Reginald Holliday

757-581-7467reginald.holliday@yahoo.com

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, August 2008

Major: Information Systems Minor: Management

 

CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

Operating Systems:  Red Hat Linux, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003/2008                                                                                                                                   Software:  Microsoft Office( 2003, 2007, 2010), Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange 2007, DHCP, DNS, Symantec Endpoint Protection, VMWare vSphere 5.0, Spiceworks, Solarwinds, Microsoft SharePoint 2007, Cisco Call Manager, GoToMeeting, LogMeInRescue, Remotely Anywhere, IssueTrak,  Windows Server Update Services, Whats Up Gold, Nimble Storage, Dell CMC, Splunk                                                                                                                                        Hardware: Dell Latitude E4200/E6320/E6320 Laptops, Cisco 4400 Wireless LAN Controller, Cisco 2950/3560/3750 Switches, Cisco ASA 5510 Firewalls, Dell Optiplex 990/7010/9010 Desktops, Dell PowerEdge M910/R710/R610/2950 Servers

Security Clearances: Active Top Secret Clearance (SSBI), Active Secret Clearance 

 

Work Experience

 System Administrator II    Five Rivers Services, Suffolk, VA                        May 2014-Present 

·   Perform system builds, upgrades, optimizations, repairs, logistics, and maintenance tasks on core systems (e.g. servers, virtual machines, and associated peripherals) as supported and required by the UCOP Engineering Sustainment team

·   Install, configure, administer, and manage UCOP Engineering Sustainment VMWare Infrastructure in various hosting environments and sites

·   Respond to and resolve all UCOP project related hardware and software errors

·   Perform operating system and application installations, upgrades, and maintenance for systems with diverse technologies such as Oracle, Microsoft, Red Hat Linux and Solaris

·   Maintain a secure hosting environment in compliance with the United States Coast Guard and DHS (Department of Homeland Security) Information Assurance (IA) guidelines

·   Routinely perform duty as liaison for all tasking for UCOP Engineering Sustainment team and Database Administrators

·   Migrated system security vulnerabilities by patching systems (WSUS) and implementing McAfee HBSS (Host Based Security System) suites as required by governing authorities and support managers

·   Attended as required SRUM and AGILE/Sprint meetings along with other project related meetings with COR/upper management/government

 

System Administrator    Exelis, Norfolk, VA                        October 2013-May2014 

·   Installed new physical/virtual servers and configured hardware/software peripherals, directories, services, and settings in accordance with standards and project requirements using VMware and Windows based technologies 

·   Administration of domain and member server systems with Active Directory including account creation/deletion/modification, updates to roles/permissions, user profiles, and group policies familiarization                    

·   Performed daily system monitoring and verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, virtual servers, physical servers and key processes by utilizing WUG licensed software

·   Worked extensively with Windows Server Update Services to improve and decline patches as well as making sure all workstations and servers are up to date.

·   Repaired and recovered servers, including applying firmware updates as well as analyzing and researching system event logs to resolve hardware/software errors and failures

·   Managed end user accounts, permissions, access rights and storage allocations with best practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance

·   Ensured workstation/server integrity by  implementing software/hardware solutions

 

System Administrator    INIT, Chesapeake, VA                   April 2012-October 2013                        

·   Provided routine administration with data protection and disaster recovery by performing common tasks in Dell CA ARCServe software, such as backups, restores, and tape rotation

·   Supported and maintained all aspects of Windows Active Directory Infrastructure, including user account, group policy and distribution group creation, and assigning file/network server permissions

·   Responsible for IT Security, system performance tuning, and applying system operating patches, updates, and configuration changes

·   Performed routines audits of systems and software using Solarwinds Network Performance Monitoring and Spiceworks

·   Analyzed system logs, windows services, and startup programs for identifying potential issues and troubleshooting reported problems

·   Supported and Maintained Anti-virus Server running Symantec Endpoint Protection

·   Installed and configured VMWare ESXi Servers

·   Maintained Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory and internal services for source control and issue tracking

·   Ensured desktop computers and laptops interfaced with necessary systems, including file and application servers