Senior Network Administrator experienced supporting hardware and software system upgrades, recoveries and 24x7 availability. Supported up to 1500 servers and 1000 users and desktops. Responsible for server administration, backups of servers usingVeritas Backup Exec 12 as well as desktop support and help desk troubleshooting. Team player with excellent communication skills and strong problem-solving skills with a strong technical understanding of systems and procedures. Possesses a proven ability to learn and understand business/technical needs and initiatives.
• Conducting and documenting inspections and cleaning of all network and infrastructure components.
• Inspecting and testing lines and cables, recording and analyzing test results, to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults and malfunctions.
• Splicing and terminating copper and fiber cables, using hand tools, epoxy, or mechanical equipment.
• Installed, operate and maintain SolarWinds Orion on three VMware enclaves.
Maintaining records of daily data communication transactions, problems and remedial actions taken, and installation activities.
• Team lead for datacenter outage to carry out upgrades to all NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS multilayer switches per air force policies.
• Referring to major hardware or software problems or defective products to vendors or technicians for service.
• Reported any issues that may encounter with the network to the Director.
• Maintained data center resources, loaded/installed operating systems, kept all necessary patches up to date and maintained all server/ SAN hard drive configurations.
• Planned and coordinated technology projects on VGCC’s 4 campuses and off-site centers.
• Prioritized IT projects based on current strategic plan initiatives.
• Managed virtual servers and environments. Updated and maintained all operations of the Dell Sonicwall firewall appliance.