I am currently employed at United States Geological Survey as an IT Specialist for the End User Support-Operations, Enterprise Active Directory Team. Primary roles include: Active Directory Domain Administration, Project Manager, Trainer. I have worked as a data center manager, server manager, VMware Server Admin, cloud/virtualization team, MECM teams and within BigFix. I have extensive experience in project management and IT management.Social and artistic pursuits include volunteering at the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt as assistant curator for Oak, Olive and Subtropical collections. I have, in the past, volunteered at Filoli Estate and Gardens helping to maintain their bonsai collection. I have various clients for whom I take care of their collections. While working on my own bonsai collection, I member of Sei Boku Bonsai Kai. I am also an accomplished Watercolor artist showing in the Bay Area and in my online gallery. Specialties: Active Directory, Process Management, Project Management, Health Care IT, Database Management, Data Migration, support hardware/software in a diverse environment, web design, SharePoint development, Microsoft Server OS versions, Active Directory, Cisco Networks, VMware, and team development.Check out my updated blog at: http://www.artsofjc.com/ and my gallery at: http://gerald-carpenter.pixels.com/