It Infrastructure Analyst
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Pittsburgh, Pa.
IT Infrastructure Analyst – End User Services (2006 – 2015)Provided technical consultation, installation, software and hardware upgrade and support to all levels of the organization. Continually deal with customer’s important PC problems and demonstrate functional diversity from customers PC workstations to Corporate Software Releases. These are some of the most difficult departmental functions where I am successful in combining both Customer Relations and Product Fluency together to help align the organization around the enterprises Mission, Vision and Values. Administrator of endpoint security solutions, Spokesperson representing End User Services at Post Software Release Meetings.-Highmark Desktop Software Team member, reduced costs by upgrading, supporting, licensing, and protecting over 15,000 endpoints nationwide. -Implemented and supported 30 Highmark Corporate Releases per year, multiple software packages, averaging 195,000 distributions using SCCM and Altiris.-Reduced post release calls to less than 1% by strengthening pre-release software development with detailed testing, interaction with developers and package builders. -Serviced four state’s health care facilities and subsidiaries as vigilant after-hours lead role for Corporate Software Releases. -Tested, certified, and distributed application software for successful corporate migration of the 15,000 endpoint PCs from Windows XP to Windows 7.-Support and Maintain Software deployments and audit licensing details using SCCM and Altiris for software "True-Ups" regarding license counts, versions and/or expirations.-Supported and Maintained Software Developer Laptops and Surfaces with hardware and software upgrades as required.- Administrator of endpoint security solutions: e.g. antivirus, host intrusion prevention, device control, full disk and media encryption, and Desktop Vulnerability Mitigations and analysis.