Dane Charlton
VCP MCP MCTS MCITP

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DANE A. CHARLTON

169 Heights Ave.

Northfield, Ohio 44067

(330) 748-4157

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Accomplished System Engineer with the ability to manage projects to completion. Years of experience implementing new technologies in enterprise environments. Certified in current technology from Microsoft and VMware. Ability to automate administrative tasks leveraging PowerShell, VBS, Visual Basic, and shell scripts. Creative problem solver with excellent organizational skills. Over 20 years of experience in the computer field.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Certifications: MCP / MCSE / MCDBA / MCTS / MCITP / VCP

Languages: PowerShell, VBS, Visual Studio, ADSI, WMI

Software: Windows OS, Exchange 5.5/2003/2007, VMware

Hardware: PC Workstations, Servers, Scanners, WAN and LAN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

YRCW Technologies, Akron, Ohio 06/04-Present

System Engineer

· Training coordinator for Windows team (Project)

· VMware VSphere beta tester

· Windows 2008 Certification

· VMware ESX server 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 Certification

· VMware ESX server upgrades 2.5, 3.0, 3.0.2, 3.5, SAN (Project)

· Virtual Center upgrades for multiple sites (Project)

· Windows Virtualization Project converted many Windows physical servers (Project)

· Created HA and DRS clusters for several VMware server pools

· Created and implemented depot server for VMware ESX servers

· VMware masking research and deployment to VMotion across dissimilar hardware

· Deploy new Linux and Windows servers via Virtual Center

· Main file server cluster rebuild with 64bit OS (Project)

· Presented PowerShell training courses for team twice a month

· Presented Exchange 2007 management console training session for team

· Mentor Junior level engineers

· Worked on scripts to configure ILO from running servers (Project)

· SOX compliance reports and auditing

· Business Recovery compliance research and implementation

· Migration from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 Project (Project)

· Implement Diskeeper for terabyte volumes (Project)

· Create crash kit for team, including flexible toolbox -Nmap, SysInternals, MPSReports

· Created PowerShell, VBS, and VB scripts and applications for Managing Windows servers

· Research and test 64 bit Windows 2008 for Exchange 2007 and the corporate environment

· Sapien, PSCX, Quest and PowerGUI PowerShell extensions testing

· SMTP troubleshooting through enterprise

· Troubleshooting Exchange / Outlook issues, PST, dumpster diving

· Troubleshoot IronMail, Exchange, Cluster, VMware, Symantec Antivirus, RightFax

· Create team documentation for troubleshooting and reference

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Affiliated Computer Services, Akron, Ohio 07/98 – 2004

System Engineer/Exchange Engineer

· Exchange 2000/2003 migration testing. Detailed plan impact analysis. (Project)

· Participated in enterprise rollout of Active Directory and managed desktop. (Project)

· Administration and troubleshooting McAfee’s E1000 WebShield devices

· Creating and monitoring NetIQ performance monitoring jobs for the enterprise.

· Coordinate upgrade of Fischer GCS and Compusven eShuttle software. (Project)

· Remote support, utilizing Corporate VPN, for emergency and on-call duties.

· BindView server installation and troubleshooting. Creating custom security queries. (Project)

· Trend Micro Virus protection for Exchange rollout to 4 Enterprise NT Exchange servers. (Project)

· Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Rollout with Co-Existence with Mainframe email. (Project)

· Terminal Server application testing and rollout of various apps including Outlook.

· Norton Antivirus installation on servers and rollout to workstations. (Project)

· DHCP upgrade to windows 3.1 Saber clients (Multinet stack). (Project)

· Setup Netport print servers for Netware and IP printing.

· Created Netware Nal packages for rollout to clients (Zen Works).

ALLTECH RESOURCES INC., Cleveland, Ohio 01/96 – 07/98

Network Analyst/Support

· Designed and implemented Lotus Notes corporate rollout for versions 3, 4.1, 4.12. (Project)

· Corporate rollout of Norton Antivirus with automatic monthly updating of clients. (Project)

· Major contributor for a corporate wide rollout of Pathways TCP/IP to the desktop.

· Project Manager for Stargate remote printing solution for Corporate Client Services. (Project)

· 2^nd and 3^rd level support for NetWare and Windows NT clients and servers.

· NetWare server support including 12 primary servers running 4.1 NOS. supporting over 12,000.

· Windows NT server support including 2 major domains with over 200 BCD’s.

· Responsible for in-house Windows NT WebPages for Network Operations.

CLARK REFINING & MARKETING, Brecksville, Ohio 11/94 – 12/95

Network Analyst/FoxPro Programmer

· Operated and maintained a six server token ring network running NetWare 3.12 with WAN links to St. Louis and Chicago. The local network supported approx. 600 clients.

· Administered Xcellenet server with over 500 nodes including electronic software distribution and mail.

· Performed site wide hardware and software upgrades. (Project)

· Designed and implemented several custom lookup programs to research accounting data.

· Mastered CD’s of accounting data on a semi annual basis.

PERSONAL SYSTEMS PLUS, Wickliffe, Ohio 08/93 – 10/94

CNA/CNE/CSNA – Systems Engineer

· Acquired CNE (Certified NetWare Engineer), CNA (Certified NetWare Administrator), and CSNA (Certified Saber Network Administrator) credentials.

· Maintained client driven responsibilities including installing and troubleshooting Novell NetWare.

· Provided NetWare system administration training, cabling and on site network service.

· Installed and configured workstations and servers.

· Custom designed and coordinated FoxPro applications and conversions. (Project)

· Built computers and servers while performing hardware and software troubleshooting.

· Prepared office documents in PageMaker, Corel Draw and WordPerfect.

· Monitored and maintained AM5000 time clocks with serial runs. (Project)

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PATIO ENCLOSURES INC., Macedonia, Ohio 03/91 – 08/93

FoxPro Programmer/Network Technician

· Utilized FoxPro software for advertising, accounting, customer service, retail, franchise and EBS. (Project)

· Developed and coordinated several FoxPro projects including an order entry program utilizing low level reads and writes to Macola accounting software (Btrieve). (Project)

· Provided training and technical support for all corporate, franchise and branch system users.

· Worked closely with advertising department and provided technical support on Windows, Corel Draw, PageMaker, WordPerfect, Recognita Plus and other scanning software.

· Monitored and maintained Novell and LANtastic networks including expanding network segments to include new workstations, network administration and branch network installations. (Project)

SYNTECH INTERNATIONAL, Broadview Heights, Ohio 02/90 – 03/91

Technical Support

· Provided technical support for all users of standup lottery machines and terminals.

· Acquired experience with multiplexing serial communications.

· Worked with Phone Company to diagnose multiplexed lines.

· Operated redundant networks with over 100 phone lines multiplexed into 4 computers.