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Woodland Hills, Ca

Meridian, Id

Senior Systems Administratorfor a Managed Service Provider (MSP) Company providing all facets of networking support for clients. Analyze and recommend the best solutions for clients in areas such as server deployments, disaster recovery plans, antivirus implementations, remote access implementations, Citrix installations, etc. On premise to Azure / M365 / O365 migrations, including mailbox, SharePoint, OneDrive.Design, install and configure entire network systems. Perform migrations and upgrades to on-premise and cloud-based Windows Servers. Maintain Windows Server and Active Directory health and performance. Project management and staff coordination.Implement and administer network security best practices. Versed in virtualization technologies; Vsphere, vCenter, Microsoft Hyper-V, etc. Perform Exchange Server (both front-end and back-end Servers), SQL Server installations and migrations. Perform physical, virtual and cloud-based server and other network equipment installation, configuration and optimization. Diagnose and remediate network issues that impact system performance and security. Design and implement OS patching and application upgrade processes. Recommend, implement and test disaster recovery environments; cloud and on-prem solutions utilizing applications such as Datto Cloud Continuity, MSP Backup, StorageCraft ShadowProtect, etc.

North Lake Tahoe

Provide network, server and desktop consultation services for several companies located around Lake Tahoe and the surrounding communities. Services include network design and implementation, server builds and migrations, Office 365 implementations and migrations, network security, etc.

Simi Valley, Ca

Network Engineer for a Managed Service Provider (MSP). Customers include multiple school districts (Moorpark, Oak Park, Oxnard, Pleasant Valley, Ventura) to small and medium size businesses from 10 to 500 users. Design, install and configure entire network systems. Perform migrations and upgrades to Windows Servers from any and all versions to the most current versions. Perform Exchange Server (both front-end and back-end Servers), SQL Server installations and migrations. Worked with numerous hardware brands performing physical server and other networking equipment installations. Provide technical support and diagnostic services for clients. Provide staff augmentation to existing IT departments as well as all aspects of IT management for companies who have no IT staff on site. Analyze and recommend practical and cost-effective solutions for organizations in areas such as server deployments, disaster recovery options and implementations, antivirus implementations, remote access implementations, Citrix installations, etc. Ensure optimum ongoing system performance. Proactively maintain patching levels as well as application upgrades to prevent issues from occurring that will impact user productivity. Recommend and implement onsite, tape and disk-to-disk based solutions and offsite backup solutions utilizing applications such as Computer Associates ArcServe (V10-12), Backup Exec, NT backup, Asigra DS-Client backup application, etc.

Coral Springs, Fl

Transferred from Cardservice Intl to it's parent company First Data.Organization heavily invested in technology with over 400 users and large onsite datacenter with over 40 servers. Served initially as the Manager of the Network Support Department with 13 IT support staff under my direct supervision. Eventually moved into Network Administration and finally into a Network Engineer position. Company was initially a Novell shop with several Windows servers. Assisted in planning and implementing the migration away from Netware and into a completely Microsoft Server environment. Planned, installed and maintained Windows servers, Exchange servers, Windows Cluster Servers, Microsoft SQL Servers, Cisco switches and firewalls, tape backup library(s).

Moorpark, Ca

Organization heavily invested in technology with over 400 users and large onsite datacenter with over 40 servers. Served initially as the Manager of the Network Support Department with 13 IT support staff under my direct supervision. Eventually moved into Network Administration and finally into a Network Engineer position. Company was initially a Novell shop with several Windows servers. Assisted in planning and implementing the migration away from Netware and into a completely Microsoft Server environment. Planned, installed and maintained Windows servers, Exchange servers, Windows Cluster Servers, Microsoft SQL Servers, Cisco switches and firewalls, tape backup library(s).

Computer Science

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