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Charleston, South Carolina, United States (Remote)

Engineered and deployed a new Linux infrastructure for the DHA worldwide and designed solutions that provide PaaS customers better support. Key Accomplishments: Engineered Identity Management for better control of Two-Factor authentication on Linux devices for the global Linux network supporting thousands of machines. Engineered and deployed a patch management system and distribution control for the global Linux environment. Work in a Multi-Cloud environment with AWS, Azure, and VMware. Developed a new Disaster Recovery Plan for improved assurance of patient care.  Work with foreign nationals and governments on new service deliveries and data migration. Work with AWS engineers to migrate many servers to AWS while maintaining US government security standards.  Rebuilt AWS AMI images adhering to US government standards for distribution globally.  Reduced Linux footprint by using containers with Docker and Red Hat Podman. Collaborate with Red Hat to assure that we are on the cutting edge of available technology. Help develop policies and procedures for onboarding new requests for IaaS/PaaS/DaaS/SaaS Linux environments. Reworked SLAs to reflect the new Linux environments and timelines for resolution using different IT frameworks.  Mentor and train new Junior Linux System Administrators.

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Recruited to re-establish control of an older Linux and Windows based system and prepare it for future development.Key Accomplishments: Corrected issues with an aged Linux based system to prepare and update it for easier deployment. Trained all new System Administrators on both Linux and Windows environments. Developed policies and procedures for all new Linux platforms for updates and support.  Travelled to US and foreign military bases to install and train sailors to use our systems and taught them basic Red Hat.  Performed installations, updates, and configurations of servers and workstations in accordance with DISA standards. Lead groups with foreign nationals on development and repair tasks both onsite and remotely.  Developed new automated systems for sailors to report issues and self-repair using PowerShell, Shell, and HTML.

Novi, Michigan, United States (Remote)

Developed ground-breaking medical technology and implemented new and efficient data collection processes using the latest Linux/NVidia CUDA Technology. Key Accomplishments: Hand-picked to craft and execute comprehensive IT strategy for research, ticketing, education, and other key initiatives.  Engaged leaders from various business principles to ascertain needs and develop system, networking, communication, and support solutions. Transformed IT support and organizational interaction practices, fostering a strong, collaborative work environment while developing robust help desk systems and processes to improve trouble ticket initiation and visibility.  Cut technology footprint with old-version upgrades and environment consolidations and switching to Linux where able.  Reduced the time for data crunching to half by introducing new hardware to our products. Developed and executed multi-pronged strategy that included support to existing applications, education, and shared best practices within engineering. developers, application teams, users, and customers. Supervised and tasked 3 System Administrator employees on a daily basis. Migrated the entire business to Office 365 and migrated data storage to the cloud. Worked with Google to offload processing cycles remotely.  Worked with developers to build Android applications to feed a cloud database.

Canton, Michigan, United States

Oversaw a team tasked with rebuilding the corporate IT infrastructure, data center virtualization, and insourcing core technologies.Key Accomplishments: Partnered with corporate executive management teams in planning and executing dynamic, enterprise-level business strategies and initiatives, start-up infrastructures, organizational development and culture change. Developed, implemented, and monitored service level agreements with staff and customers, ensuring compliance and quick resolution of specific issues. Planned and executed the relocation of the datacenter from China to the United States. Reduced the size and cost of the data center operations by virtualizing all physical servers.  Created and implemented disaster recovery plans and procedures for Data Center, including hot sites for mission critical files using Linux based servers with VMWare technology redundancy. Implemented and managed multiple projects continuously. Ensured consistent implementation of service initiatives across business units.  Lead a team of 4 Developers, 5 System Administrators, and 3 System Analysts.  Migrated the whole company to Office 365 and SharePoint.  Moved cold storage to the cloud to reduce inhouse storage prices.

Troy, Michigan, United States

Developed and implemented a completely automated IT structure. This spanned across computer deployment, compliance, and remote repair. All this with the primary focus to convert acquired businesses and computers to the Talmer network and standards.Key Accomplishments: Planned and mapped the dialog with IT leadership and peers with a focus on providing Enterprise Level desktop automation services. Established a fully automated End User Computing system.  Lead the expanded use of SCCM technology. Automation, System Center Service Manager, System Center Orchestrator etc. Managed project-based assignments such as Windows 7 Upgrade, Desktop Refresh Deployment, Audit Preparation, and conversion of acquired businesses.  Organized hardware and software vendors to design gold build images and packages for deployment using packaging tools.  Virtualized applications using APP-V technology.  Tracked user profiles, permissions, and licenses for targeted deployments and application installations while maintaining compliance.  Created automated routines for scheduled release patch and license updates for both Windows and Linux environments. Lead a team of 3 Network Engineers.

Commerce Township, Michigan, United States

Supported IT structure development and joined them for a short period to assist with IT hiring, hardware changes, and policy development. Key Accomplishments: Documented and implemented the establishment of an Enterprise IT staff with Linux based schooling.  Lead a team of 4 System Administrators, and 3 more globally.  Daily system monitoring; verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware and server resources. Revamped the exchange environment, the VMWare environment and completed restructuring of Active Directory and Group Policy. Designed an SCCM environment to do all system builds, patching and compliance.  Worked with other departments to engineer and install a new SAN topology to meet required throughput needs.

Bingham Farms, Michigan, United States

Performed daily system monitoring, verified the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewed system and application logs, and verified completion of scheduled jobs. Key Accomplishments: Performed regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions on network, Windows and Linux Systems.  Performed daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data were successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks.  Repaired and recovered from hardware or software failures while coordinating and communicating with all impacted.  Developed an unattended Operating System and software deployment via SCCM. Team leader for SCCM workers nationwide. Used VMware View/Horizon to create a VDI environment.

Shelby Township, Michigan, United States

Managed all day-to-day operations for technical systems infrastructure, mitigated security risks, and increased end user satisfaction.Key Accomplishments: Designed and implemented a disaster recovery plan that included redundant data systems that provided daily backups. This included a detailed procedures manual outlining emergency instruction to recover from catastrophic failures. Acted as a liaison between customers and various departments or contractors to fulfill project needs. Directed conversions of legacy systems to state-of-the-art network, hardware and applications systems that featured multi-site access and unattended system business functionality. Created company policies and procedures governing corporate security, email and internet usage, access control and incident response. Helped clients reduce IT cost by moving new servers to virtual and using Linux operating systems.  Recruited technicians and sales staff for new locations. Designed and implemented the store front for the business.  Hosted training for the local community on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Roseville, Michigan, United States

- Developed and implemented workflow management and training procedures and processes which were put into practice from SE Michigan throughout corporate Geek Squad.- District trainer on standard operating platforms for Geek Squad management. - Supervised 20 technicians who were responsible for handling more than 50 repairs a day, and assisted with repairs as needed.