APROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Multiple networking certifications including MCSE from UC Irvine and a MSCS from
Europe
20+ years Project Management and Technicians/ Analysts/ Engineers Supervising ex
perience
LAN / WAN Experience, Remote / On-site Support, Windows 2000 - 2003 / 2008 / XP
/ Vista
Courteous attitude – Good listener – Fast learner – Great team player
Extremely efficient – Highly organized – Great attention to detail and follow-up
Excellent communication, analytical, research, troubleshooting, documentation an
d planning skills
EDUCATION / TRAINING
• CommVault Galaxy/Simpana Backup - Fremont Bank Data Center, Santa Ana, 2008
• Cisco Switches and Routers - Cisco Systems, Irvine, 2008
• Microsoft Business Desktop Deployment Accelerator - Microsoft, Pasadena, 2006
• TCP / IP Network Design - University of California, Irvine, 2004
• IBM DB2 Server / Client and SQL Gupta - Glory USA, Cypress, 2002
• Applied Internet Security - University of California, Irvine, 2001
• Integration of Voice and Data Networks - University of California, Irvine, 2000
• Project Management - Volt West Coast HQ, Orange, 1999
• MCSE Certification - University of California, Irvine, 1996
• IBM PC / MS DOS Certification - University of Bucharest, Romania, 1988
• IBM 360 / 370 Certification - University of Bucharest, Romania, 1986
• Master's in Computer Sciences 4 GPA - University of Bucharest, Romania, 1976
• Bachelor's in Electronics Engineering 3.82 GPA - University of Bucharest, Romani
a, 1975
• 4th Award at Romanian Mathematical Olympiad - University of Bucharest, Romania,
1971
• Fluent in English, French and Romanian ; basic knowledge Italian and Russian
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
11/08 – 01/09 BANK OF FREMONT DATA CENTER, Santa Ana, California
Sr. Systems/ Network Administrator and Data Center Backup Specialist (Contract)
Windows 2000 / 2003 / 2008 / XP / Vista environment, Dell PowerEdge Servers, Dat
a Center operations, CommVault Galaxy / Simpana Backup system operations, 200 ta
pes Vault systems, prepared daily backup tapes for Iron Mountain pickup and solv
ed issues regarding daily backups.

01/05 – 08/08 LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, Irvine, California

Sr. Systems/ Network Administrator and Project Manager (Employee)
Windows 2000 / 2003 / 2008 / XP / Vista, supported on-call 24x7 and all by himse
lf 300 users (as part of over 10,000 users) and 65 Dell, HP and IBM Servers (as
part of over 1,400 Servers). Responsibilities included support of : Active Direc
tory, Exchange 2003 Server, Terminal Servers, VMware, SQL 2000 Servers, Citrix C
lient, PGP, PKI, IIS, RAID, VPN, DHCP, DNS, WINS, Cisco, Data Center operations,
Office 2003 / 2007, MS Project, Visio, Adobe, Avaya phone system, Velocity secu
rity system, DIVAR surveillance system, Symantec Ghost and Anti-Virus, security
policies, MOM, SMS, SolarWinds, network printers-copiers-scanners (Cannon, Kyoce
ra, and Xerox), Veritas backup, Video conferencing, Wireless access points, Blac
kberries and PDAs. Provided Help Desk support on-site and by remote using Client
ele and FootPrints ticketing systems. Wrote documentation, procedures and script
s. Trained and supervised technicians. Managed multiple projects, like: large sc
ale hardware and software upgrades, large scale hardware and software deployment
s, multiple Servers to one Server concentrations, Data Center relocations, depar
tment relocations, full office relocations, large scale equipment inventory, Dis
aster Recovery plans, SOX audits and daily documentation updates using Sharepoin
t.
10/00 – 10/04 GLORY USA HQ, Cypress, California
Sr. Systems/ Network Administrator, Loomis Fargo Account Project Manager (Employ
ee)
Responsible for Windows 2000 / 2003 and NT4.0 network build, administration, opt
imization and troubleshooting. Team member supporting nation wide over 5,000 use
rs and 900 Servers (Compaq, Dell PowerEdge, HP Proliant, IBM). Supported Windows
2000 / 2003, Active Directory, Exchange 2000, Linux, IIS, RAID, DHCP, DNS, WINS
, VPN, IBM DB2 Server / Client, SQL Gupta, Norton AntiVirus, group security poli
cies, MacIntosh, ARCserve and Veritas backup. Additionally provided Help Desk us
er support on site and by remote utilizing Remedy and Great Plains ticketing sys
tems. Additionally responsible for writing process documentation and procedures.
Supervised and trained technicians. Managed multiple projects such as: large sc
ale hardware and software upgrades, large scale hardware and software deployment
s, SOX audits.
03/99 – 08/00 VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES HQ, Orange, California
Sr. Systems/ Network Administrator and Project Manager (Contract)
Responsible for NT4 network administration, optimization, and troubleshooting. A
cted as Lead for special projects including: Object Fax, Faxcom for Exchange, va
rious Mail Servers and Domain Migration. Was the main resource for critical emer
gencies: data recovery, RAID, anti virus issues and custom applications. Support
ed the network environment including Data Center operations, 128 Servers (as par
t of 1,500 Servers) and 600 users (as part of over 10,000 users), daily Veritas
backups, McAfee anti-virus, security issues, Y2K compliance enforcing and on sit
e user support. Environment included: NT4 Servers, Workstations and Network Prin
ters, Citrix, HP OpenView, Seagate Backup System. Supervised and trained technic
ians. Managed multiple projects, such as: large scale hardware and software depl
oyments, Data Center duplication and Y2K.
07/98 – 03/99 DATA DESIGN CORPORATION, Huntington Beach, California
Sr. Systems/ Network Administrator and Technical Manager (Contract)
Responsible for NT4.0 network administration and troubleshooting. Installed and
configured NT4.0 Servers, web Servers, workstations, and network printers. Suppo
rted Exchange 4, IIS 4, DHCP, IMAP, MAPI, SMTP, firewalls, and implemented secur
ity. Installed and customized various programs including: Office, Outlook, Norto
n AntiVirus 4, and Veritas backup. Supported 300 users by phone. Supervised and
trained technicians.
01/98 – 06/98 FRESNO COUNTY, Fresno, California
Systems/ Network Administrator (Contract)
Provided network administration and hardware/software support for Sheriff Depart
ment facilities in the Valley area. Responsible for various LAN/WAN environment
s. Installed, upgraded and troubleshot Servers, workstations and network printer
s. Responsibilities included providing Help Desk support using Heat as well as p
roviding heavy on-site field service for 160 servers and 900 user network enviro
nment. Supported Windows NT4.0/ 3.5.1/ 95/ Workgroups, Citrix Metaframe, DOS, TC
P/IP, IPX/SPX, WINS, DHCP, DNS, Banyan-Vines, SMS, SMTP, Lotus Notes 5.0, MS Mai
l, MS Exchange 4.0, Internet Information Server, Proxy Server, Internet Explorer
4.0, Netscape 4.0, MS Office 95/97 PRO, Outlook, Norton Tools and Veritas backu
p.
02/97 – 12/97 PRUDENTIAL HQ, Irvine, California
Network Administrator (Contract)
Responsible for supporting NT4.0 in a 135 Server LAN/WAN environment (as part of
700 Servers) serving over 1,200 users (as part of over 10,000 users). Responsib
ilities included Data Center operations and relocation, also the installation, c
ustomization, upgrade and repair of Servers, workstations, laptops, and network
printers and provided Help Desk support using Clientele. Additionally supported
the following environment: AS400 Terminal Emulation Software, Citrix, MS Office
97 Pro, Lotus Notes 4.5, Goldmine, various Real Estate programs ( APEX, CCS, EI
S, OR, PRS, PROFSWAN, RelayGold, and VMS). Supervised and trained technicians.
06/95 – 02/97 PRINTER CONNECTION, Anaheim, California
Network Administrator and Technical Manager (Employee)
Tested, upgraded, repaired Servers, workstations, laptops, and printers. Support
ed both IBM based PCs and MacIntosh systems. Provided laser and dot matrix print
er diagnosis, upgrades and repair down to component level. Provided phone and on
-site customer support and training. Responsible for hardware and software troub
leshooting, and configuration of Windows for Workgroups/ 3.5.1/ NT 4.0/ 95. Also
supported Microsoft Exchange, MS Office 95 Pro and various other software. Supe
rvised and trained technicians.
07/94 – 05/95 ADVANCED DATA SYSTEMS, Irvine, California
Network Administrator and Technical Manager (Employee)
Supervised and trained technicians. Responsible for PC testing, upgrades and rep
air of IBM PC and MacIntosh various hardware. Provided network installations and
troubleshooting, laser printer diagnostics, upgrades and repairs down to compon
ent level. Provided customer training on various software. Supported Windows/ NT
/ 3.5.1/ Windows for Workgroups, Novell Lite and LANSMART. Hardware and software
phone support. Field service support. Supervised and trained technicians.
11/91 – 07/94 METRO COMPUTER SYSTEMS, Santa Ana, California
Computer Specialist and Technical Manager (Employee)
Responsible for PC setup, test, installation and repair of IBM PC and MacIntosh
systems. Provided laser and dot matrix printer maintenance and repair down to c
omponent level. Provided network installation and troubleshooting, systems insta
llation and customization on Windows for Workgroups and Novell based networks. R
esponsible for hardware/software phone support, user training and field service
support. Trained and supervised technicians.
06/89 – 09/91 DIGITECH COMPUTER SERVICE, Bucharest, Romania
Sr. Systems Engineer and Technical Manager (Employee)
Supporting Mainframes, Microcomputers and PC Systems - installation, customizati
on, test and repair down to component level using blue prints and scope. Respons
ible for technicians and Engineers training courses on IBM-PC, MS-DOS and Window
s. Phone support, field service and customer training. Heavy programming in FORT
RAN and Machine Language. Light programming in COBOL, C and dBase. Supervised an
d trained technicians and Engineers.
09/76 – 05/89 COMPUTER MANUFACTURING PLANT, Bucharest, Romania
Sr. Systems Engineer and Project Manager (Employee)
Responsible for test/ repair/ design changes on Mainframes, Microcomputers and P
Cs. System integration/ testing/ customization. Mainframes, Microcomputers and P
C Systems installation, customization, test and repair down to component level u
sing blue prints, scope and analyzers. Phone support. Field service. Customer tr
aining. Data Center support and management. Supervised and trained technicians a
nd Engineers.