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• Performed large scale data center infrastructure transitions including, applications, physical and virtual systems, and networking.
• Migrated applications to physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Deployed new Active Directory and DNS infrastructures to facilitate data center separations.
• Migrated and deployed Windows, Linux, VMware and Citrix servers as well as AD and DNS infrastructures.
• Wrote PowerShell scripts to remediate Active Directory transition issues and automate AD administrative tasks.
• Selectively migrated existing AD group policies and deployed new policies based on customer requirements.

• Led teams through full lifecycle of systems migrations and implementations acting as the SME.
• Managed system configurations utilizing PowerShell DSC, Puppet, and Chef.
• Installed, configured, and managed Puppet infrastructure.
• Wrote custom Puppet modules and scripts to automate application deployment and configuration.
• Wrote PowerShell, PowerShell DSC, and VBScripts to automate tasks and configurations.
• Migrated.NET web-based reporting application to Azure, Azure Storage, and Azure SQL.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Provided top tier technical knowledge and hands on administration for advanced system implementations and migrations.
• Reviewed and revised technical architectural documentation and performed a successful migration of a highly visible, multi-site, clustered Exchange 2003 to load balanced, clustered, H, Exchange 2010 infrastructure.
• Migrated Windows 2003 servers to Windows 2008 and 2008 R2.
• Migrated Active Directory Domain Controllers from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 R2.
• Built an Exchange 2010 HA system in a VMware HA and DRS environment.
• Designed and built a pilot to test the lift of shift of the data.

Hartford, CT, US

• Provided top tier technical knowledge for enterprise scale out of region disaster recover implementation and developed numerous enterprise software applications.
• Developed web based reporting application to facilitate the creation of custom reports by end users. Provided dynamic access to various data sources. Utilized various technologies, such as C#.NET, ADO.Net, Data.
• Wrote Microsoft Word and Excel toolbar plug-ins using VSTO (Visual Studio Tools for Office).
• Developed VBA SQL applications to automate Excel worksheet and pivot table generation
• Developed.Net application to automate Visio diagram creation from backend databases.
• Developed multithreaded applications providing fast data retrieval from various hardware devices.

Architected and implemented new network and X86 systems infrastructure.Upgraded VMware ESX 2.5.3 to 2.5.4 to support new Linux backup agents.Implemented central VMware licensing model and Virtual Center.Upgraded VMware ESX 2.5.4 to 3.0.2 (Virtual Infrastructure 3.0).Designed and implemented backup strategies for VMware virtual machines and physical servers.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Researched and tested various brand new software packages.Tested new features in VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.0.Ran disaster recovery tests using enterprise Acronis products.Learned the ins and outs of Windows Vista.Developed C#.Net and ASP.Net applications which pulled data from accounting packages and generated reports.Designed server room.

Provided top level server support for three merging companies.Monitored and optimized server performance.Built and configured Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 servers.Streamlined enterprise backup system to provide increased performance and reliability.Advised management team on creating a disaster recovery plan.Implemented and tested disaster recovery.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Tested a server deployment / consolidation comparing VMWare ESX, VMWare GSX, and Microsoft Virtual Server.Monitored performance changes in the virtual environment.Built, configured, and tested all host operating systems and virtual machine operating systems.Configured Active Directory, DNS, and RIS.Setup and configured virtual servers with Windows 2003.

Hartford, CT, US

Managed a Windows XP migration of over 500 workstations.Accomplished migration without any downtime and no loss of user data.Collected and tested system drivers for multiple hardware configurations.Wrote a custom sysprep configuration file to enable single image deployment on multiple systems.Created image with various hardware configurations requiring.

Bristol, CT, US

Migrated 100+ Windows 2000 Server - Citrix Metaframe FR2 servers to Windows 2003 - Citrix Metaframe FR3. Monitored and administered current Citrix farm consisting of 100+ servers and 2000+ users located worldwide.Developed software to automate server build checklists.Developed software to assist in meeting security requirements of change passwords and.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Designed and developed software to solve a clients unique needs.Provided systems and network design expertise to and engineering client during a buildings design phase.Wrote web based software solution in ASP.NET. Multithreaded application provided server monitoring and automatic problem resolution.Designed data / voice / video system for a large.

Setup and configured servers and workstations following extremely strict policies to guarantee quality and consistency for each and every build. This lab was the last stage before applications were rolled out into the production environment making quality and zero error the key to a successful deployment.Wrote custom software to automate administrative and.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Led various projects and ensured them to be on time and under budget.Migrated a Windows NT Network of servers to a Windows 2000 Active Directory network consisting of Exchange 2000, SQL 2000, and ISA Server. The migration upgraded these servers from Exchange 5.5, SQL 7.0 and Proxy Server 2.0. Tested and deployed Citrix Metaframe XP in a Windows 2000 Active.

Dallas, TX, US

Provided top level support of hardware and software in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City for this high profile project.Setup and configured a clustered Exchange 2000 email system with back end and front end servers.Secured multiple ISA 2000 servers to prevent unauthorized access in and out of the network.Hardened all server and client systems to.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

Traveled around the country deploying and migrating systems on various IBM contracts. This position was in the Enterprise Services for Microsoft Technologies subdivision of IBM Global Services.Provided technical lead support in a migration from Novell Netware to Windows NT for a large bank in Connecticut.Setup and configured proprietary bank equipment.Led.

Managed an information technology team as well as provided highest level support. Advised CEO on technology trends that should be followed. Oversaw hardware and software purchasing decisions.Managed and advised the information technology team as well as provided highest level support. Setup, configured, tested, deployed, administered, and managed Microsoft.

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