Michael C Hopkins
CEO/CIO, BuildTec
221 Yorkshire Road
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
mike@emailtransfer.com
215 964 4493
SUMMARY:
Microsoft and Cisco certified Systems/Network Administrator with extensive experience in the design, maintenance and enhancement of Microsoft systems, software and hardware. Expertise includes troubleshooting network servers and workstations and the ability to prioritize and meet operational deadlines in a fast-paced environment. A team player with excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively within all levels of an organization.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
Associate Degree in Computer Engineering/Networking, CHI Institute, 1998
Marine Corps School of Infantry, 1992 - 1993
CCNA, Cisco Certified Network Associate, November 2002
MCP, Microsoft Certified Professional, August 2003
MCP 2003, (70-294 -Implementing Active Directory) April, 2006
A+
TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTS
All Microsoft Operating Systems, Exchange 5.5/2000/2003, Active Directory, Group Policy, VPN, MS SQL 2000, IIS 5.0.6.0, ASP, MS Office, Windows 2000/2003 DNS,WINS,DHCP, WUS/SUS, Imail 8.x server, Webtrends, SAV Enterprise, NAV for SMTP gateways, Sharepoint, Red Hat Linux, Apache, BIGIP, HP/Dell Servers (Dell 1750s, 1850s 2650s HP DL380s,LH3000rs, etc) MSA 1000, 1500sVPN, 500 series PIX firewalls Checkpoint, PIX, Juniper Netscreen Firewalls, Network Sniffers, Cisco 3500, 3800 routers, 3500XL series switches, 4250 IDSs, Nortel BayStack 450, 8600 Passport switches, 1700 3600 7200 series Cisco routers, Unity Server - Cisco Call Manager, VOIP with 7960 model phones, wireless networking with Cisco/Linksys routers and access points
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GHX Inc. May 16, 2006 - Present
Server Administrator
" Re-designed Active Directory Infrastructure for five site/400 user network
" Migrated forty production servers to VMware's ESX with proprietary software
" Implemented DS3 with 3800 routers to support ASP hosting project
" Migrated 100 users to Windows 2003 from Windows 2000
" Maintain over fifty servers, 10 MSA1500s on a daily basis
" Redesigned server room to lower heat/electricity profile and help backup redundancy.
" Documented and streamlined support for two proprietary software systems (HPIS/CMS)
University of Pennsylvania Hospital Systems (Contract) April 4, 2006 - May 15, 2006
Project Consultant
" Upgraded/Moved 50 users from Windows 2000 to Windows XP
" Upgraded 100 users to Office 2003
Sanofi-Aventis (Contract)
Infrastructure Consultant Dec 2005 - April 1, 2006
" Deployed ISS Firewall for 3000 users
" Deployed IDS systems using Cisco IPS 4240s
" Managed Microsoft DNS/DHCP environment for 3000 users
" Restructured 25 VLANs
KSS Inc., Florham Park, NJ/Manchester, UK Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
Senior Systems Administrator
" Upgraded and 150 users in a thirty HP/Dell server environment.
" Installed and configured Blackberry server for 250 users
" Installed and configured PriceNet™ using IIS and SQL 2000 for multiple clients
" Designed and Implemented Help Desk routine for PriceNet™ Software
" Installed and supported Enterprise solution using PriceNet™ and SQL 2000 for BP, 7-11
" Created and documented PriceNet™ knowledgebase system using Sharepoint
National A-1 Advertising, Philadelphia, PA Aug 2000 - Jan 2005
Systems Administrator
" Implemented multiple MSA 1000s for streaming media site
" Upgraded 300 users from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003
" Maintained 120 server network in Windows 2000/2003/Linux environment
" Managed Webtrends/Geotrends for over 100 websites.
" Implemented Windows 2003 Cluster Server for production SQL 2000 databases
" Upgraded 150 users to Windows 2000/Active Directory
" Moved 10 web servers/ 30 sites from Red Hat to IIS
" Increased subnets by redesigning network scheme for public network
" Designed and configured checkpoint firewall scheme
" Documented and trained personnel on corporate network
" Physically moved and setup corporate network with minimal downtime
" Installed and automated company-wide virus protection
" Migrated all company users to Exchange 5.5 from MSMail
" Deployed and documented company-wide virus protection scheme
Vega Industries, Philadelphia, PA Dec 1999 -Aug 2000
Help Desk Technician
" Supervised five technicians for repair of computers and peripherals
" Increased corporate sales by recommending add-ons and accessories
" Set-up and configured multiple WANs connections for corporate VPN
Best Buy, Willow Grove, PA Feb 1998 - Dec 1999
PC Technician
" Repaired all Hardware/Software required by customer
" Recommended PC hardware to sell to customers
" Gained Knowledge of Customer Service and sales
