Sean Mclaughlin Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

1/2018 - Present: Supporting Security profile, specializing in IAM, KMS, Certificate Manager, Cloudtrail, Guard Duty, Shield/WAF1/2015 - 12/2017: Supporting SCD profile, specializing in S3, Cloudfront, Glacier, Storage Gateway, SES, SnowballSubject Matter Expert accreditation for S3 and Glacier.Participate in interviews, conduct training, mentor new hires.Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Certified Security Specialty

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

- Collaborate with a global team of Windows Systems Administrators responsible for supporting 750+ servers in two data centers and 1500+ end users in thirty regional offices. Participate in monthly 24/7 on-call rotation. Maintain best practices and procedures for Windows Server 2003/2008/2012 deployments/upgrades; patch/service pack application; performance tuning; monitoring; virus/malware management; Active Directory support and maintenance. Work closely with Linux Administrators in support of Red Hat Linux 6.5 server infrastructure.- Adhere to change and incident management procedures within Atlassian JIRA. Contribute to IT Document Library: Change Management, SOP and internal technical documentation. - Experience integrating enterprise architecture with cloud systems hosted by Rackspace, ViaWest and IBM.- Principal SME in support of Citrix environment, encompassing XenApp/XenDesktop, Access Gateway, Netscaler and Edgesight. Led migration of Presentation Server 4.5 and XenApp 5/6 to XenApp 6.5, utilizing Powershell scripts; configured and managed optimization settings via Group Policy; Currently managing migration to XenDesktop 7.5.- Selected by IT Director of Business Operations to administer Symantec Management Suite, brought total assets managed from < 65% to 99%.; drove license compliance project, Subsequently led project to reconcile computer objects in Active Directory and redesign Group Policy.- Manage vendor relationships with Dell, Citrix, Symantec and Iron Mountain for support; hardware and software procurement; warranty maintenance; and off-site disaster recovery.- Designed and led implementation of corporate data retention and disaster recovery policies. Responsible for routine backup procedures relating to Corporate server infrastructure utilizing Symantec Netbackup 7.5 and Dell DR4000/4100 Deduplication appliances. Responsible for maintaining documentation for SOX compliance.

- Founded and managed IT for large online bookstore specializing in consignment partnerships with non-profit organizations including Goodwill Industries, Salvation Army, Rescue Mission Alliance and Friends of the Library organizations throughout Southern California. - Directed implementation and performance tuning of Windows Server 2003/2008, Active Directory, Kerio Mail Server, working to support server hardening via routine patch management. Ensured enterprise-wide security, including firewall installation and maintenance, server-based and client-based virus scanning, and web filtering.- Connected remote clients to centralized inventory management system by leveraging Citrix technologies including XenApp 5, Access Gateway, Netscaler and Edgesight.- Established and maintained vendor relationships with Amazon.com, Dell, Kewill Clippership and UPS.- Utilized Amazon Web Services via Perl scripts in development of business tools and reporting metrics to provide a strategic advantage over competitors. Managed security groups and firewall settings for Amazon EC2 server instances.

Bachelor Of Applied Technology In Cybersecurity, Computer Science

Computer Science

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