Zachary S.

Experience

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  Bolthouse Farms

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2015

  Responsible for supporting our server infrastructure and applications that run on those servers (physical and virtual) including but not limited to: Microsoft Exchange 2010, Microsoft SharePoint, various Windows 2000/2003/2008 application servers, Active Directory, Microsoft SQL clustered servers and databases, Citrix XenApp application farms, SAP Business Objects (business intelligence reporting), and VMWare environment. I was also the Lead Backup Administrator. We used Symantec Backup Exec for our physical server and SQL backups and vRanger Pro for our VMWare server backups. I also handled our IBM iSeries tape backups as well. I was the primary IBM DB2 (AS/400) administrator; 3 main systems and 5 partitions that I was responsible for 24/7/365; our primary system (housed in our local data center that has production, test and development partitions), our disaster recovery system located offsite and our separate system for time keeping of hourly employees.Specialties: IBM DB2 (AS/400) AdministratoriTera (IBM HA replication software)VMware (server virtualization)Vranger Pro (backup software for virtualized machines)Symantec Backup Exec softwareEMC Data Domain disk backup Show less

  • Database Administrator / Application Change Manager

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  • Systems Administrator

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  • Computer Technician

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Helpdesk Analyst

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007
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  Dignity Health Management Services Organization

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2020

  Handled projects, upgrades & new implementations from concept to completion working with management and stakeholders along the way. Created process, procedure and policy documentation when needed. Was active in all interviews for IT operations and security personnel. Supervised system administrators and service desk team. Provided tier 3 support for system/server/network incidents for quick resolutions. Enjoyed mentoring and sharing knowledge anyone with the drive to learn. Maintained and troubleshot server/network/phone/fax hardware & software as needed. Provided support to meet hardware and software (server) needs for the data center as well as the network connections from site to site. Was active in the planning and executing phases of new projects as they relate to the IT department. Was always ready and willing to share knowledge/experience/expertise with others in every situation. Thoroughly enjoyed helping others grow in their IT career.

  • Senior Systems Engineer

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Senior Systems Administrator

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2018
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  HFD

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2024

  IT Operations Manager

  Responsible for managing the IT operations team, purchasing equipment, maintaining contracts and interfacing with the company at a higher level. Serve on a voluntary team motivated to improve the culture and connection now that the company is mostly remote workers. Provide guidance on administration for servers, storage and networking equipment and implementation of new solutions in local data center along with integration with cloud platforms. Administer the following cloud platforms: Google Workspace, O365 suite, Azure, and AWS. Show less

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  Kern Health Systems

  Mar 2024 - now

  IT Operations Manager