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PAUL STOCKS, MCSE

“Paul is a determined and reliable System Administrator who is willing to do the necessary problem solving in order to find root cause of issues and propose correct responses. His work ethic has been professional and his knowledge of the systems that he has maintained has provided a very stable environment for applications and services.”

TIM MACMURDO, SR. IT BUSINESS ANALYST, ST. JUDE MEDICAL

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Technically sophisticated, seasoned, and dynamic professional powered with broad-based global experience in Information Technology and Software Deployment. Offer high-caliber qualifications in managing infrastructure improvement projects by implementing multiple initiatives to elevate efficiency and optimize business operations. Excel in leading all phases of project life cycle and directing multiple teams, projects, and locations simultaneously. Possess stellar reputation in establishing productive working relationships among team members associated with the project to provide innovative technical solutions. Proven ability to multitask in fiercely competitive, team-oriented, and fast-paced environment.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

HARDWARE: Servers, Workstations, Printers, Tape Backup Devices, Time Clocks, UPS/PDU,

NAS, HP/Compaq, Dell, NetApp, Cisco and others

SOFTWARE: Windows 3.11 / 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP / Vista; Windows Server NT, 2000, 2003, and 2008; SQL, IIS, SharePoint, VMware (workstation and ESX server), ArcServe, Veritas/Symantec Backup Exec, Altiris, Marimba, McAfee Enterprise, and others

SYSTEMS: Windows (2000, 2003), UNIX, Linux

NETWORKING: TCP /IP, DNS, DHCP, WINS, Ethernet, Token Ring

LANGUAGES: Visual Basic, C, C++, HTML, JavaScript

CORE COMPETENCIES

- Project Management and Operations

- Network Administration and Engineering

- System Installation and Upgrades

- Strong Analytical and System Maintenance Abilities

- Leadership, Training, and Team Building

- Technical Support and Troubleshooting

- Total Quality Assurance

- Budget Implementation and Cost Control

- Conflict Resolution and Decision Making

- Continuous Process Improvement

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC., CARDIOVASCULAR DIVISION - ST. PAUL, MN: 1998–2009

A company that develops medical technology and services that focus on putting more control into the hands of those who treat cardiac, neurological and chronic pain patients worldwide.

Senior Systems Administrator 2000–2009

Provided expert oversight to the installation, configuration, and maintenance of existing computing server environments and platforms for 500–2,500 users. Worked collaboratively with the corporate-wide server administration team to ensure consistency in the application of management and administrative policies and procedures relative to computer servers. Facilitated training to less experienced system administrators on their day-to-day, project-related defining standards, guidelines, best practices, and metrics. Assumed engineering roles and duties and vigorously participated in global teams and projects. Analyzed the existing and latest technology and recommended new processes, equipment, upgrades, and services. Initiated the development of operational procedures to achieve corporate goals focused on functionality, stability, and performance. Oversaw the divisional data center including racking systems, cabling, monitoring temperatures and balancing power consumption between the UPS systems through PDUs.

Notable Accomplishments:

- Obtained the “Employee Gold Star Award,” in 2005 through demonstration of exemplary performance, dedication, efficiency and by going above and beyond the call of duty at all times

- Deployed a packaged eLearning system by incorporating the company’s logo instead of the vendor’s logos

- Played a pivotal part of the local and global software deployment core team and packagers team responsible for software packaging for remote deployment

- Recognized as the “GPO Go To Guy” globally by properly utilizing the Group Policy Objects (GPOs)

- Masterfully led the global Group Policy team, responsible for the majority of troubleshooting, changes and writing custom templates

- Instrumental in resolving a nine-month problem with Active Directory replication in one week after joining the Active Directory team which allowed new domain controllers into the environment

- Successfully built a monitoring system for all domain controllers globally, which was recognized as the first in the company

- Identified and corrected numerous hardware and configuration issues with the domain controllers during the first two weeks of tenure in the Active Directory team

- Granted the enterprise level administrative access and asked to include the “empty root” domain controllers for monitoring as a result of proven integrity

- Played a vital role for creating and implementing a software distribution and computer imaging systems, including the packaging for software deployment allowing the deskside technicians more time to diagnose user issues

- Grew and managed the systems from 30+ to 50+ systems with no assistance and limited supervision

Systems Administrator 1998–2000

Directed and coordinated daily operational business aspects focused on providing technical direction, management, and support to 200-350 users. Handled the inventory and monitoring systems for all hardware and software resources for the division. Completed the necessary maintenance to ensure network availability to all system users at all times.

Notable Accomplishments:

- Installed and integrated upgrades of computer hardware including desktops, laptops, servers, time clocks, monitors, printers, and other peripheral equipment and software components

- Provided 24x7 support to end-users over the phone and e-mail to troubleshoot and solve problems with existing systems quickly and completely

EDUCATION

COURSEWORK IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

- College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

“VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure V3.5 [15380],” VMware, St. Louis Park, MN: 2008

Completed various hardware and software related courses in preparation of A+ and MCSE tests, Wave Technologies, Bloomington, MN: 1997

CERTIFICATIONS

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer | A+ Certified

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