Larry Blevins

About Larry Blevins

Summary of Qualifications:Project management skills and technical experience in both hands-on integration and team management of System Integrators, System Administrators, Network Engineers and Programmers. Possess more than 29 years of experience in facility/network engineering, analysis, design, maintenance and administration. Ability to build teams focused on customer satisfaction and 100 percent mission success. Rapidly learn and apply new technologies to resolve complex requirements.Experience with system administration, network administration, diagnosing, and resolving technical problems in a multi-user environment. Customer service orientation ensures end users receive prompt, effective and courteous service. Demonstrated ability to independently recognize, isolate and resolve all technical issues and problems including hardware, software and all associated equipment.Specialized software and hardware experience includes Microsoft Server (2012, 2008, 2003), Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Office Suite including Project, CMMS, VMware Workstation, VMware Horizon, VMware Remote Console, Vsphere Management Console, Ansible Automation, Cisco Intersight, Avamar, Clear-cube Sentral Console, Hirchsman Hi-View, Whats up Gold, Nessus, Wireshark, Grass-marlin, Modicon Factory Link ECS, Trane Tracer Summit, Siemens Apogee Insight Server/Workstation, Automated Logic Controls, Web-Control Server, Tridium Niagara, Power-logic SMS Server and Alber Battery Monitoring application.

Experience

1. Senior Systems Deployment Specialist

   Obsidian Global, Llc

   Sep 2023 — Present · Springfield, VA, US

   Provided critical 24/7 Information Technology engineering design and world-wide Systems Deployment support services to a United States Government Client located in Northern, Virginia. Provided Microsoft Office 365 data migration services to multiple locations across the globe. Provided server survey support after data migrations to right size customer server data size requirements. Utilized V-Center to gather after migration disk sizes and help formulate data cost savings recommendations.Provided active directory account management services to users located across multiple domains. Provided account unlocks and password resets per user request. Provided Microsoft SharePoint internal website administration as a Site Collection Administrator. Created Microsoft SharePoint internal websites for various worldwide customers utilizing Windows Power Shell Scripts. Migrated customer office files into Microsoft O365 Internal SharePoint websites utilizing Windows Power Shell Scripts. Tasked with building out new Avamar DDVE and DOFF Servers. Added servers to Cisco Intersight for active monitoring. Utilized Ansible automation software to automate active server/host build out in preperation for migrations via Vmware.Data migration sizes varied from site to site but could exceed 10 Terabytes total per migration. Supported various data migrations that could last up to 14 days in duration. Kept customers updated with regular status updates via SharePoint dashboard. Provided customers with After Action Reports and regularly attended various stakeholder meetings including design reviews, pre-migration meetings, and after-action review meetings. Tasked with encrypting multiple servers hosted in a Vmware Virtual Environment.

Education

• Chowan University

  None, Graphic Communications

  1994 — 1996

Skills

• Dod
• Software Installation
• Voip
• Data Center
• Network Engineering
• Troubleshooting
• Quality Assurance
• Integration
• Microsoft Exchange
• Information Technology
• Network Design
• Cabling
• Security Clearance
• Engineering
• Routers
• Networking
• System Administration
• Cisco Technologies
• Security
• Access
• Active Directory
• Hardware
• Infrastructure
• Quality Control
• Wan
• System Deployment
• Servers
• Project Management
• Network Administration
• Technical Support
• Systems Engineering
• Government
• Firewalls
• Lan-Wan
• Management
• Information Assurance
• Telecommunications
• Security+
• Analysis
• Visio