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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

St Louis Park, Minnesota , Us

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Scotts Valley, Ca, Us

As a System Administrator at Universal Audio, I completed an email migration from Exchange 2013 to Exchange Online with Office 365. I upgraded the VMWare Infrastructure including design, procurement and installation of hardware. I replaced aging SAN with Synology storage. I implemented new Backup and Recovery technology (Veeam) to replace legacy system. I migrated many physical servers to AWS virtualized instances to enable cloud processing and storage. I also headed both the Jamf MDM and Okta SSO implementation projects.Responsibilities Included:Maintain and administer VMWare Infrastructure and 100+ VMsDesign and Maintain SAN Infrastructure using OpenFiler and Synology systemsAdminister Exchange and Active Directory Services both online and on-premMigrate services to AWS and Azure for cost saving and fault toleranceAdminister Cisco switches and firewalls, Install Meraki equipmentInstall, Upgrade, Patch, Administer Windows serversMaintain Backup and Recovery Services for 100+ VMs and physical serversDesigned and implemented Cloud Backup SystemImplemented and administered Okta for Single-Sign On and Multifactor IntegrationImplemented Sophos Cloud Anti-Virus Solution and Jamf MDM SystemInstalled environmental monitoring system in NOCManage VPN and Multi-Factor Authentication Systems

Reston, Virginia, Us

After moving to 1901 Group in the role of Sr. System Administrator, completed the implementation of a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment with a 3PAR SAN. Continued System Admin duties of managing and maintaining servers, applications and network equipment, and desktop support.Responsibilities Included:-Install, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization demo and training lab -Reconfigured 3PAR SAN for new environment and integrated into RHEV system-Manage VMware ESXi Virtualization environment spanning multiple data centers-Managed and maintained Cisco ASA devices and switches at multiple locations with SSL and IPSec VPN capability. -Managed VPN accounts and secured devices per IA requirements.-Design and set-up virtualized training/workshop environments per requirements. Configure and coordinate VTC activities.

Arlington, Va, Us

In progressively responsible roles – from Help Desk Analyst, to Help Desk Manager, then to System Administrator – supported a 1,200 user enterprise network and performed Tier 1, 2, and 3 support on network, server, and desktop systems. Responsibilities Included: - Solely responsible for system backups, using a variety of backup technologies and systems. These included RSYNC, Symantec, and Veritas, and using various hardware to include SAN, tape backup, and external drives- Responsible for imaging and deploying all desktop systems throughout the Enterprise and was the POC for system repair, upgrade and depot activities- Lead Novell LAN administrator for user accounts and resources. This involved working with all departments including HR to provide the necessary resources and to secure the network from unauthorized use- Responsible for coordinating off-site tape storage and scheduling- Performed system evaluation/system analysis and made recommendations on how to improve QoS and availability

Supported a large customer support help desk that handled support calls for a 30,000 user ISP.Responsibilities Included: - Assisted frontline support by answering trouble calls and user-generated online requests using Remedy Service Desk- Supported most operating systems and hardware configurations including Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS - Primarily resolving Internet connectivity problems, worked closely with Tier II and III support desks to investigate and fix any hardware or software problems- Responsible for solely monitoring the NOC after-hours and ensuring that enterprise connectivity issues were repaired or coordinated with ISP engineers