Anthony J. Jimenez

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Highly motivated Information Systems Manager with a 35+ year record of demonstrated success managing corporate server environments with a solid understanding of corporate IT needs. Skills include very strong hardware, software and Internet technology expertise. I am thorough and able to achieve results with little or no supervision. Always had a personal interest and commitment to discovering and learning about emerging computer technologies. Including excellent communication, media creation and presentation skills.

AREAS OF STRENGTH

NETWORK & CLOUD PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT –
OFFICE 365 MANAGEMENT – WEB AND MEDIA CREATION

INFORMATION SYSTEMS EXPERTISE

• Ever increasing responsibility as an effective Information Systems Manager/Engineer on a variety of hardware and software platforms, including: Windows Servers, VMWare, Office365 and Cloud-based.

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills that have been amassed and improved upon with over 35 years of direct experience. Very quick to learn and understand new emerging technologies.

• Organize departmental data exchange and documentation for daily operations and problem solving.

• Solid communication, training and presentation skills – with superior web, art & media skills.

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CENTRAL NATIONAL GOTTESMAN – Purchase, NY                                                                                 2018 – Present

Infrastructure & Systems Administrator

Administration of all Windows File/Print Servers/VMs and Office365 with Active Directory and Azure Services. Utilized and managed Mimecast Spam Gateway, certified Mimecast Gateway Technical Professional. Configured and deployed ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services), Duo Two-Factor Authentication, CloudGenix SDWAN solutions at 22 sites, implemented Power BI Premium, setup special project servers for SQL, SSRS & 2FA. Upgraded select servers from Windows Server 2008R2 to Windows Server 2012R2 and 2016, both physical and virtual. Assisted Help Desk with Windows 7 to Windows 10 conversion. Desktop and server patch management using SCCM. Network system health monitoring using Orion and SolarWinds, assisted with configuration and management of Fidelis Managed Detection and Response system and remediation based on SOC notifications, Active Directory and Exchange Online PowerShell scripting. Supervised semi-annual disaster recovery testing across all company IT platforms including EDI, JDE and AS400 systems. Created and maintained corporate documentation and “How To’s” along with writing and designing a monthly IT executive review newsletter. Utilized Skype and SharePoint to create and share informative videos about corporate systems and software. Spearheaded a company-wide push to fully utilize Office 365 products such as SharePoint, Teams, Flow & PowerBI. Coordinated upgrade of a newly acquired division from on-prem Exchange 2010 to Office 365 Exchange Online. Administer backup systems for entire Office 365 tenant, including email, SharePoint and OneDrive.

FORTISTAR – White Plains, NY                                                                                                              2008 – 2018

IT Operations Manager

Administration of all Windows File/Print Servers, Hybrid Cloud VMs and Office365 and Azure Services. Day-to-day client support for 50 local users and over 200 remote users at 50+ power plants located around the country. Rollout of Citrix based VDI environment for all users. Worked with eSentire to implement intrusion sensors and monitoring systems and endpoints. Recently completed company-wide migration from hosted Exchange to O365 email and Office 2016. Migrated the company from outsourced support resources to create a new IS Department and Help Desk, Configure and administer Carbon Black, Kaseya, Desktop Authority and Group Policy Objects for PC remote control and support. Coordinate Internet service provider upgrades at all remote plant locations, all PC Purchasing, Budgeting, reporting. Successfully completed a move of the corporate office including new network cabling and switches, Cisco VOIP phone system, fire suppression and environmental controls, new highspeed wireless network and key badge system for access doors. Manage corporate WLAN utilizing Cisco Wireless Controllers. Plan and implement all special services and applications such as: Carbonite, DocuSign, Yammer, Cisco ASA Firewalls, VPN Tunnels, Barracuda Spam Firewall and Archiver, and many others. Serve as a consultant on all in-house Internet projects – utilizing Citrix, Microsoft Terminal Server, SharePoint, IIS, WordPress, SecureVDR, etc. Manage Computer Associates ArcServe Disaster Recovery Server. Worked with in house accounting staff to develop and improve IT purchase and payment processes. Developed Help Desk Department Documentation database utilizing ZenDesk.

• All physical and virtual file server and network management and monitoring.

• Level 3 Technical Support, training Fortistar IS staff.

• Planned and coordinated upgrade of hosted Exchange system to Office365

BRANSON ULTRASONICS CORP. – Danbury, CT                                                                                      2000 – 2008

Senior LAN Project Administrator

Administration of 26 Windows 2003 File/Print and Exchange Servers. Day-to-day client Desktop support for 220 local users and 70 remote users. Configure and administer Desktop Authority and Group Policy for PC remote control and support. Completed Company-wide Server conversion from Novell file Servers to Windows Active Directory Servers. Planned, implemented and documented company-wide desktop conversion from Windows 95 to Windows 2000. Plan and implement all “Special Services” application servers such as: Blackberry Enterprise Server, LANDesk, InterMart’s Shipping Solutions, Centric Project, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and many others. Serve as a consultant on all in-house Internet projects – utilizing Dreamweaver, IIS, Centric Project. Co-administer 5 Citrix servers. Co-manage CommVault Backup SAN Server. Developed Help Desk Department Documentation database. Member of Cost Improvement Committee, Branson Employee Association & First Aid Response Team.

• All file and web server administration and capacity management.

• Serve as Level 3 Technical Support, training and assisting other technicians.

• Develop Company-wide computing documentation and standards.

FORTUNE BRANDS, INC. – Old Greenwich, CT                                                                                        1998 – 2000

LAN Administrator

Administered 5 Novell and 3 Windows Compaq Servers. Performed client administration for 180 users and 25 remote users. Daily Lotus Notes E-mail and database administration. Setup, administered and configured corporate Unix based Firewall and VPN on Sun hardware. Coordinated configuration of WebSense Internet Content Management and MIME Sweeper e-mail monitoring software. Planned and implemented company-wide desktop conversion from Windows 3.1 to Windows NT. Daily supervision of backup with ArcServe and tracking of off-site storage. Full responsibility for testing and updating software for Y2K compliance. Designed and configured Y2K Test Mini-LAN environment.

• Administration of all file and application servers.

• Y2K Hardware and Software Testing.

• Daily Help Desk support.

• Re-establish all vital Computer Services at relocated Corporate Headquarters.

EDUCATION

PACE UNIVERSITY – Pleasantville, NY

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science