Responsible for infrastructure systems located in multiple corporate locations across the country as well as AWS cloud infrastructure. Systems supported include Windows/Linux servers, VMware vSphere/ESXi, Veeam Backup and Replication, EMC Storage Area Network (SAN). Provide coordination between application and systems teams both internal to Hallmark and managed service providers.Key Achievements:Deployed Veeam Backup and Replication across corporate infrastructure that significantly increased the success of backups to over 99%.Worked with corporate subsidiaries to deploy Veeam Backup and Replication at multiple locations.Enhancements to corporate Disaster Recovery plan and procedures to better align with Business Continuity plan.Oversight of vulnerability management program for both corporate as well as various subsidiaries.Day to day coordination between various third-party providers and corporate teams.

Direct and lead a team of system analysts over two locations: Kansan City and Fort Worth. Orchestrate the support system of the Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 Server Farm and XenApp 6.0/6.5 Server Farm. Directly communicate with application and business owners to better ascertain the most relevant platform for applications such as Citrix, and VMware. Collaborate with vendors to determine and blueprint new platforms and deployment processes. Provide support and administration for Solar Winds Orion Suite/Tools, and Argent Guardian for monitoring of server and network equipment statistics.Key Achievements:Initiated new applications, working directly with application developers to further develop and test applications in order to quickly assess and address outstanding issues.Designed, implemented, and provided support for VMware ESXi 4.1/5.1/5.5/6.0 virtual environment.Proactively maintained an awareness of new technologies and how they function; highlighted their potential within the corporate Information Technology infrastructure.Quickly prioritized project plans, streamlining, and providing reports of work performed and statistical information for areas of responsibility.Created and implemented strategies to meet informational system's requirement goals.

Provided technical leadership and system support of the Citrix Metaframe XP Server Farm and supported the Microsoft Active Directory domain. Promptly resolved network and software issues. Developed strategies that worked to meet organizational system requirements. Provided support for the Avaya Definity/Intuity phone system. Assisted in the custom building of applications running on a Sun Solaris environment and a Windows mixed environment.Key Achievements:Served as the Project Lead for the design, implementation, and maintenance of 1.5 Tb Dell NAS.Created, implemented, and provided continued maintenance on network operating procedures that met all Information Technology best practices.Served as the Subject Matter Expert in LAN, WAN, and related technologies that allowed for the effective support of company strategic goals.