Adetoye Adekunle
Indianapolis,IN
Summary
A highly self-motivated, results-driven IT Professional of over 17+ years of diverse Information Technology experience, with a Bachelor of Science in Textile Science & Technology and Certifications in Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist and Certified Information Systems Auditor. Managing the technical and functional operation and maintenance of assigned systems, understanding of design and implementation of Active Directory which includes but not limited to; Virtualization, PowerShell, Group policy assignment, Linux, Cloud Computing, Server Administration, Network Administration, Network security, Disaster Recovery Plan and Firewalls and Anti-virus implementation. I believe that I’m an ideal candidate for any relevant positions.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Systems Administrator
GXO
Lebanon, IN
11.2019 - Current
- Planned all system design, saving $250,000 a year in lost time and materials through hardware location and system monitoring
- Strong understanding of design and implementation of Active Directory
- Spearheaded end-user upgrade for 120+ PCs to Microsoft Windows 11
- Provide leadership and oversight of projects and initiatives
- Lead design and implementation of technical solutions
- Managed and developed 20 new employees assigned to shift; responsible for goal setting, training, career planning and on-the-job development
- Support hardware and software projects, initiatives, implementation, and issues for clients
- Set up in-house computer system for warehouse; completed work 10% under budget and 2 weeks before the due date
- Design & implement IT administration measures including AWS planning, development, DR planning & systems maintenance
- Maintained user accounts using AWS IAM, EC2, VPC and other AWS services
- Implement systems controls, governance processes and compliance validation on AWS
- Managed domain, auditing user permissions across platforms
- Developed strategies for Disaster Recovery Plan
- Managed backup operations into RAID5, SANs, off-sites and Cloud respectively
- Using shell scripting to assign Group Policies
- Ensuring compliance with regulation and policies
- Managed Anti-virus of all devices on the network
- Setting up Firewall and intrusions devices against attack on the network
- Managed users and computers and allow sysadmins to organize the data into logical hierarchy
- Maintained 60+ Windows computers, including configuration and monitoring
- Patched firmware on 50+ devices company-wide, which helped increase security by 80%
- Repaired equipment in the IT department and upgraded the hardware and software for 35 other units company-wide
- Implemented changes to security infrastructure meeting 100% compliance with policies
- Perform daily backups, and implement disaster recovery plan
- Performed 20 hands-on fixes at the desktop level, including and upgrading software, implementing file backups and configuring applications
- Worked with 3 vendors to cut equipment costs by 20%
- Manage and participate in 24x7 support and on-call rotation
- Jira ticketing tool – Jira service desk to issue tickets.
IT Support
Gtems Shipping
Indianapolis
01.2018 - 11.2019
- Windows 2003/2008R2/2012 servers
- SAN and Network Attached Storage
- Virtualization platform (VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V)
- Experience administering and maintaining x86 hardware architecture
- Experience administering and maintaining Microsoft Windows servers core components
- Assisting production support during office hour and odd hours
- Developing standard policies, procedures & documentation for new technology adoption/project/initiative
- Maintaining availability, serviceability, & reliability of the production and development environment
- Implement all IT policies and procedures, including those for architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing, and service provision
- To meet financial requirements by submitting information for budgets; monitoring expenses
- Responsible for evaluating an organization's business needs and determining how IT can support those needs leveraging software, hardware, or infrastructure
- Help designs, builds, deploys, and maintains business applications and critical infrastructure inside the AWS Cloud
- To update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
- To prepare users by designing and conducting training programs; providing references and support
- To help upgrade network by conferring with vendors; developing, testing, evaluating, and installing enhancements.
IT Supports
Industrial & General Insurance Plc.
Lagos, NG
10.2006 - 07.2017
- To secure network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; maintaining documentation
- To meet financial requirements by submitting information for budgets; monitoring expenses
- To install and support LANs, WANs, network segments, connection to Internet, intranet systems & peripheral equipment’s
- To install and maintain network hardware and software, responsible for administering overall Network Systems upgrades
- Infrastructure installations, Network Structure cabling systems, repairs and Systems unit troubleshoots, administering and upgrading business critical applications
- To help analyze and isolate issues
- Developed security awareness training program which reduced phishing awareness failures from 55% to 6%
- Created new users, managed existing users, assigned roles and permissions following principles of least privilege
- Configured security, network settings, and Outlook Email and Office applications
- Installed, configured, managed AD / DHCP / DNS Services and troubleshoot end-user desktops/devices and servers
- Implemented local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, and other data networks
- Researched and scanned computers for malware and security risks on a regular basis
- Supported the Help Desk, rollout of major installations or version updates, on/off boarding of employees, computer imaging/configuration/deployments and coordinating projects with other IT departments within the firm
- Performed analytical, technical, and administrative work in the planning, designing and installation of new and existing company approved end user devices
- Teamed up with the networking, application, and vendor team to find resolution to any critical issues.
Education
World Education Services (WES)
New York06.2021
Bachelor of Science - Textile Sc. & Technology
Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria, NG07.2004
High School Diploma -
Christ’s School,
Ado-Ekiti (NG)09.1991
Skills
- Troubleshooting
- Networking
- Technical Support
- Cloud Computing
- System Administration
- Virtualization
- Linux
Certification
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer- Professional
- Certified Information Systems Auditor
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
- Microsoft Certified Systems Associate
- Cisco Certified Network Associate
Timeline
Systems Administrator
GXO
11.2019 - Current
IT Support
Gtems Shipping
01.2018 - 11.2019
IT Supports
Industrial & General Insurance Plc.
10.2006 - 07.2017
World Education Services (WES)
Bachelor of Science - Textile Sc. & Technology
Ahmadu Bello University,
High School Diploma -
Christ’s School,