GARY DAUM

43191 Gatwick Square

Ashburn, Virginia 20147

(703) 869-3222 (Cell)

daumgj@comcast.net

 

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

 

Knowledgeable Project Manager / Technical Lead with over 30 years of progressive IT experience.  Solid technical experience of Server / Desktop and WAN / LAN configuration, installation, administration, and support in both physical and virtual environments.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

AKIMEKA, LLC – Project Manager / Technical Lead                           September 2010 – Present

·   Manage a diverse team of 14 personnel consisting of Network Support, Systems Support, Information Assurance Support and Help Desk Support.

·   In charge of providing guidance, performance evaluation feedback, and mentoring for Systems Engineer group.

·   Responsible for screening, interviewing and recommending the hiring of contract support engineers.

·   Maintain security posture of systems and network through the use of periodic SCAP and ACAS vulnerability scans and direct quick remediation as appropriate.

·   Perform routine patching / security updates to server environment using Shavlik / vProtect application software.

·   Responsible for configuring and maintaining 50 VMware vSphere ESXi 5.x servers hosting over 210 Virtual machines in a VMware Virtual Center / SAN environment.

·   In charge of provisioning, administrating and maintaining 4 separate NetApp SAN environments.

·   Responsible for administrative tasks for 4 Exchange 2010 servers.

·   Configure and support the operation of a multiple Active Directory LAN/WAN environments.

·   Administrate and monitor key systems using SolarWinds Orion Performance Monitoring and Application Monitoring software to monitor and analyze performance for functionality and optimization.

·   Knowledge and experience with Cisco UCS Manager in a Cisco UCS Flex Pod environment.

·   Administrate a small Citrix XenDesktop environment.

·   Provide performance reviews, mentoring, and leadership to support team.

·   Member of change management board (CCB) which oversees all infrastructure changes.

DIGITAL HARBOR / NORKOM TECHNOLOGIES - IT Manager, North America March 2002 – June 2010

·   Responsible for configuring and maintaining VMware ESX 3.5 servers in a standalone and Virtual Center environment.

·   Performed in a Project Manager role for various IT and Facility tasks.

·   Provided input for all Corporate IT projects and budgetary concerns.

·   Provided performance guidance and appraisal functions for remote administrator.

·   Designed and migrated corporate office from Windows NT 4 to Windows 2003 Active Directory.

·   Planned and migrated corporate office from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003.

·   Configured, installed, and maintained VoIP gateways.

·   Monitored critical systems using SolarWinds Engineer Toolset.

·   In charge of supporting the operation of the Active Directory LAN/WAN network for North America.

·   Configured, implemented and maintained Cisco routers.

·   Evaluated, recommended, procured and installed hardware and software as needed.

·   Responsible for troubleshooting all computer and network-related problems.

·   Performed backups, database administration, and file recovery as necessary.

·   Maintained physical and network security, to include firewalls, VPN, and anti-virus software.

·   In charge of administration and configuration of an Avaya Merlin Magix PBX phone system.

RESPONSE NETWORKS, INC. - Information Systems Manager August 1999 – February 2002

·   Managed the entire Windows NT/2000 LAN/WAN consisting of 20 servers and over 200 nodes.

·   In charge of configuration, maintenance and planning of all LAN/WAN issues.

·   Configured, installed, and maintained corporate Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5.

·   Provided support for both local and remote office servers, systems and personnel.

·   Planned, configured, implemented and maintained 2 Checkpoint FireWall-1 Servers with VPN Access.

·   Addressed all security issues and concerns within the company.

·   Performed testing and evaluation for new hardware and software solutions as needed.

·   In charge of ordering, tracking and configuration of all hardware and software within the company.

·   Performed Cisco Router configuration changes as necessary.

NCI INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. - Level II Support Site Manager March 1999 - August 1999

·   Performed special studies for Local Area and Wide Area Network design, configuration and implementation.

·   Organized, staffed and supervised 5 personnel to provide Level 2 (Hands-on) technical support operations for Enterprise-wide Office Automation Networks.

NETMANAGE, INC. - Information Systems Engineer December 1997 – March 1999

·   In charge of operating and maintaining a mixed Windows NT 4.0, Novell NetWare 3.11 LAN.

·   Performed updates and configuration changes on Cisco routers.

·   Provided end-user technical assistance for all LAN related issues and problems.

·   Assisted in the implementation of a local firewall.

·   Evaluated new software and hardware as necessary in test lab.

ELITE TECHNICAL SERVICES - Sr. LAN Administrator November 1996 – December 1997

·   Administered a 13 server, 400 node Banyan Vines network.

·   Maintained and upgraded server and PC software as needed.

·   Provided technical assistance to user questions and problems.

·   Produced detailed server configuration documentation for reference logging.

DYNCORP, IET - Sr. LAN Administrator October 1994 – November 1996

·   Configured, installed and administered a 5 server, 600 node Banyan Vines network.

·   Responsible for network troubleshooting and problem resolution.

·   Designed layout, installed and tested over 200 CAT5 data drops from patch panel to end-user.

·   Configured over 300 PCs for Windows 95.

ADVANCED MANAGEMENT INCORPORATION - LAN Administrator November 1993 – October 1994

·   Operated, configured and optimized four Banyan Vines servers.

·   Provided daily technical assistance for hardware and software problems.

·   Installed and upgraded multiple Banyan Vines servers.

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

 

Network Specialist September 1991 – October 1993

·   Installed, configured and maintained data communication equipment.

·   Provided technical assistance for hardware and software problems.

·   Assisted in installation and configuration of IDNX equipment.

LAN Administrator August 1988 – August 1991

·   Assisted in planning and implementation of LAN/WAN.

·   Administered LAN and WAN connectivity on a Banyan Vines network.

·   Designed, debugged and implemented numerous Natural 2 and dBase III+ programs.

Computer Operations Manager January 1985 – July 1988

·   Managed and trained seven personnel in the daily operations of a Hewlett Packard microcomputer.

·   Designed and improved efficiency of daily cycle programs.

·   Designed and published a site specific Operations Manual to be used for training.

Computer Operator July 1982 – January 1985

·   Performed all relevant duties pertaining to a Mainframe computer operator position.

 

EDUCATION: B.S., Computer Networking, Summa Cum Laude, Strayer University, June 2002

 

MILITARY: U. S. Marine Corps, Honorably Discharged with Rank of Sergeant, May 1982-September 1993

 

HARDWARE:

 

∙ Cisco UCS chassis and blades ∙ Cisco Routers ∙ Cisco, 3Com and Dell Ethernet Switches ∙ Brocade Fiber Switches ∙ Juniper SSL Appliance ∙ NetApp SAN Arrays ∙ Dell, HP/Compaq and Sun Servers ∙ Various brands of desktops, laptops, and peripherals ∙ Audio Code VoIP gateway.

 

SOFTWARE/PROTOCOLS:

 

∙ Checkpoint, Cisco PIX and Watchguard Firewalls ∙ VMware vSphere ESX / ESXi ∙ Citrix XenDesktop ∙ HP CommandView EVA ∙ HP StorageWorks ∙ Microsoft Exchange 2003 / 2008 / 2010 ∙ Microsoft SQL Server ∙ Microsoft Office Suites ∙ Microsoft IIS ∙ Microsoft SharePoint ∙ Symantec & McAfee anti-virus solutions ∙ Symantec Backup Exec ∙ CA Arc Serve ∙ Commvault Simpana ∙ PPTP ∙ TCP/IP ∙ FTP ∙ DHCP ∙ DNS ∙ WINS.

 

 

 

OPERATING SYSTEMS:

 

∙ Windows 2000 / 2003 / 2008 / 2012 server platforms ∙ Windows XP / 7 / 8 workstation platforms ∙ Solaris ∙ Multiple versions of Linux to include Red Hat and CentOS.

 

TRAINING:

VMware:  VMware vSphere Install, Configure and Manage v6.0, VMware vSphere Install, Configure and Manage v5.5, VMware Virtual SAN Fundamentals v5.5, VMware vSphere: What’s New v5.1, VMware Security Solution Fundamentals, vCloud Networking and Security Fundamentals, VMware Cloud Fundamentals, VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale v5.1, VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Fundamentals v5.1, vSphere: Data Protection and Recovery Fundamentals v5.1, VMware vSphere Install, Configure and Manage v5.0, vSphere: Data Protection and Recovery Fundamentals v5.0, VMware vSphere Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Design v5.x, vSphere Security Fundamentals v5.x, VMware vSphere Virtualizing Business Critical Applications v5.x, VMware vShield Fundamentals v5.x, VMware vShield Endpoint Fundamentals v5.x, VMware View Design and Best Practices – What’s New v5.x, VMware vShield Data Security Fundamentals v5.x, VMware Infrastructure v3.x.

Cisco:  Cisco Network Security 1, Cisco Network Security 2, Cisco Unified Computing System Manager, Implementing the Cisco Nexus 1000V, Data Center Networking with Cisco Nexus 5000, Cisco Fundamentals and Advanced Routing Configuration, Cisco Basic and Advanced WAN Design, Cisco Internetworking Configuration

Citrix: Citrix XenDesktop 5 Administration, Basic Administration for Citrix NetScaler

Microsoft: Windows 2003 Server, Exchange Server 2003, Exchange Troubleshooting and Disaster Recovery

Other: DISA ACAS 4.6, Watch Guard Firewall, Windows Vista, Network Security, Network Analysis and Design, Systems Analysis and Design, Checkpoint FireWall-1 CCSA and CCSE courses.

 

CERTIFICATIONS: CompTIA Security+, VMware VCA-DCV

 

CLEARANCE: Active Secret.

 

REFERENCES: Available upon request.