Anthony Minardi

• Company Overview: (City of Atlantic City Onsite Contract Role)
• Mentoring Team Members, Running Lunch and Learn Classes
• Managing a Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst Infrastructure Mixed Between Physical Data Centers and Azure Cloud
• Supporting Multiple Data Centers hosted on site and in Azure
• Supporting Cisco Meraki Network equipment deployed to the medium size properties
• Redesigning and documenting the infrastructure Changes
• SOC, NOC, ESS, EDTR, Endpoint Management, DR, Object Storage with Immutable Backup
• Conducted routine and emergency maintenance of assigned data center equipment.
• Attended meetings to deliver status reports to key stakeholders.
• Delivered Tier 2 and Tier 3 support for problem identification, diagnosis and issue resolution.
• Contributed to development, administration and testing of disaster recovery plans.

• Managing a Team of 15 Desktop Administrators and Help Desk Technicians
• Managing a 200 Server Infrastructure Mixed Between Physical Data Center and Azure Cloud
• Supporting 2500 Users and 3500 Devices
• Supporting a Cisco Meraki Network with 25 Offices and 15 Warehouses
• Running Vulnerability and Penetration Tests on a Weekly Basis
• Designed company-wide backup and data retention policies, monitoring ongoing efforts to prevent data loss.
• Responded to incidents quickly, troubleshot problems and corrected faults.
• Created and maintained policy documentation on troubleshooting systems, detailing best practices and inherent goals.
• Analyzed network security and current infrastructure, assessing areas in need of improvement.
• Managed Network Operating Center (NOC) technical infrastructure and server performance.
• Planned and implemented upgrades to system hardware and software.
• Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress, and technical problems.

• Setup and Deployed Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, and Microsoft Sentinel
• Replaced SonicWall NSA 3600 Firewall’s, Net Gear Access Points, and Net Gear Switches with Cisco Cloud Managed Meraki MX Firewalls, MR Access Points, and MS Switches at Branch locations
• Setup and Configured an Azure Tenant, Office 365, SharePoint, and AD Directory Sync with on Prem Windows 2016 and 2019 Servers
• Also deployed two backup AD Servers in Azure
• Moved the on Prem Accounting Department SQL\ IIS Web Report Server to Azure and Deployed Multiple Servers
• Setup multiple Site to Site VPN and Point to Site VPN for Users
• Setup SharePoint Document Centers and Migrated Data from File Servers
• Migrated VoIP from Ring Central to Vonage Business and Setup and Deployed Physical and Virtual Phones
• Setup and Deployed a User Productivity Monitoring System
• Created an Asset Management System and Setup a Hep Desk Ticket System
• Setup and Configured Intune with MFA, Conditional Access, Trusted Sites and Connected over 650 Devices
• Setup SPAM, Malware, Quarantine, and Junk Folder Rules
• Including Whitelists and Blacklists
• Setup Transfer Rules, Connectors, and SSO
• Tested and Set up DLP Policies, Compliance Policies, and Attack Simulation Training
• Use Power Automate to Handel Automation Tasks
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans
• Tier 3 Help Desk Support, New User Creation and On Boarding

Met with Vendors and Contributed to testing mitigation equipment for the redesign of the Comcast Global Network

• Tested and Monitored Netflow and Flowspec to Peering, Regional, and Core Routers
• Monitored attack traffic to all DDos Mitigation Scrubbing Sites and analyzed attack payloads
• Setup, Configured, and Deployed Netflow analyzers running on VMWare Esxi Hypervisors
• Setup, Configured, and Deployed Multivendor WAF

• Senior Solution Architect (Consultant)
• SharePoint Administration
• Created and Migrated over 2000 Users
• Setup Multiple Security Groups and Different Types of Mailboxes
• SharePoint Site Architecture
• Created, Designed, and Deployed over 250 sites
• Office 365 Engineering
• Setup over 75 Office 365 Tenants
• Orchestrated and Deployed Applications on-site and in the cloud
• Setup write back from cloud to on-prem network
• Setup Single Sign-on services
• Designed and Configured AWS Cloud Service
• Designed and Configured Azure Cloud Service
• Configured and Setup F5 Load Balancers
• Windows Administration and Engineering
• Linux Administration and Engineering
• Gathered Server and Application information to determine if a Server or Service is Cloud Ready
• Modified Power Shell and Bash scripts
• Documented findings and possible problems with current configurations
• Updated, Patched, and Tested Systems to make sure they are Cloud Ready
• Migrated Servers and Services from On Prem to Cloud Data Centers
• Setup and Configured Cisco Meraki Switches, Access Points, and Firewalls
• Setup and Configured Barracuda F and X Series Firewalls
• Setup and Configured SonicWall Firewalls
• Tested Network Security to protect data traffic going from On Prem to Cloud Data Center
• Tested Network Speed to determine bottlenecks on the internal network and from the internal network to cloud storage

• Company Overview: Red Bank NJ
• Setup and Supported Multiple Windows\Linux Servers both Local and in Azure VNET
• Installed Patches, Antivirus Software, and Monitoring Software
• Created Domain Controllers, Created Sub Domains and setup a trust, Configured Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IIS, FTP, Print Servers, Application Servers and Windows 2012 Essential Server
• Setup Microsoft Azure Backup Server
• This system backed up Local and Azure Servers
• This system replaced the Symantec 3600 Appliance running Backup Exec 2012
• Setup and Supported Multiple Linux Servers for use as Web\Application Servers, and SAN
• Evaluated Puppet Configuration Management Solutions for ease of application deployment, and central management for both Windows and Linux servers
• Setup and Supported Multiple Dell Managed Switches in a Multi VLAN environment
• Setup, Supported, and Configured a Juniper SRX Firewall with multiple internal networks, IDS, IPS, ACL, Static and Dynamic Routing, VPN Site to Site and Point to Site Access
• Setup and Supported Physical, VMWare Esxi, and Azure Virtual Servers
• Setup and Supported Nortel Phone System
• Replaced Nortel system with Comcast Business Voice Edge VoIP Phone System
• Setup and Configured VoIP Phones in a Web Portal
• Setup and Supported Multiple Apple WiFi Access Points to Load Balance Network Traffic
• Setup and Configured Apple TV in Conference rooms so users can airplay presentations
• Moved Local Document Management System, Intranet Site, Exchange, Office Suite, and Messaging System over to Office 365
• Setup Groove a Help Desk web application to support Local and Remote Users
• This allowed me to respond to user problems and fix them in a timely manner
• Setup ManageEngine an Active Directory self-serve password reset Web Application for Remote Users
• Supported 75 PC Laptops and 50 Apple Laptops
• Ran monitoring software that reported system patches and updates that needed to be done
• Supported 25 Windows 2012 Servers and 10 Linux Servers
• Ran Monitoring software that reported if the servers needed system patches, and updates
• It also told me if there was a security problem with the server, if it was running slow due to full hard drive, or if there was a hardware problem
• Setup a Lab environment to test out new operating systems, devices, and programs before I deployed them
• Created and Updated all network documentation and stored them in the cloud on a Microsoft SharePoint site
• Conducted training for the staff on new products and procedures
• Red Bank NJ

• Company Overview: Lincoln Park NJ
• Worked in multiple environments
• I worked in accounting firms, lawyer firms, school districts, and municipal buildings
• Received trouble tickets via phone or email and responded to them
• I would make a call to the account holder and ether setup an appointment to come on site or remote in and fix the problem
• Setup and Supported Windows Desktops, and Windows Servers
• Setup and Supported Toshiba Phone Systems
• Setup and Supported Cisco Switches, and Cisco ASA Firewalls
• Setup and Supported Net Gear Switches
• Setup and Supported Voice Recording Devices
• Setup and Supported Network Printers
• Setup and Supported Court Room Recording Systems
• Setup and Supported Police Interrogation Rooms
• Setup, Configure, and Roll Out Computers in School Labs
• Update or Replace Network Servers
• Setup and Deployed Antivirus Software and Programs

• Company Overview: Murry Hill NJ
• Installed Windows Servers and Workstations in a SOHO environment
• Configured and Installed Lucent Phone System

• Supported Widows Desktop Computers
• Supported AIX Unix Main Frame
• Supported Desktop Terminals
• Supported Multiplexer Switches
• Installed and Maintained Network Printers