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Design, implement and maintain all aspects of the Office 365 tenant (Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams)Maintain all physical server infrastructure (Dell PowerEdge rack and tower servers) within local and remote data centersDevelop processes and systems that facilitate the integration of third-party software and support enterprise applicationsManage system security by implementing and installing IT security tools and devices to ensure optimal protectionSuccessfully orchestrated a comprehensive deployment of Windows Endpoint (Intune, Defender) across over 400 workstations, leveraging the full suite of features available within the Microsoft 365 E5 license, including software deployment, updates, and security policiesManaged and upheld all facets of Microsoft Azure Active Directory services, encompassing users, groups, devices, and single sign-on (SSO) for third-party vendorsSuccessfully automated numerous infrastructure processes, including Azure Active Directory, Office 365, on-premise Active Directory, and various vendor APIs, using custom-written PowerShell scripts Designed and managed the entire VMware infrastructure, encompassing several upgrades to the latest versions of ESXi and vCenterManaged and implemented new solutions for all facets of on-premise Active Directory Domain Services, encompassing ADUC, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, KMS, IIS, WDS, and maintained up-to-date Windows Server updates via WSUS and custom PowerShell scriptsManaged Microsoft SQL databases in both production and development environmentsMaintain and monitor server and file backup processes using Synology NAS servicesSuccessfully championed and executed the widespread rollout of Microsoft Server Remote Access (Always On VPN), providing all employees with uninterrupted VPN access to internal network resources

Designing, implementing, and seamlessly migrating over 60 hosts and 600+ VMs to a vSphere 6.0 environment fromthe legacy 5.5 environment, using PowerShell scripts developed from scratchDesign and implementation of new XenApp/XenDesktop 7.13 environment supporting 5000+ users, 40+ VDAs and 80+ published applications, along with small VDI footprintResponsible for seamless migration of 30+ load balancing VIPs from F5 load balancer to NetScaler including full remediation of SSL cipher groups across all externally and internally accessible VIPs, improving Qualys SSL Labs security score from F to A+ Implementation and administration of 600+ Windows/Linux server environment, including IIS, KMS, WSUS, RDS licensing, DNS, DHCP, AD DS, AD CS, WDSPowerShell SME - Over 300+ scripts written from scratch, from single line wrappers to 500+ line scripts designed for advanced reporting or orchestration/automation for NetApp, Citrix, VMware (PowerCLI), Windows Server (all roles)Assist in the design, implementation and deployment of a completely new Windows Domain (ADUC, OU structure, group policy) to migrate over 30,000 users from two companies (Glazer's Inc, Southern Wine & Spirits) that have been consolidated into a single entity

Deployment and administration of 300+ Windows and Linux (RHEL) servers within the infrastructure Lead the upgrade and implementation process of the current Windows Server infrastructure from OS version 2008 to 2012 R2Develop and deploy multiple PowerShell scripts to streamline the automated onboarding and offboarding of Active Directory usersConducted hardware upgrades and maintenance on over 60 Dell R720/R730 PowerEdge rack and tower serversAssist with the upkeep of nightly VM and file-based backup procedures and their schedulingMaintain virtual machine and network device monitoring using the SolarWinds monitoring solutionManage user accounts, distribution groups, security groups, organizational units (OUs) and group policies within Active Directory

Focusing primarily on batch & VBScript deployment solutions for LANDESK and Windows Imaging design and implementation (MDT, WDS).