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objective

proficient it professional eager to contribute advanced technology, systems architecture, project management and business support expertise in a challenging systems engineer assignment.

 

career profile

ø  knowledgeable in systems analysis, testing, quality assurance and application implementation.

ø  adept in designing and implementing it initiatives to accomplish organizational strategic objectives.

ø  well-versed in applications troubleshooting.

ø  outstanding capacity to develop and implement advanced, complex applications.

ø  focus on providing exceptional support to senior management and corporate departments.

ø  skilled consultant and advisor with proven user support capacity.

ø  effectively interact with diverse groups and professionals at all levels.

ø  deliver exceptional customer service, quality and attainment of organizational objectives.

ø  well-organized multi-tasker with strong detail orientation.

ø  certifications in sql, microsoft applications and novell.

 

technology skills

as/400, hp/dell/ibm rack/blade servers, emc clarion san, fiberchannel, cisco asa, csa, vpn tunneling, dsl, lan/wan, snmp,tcp/ip, voip, ip flex, ups, ms windows nt 4.0/2000/2003/2008, esxi server, linux, solaris 8/10, novell 4.11, vmware/virtual center, veeam, active directory, ldap/sso, sunone, wins, dns, dhcp, radius exchange 2003, lotus notes, blackberry bes, goldmine, ms sql 6.5/7.0/2000/2005, t-sql, db2, mysql, asna, albpm/bea, tam, websphere, net, com, apache, dnn/iis, ssl, virus protection/ remediation, kofax, centrus, imaging/ghost, desktopauthority, ecm,itil, qa/software, basic, c++, vb, perl, and winbatch

 

professional experience

western international gas & cylinders, bellville, tx                                                                      2008 c present

it manager

         support and upgrade 10-site mpls network, as well as implement vmware conversion.

         perform infrastructure reorganization utilizing voip, cisco asa/vpn, esx server, thin clients, exchange 2003, goldmine, dnn/iis and blackberry; implemented multi-site ip camera solution.

         administer it, schedule and plan resource allocation.

 

germania insurance companies, brenham, tx                                                                                  1999 - 2008

server systems engineer

         hardware/software support for credit union.

         played critical role in building organization from three servers/four applications to 150 servers/dozens of applications/multiple processes.

         analyzed and planned capacity, designed domains and provided enterprise support using ms system operation center and scripting/automation.

         performed rollout, administration and maintenance for 150 sun/solaris, esx hosts and windows servers with 99%+ uptime.

         designed and implemented server consolidation using vmware, blade servers, and san technology.

         provided patch management for 450 pcs and 80 laptops and supported client/server applications.

         created testing procedures for new software and qa during application lifecycle.

         maintained databases and web sites.

         contributed to disaster recovery, network security, antivirus protection and hipaa/pci compliance auditing.

         served as team lead in training administrators and assigned tech support tickets.

         evaluated new technologies using custom analytic matrix.

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other experience

prior to 1999, performed two years of contract consulting work and was employed for one year by the minute maid company, inc. in capacity of contract consultant installing and configuring software, developing strategies and performing research.

 

 

 

 

professional certifications

mcse-nt 4.0

sql 7.0 administrator certification

advanced cna - novell netware

 

 

 

education

windows 2003 active directory design

clarion host integration and management

emc snapview configuration and management

mirrorview and san copy configuration and management

sql system 2000 administration

exchange server 5.0

jde worldvision common foundation

cognos series 7 administration

db2 using drda on as/400

datapropagator 7.0 for as/400

 

north harris community college, houston, tx, 1992

 

university of houston, houston, tx, 1988

computer science studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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cover letter text

 

date

 

 

 

hiring agent name

title

company name

address

city, state   zip code

 

dear                   :

 

i am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity in a systems engineering capacity and am submitting my resume for your review.  in advance, i thank you for your time and consideration.

 

as demonstrated in the accompanying resume, my professional qualifications include university-level computer science studies and over 11 years of information technology experience.  to complement this background, i possess application management, systems testing and evaluation, network administration, analytical, problem-solving and managerial capabilities.  as an employee, you will find me to be an enthusiastic and disciplined team player, committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance. 

 

i am confident that i could be a valuable asset to your firm, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future to further discuss my areas of experience and expertise that would be a contribution to your organization.

 

 

 

 

sincerely,

 

 

 

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thank you letter text

 

 

date

 

contact name

company name

address

city/state/zip code

 

dear _______________________________:

 

i would like to thank you for providing me the opportunity to interview with you and discuss the exciting systems engineering position currently available with your organization.  having gained a deeper insight into the job requirements and your objectives, i am confident you will find me a valuable asset in achieving your goals.

                                                         

as discussed, i am an enthusiastic, disciplined team player eager to continue a successful career as a dedicated member of your staff.  i believe you will find my dynamic management, coordination and communications skills vital to your operations and look forward to contributing to your success.

 

should you have any additional questions, or to discuss future employment opportunities, please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience.  again, thank you for the enlightening interview.  i look forward to your response.

 

 

 

 

sincerely,

 

 

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