PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Multiple networking certifications including MCSE from UC Irvine and a MSCS from
Europe
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
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

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 11,000 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 phones, Velocity security,
DIVAR surveillance, Symantec Ghost and Anti-Virus, group security policies, Dell
Open Manager, MOM, SMS, network printers-copiers-scanners, Veritas backup, Vide
o conferencing, Wireless access points, Blackberries and PDAs. Built over 100 Se
rvers. Provided Help Desk support on-site, in field and by remote using Clientel
e and FootPrints ticketing systems. Wrote procedures and scripts. Trained techni
cians. Managed multiple projects such as: large scale hardware/ software upgrade
s, large scale hardware/ software deployments, multiple Servers concentrations,
Data Center relocations, office/ department relocations, large scale HW / SW inv
entory, Disaster Recovery plans, SOX audits and documentation updates using Shar
ePoint.

10/00 – 10/04 GLORY USA HQ, Cypress, California

Systems/ Network Administrator and Loomis Fargo Account Project Manager (Employe
e)
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, and IBM). Supported Wi
ndows 2000 / 2003, Active Directory, Exchange 2000, Linux, IIS, RAID, DHCP, DNS,
WINS, VPN, IBM DB2 Server / Client, SQL Gupta, Norton AntiVirus, group security
policies, MacIntosh, ARCserve and Veritas backup. Built over 200 Servers. Addit
ionally provided Help Desk user support on site and by remote using Remedy and G
reat Plains ticketing systems. Field service. Responsible for writing process do
cumentation and procedures. Trained and supervised technicians. Managed multiple
projects, like: large scale hardware/ software upgrades and large scale hardwar
e/ software deployments.

03/99 – 08/00 VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES HQ, Orange, California

Systems/ Network Administrator (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, Network Printer
s, Citrix, HP OpenView, and Seagate Backup. Trained technicians. Team member and
lead coordinator in various projects: large scale hardware and software deploym
ents and upgrades, Data Center duplication and Y2K.

07/98 – 03/99 DATA DESIGN CORPORATION, Huntington Beach, California

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 over 300 remote users by phone. On-
site and field service.

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 environmen
ts. Installed, upgraded and troubleshot Servers, workstations and network printe
rs. Responsibilities included providing Help Desk support using Heat ticketing s
ystem as well as providing heavy on-site field service for 160 servers and 900 u
ser network environment. Supported Windows NT4.0 / 3.5.1 / 95 / Workgroups, Citr
ix Metaframe, DOS, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, WINS, DHCP, DNS, Banyan-Vines, SMS, SMTP, Lo
tus Notes 5.0, MS Mail, MS Exchange 4.0, Internet Information Server, Proxy Serv
er, Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape 4.0, MS Office 95/97 PRO, Outlook, Norton To
ols and Veritas backup.
02/97 – 12/97 PRUDENTIAL HQ, Irvine, California
Systems/ Network Administrator (Contract)
Responsible for supporting NT4.0 in a 135 Server LAN/WAN environment (as part of
over 700 Servers) serving over 1,200 users (as part of over 10,000 users). Resp
onsibilities included Data Center operations, installation, customization, upgra
de and repair of servers, workstations, laptops, and network printers and provid
ed Help Desk support using Clientele. Additionally supported the following envir
onment: AS400 Terminal Emulation Software, Citrix, MS Office 97 Pro, Lotus Notes
4.5, Goldmine, and various Real Estate programs ( APEX, CCS, EIS, OR, PRS, PROF
SWAN, RelayGold, and VMS).

06/95 – 02/97 PRINTER CONNECTION, Anaheim, California

Network Administrator (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 and upgrades. Provided phone and on-site customer support and train
ing. Responsible for hardware / software troubleshooting, and configuration of W
indows for Workgroups/ 3.5.1/ NT 4.0/ 95. Also supported Microsoft Exchange, MS
Office 95 Pro and various other software.

07/94 – 05/95 ADVANCED DATA SYSTEMS, Irvine, California

Network Administrator and Technical Manager (Employee)
Responsible for PC testing, upgrades and repair of IBM PC and MacIntosh various
hardware. Provided network installations and troubleshooting, laser printer diag
nostics, repairs and upgrades. Provided customer training on various software. S
upported Windows/ NT/ 3.5.1/ Windows for Workgroups, Novell Lite and LANSMART. H
ardware and software phone support. Field service support. Supervised and traine
d technicians.

11/91 – 07/94 METRO COMPUTER SYSTEMS, Santa Ana, California

Computer Specialist (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.

06/89 – 09/91 DIGITECH COMPUTER SERVICE, Bucharest, Romania

Systems Engineer and Project 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. Data Center operations. Phone support, field service and customer training. H
eavy programming in FORTRAN and Machine Language. Light programming in COBOL, C
and dBase.

09/76 – 05/89 COMPUTER MANUFACTURING PLANT, Bucharest, Romania

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 and scope. Supervised and trained technicians and Engineers. Da
ta Center support and management. Phone support. Field service. Customer trainin
g.