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San Antonio, Tx, Us

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Provides technical expertise in MS Active Directory, MS Exchange, MS System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), VMware, Storage and Enterprise Backup, Information Technology Service Management and UNIX System Administration.• Upgrades, patches, and configures system software to support the AF JWICS applications per project or operational needs.• Performs daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes. •… Show more • Provides technical expertise in MS Active Directory, MS Exchange, MS System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), VMware, Storage and Enterprise Backup, Information Technology Service Management and UNIX System Administration.• Upgrades, patches, and configures system software to support the AF JWICS applications per project or operational needs.• Performs daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes. • Installs, evaluates and configures UNIX network file system, lightweight direct access protocol, apache web server, glassfish appserver, and future products. Show less

San Antonio, Texas Area

•Subject Matter Expert for all systems administration and networking management; Managed and maintained all software and systems, to include, Servers, Clients, Virtual Servers, Storage Arrays, and OEM software suites.•Lead implementation of new capabilities such as C2 gear/radios, SATCOM devices, and cryptologic storage capabilities•Served as technical design expert on TDL systems, rack elevation, network, and data flow architectural diagrams•Coordinated firewall exemptions… Show more •Subject Matter Expert for all systems administration and networking management; Managed and maintained all software and systems, to include, Servers, Clients, Virtual Servers, Storage Arrays, and OEM software suites.•Lead implementation of new capabilities such as C2 gear/radios, SATCOM devices, and cryptologic storage capabilities•Served as technical design expert on TDL systems, rack elevation, network, and data flow architectural diagrams•Coordinated firewall exemptions, maintained ports, protocols, and services management (PPSM) documentation, as well as Emergency & Expedite Elevation Requests•Managed and maintained provisioned storage utilized for mission system logging and data repository•Provided technical administration support to tactical data link (TDL) mission PC systems•Point of contact for hardware/software development, to include technical refresh improvement design Show less

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Deployed and configured 8 ESXi hosts and 16 virtual machines in order to establish a $4.5M Top Secret DVTC network.• Facilitated the relocation of a critical storage system due to server room renovations; gracefully migrated equipment to new location, preventing data corruption of $500,000 system.• Conceptualized 3 technology specific checklists, reducing time spent troubleshooting from 3 hours to 15 minutes. This recouped 701 man hours annually.• Formulated a SQL Disaster… Show more • Deployed and configured 8 ESXi hosts and 16 virtual machines in order to establish a $4.5M Top Secret DVTC network.• Facilitated the relocation of a critical storage system due to server room renovations; gracefully migrated equipment to new location, preventing data corruption of $500,000 system.• Conceptualized 3 technology specific checklists, reducing time spent troubleshooting from 3 hours to 15 minutes. This recouped 701 man hours annually.• Formulated a SQL Disaster Recovery plan by programming 24 scheduled backup tasks across 4 critical databases supporting 9,000+ users. Show less

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Part of a specialized team tasked with maintaining, servicing/repairing, and monitoring 140+ physical and virtual core enterprise servers.• Spared $113,000 in contractor fees by filling a manning void for 2 administrator positions. Piloted the virtual services and storage work center with no decrease in operational capabilities.• Supported the complete rebuild of the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) system by configuring and deploying 23 virtual machines across 4 ESXi… Show more • Part of a specialized team tasked with maintaining, servicing/repairing, and monitoring 140+ physical and virtual core enterprise servers.• Spared $113,000 in contractor fees by filling a manning void for 2 administrator positions. Piloted the virtual services and storage work center with no decrease in operational capabilities.• Supported the complete rebuild of the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) system by configuring and deploying 23 virtual machines across 4 ESXi hosts; enabled vulnerability scanning of 17,000 global clients.• Safeguarded a 210TB SAN by identifying and replacing 10 faulty hard drives, mitigating 11.5TB loss of critical Top Secret data. Show less

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Drove directory services work center while filling a manning shortage for 3 administrator positions. Ensured continued operational capabilities, negating $80,000 in contractor fees.• Hand-picked to build and configure the organizational structure for 10 sites supporting 4,500+ users. Created appropriate group policy objects and assigned security permissions according to the current enterprise standards.• Authored 27 page training document for work center and updated 10 additional… Show more • Drove directory services work center while filling a manning shortage for 3 administrator positions. Ensured continued operational capabilities, negating $80,000 in contractor fees.• Hand-picked to build and configure the organizational structure for 10 sites supporting 4,500+ users. Created appropriate group policy objects and assigned security permissions according to the current enterprise standards.• Authored 27 page training document for work center and updated 10 additional documents; reduced on-the-job training from 25 days to 1 week, saving 400 man hours per year.• Generated a Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance script, reducing violation scan time from 30 minutes to 30 seconds. Show less

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Managed 24 exchange databases across 6 mail servers; consistently patched and updated system while maintaining 99% or better uptime.• Devised and executed a load balancing project that reduced server resource usage from 98% to 12% by reorganizing 2,000+ mailboxes.• Demonstrated excellent customer service skills by tracking and resolving 215+ issues within a 6 month time span. Followed up with customers after each issue to ensure satisfaction.• Compiled 300+ admins across 25 sites… Show more • Managed 24 exchange databases across 6 mail servers; consistently patched and updated system while maintaining 99% or better uptime.• Devised and executed a load balancing project that reduced server resource usage from 98% to 12% by reorganizing 2,000+ mailboxes.• Demonstrated excellent customer service skills by tracking and resolving 215+ issues within a 6 month time span. Followed up with customers after each issue to ensure satisfaction.• Compiled 300+ admins across 25 sites world-wide into a single distribution group in order to easily and efficiently pass mission critical communications. Show less