Manage AD 2003 and Exchange 2003 environment. Responsible for planning the migration of Active Directory from 2003 to 2008 R2Design, install, configure VMware ESX, ESXi, within vSphere 4 and 5 environments with VirtualCenter management, vRanger Backups, DRS, HA, DPM and vMotion.Build, configure and deploy VMs and templates. Completed Physical-to-Virtual (P2V), Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) and Virtual-to-Physical (V2P) migration of Windows NT, 2000, 2003, & 2008, as well as Linux servers from VMware, and legacy hardware.Customize layer 2 and layer 3 networking between VMware, networking components and storage for high availability and maximum performance.Develop, test, and maintain a disaster recovery plan for critical VMs and application data.

Managed AD 2008/03 Environment, including transferring roles between servers during patching and maintenance. Help implement security steps as per industry wide PCI Standards.Managed ASA 5505/5510 and Astaro Security devices, including configuring ACLs, via ASDM and syslogs, Managed VSphere 4.1 Development/QA/Production environments. Duties included but not limited; virtual machine/template creations vmotion/storage vmotion and patching of host systems.Managed Exchange 2010 EnvironmentManages IIS server builds, storage and backup standards, administration support and capacity planningMonitors, controls and reports service levels for computing resources on IIS.Responsible for server reliability and capacity planning of .net applications

Build, install, upgrade and configure servers. Also install and configure .Net based applications.Handle the server, service failover, clustering and replication.Deployed a ESXi based QA lab consisting of 2 Host machines and 15 virtual machinesAssisted in the deployment and configuration of Symantec Endpoint Protection solutions.Build out 2 Microsoft based clusters using HBA cards and 1 using iSCSI Target and Initiator technology.Assisted in the company migration from Novell to Active Directory environmentUsed Performance Monitor, Zabbix, and Dell IT Assistant in the capacity planning of core business applications.Utilized F5 Load balancing technology to ensure maximum application availability during code deployments.

Implement, monitor, maintain, and support the Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS, WINS, and GPOsMaintain server security and performance patching via Windows updates and Symantec AV Enterprise Server.MSI Packaging using Wise Package Studios and deployment through Active Directory and Group Policies as well as AltirisBlackberry Enterprise Server administration includes but not limited to adding/removing users, and troubleshooting.Configure/maintain VLan assignments and port configurations on Cisco 6509 and 4000 Series Switches.Implemented, managed and maintained Active Directory, Exchange 2003, and IIS servers using Microsoft MOM 2003Handle User/group/email Account Administration Active Directory.Implemented a RIS infrastructure with GPOs to efficiently deploy OS and standard applications to laptop/desktop/serversUtilize Altiris and Scriptlogic to deploy fixes, patches, and applications to laptops, desktops and servers.Utilize Microsoft MOM 2005 to monitor and manage AD/Exchange 2003/IIS 5 & 6.

Maintain the Terminal Server by creating and maintaining user accounts and groups, implementation of file-level and share-level security, and user rights relating to shares and permissions.Interface with the business stakeholders to identify practical solutions that are applicable to the business units needs based on available technology.Implemented and maintain ACL's on Cisco PIX 525 external/internal firewalls and Cisco 3700 Series DS3 routers at the ATT along with NAT to allow public access to internal systems at our NY Datacenter and DR/Staging sites.Implement virtual and real servers along with layer 3, 4 & 7 health checks on Foundry Server Iron Load Balancing switchesConfigured secondary Load balancers at the data center and DR/staging site for failover and testing purposes.Disabled /enabled web server/exchange front end servers out of VIPS as needed for patching/upgrading/troubleshooting/etc.Ran daily backups of DS3 Cisco router, Pix firewall, Cisco core switch and Foundry load balancer configurations.Configure A, CName and MX records as well as create zone in our Authoritive DNS.Utilized Sitescope to monitor uptime and create daily/weekly and monthly reports for each Kaplan business unit.Wide scale deployment and configuration of Symantec Antivirus and Microsoft (SUS) to 5000+ clients.Perform Monitoring, capacity planning, and event handling of network outages, virus outbreaks, and Windows Updates.Blackberry Enterprise Server v3.6 administration includes but not limited to adding/removing users, and troubleshooting.Basic configuration of routers including but not limited to IP Config, Password, CDP, and debug.Configured KTP site for ISDN BRI North America switch types and also configured DDR over ISDN.Configured Kaplan Test Prep and Score Centers for Point-to-Point Frame Relay connectivity.Configured Cisco 1100 Wireless Access Points with WPA/WEP and as repeaters.Configured Routers with basic modems for out of band management.