SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & ADMINISTRATION

To secure a contracting position in the middle east or abroad.

MISSION 1ST, Kabul, Afghanistan
Sr. Systems Engineer – Task Force 236A / 335th Signal Command, 03/2013 – Present
Technical Scope: Active Directory, Exchange 2003/2010, Windows 2008 R2, VMware ESXi and vCenter Infrastructure.

ITT EXELIS, Kabul, Afghanistan
Systems Administrator II (RNOSC) – 25th Signal Battalion, 03/2013 – 03/2014
Technical Scope: Active Directory, Exchange 2003/2010, PowerShell, Windows 2008 R2, VMware ESXi and vCenter Infrastructure, Backup Exec 2010, Symantec Mail Security for Exchange, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3.

STION CORPORATION, Hattiesburg, MS
IT Manager, 6/2012 – 10/2012
Technical Scope: Active Directory, Exchange 2003/2010, Windows 2003/2008 R2, D-Link Switches, Windows Storage Server, Backup Exec 2012, RS2 Technologies Access Management.

SOLARWINDS / EMINENTWARE, Houston, TX
Senior Systems Engineer/Administrator, 1/2010 – 4/2012

Technical Scope: Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Windows Server 2003/2008 R2, Cisco switches, Microsoft ISA Server 2008, Watch Guard XTM firewall, Windows Storage Server, NetGear ReadyNAS 2120, Polycom IP 335/6000 VoIP phones, AxoSoft, Salesforce, Microsoft WSUS and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 R2.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACT ENGAGEMENTS, Various locations
Systems Engineering & Administration, 2/2007 – 1/2010

Technical Scope: Microsoft Active Directory 2003/2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 R2, Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft Navision.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION, Houston, TX
Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist, 1/2006 – 1/2007

Technical Scope: Windows 2003, Exchange 2003, Good, Blackberry Enterprise Server

BINDVIEW CORPORATION (ACQUIRED BY SYMANTEC), Houston, TX
IT Systems Administrator, 1/2005 – 1/2006
Technical Scope: Windows 2003, Active Directory, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Exchange 2003, SQL Server 2005, DNS, Checkpoint Firewall, Veritas NET Backup, MS Office Suite

Escalation Team Lead, 9/1998 – 12/2004

Technical Scope: Novell 4x/5x, Windows 2000/2003, Active Directory, Exchange 2000/2003, SQL Server 2000/2005, MS Office Suite, Onyx CRM.

Coursework toward Bachelor of Arts in Music
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, Denton, TX
Coursework toward Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
NORTH HARRIS / LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM, Houston, TX
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineering Coursework
ADVANTEC TECHNICAL SCHOOL, Houston, TX

. MCITP Server Administrator Windows 2008 R2
. MCITP Exchange Messaging Administrator 2010
. VCP5-DCV
. Cisco CCNA
. CompTIA CASP
. CompTIA Security+ CE
. MCSE NT4
. CompTIA A+
. Novell CNE 5.x

DoD Secret Clearance