Stephen J Sutton
MCITP (Windows Server 2008), MCITP (Exchange 2007), MCITP
(SQL 2005)
H:
904 757 8369
C:
904 887 7916
Email:jaxdagger@yahoo.com
1682Faye Road
Jacksonville, FL 32218
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PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Disciplined Network
Engineer Demonstrated expertise in designing, building and solving network
solutions and improving existing systems to boost performance capabilities
using industries’ best practices and procedures.
Adept Project Manager Able to plan, organize, coordinate and negotiate
with others to complete projects on time.
Effective Communicator Researches documentation, gathers and analyzes
data and then delivers fundamentals, technical benefits and design choices in
concise written and oral methods.
TECHNICAL
SKILLS
Windows Server Design and Implementation
SQL Database Server Design and
Implementation
Exchange Server Design and Implementation
Microsoft Office SharePoint and Microsoft
Dynamics CRM Implementations
Symantec Enterprise Vault Implementations
Legato EmailXtender/DiskXtender
Implementations
Programming in PowerShell, VB Script, VBA,
C#, T-SQL, HTML
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
04/09 – 09/09 Contributing Author
Wiley Publishing, San Francisco , CA
Composed four
chapters to a Sybex Mastering series book about the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. Covered topics of Server Core, DNS, Active Directory multiple
domain structures and Active
Directory migrations and upgrades.
11/07 – 02/09 Senior Solutions Architect
Fusionware Corporation/Pacific Software Associates , Hillsboro, OR
Conducted an
assessment for a corporation’s Exchange 2007 and Office Communication Server 2007 organization with nine Exchange
servers and four remote Exchange servers and three OCS servers. Gathered data
through performance counters, configurations and personal interviews and
documented the findings with best practice recommendations. Developed three
disaster recovery solutions based on cost for their consideration using the
corporations’ available technologies.
Performed a
remote implementation and configuration of an Exchange 2007 clustered mailbox servers for a company up to 3000
mailboxes. Configured network load
balanced Client Access Server/Hub Transport server array for inbound and
outbound internet email traffic.
Established a
hosted services offering of Microsoft Exchange, CRM and SharePoint for
the company. Provided technical
expertise in migrating clients from existing Exchange organization to the
hosted Exchange environment including documented steps for users and administrators. Sought out additional offerings to
include reselling of Software as a Service (SaaS) partners services.
Developed and
executed a migration of the company’s Active Directory domain, Exchange organization which included 50 users.
Stood up Microsoft Office SharePoint and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 for
internal purposes. Published web
content with Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) 2006.
Implemented Symantec Enterprise Vault for medium and enterprise organizations. Configured email archiving, message
journaling, file system archiving,
SharePoint archiving and PST migrations. Conducted server migrations for
Enterprise Vault to a clustered server and vault store migrations to different
SQL servers.
Implemented GuardianEdge Hard Disk
Encryption for 25 laptops
and Windows
Server 2008 Active Directory Rights Management Service for over 500 users in a State government
department. Assisted in developing policy templates to apply on laptops and
Microsoft Office documents to meet their security requirements.
Provided
third tier level support for managed service clients. Collaborated with on site administrators
in resolving technical issues such as domain upgrades, logon scripts and server
issues.
Updated sales
force on Microsoft partnership events, programs and promotions specifically
covering Microsoft licensing. Built demonstration virtual machines and scripts
for client presentations of the technology.
10/05 – 10/07 Consultant
MTI Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA
Configured multiple two-node Microsoft Windows Server
2003 clusters for SQL 2005, SQL 2000 and file and printer services for several
companies.
Designed and implemented a disaster recovery
cut-over plan for seven Microsoft SQL servers using Microsoft Clustering Service (MSCS) and EMC CLARiiON storage arrays for a
multi-billion dollar credit reporting company. Designed storage requirements
and RAID configurations on a storage array for the Microsoft SQL servers to
optimize performance and anticipate growth over the next three years. Designed
a Microsoft-supported geographically dispersed cluster solution (geo-cluster)
to ensure automated failover within a recovery time objective of one hour.
Created SQL 2000/2005 design templates and a SQL infrastructure assessment service offering for MTI.
Wrote documentation and training for other consultants concerning SQL 2005 best practices, storage design and
upgrade procedures.
Developed an Office 2003/Sharepoint solution for document creation and
experience tracking for MTI’s professional services. Using C# and Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) created a document template which automatically
populated data from SQL and Oracle databases and XML files. Using InfoPath created SharePoint based forms to allow
users to post training and experience information onto a SharePoint site.
Developed an Excel spreadsheet using C# and
VSTO to pull data from a SQL database, format the data and create charts with
the data.
Implemented Symantec Ghost Suite 8.0 for enterprises ranging from 3000-250000 workstations.
Established best practice procedures concerning PXE boot services, GhostCast operations, image consolidation and
advance usage of the Ghost Console for enterprise system administrators.
Implemented a proof of concepts and design
assessments of Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) 2006 solutions for large scale enterprises including
securely publishing Microsoft Outlook Web Access, establishing
scaling techniques with Network Load Balancing and Cached Array Routing Protocol (CARP) , enabling access with virtual private
network (VPN) deployment for companies with more than 200,000 users.
08/03 – 09/05 Consultant
Computer Shogun, Inc., Jacksonville, FL
Started a business delivering IT consulting
services.
Designed, tested and implemented a NT domain
upgrade to Active Directory for
a national retail chain comprising of two domains with over 4400 users and
computers. Created a test environment with Virtual Server 2005 and Leostream P2V to reflect the original network
configurations. Installed Windows Server 2003 physical and virtual domain controllers
to support authentication and network services such as DNS, DHCP and WINS. Wrote VBS scripts to automate the movement and
administration of user and computer accounts within Active Directory.
Created a double entry accounting package for a
small company to track expenses with Excel and Visual Basic for Application
(VBA). Querying an Access database for
financial investment tracking,
crafted Excel VBA procedures to perform automated reporting to a
SharePoint web site. Using
Castelle Faxpress’s Exchange integration developed a VBA form to input,
validate and format information for outgoing faxes.
Installed and configured Project Server 2003, a web based application, across three Windows 2003 servers for a client with 200 users. Documented configurations, validated
functionality, tested connectivity and coordinated recommended network
infrastructure changes with client technicians. Wrote plans and instructions to support
deployment of locally installed and remote based Project Professional 2003
applications and to perform world wide performance testing. Customized Project Web Access views to report different perspectives of
projects’ progress.
Developed a migration plan and statement of work
for a governmental department’s intranet conversion to Office SharePoint Portal
Server including the
development of form libraries and InfoPath integration.
Prepared an Exchange Server 2003 organization for a client’s hosted
environment. Ensured proper security was in place to provide segregation from
different customers.
Created and delivered content covering Windows SharePoint and Office SharePoint Portal Server fundamentals for a client’s
deployment of an intranet solution.
Created and delivered Outlook 2003 content to prepare help desk and desktop
support personnel of Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor
Vehicles for the future migration to the product.
Wrote technical assessment questions on Exchange Server 2003 administration for a Microsoft Press
book. Covered detailed information
on front-end and back-end configurations, e-mail and Exchange server security,
performance monitoring, recipient administration and supporting technologies.
Provided technical guidance in the creation of
computer based training covering the MCSA certification in Window 2003 Server for an international curriculum
development company.
05/04 – 12/04 Technical Specialist
Under contract with Microsoft Corporation, Irving,
TX
Presented technical and marketing information to
business decision makers at Connections events located throughout the United
States. Over the four hour presentation, covered topics of Microsoft Business
Solutions
Presented technical and marketing information to
Microsoft Partners at TS2 events located throughout the United States. Over the four hour presentation, covered
topics of Microsoft Business Solutions
01/04 – 04/04 System Administrator
Under contract with Citicorp, Jacksonville, FL
Solely installed and configured Microsoft Office Project
Server and its associated
SQL databases on a Windows 2003 Server.
Designed and tested backup procedures to ensure point in time recovery.
Set permissions for Project Web Access and the Enterprise Resource Pool to allow user
access and automatic population through Active Directory. Tailored the views
and Enterprise Global Template to include company specified values.
Coordinator with system administrators on Project Web Access and Outlook
integration deployment. Created training for the users to become familiar
with the use of the application.
Implemented the installation and configuration of Windows SharePoint service for group collaboration, document
sharing and centralized project tracking. Initialized sub site
architecture to support the department's work groups, configured
permissions for these sub sites, set the default theme to a corporate
standard and created training content for users.
Project lead for an Office 2003 deployment for a department of 65
users. Planned, organized and
tested the rollout of Office 2003 suite and standalone applications including
Project Professional. Configured
automatic setup parameters to deploy the applications via System Management
Server software packages.
Administered Microsoft Operation Manager for performance and security monitoring
on 50 servers. Evaluated and
configured SiteScope for
gathering of performance data and monitoring web site availability. Assisted in
the administration of SMS 2003 organization for up to 150 workstations and servers by creating software
packages and advertisements.
Established performance baselines for production
web and database Windows 2000 servers.
Created standardized performance analysis methods via Excel and SQL Query Analyzer.
Conducted web server stress analysis with Microsoft Web Stress application. Created VB scripts to gather data and run performance logs
across the network of servers and to react to critical measurements from Microsoft Operations
Manager.
Set up disaster recovery procedures for Windows 2003 using Automated System Recovery (ASR) servers and installed SQL server databases.
11/00 – 08/03 Network Administrator and
Technical Trainer
Consultech, Jacksonville, FL
Instructed Microsoft Official Curriculum technical
courses in Windows 2000 and SQL 2000. Covering the aspects of installing,
supporting, administering and designing a Windows 2000 network and an Active
Directory environment, SQL 2000 administration, Exchange 2000 administration
performance tuning and database design optimization.
Administered a network for staff and students
comprising of four servers and twenty workstations which included two Active
Directory distinct domains, Windows 2000 and 2003 servers, Exchange
2000, ISA Server, Vue Testing Service and VPN connections for
remote instructors and staff.
Restructured LAN architectures to include
perimeter networks using ISA Server, DSL connectivity with PPPoE protocol,
Cisco Catalyst 1900 Series switch and various hubs. Created a H.323 protocol gatekeeper portal
for remote students to connect to live courses via the NetMeeting application.
Implemented Active Directory and Exchange
2000 in client’s production environments. Assisted in the implementation of SQL
2000 databases for clients.
Administered a SQL 2000 server and developed SQL 2000 database solutions
for the company.
Developed a disk duplication process for classroom
preparations using the Sysprep and Setup Manager utilities and Norton's
Ghost 6.5. Developed Visual Basic scripts to complete
operating system configurations.
Developed web based discussion board for
students to participate in learning forums. Implemented a online classroom using NetMeeting. Designed an online classroom using
Windows Media Services and IIS 5.0.
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS
Passed over 40 certification and accreditation exams from
Microsoft, Symantec and EMC. The following is a summary of the certifications:
Microsoft Certified
IT Professional (MCITP): Windows Server 2008, Enterprise and Server
Administrator
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Exchange
2007
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) SQL Server 2005
Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE):
Messaging Windows Server 2003,
Windows 2000, Windows NT
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator: SQL 2000
EMC Legato Certified EmailXtender and EmailXaminer
Administrator (LCEXA)
Symantec Technical Specialist Enterprise Vault 7.0, 2007
and 8.0
Comptia A+ Certification
EDUCATION
BS, Computer Engineering