Jeff Cox

  Jeff Cox Systems Engineer   Personal Info   Address 1381 Pine Acre Drive Sugar Hill, Georgia, 30518 Phone Furnished upon request E-mail -Linked-in Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffdcox/   Skills   Microsoft Azure Cloud Windows Server 2012 R2 / 2016 MS Dynamics Ax 2012 R3 Microsoft Sql Server 2014 Cisco Call Manager / Unity Cisco Catalyst switch config Client OS (Windows 8,7 XP) Active Directory Microsoft Exchange Hyper V / VMware Management Reporter SSAS / SSRS WSUS / WDS SharePoint 2010 /2013 Certifications CompTIA Network+ CompTIA A+ MCP   Dedicated, dependable and versatile Professional with a track record of completing projects on time. A willingness to share knowledge and work hard to get the job done.   Work History     2016-10 - Present   Systems Engineer Signode Industrial Group LLC, Glenview, IL Deployed Microsoft Dynamics AX environments to support Ax project full cycle implementation Azure hosting management and support Optimized the Azure cost and system sizing to cut down the monthly Azure subscription cost Managed several Azure & Server related continuous improvement projects Provided comprehensive Dynamics Ax Deployment support including 7X24 ERP Support to Project Team and end users Cross trained several Team members in several areas including environment refresh, code deployment and sysadmin tasks Established framework for ISV apps to support functionality of the Microsoft Dynamics Ax solution Established Microsoft Dynamics Ax support model Developed baseline process for Sandbox and initial user environments user administration and support Implemented change management, code deployment, environment refresh and overall system deployment and administration processes Web application (IIS) deployment, code upgrade, support and performance improvement Comprehensive Windows, SQL, SSRS, SSAS Server support, deployment, configuration and setup and monitoring, respond to a variety of server related alerts i.e. disk, cpu, memory, server down etc. Extensive documentation and cross training provided   2016-06 - 2014-06   Systems Administrator Amec Foster Wheeler Plc, Tucker, GA Manage monthly windows patching for all Ax environments Deploy full Ax environments Manage environment database refreshes VMWare virtual machine management Manage Ax code deployments for Non-Production and Production environments Respond to alert notifications for server and application issues Support development and data migration teams for new functionality and overall support Active Directory group mgmt., Sql server access, RDP access and file and share level access   2013-03 - 2014-07   Windows Systems Administrator Control Southern Inc, Suwanee, GA Increased workstation deployment consistency and deployment time by deploying Windows Deployment services for image deployment. Automated OS security patching by implementing Windows Server Update Services Implemented Evault services for backup and DR strategy Deployed Meraki Mobile device management for managing company iPhone. Hyper V management, Windows Server 08 and Exchange 2010 administration. Cisco catalyst switch configuration and Sophos Firewall configuration. Education   2020-01 Microsoft Azure Administrator New Horizons Computer Learning Center Alpharetta, GA 2020-01 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals New Horizons Computer Learning Center Alpharetta, GA   2016-09 - 2016-09   Certificate: Website Design University of North Georgia - Dahlonega, GA   2009-11 - 2009-11   CompTIA, Microsoft, Citrix & Cisco Bootcamp New Horizons Computer Learning Center Tucker, GA   2006-11 - 2006-11   Cisco Call Manager / Unity Administration Sunset Learning Center - Englewood, CO   .