John Farthing Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, On, Ca

Kitchener, Canada Area

Managed internal and cloud applications used by Delego employees. Point of contact for all IT-related requests for users.Key projects:* Migrated DNS and DHCP into Active Directory to increase manageability and reliability of services.* Implemented single-sign on across internal and cloud applications with an Azure AD backend.* Established a process for regularly testing and approving patches for all Windows workstations and servers.* Deployed BitLocker to all user workstations.

Cambridge, Ontario

Lead design and deployment for multi-datacenter environment. Wide range of experience designing, managing, and supporting all facets of server environment.* Server O/S: Windows Server, Ubuntu, VMware ESXi* Networking: Cisco, HP, Dell, SonicWALL, pfSense, FortiNet, F5* Cloud/Virtualization: VMware, Hyper-V, AWS* Storage: Nimble, NetApp, Dell Compellent* Monitoring and alerting: WhatsUp Gold, PRTG, AppDynamics, VictorOpsProvided expertise and mentoring to IT and dev groups.* Provided training on environments and best practices to IT group * Collaborated with dev groups to ensure dev/qa/prod environments were were appropriately configured to meet application requirements* Point of contact for all on-call escalationsAccomplishments* Moved production environment from standalone servers into fully-virtualized environment* Improved security posture of all environments by designing and implementing AD role-based security * Installed and configured full server stack for multiple datacenters across the US and Canada* Developed PowerShell scripts that eliminated numerous manual tasks (including: Cleanup, application deployment, alert remediation)* Implemented on-call rotation and regular, informal team training sessions to disseminate knowledge among group

Wichita, Kansas, United States