• Responsible for servers builds for client’s custom needs, using Windows 2012 and 2016 server OS, for DNS, Active Directory, Domain Controller, Exchange, SQL and other needs.• Implementation of Active Directory• Built VMWare ESX 5.1 -6.0 servers using a VCenter-based Environment. New Server Setup and Backups of current Server VM's in Microsoft Hyper-V and Azure Server Environments, including Desktop Virtualization to Thin clients.• Procurement of Azure VM for clients utilizing for testing, QA and deployment of Remote Apps and Servers.• Data Backup and Recovery; implemented backup systems to ensure full backup recovery, including testing restores on a schedule. Build hardware for backups using NAS and SAN devices using software, such as Veeam and CrashPlan, covering both physical and VMs, • Responsible for clients, performing all IT duties, including helpdesk, documentation of procedures, inventory control, meanwhile ensuring 99.99% uptime of systems.• Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 to 2016 setup. Migrated on-site exchange servers to Office 365 cloud servers utilizing software such as Skykick with no downtime to end users.• Office 365 migrations and Management, including settings up new tenets, user provisioning and software deployments.• Workstation management and updates, Windows upgrades from 7/8 to Windows 10 using imaging technologies for multiple clients.• Responsible for ensuring that security and PC compliance is being followed for clients, protection from Virus, Malware and Ransomware is being utilized on all systems, using Group Policies to enforce compliancy. Assisted in training employees on best practices. • Setup of clients Co-location in various datacenters, job duties including networking, router management, cabling, power, rack and stack and ongoing services.

 Provisioned, Migrated to Virtual VMWare Platform Windows Server 2012 R2 Management for DNS, Active Directory, Domain Controller, and other needs. Responsible for building VMWare ESXi 5.1 & 5.5 Environments and their upgrade to version 6.0. Migrations, New Server Setup and Backups of current Server VM's and AWS Server Environment. Utilizing PowerShell for deployment and patch management. Architected, deploy, and maintain large global High Availability high performance VMware ESX 4/5 environments including multiple VCenters in different continents including the use of VCloud Platform in some locations. Virtualized current physical system (P2V) to virtual machines and utilized VMware SRM. Very Knowledgeable in VMWARE command line interface and API programmability. Proficient in all hardware platforms, including blade infrastructure, rackmount, and storage, such as Dell, HP, IBM/AS, NetApp, Promise and custom solutions. Supported and maintained over 300 physical and virtual Red Hat Linux 5.x & 6.x servers running SVN and other development applications. Managed Large High-Performance SAN production and test environments using Fibre / iSCSI fabrics for provisioning of storage LUNS on storage appliances such as NetAPP and Dell Storage. Architecture and deployed and maintained Windows Server environments to include global redundant Active Directory servers, DNS servers, Exchange 2010 Mail server with Forefront, clustered MS-SQL 2005/2008 servers, WSUS, Terminal Servers and other applications as needed. Was instrumental in a global migration from Windows 2003 to 2008 and Windows XP to Windows 7, including migrating Exchange 2007 to 2010 during 2011. Collaborate with other lab departments to gather requirements for server and storage specification as needed for new/ongoing client projects Ensure proper documentation of all aspects of IT infrastructure are maintained and up to date in the central knowledge base

 Managed and maintained physical and virtual servers running Windows 2003 and Redhat/Centos Operating systems on Virtuozzo/OpenVZ platforms in a VPS hosting environment. Architected and oversaw infrastructure rebuild in 2009 to the latest hardware and software platforms, including new servers and network devices, and rebuild of backup using R1Soft and NetBackup, and monitoring systems using Cacti and Nagios. Planned and executed move of physical infrastructure to a new datacenter with minimal downtime. Build and maintained NAS and DAS storage for high available high performance using Dell and custom storage solutions. Created and maintained documentation on all hardware, software, and network infrastructure and applications Worked with management on budgeting and forecasting of yearly and monthly operational costs Utilized Cacti / Nagios / Syslog-NG , including writing custom scripts for monitoring servers and storage environments. Assisted in the Global IT budgeting Hardware management of racks and cabling layouts. Experienced in Dell, HP and IBM servers, as well as KVM and serial console setups.

 Assisted in the management of Hardware and System engineers in a large web hosting environment. Worked closely with upper management to complete assigned tasks and projects. Worked with Windows 2003 Server on physical and virtual machines. Deployed new systems as needed and forecasted new growth. Managed Coldfusion Jrun servers from 2004 to 2008, maintaining and troubleshooting issues. Proficient in Coldfusion 6,7 and 8, Knowledgeable in Java API, Custom JVM and JRE package compiling. Very knowledgeable in Microsoft IIS, MSSQL, and Sharepoint in high performance clustered environments. Assisted in the deployment of backup systems using Commvault Simpana Backup software Used and deployed Arconis Imaging Software to deploy OS's via PXE to servers and workstation clients. Experienced in building custom hardware solutions for servers and storage, as well as manufactured devices such as Dell, HP and IBM