System Administrator Resume

Desired Industry: Information Technology	SpiderID: 5866
Desired Job Location: New York, New York	Date Posted: 3/9/2006
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: 08-01-2006
Desired Wage: open
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25%
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: Yes

Objective:
Seeking mid-level position as systems administrator/manager or similar position. Would prefer opportunity in a multi-platform environment to expand knowledge base. Long-term contract or permanent full-time position preferred.

Experience:
ESTEE LAUDER, Melville, NY 2000-2002
Systems Administrator (2000-2002)

Responsible for administration of HP3000 MPE/iX development and production systems in a 24x7 manufacturing and production environment. Duties included hardware and software maintenance and upgrades, evaluation and recommendation of new software systems. Enhanced current production and operational procedures to minimize production downtime. Investigated, evaluated and developed backup and disaster recovery strategies for the HP3000 environment. Performed operating system (MPE/iX) upgrades. Supported over 250 local and remote users on multiple systems.

� Reduced by over 60% the batch processing window and associated downtime through reorganization and improved processing efficiencies.
� Personally executed multiple recoveries after system failures.
� Developed SOP procedures and documentation to enhance operational efficiencies and capabilities.

RYSHER ENTERTAINMENT, New York, NY 1989-2000
Manager, Information Systems (1992-2000)

Responsible for all IT management and operations for a mid-size entertainment company. Supported sales, back-office and accounting personnel in multiple office environment. Delivered system solutions to business problems and operations. Standardized office technologies. Extensive programming and management experience in Hewlett-Packard 3000 and Novell NetWare environments.

� Fostered support for a business disaster recovery and continuance plan; designed, coordinated and successfully tested procedures at SunGard recovery facility.
� Optimized all system support and maintenance contracts, resulting in yearly savings of 50-75%.
� Launched office integration, connectivity and communications initiative with implementation of Novell local-area network and Frame Relay wide-area network.
� Administered capital budgets for technology systems and support; negotiated support contracts for systems, data storage and retrieval, and business continuance plan.

Programmer Analyst (1989-1992)

Responsible for all project development, implementation and on-going support issues. Organized and provided staff training on system enhancements and new applications. Worked closely with corporate director of IT to deliver new technologies to multiple locations. Scope expanded to include system management and operations for all systems.

� Enhanced in-house inventory tracking/billing system, improved data entry efficiency, accuracy by up to 90%.
� Converted terminal-based office environment to PC, Windows-based technology. Introduced MS Office suite (PC productivity).
� Completed multiple HP OS installs and upgrades, saving company thousands of dollars in yearly expenses for on-site vendor engineers.

THE NPD GROUP, INC., Port Washington, New York 1980-1989
Application Programmer (1988-1989)

Transitioned from Account Manager to begin career in Information Technology. Developed and maintained programs utilizing PASCAL and SPL languages in HP3000 MPE/V and MPE/ix environments. Completed BSCS degree at C.W.Post/LIU in 1989.

� Developed and implemented PASCAL application to process supermarket scanned purchase and manufacturer coupon data. Collaborated with corporate Nielsen managers to aid development effort.
� Supported and enhanced on-going processes in client service and accounting departments.

Account Manager (1983-1988)

Serviced major market research account for one of the largest data processing and analytic services company on the East Coast. Managed and trained account team of six analysts. Coordinated tasks across multiple departments in a high-volume, quick-turnaround environment.

� Established new control procedures, improving data reporting accuracy and delivery.
� Enhanced client relationships through improved service and support, resulting in increased client business and company revenue.
� Took on additional projects for new clients due to greater efficiency of operations within department.

Account Analyst (1981-1983)
Account Analyst Trainee (1980-1981)

Education:
Completed HP3000 Systems Management training,
Paramus, New Jersey

BS, Computer Sciences. Graduated Summa cum Laude, 3.93 GPA.
C.W. Post, Long Island University, Greenvale, New York

Certificate, Computer Programming (COBOL)
Grumman Data Systems Institute, Woodbury, New York

Skills:
Software: PASCAL, TurboImage DBMS, ImageSQL, VPLUS,
NS, MPE/V, MPE/ix, HP3000 Sys Utils, ADAGER, MPEX, SUPRTOOL, NETWARE, MS Windows, MS Office, MS Mail, Backup Exec, Netshield, Nobix JobRescue, Electropage, Tidal Software Express, Spoolmate, ROCSoftware BackPack/iX, Oracle gateway

Hardware: HP3000 series 4x, 5x, Micro XE, 925, 937LX, 987/200SX, 969/KS420 (MPE/V, MPE/ix), Intel network server (Netware 3.x), Wellfleet (Baynetworks)

Additional Information:
I am a Manager of Information Systems with over sixteen years of experience in the IT field. My broad experience consists of managing and overseeing day-to-day operations in a multi-system environment in multiple locations, supporting sales, back office and accounting departments. My technical skills include extensive systems and operations management, application development, deployment and training, and launching business-driven technology initiatives, such as LAN /WAN. Additional skills are cost-analysis and containment, budgeting, contract negotiations and administering off-site staff training programs.

In addition to my IT background, I have nine years of experience in the Market Research field, most recently as Account Manager. My skills include training and development of a team of analysts, establishment of quality control procedures and operational efficiencies, coordination of functional tasks across multiple departments, as well as the development and enhancement of client relationships.

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