Network & Systems Administrator · Bowie, Maryland

Building reliable enterprise infrastructure.

Network and Systems Administrator with 6+ years of hands-on experience across Windows Server, virtualization, Microsoft 365, networking, storage, backup and infrastructure automation.

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100+Physical & virtual servers administered
500+User files migrated to Microsoft 365
15+SMB client environments supported
6+ yrsInfrastructure & IT experience
Experience

Infrastructure at scale

A progression from hands-on data center infrastructure to enterprise server, virtualization, cloud and network administration.

Smithsonian Enterprises
Aug 2022 — Present
Bowie / Washington, DC Area

Network / Server Administrator

  • Administer 100+ physical and virtual Windows servers across production infrastructure, maintaining availability, performance, patch compliance and security baselines.
  • Manage clustered Hyper-V hosts and virtual desktop infrastructure supporting highly available enterprise workloads.
  • Automate recurring server administration and patching workflows with PowerShell, reducing repetitive manual effort and improving consistency.
  • Maintain Veeam backup infrastructure, perform recovery validation and support disaster-recovery testing for critical systems.
  • Manage monthly Windows patching, PDQ Deploy/Inventory and vulnerability remediation across the server environment.
  • Administer Dell SAN storage, including LUN provisioning, capacity management and storage troubleshooting.
  • Led migration of 500+ user files and collaboration workflows to OneDrive, SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.
Hixardt Technologies
Mar 2021 — Aug 2022

System Administrator I / II

  • Managed infrastructure and day-to-day IT operations across 15+ small and mid-sized business environments.
  • Administered VMware ESXi infrastructure, virtual machines and virtual desktop environments.
  • Led user and identity migrations from on-premises Active Directory environments to Microsoft 365.
  • Configured firewalls, LAN/WAN connectivity and wireless infrastructure for new and existing office locations.
  • Deployed and supported 100+ workstations while troubleshooting server, network, Microsoft 365 and endpoint issues.
Ultra Packet
May 2020 — Mar 2021

Data Center Technician

  • Installed and configured Cisco switches and routers plus Dell PowerEdge and Supermicro server hardware in data center environments.
  • Built and supported 10Gb/25Gb fiber networking, LAN/WAN connectivity and remote-access infrastructure.
  • Diagnosed server, fiber, switching and hardware faults to restore service and minimize infrastructure downtime.
Perkins Eastman
Jan 2020 — Apr 2020

Client Support Specialist Intern

  • Supported Dell PowerEdge server environments and assisted with physical and virtual infrastructure administration.
  • Provided technical support for 150+ users across workstation, application, peripheral and connectivity issues.
  • Configured end-user systems and supported technology changes during the transition to hybrid work.
Selected Work

Infrastructure projects

A few examples of the systems, migrations and operational improvements I work with.

PS

Server Patch Automation

Built PowerShell-driven workflows to standardize recurring Windows server patching and reduce manual administrative effort.

PowerShellWindows ServerPDQAutomation
M365

Microsoft 365 Migration

Led migration of 500+ user files and collaboration workflows into OneDrive, SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft 365SharePointTeamsOneDrive
HV

Virtualization & High Availability

Administer clustered Hyper-V infrastructure and virtual desktop workloads with a focus on availability, performance and operational resilience.

Hyper-VVDIFailover ClusteringWindows
DR

Backup & Recovery

Maintain enterprise Veeam backup systems, validate recoverability and participate in disaster-recovery testing for business-critical systems.

VeeamBackupDisaster RecoveryBusiness Continuity
AWS

AWS Static Website Hosting

Designed and deployed static websites using Amazon S3 with CloudFront for global content delivery, HTTPS, caching and improved site performance.

AWS S3CloudFrontStatic HostingHTTPS
DNS

Domain & DNS Management

Manage domains and DNS records for hosted services, including A/AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, redirects, validation records and CDN-related configuration.

DNSDomainsCloudFrontWeb Infrastructure
PX

Proxmox Home Lab

Built and maintain a Proxmox-based home lab for hands-on testing of virtualization, networking, Windows/Linux servers, services, storage and infrastructure workflows.

Proxmox VEVirtualizationWindowsLinuxNetworking
Technical Stack

Core capabilities

Organized for fast recruiter scanning instead of a long list of self-rated technologies.

Windows Infrastructure

Windows Server · Active Directory · Group Policy · DNS · DHCP · WSUS · Failover Clustering

Virtualization

Hyper-V · VMware ESXi · vCenter · Proxmox VE · VDI · Virtual machine lifecycle management

Cloud & Web Infrastructure

Microsoft 365 · Azure · AWS S3 · CloudFront · DNS · Domain management · SharePoint · Teams · OneDrive

Automation & Management

PowerShell · PDQ Deploy · PDQ Inventory · Windows patch automation · Administration scripting

Backup & Storage

Veeam · Disaster recovery · Backup validation · Dell SAN · LUN provisioning · Storage operations

Networking

Cisco switching & routing · VLANs · IPv4 · LAN/WAN · Firewalls · Wireless · 10/25Gb fiber

About

Systems-minded. Operations-focused.

I work across the layers that keep infrastructure dependable: servers, virtualization, networking, storage, backup, Microsoft 365 and automation. My background combines hands-on data center experience with enterprise systems administration and client-facing infrastructure work.

I’m especially interested in reducing repetitive operational work, improving platform reliability and building infrastructure that is easier to support.

Education

Bowie State University

B.S. Computer Technology Network & Systems Administration
Based in
Bowie, Maryland Washington, DC / DMV Area
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