HOFFMAN GONZALEZ

SR. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Forward thinking, result-driven IT professional with successful track record in
carrying out IT initiatives while participating in provisioning, maintaining, a
nd securing corporate systems. Strong ability to deliver secure system design, a
nalysis, hardware maintenance and project management. Solid expertise on multi-p
latform systems with focus on business objectives.
Areas of Expertise:
* VMWareView/XenDesktop Desktop Virtualization Admin * VMWare ThinApp Applicatio
n Virtualization
* Switchvox(Asterisk-based) IP-PBX VoIP System * Shared Storage(SAN), NetApp V-S
eries, Equalogic, 3Par
* Business Continuity /Disaster Recovery- Clustered/High Availability Systems *
Infrastructure Design
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Platforms: Windows Server 2003/2008, OSX, UNIX(AIX), Linux(RedHat5 EL, CentOS 5)
Network Administration: Active Directory Management, Unified Communication (Micr
osoft Communication Server), Enterprise Single-Sign On, Stromberg/Kronos Time Ma
nagement Systems
Hardware : HP ProLiant Blade Chassis, Intel Modular Servers, Virtual Desktop Inf
rastructure (Windows Server Hyper-V, VmWare View, and XenDesktop3 hypervisors),
APC Symetra UPS Systems, Cisco Catalyst managed switches, Adtran NetVanta route
rs, Multitech Appliances
Applications: Exchange 2003, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Windows Server 2003/2008
, ESX, XenServer5 Esker VSIFAX Fax Server, Apache, MySQL, PHP
EXPERIENCE
2004-Present Ampco Products, Inc Miami, FL
Sr. System Administrator
* Planned and deployed Citrix XenDesktop3 VDI on Intel Modular MFSYS25 Blade Ser
ver for 35 local users and 5 remote user. Centralized WindowsXP desktops effecti
vely cutting life-cycle management costs by over 40%
* Migrated legacy NEC 2000IPS PBX to Digium Switchvox IP-based PBX
* Admin/maintained 4 remote Redhat EL servers and attached thin clients
* Reduced IT operational costs by combining storage, network, and management ser
vices onto modular HP Blade servers
* Increased uptime to 97% utilizing Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server
2000-2003 Bernuth Lines, Ltd Miami, FL
System/Network Administrator
* Assisted in the development of custom Java based ERP(developed by previous emp
loyer FBS, Inc) on IBM RS/6000 e-server running AIX 4.33 maintain and deploy oce
an transportation software for the agents and ports throughout the Caribbean uti
lizing PHP/MySQL for real-time freight and LTL cargo processing, tracking and do
cumentation.
* Developed and maintained Bernuth.com, Mooringsyb.com websites hosted on Linux(
RedHat)/Apache/MySQL/PHP(LAMP) server
* Administration of user accounts/mailboxes on Exchange 2003 server
* Extensive network security and maintenance as well as complete PC/workstation
repairs and administration.
1999-2000 Flexible Business Systems, Inc Miami, FL
Java/SQL Developer
* Developed and maintained SQL databases; provisioning, replication, backup.
* Developed Java applications and applets to interface and manage SQL databases
over secure WANs for private firms.
* Gained xtensive knowledge and exposure to UNIX, Linux, NT, Mac OSX/9 OS.
* Experience with Cisco IOS
EDUCATION
2008 Florida International University Miami, FL
B.S., Information Technology; Concentration in Windows Server Administration
REFERENCES
* Ampco Products, Inc.
(305) 796-8887
Wanda Gregg - Inf. Systems Director
* Bernuth Lines
(305) 637-8926
Sam Mabjish - IT Director
* Flexible Business Systems, Inc. (3
05) 594-0550
Joseph Khlalil - President
INTERESTS
* Restoring late 80's to mid 90's Williams/Bally pinball machines. My personal
collection includes BSD, FT, MM, AFM, MB.