Trace K.

Implementation and Design for network and systems upgrade/migration consisting of Cisco UCS, VMware vCloud Suite (vCenter/Operations Manager/Log Insight), VMware NSX-T, Cisco Nexus, and HPE 3PAR Implementation and Design for the rollout of Microsoft 365 Platform, including Microsoft Cloud App Security, Windows Defender ATP, and Intune Lead Global refresh of network devices and monitoring centering on the Fortinet Platform (FortiGate/FortiSwitch/FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer/FortiAP) Design of voice systems for migration from Siemens Unify to MS Teams Setup and Design of Veeam Backup Systems for Datacenter, and cloud replication for DR to MS Azure Cloud Setup and Managed MS Enterprise Azure Cloud Subscription and Services Provide escalation support to IT functions regarding application and hardware issues.

Lead Administration of core systems involving NetApp, Cisco, F5, Enterasys devices, and Microsoft Active Directory Implemented SCCM/MECM for Client and Server Management Designed and Lead Microsoft Office 365 Migration from On-Premise to Hybrid Cloud Provide support for helpdesk, application, and other IT teams

Provide consulting and senior-level staff augmentation for the following areas: Senior Network Engineering: Route and Switch - Brocade, Cisco, Juniper Security - Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, and Fortinet Voice - Cisco, Audiocodes, Shortel Systems Engineering Virtualization - VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft Hyper-V Server Admin - Microsoft, Linux (Redhat, Oracle, and Ubuntu) Storage - EMC, Netapp, and HP 3PAR Management - SCCM, SCOM, and Solarwinds Products Cloud - Amazon Web Services, VMware Cloud, and Microsoft Azure and Office 365

Design and implementation of core network and business systems for greenfield startup that supported eight offices spanning two states Senior-level administration of a Microsoft Environment, built on MSSQL, VMware, Cisco, and NetApp technologies Setup and maintained WAN and MPLS network and Cisco firewall security systems.

Work with customers and sales to develop IT solutions around VMware, EMC, Cisco, and Brocade. Provide senior-level network engineering for multiple mid to large-scale enterprise environments. Including multiple site WAN setup with automated failover using BGP. Core/datacenter switching planning and migration and advanced tier 3 troubleshooting Provide design guidance and configuration help for multiple vendor projects, including Microsoft Exchange 2013, Lync 2013, VMware Horizon View, and VMware VSphere suite

I worked with the project management team to redesign customer networks and implement and configure servers and network devices for the first year. In addition, my role would be to gather data and configurations and work with customers to migrate to Claris systems consisting of Fortinet firewalls, Dell servers running VMware ESXi, and Force10 switches. I Worked on advanced projects like consulting as Sr Network Admin at Ed Financial and Linux/Server Architect for Lync/SharePoint and web projects at Radio Systems. After being promoted to automation specialist, work as a product owner for SharePoint, Lync, and SQL servers. Also, work with teams to develop automated workflows to standardize and streamline processes.

I Managed the direction of internal infrastructure, including the data center, helpdesk, telephony, and projects. Implemented F5 load balancer, Lync Enterprise phone system, with five remote sites in 5 countries, and provided end-to-end voice solution using Audiocodes and Cisco ISR routers. Also worked with Oracle to attach Oracle’s CCA product to Lync. Installed video and voice conferencing services using Lifesize and Microsoft devices. Implemented 50 user VMware install for call center employees. Also migrated a purely physical environment to a 99% virtualized environment, using Dell servers and VMware ESXi and vCenter Implemented SharePoint 2010, System Center Operations Manager 2010, System Center Configuration Manager 2010, Forefront AV and Identity Manager Redesigned core network and managed SSG firewall install, juniper JX6200 core upgrade, Cisco Catalyst access upgrade, and Meru wireless install. Implemented and maintained Red hat / Oracle Linux server environment for Oracle Agile, ERP, BI, HR, and Supply Chain Applications Led a team of 4 supporting all internal infrastructure and support

Implemented and maintained Ubuntu Linux environment for PHP/MySql web environment for internal applications Managed VMware Zimbra mail environment Replaced legacy switching environment to new updated Cisco Design Upgraded and maintained Microsoft Active Directory environment

Desktop support for 400 user Windows environment and 200 user Solaris call center Tier 2 support in Windows, Linux, and Solaris server support and assisted server engineering in projects Tier 2 support for Cisco network environment and assisted network engineering in projects