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Detroit, MI, US

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Supporting network automation and customer-driven load-balancing solutions, using agile development practices.

Dearborn, Michigan

Network Operations Tools support team

Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, United States

Southfield, MI

• I maintain the integrity, availability, and security of the Linux systems hosted within Secure-24, including web, database, and application servers in the multi-tier distributed architecture of a 24x7 systems.
• Interface with sales and pre-sales engineers to direct the… Show more I maintain the integrity, availability, and security of the Linux systems hosted within Secure-24, including web, database, and application servers.
• Interface with sales and pre-sales engineers to direct the scope of upcoming projects
• Collaborate with network, virtualization, and storage teams to implement new systems
• Provide implementation customers a single point of contact during application or system go-live
• Provide detailed updates to project management through architecture and deployment

Client Delivery and Support management of IT hosting services for SAP, Oracle and ITO Cloud outsourced solutions. Business Strategy for SAP Hosting, Oracle Hosting, ITO and Data Center Outsourcing solutions. Conduct C and D Level negotiations on Enterprise sized projects with strategic customers in support of company’s “Next Level” business transformation..

Dearborn, MI

Sole point of contact for all of Ford Motor Company, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda, and Aston-Martin network based floating license servers. Architected, deployed numerous high-availability production servers and maintained these servers in SLA-class data-centers.Platforms: Linux (SLES) / Windows Servers (2003/2008) / Solaris / AIX / FlexLM / LUM /.

Warren, MI

Supported the company-wide IT needs for a tier one automotive supplier to GM and Ford. Responsible for all data and voice communications, end to end. Direct support for EDI communications, from multiple manufacturing facilities.Platforms: Windows XP / Windows 2000 - IT general office support of 30+ clients and 20 servers - ISA Firewall management - Support.

General Motors Tech Center

Responsible for certifying GM developed applications in pre-production environment, directly impacting the stability and uptime of critical systems, while ensuring quality and adherence to requirements driven development guidelines. Install, configure, and support various applications, servers, and workstations in a dynamic, ever changing test lab.

General Motors Tech Center

Designed, built, deployed, and support numerous websites (intranet/internet). Deployed numerous productivity enhancing web-based open source tools. Integral to problem resolution and process development. - Championed, installed, configured, and deployed an open-source ticketing system (OTRS), still in use today, providing -- Historical ticket, change.

General Motors Tech Center

Designed, implemented and maintained various network environments for EDS, GM. This includes RAS, VPN, Firewalls, proxies, Intrusion Detection, and Client/Server environments. Familiar with the configuration and maintenance of Cisco equipment. Assured network interoperability with multiple platforms of communication protocols. Designed, deployed, and.

Installed, tested, and configured Satellite, microwave, and Line-of-site RF communication systems. Supported and maintained cryptologically secure satellite uplinks. Over four years experience at component-level circuit analysis / repair. Served and discharged honorably.