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JOSEPH SMITH
Post Office Box 193451
San Francisco, CA 94119
(415) 420-7020 (primary)
JSAPartners@att.blackberry.net
1/2003
- Present JSA PARTNERS, San
Francisco, CA and New York, NY
Principal
Engineer
JSA Partners (JSAP) is a
professional services consulting firm serving the technology needs of clients
across the United States including Fortune 50 companies, major financial
institutions, global food and beverage distillers and distributors, small-to-medium
enterprises (SMEs) and venture capital startups. JSAP practice areas include senior-level
architecture, design and engineering in the Microsoft product space with
special emphasis on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, Active Directory
and SMS 2003/System Center 2007 (SCCM and SCOM). Other JSAP practice areas include business
continuity and disaster recovery design and planning, and development of
technology-based compliance solutions focusing on the special needs of the
SME.
Following is a list of JSAP
clients and a detailed summary of professional services rendered for each
client.
Private Client Consulting, New
York Metro and San Francisco Bay Area
September
2007 – Present (also January 2003 – April 2005)
Professional
services technology consulting for firms and individual select clients in metro
Ner York, San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Clients include recording and professional audio studios and engineers
(architecture, documentation, software integration and regression testing),
digital media and gallery artists (Patrick Bear, William Long), non-profit
organizations (Web site optimization, general IT infrastructure and support),
and various Silicon Valley enterprises (development of assessment plans and
proofs-of-concept for real-time journaling, hosted services, and overall
regulatory and ITIL compliance).
Simply Continuous, Inc., San
Francisco, CA
Senior Microsoft Engineer and
Design Engineer
September 2007
· Microsoft and IT infrastructure design development
for this VC startup specializing in business continuity planning and disaster
recovery services for the SME enterprise.
Pre-launch design, development and analysis utilizing a
Microsoft-centric approach including MOF and Microsoft Best Practices. Extensive analysis of virtualization
technology including VMWare ESX, Microsoft Virtual Server (Viridian), Microsoft
Hosted Services and Amazon Elastic Computing (E3). Analysis of replication and vault technologies
including Quest Software, CommVault, and EMC Clariion. Made design recommendations for command and
control operations center based on extensive analysis of the company’s service
requirements.
Votes Home Care, LLC, Milford,
CT
Technology Consultant and
Compliance Analyst
January
2007 – September 2007
· Microsoft
and IT infrastructure design evaluation and recommendations for this SMB home
care agency. Technology support,
hardware and software analysis, and compliance and regulatory analysis oversight
and adherence advisory roles.
Responsible for analysis of IT compliance with all regulatory
requirements for operation of home health care referral services.
Time Warner/Time Inc., New
York, NY
Senior Project Engineer (Data
Centers)
December
2006 - January 2007
· Refresh and
restack of Time Inc.'s data centers in the Time & Life Building in midtown
Manhattan. Decommissioning,
rack-and-stack, inventory control, and implementation coordination for new HP
server hardware in Time Inc.'s data center facilities in a live production
environment. Managed team responsible
for rack management, cable and wire management, circuit control and oversight,
and best practice hardware decommissioning, disposal and refresh procedures. Ensured smooth operation of Time Inc.'s production
environment throughout the process without any disruption to customers.
Ingram Barge/The Ingram
Company, Nashville, TN
SMS Architect and Project
Engineer
November
2006-December 2006
· SMS
2003 evaluation, assessment, architecture, performance engineering and project
plan development for this national shipping and manufacturing company. Performed diagnostics, technical overview and
recommendations, and project design for the remediation and upgrade of Ingram
Barge's SMS 2003 deployment in a Windows 2003/Active Directory live production
environment.
Diageo PLC, Norwalk, CT (IBM
Global Services)
Senior Global Infrastructure
Architect (Active Directory)
November
2005 - May 2006
·
Design, architecture, and
consolidation of the Active Directory infrastructure for the world's largest
beverage alcohol distributor with a unique global presence spanning multiple
continents and time zones. Worked
closely with the US Infrastructure Team and counterparts at Diageo's UK
headquarters to evaluate and restructure its global Windows 2003 Active
Directory and Quest Software Windows Management environment. Provided white papers, design scenarios and
high-level technical direction for colleagues and senior management in
accordance with project requirements and drivers. Provided Tier III and Tier IV support to the
North American Intel Server Group.
John Hancock Manulife Financial
Services, Boston, MA
Senior Technical Project
Manager, US Infrastructure
August
2005 - October 2005
·
Managed a technology project
portfolio of more than $9 million, including development of a design and
project plan for migration of John Hancock Funds data center and Market Data
feeds to the new Manulife headquarters in South Boston. Coordination among multiple business units
and major stakeholders. Evaluation and
assessment of new and emerging technologies, including advanced job monitoring
and scheduling solutions (MOM 2005, SMARTS, ESP/Espresso). Creation and deployment of SharePoint portal
sites for team members. Task
development, budget management, change control management, status reports,
creation of process documentation, coordination of project meetings and
communication flows, tracking progress against milestones, timely completion of
project deliverables, follow-on support and process and procedure enhancements
to the businesses.
Temple-Inland Corporation (IBM
Global Services), Austin, TX
SMS 2003 Global Enterprise
Design and Deployment Architect
June
2005 - August 2005
·
On-site assessment and review
and baseline requirements and goals for SMS 2003 installation, configuration
and deployment in a Windows Server 2003/Windows XP Professional/Active
Directory production environment for 10,000+ users. Deployment oversight and management of SMS
2003 SP1 with Advanced Client and Advanced Security. Design direction, modifications and changes
to global SMS architecture. Utilization
of Quest Software Windows/AD Tools to verify and emulate the production
environment. Implementation of SMS 2003
enhancements, VMWare environments, feature packs, administrative tools and
tuning recommendations. Creation of
process and procedure documents, infrastructure builds, and operational
procedures in accordance with Microsoft Best Practices.
Picerne Real Estate/Picerne
Military Housing (Dell Professional Services), Providence, RI
SMS 2003 Enterprise Design and
Deployment Architect
May
2005 - June 2005
Assessment,
evaluation, remediation, in-place upgrade from SMS 2.0 and deployment of
an optimized SMS 2003 for this property management company with a unique
national presence at Army posts across the continental U.S. Installation, configuration and
deployment of SMS 2003 SP1 with Advanced Client and Advanced Security for
3,000 users with overhead to scale to 10,000 users in accordance with
company growth projections.
Implementation of SMS 2003 enhancements, SMS Client Health
Reporting Tool, Dell Server SMS solution accelerators, SMS feature packs,
administrative tools and tuning recommendations. Creation of process and procedure
documents, infrastructure builds, and operational procedures in accordance
with Microsoft Best Practices.
Previous Professional Consulting Experience (prior
to JSAP)
6/2002 - 12/2002 NMCI
(NAVY/MARINE CORPS INTRANET) - EDS
Washington,
DC
Senior
Project Manager/NOC Implementation Coordinator
·
Project management and
oversight of OEM contracts and contractor deployments in the establishment and
upgrade of network operations centers and server farms supporting more than
100,000 users.
·
Supervised facility
configuration, architecture and design specifications and implementations,
hardware and software specifications, and successful enterprise-wide
implementation of Windows 2000 Server, Active Directory (multiple forests), MS
Exchange, local intranet, and SAN solutions.
·
Oversight of testing,
monitoring and analysis pre- and post-rollout, adherence to contracts and
change orders, and access to classified data storage. Ensured compliance with U.S. Government and U.S.
Navy networking and security standards.
4/2001
- 4/2002 THE EVERETT COLLECTION,
New York, NY
Project
Architect and Engineer
·
Project Architect for
engineering and implementation of World Wide Web-based image provisioning
solution for the Collection's worldwide client base using Dell PowerEdge server
hardware, Windows 2000 Server with Windows Internet Information Services.
·
Design and deployment of
Web-based application interface for in-house and global clients using Windows
IIS with WWW/FTP hosted services.
·
Capacity planning for global
digital image delivery; ensured 100% availability for 24/7/365 transaction
services.
10/2000
- 3/2001 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST
BOSTON, New York, NY
Network
Engineer
·
Planning and execution of
server consolidation, merger gap management and remediation, and MS Exchange
migration to the combined new global enterprise resulting from CSFB acquisition
of Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette.
·
Ensured compliance with all
federal and state regulatory and internal CSFB standards.
10/1999
- 9/2000 BEVACCESS.com/BEVERAGE
MEDIA GROUP,
New York, NY
Senior
Engineer and Project Manager
·
Design, architecture, testing,
installation, expansion, capacity planning, and implementation of
enterprise-wide migration strategy from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000/Active
Directory and migration from cc:Mail to MS Exchange.
·
Creation and implementation of
SOE. Oversight and resolution of gap
remediation issues during the BMG acquisition process.
·
Design and architecture of
network operations centers at remote sites.
·
Design, server specification
and engineering deployment and support of in-house and global Internet/intranet
services.
7/1999
- 10/1999 BARNES AND NOBLE.com,
New York, NY
and Reston, VA
Implementation
Lead Engineer
·
Design, architecture, testing,
installation, expansion, capacity planning, and implementation of Windows NT
4.0 and Windows Internet Information Server for the New York and Northern
Virginia NOC locations.
·
Designed and deployed Windows
IIS WWW, FTP and transaction servers (500,000 hits per hour) on a Compaq
ProLiant hardware platform in the New York NOC.
·
Designed and deployed Windows
IIS WWW, FTP and transaction servers (500,000 hits per hour) on a Compaq
ProLiant hardware platform in the Reston NOC (Cable & Wireless) to
construct the BN.com mirror site.
3/1999
- 7/1999 FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO,
North Stonington, CT
Project
Engineer
·
Development, assessment,
testing and deployment of software packages throughout the enterprise using
Intel LANDesk.
·
Integration testing for
software installation, functionality and interoperability.
6/1998
- 1/1999 UNILEVER NV
(DIGITAL/COMPAQ),
North
America and Puerto Rico
Remote
Project Engineering Lead (Fly Teams)
·
Design, architecture, testing,
installation, expansion, capacity planning, and implementation of
enterprise-wide migration strategy from legacy mainframe to Windows NT 4.0 for
more than 30,000 users at the customer's manufacturing facilities in the US,
Canada and Puerto Rico.
·
Site assessment and design, server
capacity assessment and architecture, oversight of global testing and authoring
of status reports for senior management.
11/1997
- 5/1998 BANK OF
AMERICA/NATIONSBANC,
San
Francisco, California
Technical
Project Consultant
·
Project Engineer Consultant for
merger of two major U.S. banks at their facility in San Francisco.
·
Performed migration and
consolidation, data center oversight, and gap management and remediation for
more than 10,000 users on a Windows NT 4.0 platform.
·
Prepared status reports and
documentation for senior management and technical design staff during all
phases of the merger.
Additional Work of Interest:
1986-1998 Major Law Firms in San Francisco, CA
and Seattle, WA
·
Information Technology services
provided for all areas of litigation and contract practice for large firms including
Preston Thorgrimson Schindler Gates & Ellis (Seattle) and Brobeck Phleger
& Harrison (San Francisco).
·
Specialized in new technology
migrations from legacy mainframe systems to client/server Windows-based and
Web-based intranet services for all areas of practice.
1980-1988 U.S. Army, Central Europe and
Continental U.S.
Active
Duty, US Army 1980-1983
Rank: Sergeant (E-5)
US
Army Reserve, 1984-1988
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
·
Significant hands-on experience
at all levels of IT architecture, operation, engineering, team and project
leadership, project management and SDLC deployment.
·
Superior client facing, vendor
liaison and team management skills.
·
Proven track record of
successful engagements.
·
Extremely effective process and
procedure creation, documentation validation and creation, and
infrastructure/SW evaluation and analysis.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY:
Operating
Systems:
Microsoft Windows 2008/2003 Server and below, Windows XP/2000/NT
Hardware
and Hardware Management: HP/Compaq
and Dell Servers, Dell OpenManage, Dell DRAC, HP/Compaq Insight Manager, Cisco
Routers and Switches (Catalyst Series), Cisco PIX Firewall, Powderhorn Data
Storage
Software
and Enterprise Management: Microsoft
Windows 2003/2008, Active Directory, Microsoft SMS 2003, Microsoft System
Center 2007 (SCCM and SCOM), Microsoft Project 2003, Quest Software
Functional
Areas:
Financial Services, Major Corporate, Military/Government, Major Legal,
Real Estate, Retail, Insurance, Oil and Gas, Hotel and Resort Services,
Beer/Wine/Spirits, Manufacturing
TRAINING:
·
Xincon CCNA, New York, NY: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
instructor-led training
·
Global Knowledge, New York,
NY: Microsoft Official Curriculum for
MCSE in Windows 2000, Active Directory Architecture, Design and Administration,
instructor-led training
·
Evernet, San Francisco,
CA: Microsoft Official Curriculum for
MCSE in Windows NT 4.0, instructor-led training
References
provided upon request
