Larry Carter Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Patched and remediated vulnerabilities for 550+ Windows / VMware server environment. Wrote documentation for building and maintaining gold image for new server builds.• Managed and completed Single Sign On project using Microsoft ADFS• Patched all SQL servers from SQL 2008 through SQL 2016• Built Ansible Playbook using GitHub and Terraform• Resolved TLS 1.0, Java, IIS, Apache Tomcat, SharePoint, vulnerabilities for all environments

Chicago, Il, Us

Mission Control TeamMaintained, troubleshot and remediated all issues that affected 1000+ AWS server environment for multiple custom applications, managed mobile devices through Microsoft Intune Portal, audited AD/DNS/GPO issues, AWS firewall and security group issues and wrote PowerShell scripts to create reports and make changes to AWS instances.• Migrated 60 active servers from one account to another in AWS, pre-planning with business units and security teams in stages over several weeks with no disruption to production high profile banking applications.• Developed PowerShell scripts for reporting, discovery, driver and software updates

Skokie, Il, Us

Responsible for all technical aspects of the museum functionality.Infrastructure, VMware 5.5 & 6.0/physical servers, desktops, VoIP phone system, Wi-Fi, mobile devices, exhibit technology, classrooms and auditoriums Audio/Visual systems, budgeting, inventory control, cloud based systems, Office 365, license renewal management, vendor management, copier contracts, web presence and maintenance, custom video editing and anything that requires technical expertise.• Replaced entire thin client inventory • Planned VMware migration strategy from 5.5 to 6.0• Reorganized Active Directory organizational structure• Wrote new unified login script to better serve customer data and shared printers• Rebuilt interactive exhibit using touch screen computers• Developed and installed new cash registers to work with new DBaaS cloud based database software• Upgraded security camera system with new software and hardware• Integral in the installation of the new holographic permanent exhibit

Milwaukee, Us

Integral part of a team of talented engineers with the primary goal of improving the IT solutions for the only public transportation system in the Milwaukee area.Limited time contract to plan and implement the latest solutions for a modern transit system.• Maintained hybrid environment with CentOS Linux, RedHat Linux, Suse Linux, Windows 2008 and 2012 Server, Citrix XenServer, Oracle VM, Oracle Database, Nagios ticketing, Aerohive WiFi, Cisco/Juniper, SCCM• Wrote documentation and training for the secure handling of videos from Apollo multi-camera HD bus video recording systems, Toughbook bus diagnostic systems, custom database applications, GoPass/MCard pay systems• Developed, planned and implemented custom inventory scanning system with ToughPads running Windows 10

Washington, Dc, Us

Federal Protective Service (FPS)• IT Field Operations – Responsible for (Region 5 and Battle Creek Mega Center) 200 users in 17 cities including all Windows 2008/2012 servers, Cisco routers/switches, IBM (IPS) appliances, Windows computers, smart phones and peripherals. (Region 4 and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center) Additional 150 users over 6 states• Reconfigured the Microsoft Active Directory structure for Regions 4, 5, and Battle Creek Mega Center streamlining the organization for 400 users in 12 states.• Led weekly status calls with all 17 IT staff across the U.S.• Implemented fiber Internet upgrade to Headquarters office. Overhauled Cisco network infrastructure including all IP addressing, routing and switching.• Implemented all move/add/changes to the Microsoft Exchange email system and moved the entire staff over to Email as a Service.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)• Installed complete IT infrastructure in new remote office, servers, workstations and extras in 4 days.• Setup over 200 Windows laptops, 50 desktops, printers and peripherals in less than 1 week.Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA)• Reorganized, customized and managed the IT infrastructure for the entire Chicago Legal Department.Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) IT Field Engineer