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Ajax, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

-Successfully planned and implemented the deployment of BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 SP2 and the subsequent transparent migration of 120 active BlackBerry users from the existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1-Completed capacity planning exercise and led deployment and configuration of an additional HP Blade chassis with HP VC FlexFabric modules, BL460 Blades, HP Procurve 2910al switches and HP EVA4400 Storage to accommodate new projects and anticipated IT Infrastructure growth.-Deployed VMWare VirtualCentre and 3 additional VSphere 4.1 Hosts to make a total of 8 VSphere hosts. Configured DRS and HA to provide a resilient virtual infrastructure.-Identified servers for virtualisation, and carried out virtualisation to release old or underutilised hardware.-Deployed Windows Server Update Services 3.0 and configured to provide managed Windows patch deployment to 60 production and test servers.-Leveraged Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager to ensure license and configuration compliance.-Audited Microsoft product licensing and implemented measures to remediate any deficiencies found-Carried out preventative maintenance to optimise existing Exchange 2003 Environment.-Completed Exchange 2010 feasibility study, sizing assessment and server deployment in preparation for migration of up to 600 mailboxes from Exchange 2003 environment.-Provided assistance with Active Directory planning and implementation for a CRM solution hosted at an external provider.-Updated infrastructure documentation to reflect the current state of the network.-Provided day to day second and third line infrastructure support activities as required.-Managed Symantec Enterprise Vault email archive-Managed Symantec NetBackup backups and related tape rotations.-Managed Barracuda Anti-spam, Aventail SSL VPN and SonicWall Firewall applicances.

On assignment to Ontario Power Authority

The agency I provide my services through.

Toronto, Canada Area

-Working as part of the Infrastructure 3rd line support team, specialising in support for the Online portion of the business.-Deployed and managed Windows 2003 & 2008, IIS 6 & 7, SQL 2003 & 2008 on IBM Blades and X Series servers as required by the business.-Successfully planned and implemented BES 5 environment with 350 new BlackBerry users.-Successfully planned and executed migration of 50 existing BlackBerry users from BES 4 to BES 5 in conjunction with migration of mailboxes from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 with minimal disruption to users.-Defined BES IT Policy to fit business requirements and industry best practices, Configured BlackBerry Applications and device software for deployment to users via the BES.-Technical lead for migration of 50+ Windows servers and 1,000+ user accounts into a new consolidated Active Directory environment.-Technical resource for Infrastructure requirements relating to migration of production websites and services to a new Datacentre.-Consolidated and verified inventory information. Liaised with business units to replace, virtualise or retire out of warranty and unused hardware.-Built a vSphere 4.0 based lab environment for Test and Development activities.-Worked with outsourced network team to ensure changes relevant to online activities were carried out accurately.-Carried out day to day 2nd and 3rd line Infrastructure support activities where required.

Toronto, Canada Area

-Working as part of the 24 * 7 Operations desk providing 2nd and 3rd line support to worldwide IT operations.-Closely monitored the health and administration of over 850 production servers worldwide, responding rapidly to issues that arose via direct intervention or escalation to the relevant application support groups.-Led the trial and recommendation Microsoft System Centre Operations Manager 2007-Deployed Microsoft System Centre Operations Manager to monitor 150 business critical IT Infrastructure systems hosting Active Directory, MS Exchange 2003 and custom LOB applications.-Customised reports, monitors and dashboards in System Centre Operations Manager to reflect management requirements and real-world infrastructure requirements.-Trialled and implemented Windows Media Services 9 to reduce network impact from distribution of training videos.-Developed procedures and documentation for building Microsoft Windows based clusters.-Administered day to day backup operations using CommVault QiNetix Galaxy v7 and Overland tape libraries.-Carried out Service Order Management duties when required.-Acquired a thorough understanding of VMWare ESX 3.5 Cluster implementation and administration.-Acquired an understanding of the configuration, management and operation of various models of Netapp filers in SAN (Fibre Channel and iSCSI) and NAS (NFS and CIFS).-Acquired a good understanding of Netapp Snapshot backups and SnapManager for Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server.-Acquired a thorough understanding into the configuration and use of Brocade File Lifecycle Management software.-Configured IBM X Series servers according to company standards prior to deployment in the Datacentre.

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