02 — Experience
Résumé
Active Directory & IT Infrastructure Engineer
IT systems administrator with over 15 years of experience specializing in the design, deployment, support, and analysis of IT infrastructure and management systems, with a focus on Active Directory, automation, virtualization, and Windows Server.
Active Directory Engineer IV
M&T Bank · Buffalo, NY- Facilitated and led a large effort to upgrade Active Directory infrastructure from Server 2008 R2 to Server 2019 across seven domains containing more than 100 domain controllers.
- Overhauled the Active Directory monitoring solution and transitioned it to Dynatrace, including management, technical performance, error, event, and external-team dashboards.
- Created and deployed custom PowerShell modules to automate repetitive tasks including keytab, SPN, and Active Directory group creation.
- Led a small contractor team implementing Active Directory Kerberos integration with Oracle Database and Teradata infrastructure.
- Led the effort to modernize internal documentation by moving it from SharePoint documents to Confluence.
IT Infrastructure Engineer II
Fidelis Care · Amherst, NY- Deployed and managed internal GitLab infrastructure and created a pipeline to test and sign PowerShell modules used company-wide.
- Took ownership of the company-wide Windows infrastructure patching process, patching more than 4,000 servers monthly.
- Migrated more than 50 unique applications across hundreds of environments from legacy Active Directory infrastructure to a newly designed environment.
- Created documentation and processes to accelerate the Active Directory infrastructure migration project and reduce errors.
Systems Administrator
Advance2000 · Amherst, NY- Administered Microsoft-focused domains of varying sizes across diverse setups, topologies, and applications.
- Administered more than 60 XenServer 6.2 hosts for virtual GPU-enabled desktops in a multi-tenant configuration.
- Deployed more than 10 Citrix XenApp or XenDesktop environments ranging from five to 500 seats.
- Managed and coordinated multiple infrastructure migrations for organizations with more than 50 employees.
Systems Administrator
Sykes Enterprises (formerly ICT Group) · Amherst, NY- Administered a Microsoft-centric office of 300 agents and 50 managers, supporting workstations, servers, and Avaya systems.
- Built Active Directory group policies that automated common tasks and reduced daily maintenance.
- Led two- and three-person teams for multi-site deployments and upgrades of client software and hardware.
- Restructured group policies for client-owned applications and reduced login times by 40%.
Datacenter NOC Operator
ShatterIT · Buffalo, NY- Implemented Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, and DHCP through Windows Small Business Server in a 24/7/365 data center.
- Built and wired multiple server cabinets under time constraints.
- Implemented redundant networking for client racks in a raised-floor environment.
Lansys Student Assistant
University at Buffalo, CIT · Amherst, NY- Implemented a 10-station test environment for Microsoft WSUS setup and deployment.
- Performed basic forensics on compromised production servers with supervision.
- Created policy and procedure documentation and Windows Server automation scripts.
Independent consulting
A small, limited-engagement consulting practice focused on infrastructure architecture and automation.
Founder & Independent Infrastructure Consultant
Struxture IT, Inc. · Buffalo, NY- Standardized client deployments for Active Directory, ADFS, RDS, Citrix, and application servers using PowerShell DSC.
- Implemented Citrix and Microsoft identity infrastructure for clients migrating into private-cloud environments.
- Built internal GitLab and Docker infrastructure for testing and deployment automation.