Taniya Clayton

MT MITCHELL THOMAS Network & System Administrative Excellence CONTACT 5555 Confidential Menifee, CA 92584 -- linkedin.com/in/confide ntial AWARDS Excellence in Customer Service Award Employee of the Month Award EDUCATION Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose CA Sun Solar Program Santa Cruz High School – Santa Cruz CA PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY A dynamic and adaptable Technology Leader with a proven track record in Network Administration, IT Management, Support, Analysis, Business Development, and Cloud Services. Adept in architecting, installing, and configuring computing systems, databases and administration. Articulate and knowledgeable in Disaster Management, Back up Planning, VOIP, VMWare, and TCP/IP, etc. A leader recognized for developing, supporting and implementing productivity initiatives, activities, processes, systems, and tools that lead to the achievement of productivity targets. EXPERTISE Supply Chain, Global Sourcing and Logistics, Materials Planning, Vendor Management, Business Network Security Engineering, Project Management, Program Management, Business Process Improvement, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Customer Relations, Operations Excellence, Budget Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, 3rd Party Vendor Management, Technical Specification Creation, Network Upgrades, Onboarding Security Solutions, Documentation, Windows Server/AD, Mitel, Cisco, HP Layer 3 Switches, Mimecast, Backups, BCP Server Installation & Configuration, Database Administration, Software Configuration, Management, Software Integration, Information Security, Firewall, Network Routing/Switching, Backups/Recovery, Site Relocation, Learning Management Systems, Problem-solving, Innovation, Leadership, Attention to Detail, Strong Communication, Creation and delivery of User Training, Circuit Vendor Management, Troubleshooting, Technical Support, Operating Systems, Help Desk Experience, Windows Server 2012, PC and OS Friendly PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR | BSI 10/2006-01/2017 FORMERLY ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT San Jose, CA  Redesigned physical network to create a corporate infrastructure to improve functionality.  Reduced total circuit cost by $95K; Increased speed of 100x and uptime from 99.30% to 99.99%.  Collaborated with key decision-makers to implement a policy to allocate technology funds.  Communicated with data, phone, and alarm vendors to negotiate contracts.  Exchange/AD migrations to Office365.  Collaborated with key stakeholders to identify gaps in business continuity plan; influenced improvements to agreements which resulted in saving the company $15K annually.  Set up WIP replication between local file servers and Box.com to eliminate interruptions during outages.  Designed mobile rack to provide de-cabling system to accommodate remote offices relocations.  Configured MS SharePoint to streamline searching and organizing for users. SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER|LANLOGIC        07/2002-10/2006 Livermore, CA Delivered network and desktop support to 7 remote sites with 15 to 25 users at each site totaling over 140 users; supported 60 users at HQ and users working remotely from various locations. Implemented strategic solutions regarding system migrations, redistribution of power usage, and training requirements. Upgraded all offices from Cisco Pix firewalls to Cisco ASA. Set up IPSEC connections, inter-office routing, and traffic prioritization for VOIP. Migrated multiple systems across company sites; NT4 to Active Directory 2000/2003, Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000, Various Windows versions to Windows XP, Netopia Routers/Firewalls to Cisco ASA. Supervised setup, maintenance, and connectivity of networks and servers to over 300 users. Setup DFS replication between headquarters as well as remote sites for data redundancy and centralization for tape backups SENIOR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR|RESUMIX      04/2000-07/2002 Sunnyvale, CA Resolved helpdesk tickets pertaining to desktop, network and/or server issues. Formulated server maintenance schedule and documented network administration procedures. Delivered technology training to staff in a non-technical format. Prioritized projects to provide consistency and follow-through. Setup networks and servers catering to 300 users. TECHNICAL COMPETENCY Active Directory, SQL Server 2000 – 2008, Windows Server 2000 – 2012, Microsoft Exchange 5.5 – 2010, Mitel, Mimecast, SharePoint 2007 – 2010, Windows v3.11 – Windows 10, Sun Solaris, Novell, Cisco, Sonicwall, Untangled NG Firewall, MondoPad, Okta SSO DEVELOPMENT & CERTIFICATIONS Cisco CCNA CVN#-BMXN Solaris System Administration UNIX Shell Scripting UNIX Operating System Solaris Netware 5 Administration Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on NT40 MS Windows NT 4 Server Enterprise Technologies MS Windows NT 4.0 Server Core Technologies Administering MS Windows NT 4.0 MCSE, Solaris Admin, CNA, Network+, iNet+, A+, Symantec SCSE, IBM QSS, HP Hardware