Network Security Engineer, SQL/IIS/SharePoint Administrator, Web Design & Help Desk Lead
Maintained network of 10-15 servers & 100+ clients in a heterogeneous Windows/SCO Unix 7 environment spread across multiple secuirty zones on a managed-gigabit ethernet infrastructure, spread across multiple subnets for security and functionality purposes.

• Responsible for maintaining SQL Databases and IIS Servers, including development and production systems.
• Design & administration of Active Directory (2000) and internal DNS infrastructure including signifcant implementation of Group Policies and automated monitoring and auditing routines.
• Maintenance and monitoring of 1.6TB NAS system used for critical system backups, user directories, and virtual drive hosting.
• Automated annual process of re-deploying pre-configured clean Operating System installations for support staff systems using RIS and Microsoft customization tools.
• Designed and implemented company's first and second Intranet sites.
• Established and maintained virtual testing lab system for pre-deployment testing of new software.
• Recommended and authored company-wide Computer Usage policies and audited corporate compliance for Gramm-Leach-Bliley obligations.
• Used RoboHelp to convert J.K. Lasser's "Your Income Tax 2003" to web-based HTML format, and Visual InterDev to maintain departmental Intranet and supplemental CSR information resources.

2002
- present

Senior Systems Engineer
Primary Microsoft design and technical support resource focusing on installation, integration, and support of Windows NT/2000-based networks, including TCP/IP design and BackOffice application support.

• Designed & implemented new Windows 2000 Active Directory configurations for several clients.
• Support & Installation of Exchange 5.5 & Exchange 2000.
• Secondary resource for database design and support, including Access, MSDE, SQL, and Oracle 8i.
• Performed variety of technical services including software & hardware diagnostics, network & policy design, security risk assessment, cable management,  system builds, user training and remote maintenance.

2001 - 2002

IT Manager
Head of IT organization for high-end semiconductor contract manufacturer. Re-engineered network infrastructure and increased availability to enable company to double it's work force in less than 18 months.  

• Managed department of 8 people supporting 120 named users and 14 servers, across 3 sites, in 2 states from one location.
• Designed & managed significant network upgrades including: LAN & WAN topology; wireless campus connectivity and company Intranet; incidentless Y2K preparations; and design/implementation of automated monitoring tools, allowing increased resource efficiency.
• Maintained  million-dollar year 2000 IT budget despite network growth 20% beyond expectations.
• Established Help Desk division to address end-user issues.
• Implemented backup system and increased fault-tolerance & availability of network and mission-critical applications.

1999
- 2001

Senior Windows NT Engineer
Primary internal consultant for Microsoft.   Provided Windows 2000^© beta test bench network and data services for WebTV product development.

• Plan and implement several Windows 2000 Active Directory domains with SQL 7 services for personal services development.
• Design and maintain IIS 5.0 Intranet using Visual InterDev 6.0 to help track project information.
• Help diagnose DNS implementations issues with beta Windows 2000 product.

1999

CIO/CTO
Initial consultant and technical officer for start-up systems integration firm.  Responsible for design and support of client solutions, company technology policy, and internal IS management.

• Helped increase value of start-up corporation over 4000% serving as principal technical resource for design and maintenance of customer & internal multi-platform, non-centralized, heterogeneous networks.
• Manage internal IT structure, including Intranet planning & design, and database development. Determine migration and deployment strategies for software distribution. Senior Administrator for corporate network.
• Primary site contact for several technical vendor affiliations, including Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, Intel^©Processor Dealer, GTE Certified Teledata Consultant, and Advanced Computer Communications (Ericsson) Tier 1 distribution.

1995-1998

• InSite Network Marketing - Helped establish operational and information infrastructure for start-up Internet marketing firm.
• Santa Barbara County Health Care Services - Establish and support several single-user databases for tracking of various programs and members/recipients.
• Rockwell Network Systems (now Entrada Networks) - Test technician for ISDN remote access equipment and  engineering liaison & administrative assistant to worldwide marketing department.

1993-1995

• Responsible for maintenance and integrity of corporate manufacturing database and technical documentation using VAX/VMS implementation of MANMAN.
• Review, processing, and initiation of Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and Engineering Change Orders (ECO).  Configuration management of product structure.
• Represented Engineering department at weekly Change Control Board (CCB) meeting
• Implemented dBase IV tracking system to insure integrity of data provided to IBM per a technology escrow agreement.
• Internal ISO-9000 author and editor.

1991-1993

Technologies:   

Security:   

Software:   

Hardware:   

Languages:   

Microsoft:   

Microsoft Certified Product Specialist (ID#422522) -
          Windows 95 (April 1997)
          Windows NT Server (March 1998)
          Windows NT Server in the Enterprise (March 1998)
          Windows XP SP-2 Preinstallation Specialist (September 2004)

Verizon:   

1987-1991

1984-1987