Jeff Mcbride Email & Phone Number

United States

Global

Responsibilities: • Technical tower lead and subject matter expert for Microsoft Unified Communications platforms: Teams, Skype for Business 2015, Lync Server 2013. Including all available role functionality such as Online Calling Plan, Cloud PBX, OnPrem Enterprise Voice (PSTN), Conferencing, Peer-to-Peer, Instant Messaging, Presence, etc.• Deploy and maintain a hybrid topology which peaked 120,000 users where 70,000 users were Enterprise Voice enabled globally.• Develop majority of automation for operational and project processes offering minimal team resources to complete a large-scale work demand• Focus on technical Service Improvement and Innovation• Operations management of server OS and applications on over 300 active UC servers within data centers and branch sites• Provide daily UC training to international support staffHighlights:• Automate Skype & Teams account creation which assigns appropriate policies and phone number settings based on user and site details.• Architect branch site Enterprise Voice deployment process for Skype for Business OnPrem and Teams. Utilizes a custom Excel template with integrated PowerShell Module to generate all site-specific voice routing configuration; dial plans, normalization rules, voice policies, voice routes, trunk configurations, etc.• Develop phone number management process to include automated number assignment and capacity planning in environment with over 250,000 OnPrem and 100,000 Online DID’s.• Create custom script to compare and synchronize over 10,000 subnets in 3rd party network management application with Skype for Business on prem and online network configuration• Develop multitude of custom Skype CDR SQL Reports to identify specific Skype user and site data for proactive user improvement or incident diagnosis• Architect a Certificate Management platform to track, request, import and assign certificates annually for Skype Pools and Branch Site Appliances.

Pleasanton, Ca

• Architect, design and build Unified Collaboration environments for customer• Complete multiple customer migrations from Lync 2010 to Lync 2013 environments • Configure and maintain gateway connectivity with AudioCodes and Sonus devices• Configure Hybrid infrastructures between Lync/Exchange on-prem and cloud mixed scenarios• Implement Office 365 pilot environments for customers interested in migrating to the cloud• Act as top tier engineer for any operational escalations• Member of Microsoft's vNext program to beta test future releases of software

• Contracted full time to Cephalon as an Exchange Administrator• Responsible for maintaining Exchange 2007 and 2003 environment• Work with the Exchange team to continue migration from Exchange 2003 to 2007.• Build Windows Server 2008 clusters for Exchange migration from 2003 to 2007• Maintain Blackberry Enterprise Server for 5,000 users• Monitor BES servers with BoxTone software and server logs• Maintain E-Mail security via IronMail• Verify users are complying with government regulations for all messaging traffic in and out of the company• Compile Excel reports to analyze messaging data for analysis• Use company ticketing system to troubleshoot any end user messaging issues; Outlook, OWA, Blackberry’s, iPhone’s, Droids, etc. • Maintain server security via MS Forefront

• Assess potential client networks and create new network architecture to better their performance, reliability and security.• Analyze system and security logs in Windows Environments, router/firewall configurations and various other technologies • Daily monitoring and maintenance of all Windows Server OS platforms; SBS2003-2008, Windows Server 2000-2008, Windows Server Datacenter, Windows Terminal Server, Print Servers, etc.• Create scripts to sort event logs and create automated alerts for specific events• Configure and maintain e-mail accounts, GAL’s, connectors, smart hosts, DNS, etc within Exchange Servers.• Manually purge Exchange logs during times of backup failures on Exchange Servers• Troubleshoot and correct all Exchange errors found within Event Viewer on Servers• Responsible for Active Directory setup, maintenance and migrations• Create user log in scripts to automate tasks• Server Applications supported, maintained, upgraded and troubleshot; IIS, ASP.NET, SQL, Exchange, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, FTP Servers, etc. • Configure and maintain client iPhones, Droids and Windows smart phones connectivity to Exchange servers• Becoming highly proficient in all SonicWall products.• Matured attention to detail to verify all end user perspectives of their own system is seamless and identical to what they’re use to during times of OS upgrades, machine rebuilds, server migrations, domain changes, etc.• Audit security in client networks and facilities to verify they’re constantly protected from all threats; software and physical securities • Responsible for Help Desk support for all clients• Setup and maintain T1 between client sites using CISCO routers• Install and maintain Blackberry Enterprise Servers.• In charge of maintaining anti-spam software and continuing to update techniques as newer spam tactics emerge.• Setup several extensive site-to-site VPN’s for various clients• Setup and maintain Whale Back VOIP systems.

• Maintain network hardware and Windows Server 2003 for Mercedes Benz of Devon. Also installed and setup Symantec Client Security 3.0 to ensure end users were given restricted access to the web and to protect the company's computers from virus infection.• Able to troubleshoot and install a brand new fiber optic connection for the Chester Education Foundation. The new connection enabled the client and their partner, SWCS (a subdivision of Weidner University), to continue to carry out day to day operations without further interruption.• Installed MRTG to graph network traffic for American Seaboard International, allowing the management to see which end users were using the majority of the company's bandwidth and to track the usage of server resources. This saved the company money and downtime by allowing me to help the company plan server upgrades before the situation became critical.• Installed and configured smart Cisco switches and 3COM firewall at BCA Employee Management Group during off hours and achieved zero downtime for the customer • Built security hardware for the State of Pennsylvania. I did the bench work for a project involving wireless security cameras that were controlled by PDA's. The project was successfully completed and rolled out to law enforcement officials.• Upgraded the entire network for TAI and Alpine Electronics to be more secure, easier to use, and easier to maintain by allowing their mission critical software to operate more efficiently. Tasks included designing two new servers, putting the entire network behind a firewall, setting up private I.P. Addresses, joining all workstations to a new domain, setting up user permissions with Active Directory, and installing Microsoft Exchange.