• Provided strategic and operational support to all parts of bank IT operations. Designed and implemented virtualization with Vmware, Virtual Iron, Open-e iSCSI and Citrix XenServer that saved substantial hardware costs.
• Managed over 100 Windows endpoint systems in a Citrix environment
• Managed multi-vendor data and VoIP network
• VoIP management using Avaya IP Office 500
• Exchange 2003 to 2010 migration
• Designed disaster recovery and data loss prevention program

• Worked with a variety of technologies and customers focused on the SMB/SOHO organization, from 2-25 endpoints. Specialized in bank IT support and instituted secure remote access to lower travel costs.labor.
• Managed Windows, Netware and Linux servers and systems on-site and remotely
• Performed software audits to validate licensing and protect clients from exposure
• Wireless audits to document and remove rogue endpoints
• Instituted data backup and recovery procedures for customers
• NT to 2003, Novell to Windows and Exchange migrations

US

• Field technician services for two nationally known service and hardware vendors
• Most brands of computer, laptop and printer installation and repair
• Specialized in high-end Intel servers and Unix workstations
• Trained in HP large-format and line printers
• Experience in POS hardware and service