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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il

Bolingbrook, Illinois

Management and configuration of Windows Server hardware and software, including Microsoft Windows Server, Hyper-V, and other application server(s)\service(s)• Migrated servers from physical and\or VMWare ESX to new Microsoft Hyper-V environment.• Deployed Microsoft Windows Operating System and Server application updates and patches, ensuring all Microsoft patches are up to date according to corporate policy.• Upgraded Active Directory Windows Server 2003 Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2008 R2, raising the Active Directory forest\domain functional levels to Schema Level 47 (Windows Server 2008 R2) for internal and external domain(s).• Engineered, implemented, and migrated SQL Server 2005 databases and named instances to SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012.• Implemented and configured internal Public Key Infrastructure utilizing Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory Certificate Services.• Migrated System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Management Groups\Servers to System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1.• Migrated the management of our virtualization infrastructure from VMware vCenter to Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1, then to SCVMM 2012 SP1• Refreshed Production and QA hardware, retiring and migrating all HP Proliant rack mount servers to Cisco UCS blades.

Designed, proposed, drove approval, and implemented company Intranet(s) utilizing Microsoft’s SharePoint Server 2010 product. This platform integrated with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 system.• Implemented highly available Blackberry Enterprise Server solution for both the front end application (BES) and back end database (Microsoft SQL) server(s)• Led project team to upgrade company Intranet from Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. Deploying FAST Search for SharePoint 2010, as its Content and Query Search Service Applications.• Engineered successful move of primary datacenters assuring maximum uptime for high availability services and restore of full system functionality within 24 hours.• Engineered, implemented, and migrated SQL Server 2005 databases and named instances to SQL Server 2008 R2.• Improved internal systems uptime by migrating all key services to highly-available Windows clusters and/or VMware ESX cluster.• Engineered and implemented a new OpenText Fax\POP3\SMTP system for Classified Ventures and its associated business verticals, reducing the amount of servers, and increasing the stability and uptime of the enterprise solution.• Served as a member of the Windows Engineering team directly responsible for working with multiple application teams to develop requirements, and create infrastructure designs that enable highly available, fault-tolerant, and cost-effective solutions.• Migrated and/or upgraded internal public key infrastructure from Windows Server 2003 R2 to Windows Server 2008 R2.

Provide friendly, courteous, quality systems support to all users, assist with managing user accounts for network and various application systems, in a timely manner. .• Developed and maintained knowledgeable of legacy and new PC hardware and software technology, in order to provide efficient support to end users.• Utilized a support center tracking system for maintaining support, issuing trouble tickets, and documenting timely resolutions.• Setup and deployed desktops\laptops workstations either from new purchases or refurbished equipment, so users may maintain productivity in the workplace.• Coordinate training of end-users as needed for new and existing software products.• Assist in managing all hardware and software inventory, in order to maintain an accurate record to maintain company budgets.

Perform maintenance and upgrades on hardware and application software.• Assist in the overall upgrade and development of computer network including Windows 2003 Active Directory, Group policies and scripts.• Handle daily back-ups of systems, routinely monitor logs and test file restorations.• Assist with overseeing of automatic updates for all antivirus and anti-spy ware systems across the network, assist/handle updates, service packs and patches for all client operating systems on the network, in order to provide better remote access and troubleshooting tactics.