CTO/Founder
Corporate IT Solutions
Total years of experience :24 years, 4 Months
Corporate IT Solutions, Boca Raton, FL January 2014- present
CTO/Founder
• Continued the small business consulting firm in Florida.
• Remote management of Clients in both locations Minnesota and Florida.
• Cloud services and IP phones setup.
• Infrastructure, Network, and Servers deployment
• Designed Network Infrastructures according to budget and needs.
• Remote support for server, desktops, and users
• Windows Servers 2012, 2011SBS network Infrastructure design,
• VMWARE ESX implementation, SCOM, and Exchange.
• Servers upgrades, recovery and offsite backups. Desktop deployment and upgrades.
• Disaster recovery, NAS Storage devices.
Computer Logistics, Saint Paul, MN August 2007-December 2013
CTO/Founder
• Developed and launched a startup Managed IT Solutions business to help small businesses in their IT needs and support, specialized in servers and desktops, and network setups and maintenance.
• Setup Network Infrastructures according to budget and needs.
• Remote support for server, desktops, and users
• Dell, Trend, Microsoft, and Webroot partner.
• Windows 2003 and 2008, 2012, SBS2011 network Infrastructure design, VMWARE ESX 3.50 implementation and 4.0 migration, SCOM, Exchange.
• Servers upgrades, recovery and offsite backups. Desktop deployment and upgrades.
• Database recovery, Storage devices.
Network Logistics, San Antonio TX 2006 -July 2007
Project Manager
• Managed over 60 clients from small to medium size corporations. Responsible for all aspects of the development/implementation of a systems project.
• Provided a single point of contact for projects with all areas affected by the project including end users, computer services, and client services. Defined project scope and objectives.
• Projects include Network assessments, Infrastructure design, implementation, backups and disaster recovery, Security and policies and performance monitor. Managed windows 2003 environments, rolled out software through active directory in windows 2003, Managed exchange 2003 environments. Implemented SAN, Cisco firewall and router configuration. Migrated domains from NT to Windows 2003.
• Remote network monitoring, patch management, and desktop management using Kaseya software
ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY, San Antonio, TX 2006
IT Manager / Consultant
• Managed Help desk technicians.
• Projected IT costs and analysis.
• Designed a startup client network design and infrastructure. Maintained all 15 windows 2003 servers including Exchange and AD. Built a new domain and planed for migration. Wireless routers, SAN, Cisco routers, and Switches and VOIP Cisco phones.
Minka Lighting Group, Corona, CA 2002
IT Manager
• Managed 3 IT help desk support specialists.
• Managed major changes in the existing network infrastructure
• Windows NT domain migration to Active Directory including Exchange servers.
• Worked directly under CFO, CEO of the company.
ONLINE ASSET EXCHANGE.COM, San Diego, CA 2000-2001
IT Manager
• Administered and managed the IT infrastructure which includes Windows 2000/NT/Exchange/SQL Server/IIS/Cisco Routers/Switches and Firewalls. Setup VPN through the Cisco firewall
• Technical and managerial mentor for the help desk support staff. Supervised 3 PC support personal.
• Migrated from Windows NT to windows 2000 Native. Including DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory setup
• Maintained Multi Exchange 2000 servers in different sites Plus setup OWA.
• Setup hardware Raids on the Compaq Prolient 570ML, 350ML, Sun E450 and E250,
• Setup backup and disaster recovery plans for file, exchange, and remote servers.
• Maintained all Cisco switches, routers, and Pix firewalls.
• Installed an ALT tape library backup system using Backup Exec 8.5 capable of backing up to 3 TB of data.
• Managed the Phone switch, Voicemail server. Setup VPN for offsite users, and support for 500+ users.
NEXT LEFT, San Diego, CA 1998- 1999
NETWORK ENGINEER / CONSULTANT
Member of Next left's Engineering staff. Implemented IT projects for Big Investment Corporations and Energy solutions in San Diego. Provided high-level of technicality as well as functionality within budget for the clients.
Some of the major clients were: Brandes Investment Partners, San Diego, CA
• Maintained and supported mission-critical 24X7 LAN/WAN. Maintained 45+ NT servers including exchange 5.5.
• Upgrade of 35 Windows NT servers with different rolls (DHCP, WINS, DNS, RAS)
• Rollout of 200+ computers (PC/Laptop/palmtop) running Windows 95/98/NT4 using Ghost 3.1.
• Software and hardware support for 500+ local and international end users.
• Data backups and disaster recovery using backup exec.
• Configured and administered RAS, OWA, PPTP and VPN for Regional Managers.
Dunham & Associates Investment Council, San Diego, CA
• Designed disaster recovery procedures (scheduled backup and Co-location for the media backup)
• Introduced new servers for load balancing and part of a network hardware infrastructure expansion (added 6 NT 4.0 servers with different rolls, DNS, WINS, and DCHP)
• Project included extensive exposure to multi Exchange Server, Exchange database recovery.
RECAL PELAGES CORP, San Diego, CA 1996
NETWORK TECHNICIAN
• Supported 50-end users in windows NT3.51 environment.
• Upgraded workstations and servers to Windows NT4.0 environment. Installed new hardware and software, configured and troubleshot PC's and servers for the NAVY using GPS cards
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