Victor Parlaghy

Experience

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  Morrison Knudsen Rail Systems S.A.

  Apr 1995 - Sept 1997

  System Administrator

  Provided support to network of over 100 users of Novell 3.12,Unix and Informix Database.Led system administration of MTMS applications and conducted training for software and hardware resources.Configured security levels. Performed application updates and adaptation to company requirements.

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  America Latina Logistica

  Sept 1997 - Sept 2005

  System Administrator/ IT Security Responsible

  Accountable for server administration and network configuration of over 400 users (Windows 2000 NT 4.0, Novel 4.11, Citrix Metaframe, Linux, Terminal, Exchange, Proxy, and Web Servers, and Checkpoint Firewall).Directed migration from Novell standardize operating system platform to Windows, reducing software and operating system costs by 30%. Responsible for designing, providing and monitoring technology solutions, regulations and procedures. Oversaw hardware and software evaluation, SAP administrative tasks, and the disaster recovery plan.Designed processes and procedures to improve information security, leading firewall implementation and VPNs remote access configurations. Supervised security environment for Internet access, network access rules and traffic packages. Show less

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  IBM Global Services

  Sept 2005 - Mar 2013

  Provided leadership to coordinate a local Wintel team of 6 members, to administrate 700 servers from US account. Led team to design security procedures and to reduce server vulnerabilities.Virtualized 300 Servers on 40 Hosts, centralizing administration through VMWare Infrastructure. Reduced hardware and operating overhead by 50% and energy costs by 80%, achiving savings for over $900,000 per year on server related expenditures.Set up redundancy sources using Citrix servers. Enabled solutions to increase reliability and availability, reducing use of applications on isolated servers by 75%, resulting in lower power consumption and carbon footprint.Implemented Tivoli server monitoring solutions for resource consumption. Led problem isolation and resolution. Drove proactive activities to decrease server downgrades and outages by 20%. Responsible for documentation of procedures, and technical briefings at weekly account meetings. Show less

  • SAP Basis Administrator

    Jan 2012 - Mar 2013

  • IT Coordinator/ System Administrator

    Sept 2005 - Dec 2011
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  MRM/Mccann

  Mar 2013 - now

  IT Infraestucture Manager

  Responsible for the design, provision and monitor of technology solutions, standards and procedures.Management of Networking, ADSL, PBX and Cellular Phones.Evaluation and hiring of external Hosting (iCloud) for high amount of hits and high availability Web enviroments.Responsible for the implementation and updating of information security policiesLeader of group with 3 members in an enviroment consisting of 20 servers Windows and Linux platform with Hyper-V and Vmware virtualization.Monitoring and evaluation of new hardware and software purchases.Coordination of server maintenance, implementation and technical support to end users.Follow up of Projects, Incidents, requests and changes through weekly meetings with management keeping them updated on the tasks performed. Show less