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Technology consulting in the areas of: network management, application and operating system migration to virtual and cloud platforms, system monitoring and backup and recovery strategies.

Seattle Wa

• Supported the application development lifecycle through an AGILE/SCRUM framework for enterprise application integration.• Utilized Team Foundation Services to transform, deploy and maintain custom and COTS applications.• Administered client server and IIS delivered applications hosted within the data center and in Azure.• Implemented RSA Authentication Manager two factor authentication supporting the web based and mobile account management applications. • Created architecture documentation and conducted knowledge transfer to regular staff.• Participated in the Scrum rituals of Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective and Sprint Planning.• Exercised effective communication with both technical and non-technical staff on all organizational levels to ensure coordination and exchange of information for accomplishing company goals.• Developed, communicated and maintained standards for enterprise application integration. • Contributed to business process improvement utilizing the latest enterprise application integration concepts.

Seattle

• Designed, implemented and administered Microsoft technologies including SQL Server 2005/2008 database instances, Configuration Manger 2007, Internet Information Services 7/7.5/8 and print services. • Managed Active Directory domain controllers, OU’s, users, groups. Designed and implemented group policy objects.• Designed, implemented and administered Citrix technologies including Presentation Server 6.5, Xen App 6.5/7, Xen Desktop 7.• Administered VMWare ESX environment. • Served as server systems subject matter expert assigned to various projects on topics of operating system virtualization, application virtualization and SQL Server architecture. • Supported the application lifecycle support for the server group.• Analyzed current IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.

Seattle

• Designed, implemented and administered Microsoft technologies including SQL Server 2005 database instances, SQL Server 2005 Integration Services, SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, Configuration Manger 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3, Internet Information Services 7 and print services. • Implemented VMWare server virtualization. Developed and implemented the plan to migrate physical servers and related systems to the virtualized platform.• Designed, implemented and administered application virtualization solutions utilizing Citrix Xen App 6.5.• Developed, implemented and administered operational processes to support the security, disaster recovery and monitoring.• Developed and implemented operation processes to support the application development lifecycle of custom and COTS systems.• Designed and implemented storage solutions utilizing NetApp/DataOnTap NAS storage solution. Developed, socialized and implemented migration plan from legacy hardware.• Planned and led migration of Novell Netware file, print, directory, user and endpoint management services to Microsoft platform.• Analyzed, planned and implemented a vast number of COTS systems utilizing a wide array of technologies, including but not limited to GFI Vipre Anti-Virus, GFI LanGuard, PaperWise, ManageEngine system monitoring.• Advised customers and staff on Operating System/Hardware hosting options and specifications based on business, user and system requirements.

Seattle

• Led team of five Windows Systems Engineers responsible for a wide array of systems, both public and internally facing. • Coordinated operational and project related work group planning and implementation activities.• Facilitated workgroup and client and planning and implementation meetings.

Seattle

• Designed, implemented and administered Microsoft technologies including SQL Server 2000/2005 database instances, SQL Server 2000/2005 DTS/Integration Services, SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services and Windows SharePoint Services 3.• Responsible for SQL Server component of application development lifecycle. Conducted daily administration of backups, performance monitoring, security.• Designed, implemented and administered DTS/SSIS. Advised developers and other staff on database connectivity options and techniques.• Administered Citrix Presentation Server and Terminal Services solutions.• Designed, implemented and administered various COTS systems including but not limited to McAfee E Policy Orchestrator to manage server installations of McAfee Security products, Windows Update Services.• Designed and implemented Active Directory Group Policy objects.• Advised customers on operating system/hardware hosting options and specifications based on business and system requirements.• Regularly analyzed and conducted business process re-engineering to gain efficiencies.

Seattle

• Developed, deployed and maintained application distribution packages in the form of MS Configuration Manager and Windows Installer formats. Distribute Windows installer packages via MS Configuration Manager, Windows Group Policy Objects and Novell ZENworks. • Designed, implemented and administered Microsoft technologies including SQL Server 7/2000 database instances.• Responsible for SQL Server component of application development lifecycle. Conducted daily administration of backups, performance monitoring, security.• Developed simple ASP sites utilizing data from Oracle, SQL Server and MS Access to share workgroup information.• Implemented and migrated applications in support of the defined application support lifecycle. • Provided application support for enterprise and departmental systems including PeopleTools, CSS Horizon, Consolidated Customer Service System, McAfee Antivirus, Heat Helpdesk, ITRON Premiere Plus 4, in addition to many other applications/systems both custom and COTS.• Designed and maintained automated processing solutions utilizing Oracle SQL Plus, VB Script and various other programming languages and tools.• Designed and administered Windows XP test lab consisting of 6 workstations for the Infrastructure Services section. This included configuring and supporting OS and application images.

Aas, Application Development Networking

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General, General Studies