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Joel Brown

Joel Brown

Sherwood

Summary

Cloud infrastructure professional with comprehensive background in architecting, deploying, and managing scalable solutions. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to achieving high-impact results. Reliable team player with expertise in cloud migration, automation, and continuous improvement, ensuring seamless adaptation to evolving technology needs.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Radius Recycling
02.2007 - Current

• Azure Virtual Desktop
Migrated applications and desktops from Citrix on prem to Azure Virtual Desktop
Full deployment from scratch
Nerdio implementation
Image Management


• Microsoft Azure
Reduced Cloud computing costs by over 500k per year
Virtual Network deployment and configuration
VM Deployment and Configuration
Migrated VMs from VMware to Azure
SSO configuration with Enterprise applications
Secured environment with Conditional Access Policies and Multi Factor Authentication
Windows 365 Deployment

• Office 365
Retention Policy Configuration
User Management
License Deployment

• Mimecast Administration
Deployed Mimecast to replace Exchange Online Protection
Configured policies to reduce SPAM, Phishing and Impersonation emails

• Exchange Administrator
Manage 2000+ Exchange Sever mailboxes
Migrated from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007 with Enterprise Vault
Migrated from Exchange 2007 with Enterprise Vault to Exchange Online
Exchange Policy Configuration

• Server Administrator
Upgraded domain from Server 2003 to Server 2008 R2 and then to Server 2016/2019
Manage complex Active Directory environment of 2000+ users
Group policy deployment and configuration
Server installation and Configuration

• Citrix NetScaler/ADC Deployment and Configuration

• Scripting/Automation
Create scripts using PowerShell to automate tasks

System Engineer

Hollywood Entertainment
07.2000 - 05.2006

• POS Deployment
Deployed new server and workstation OS to 2,000+ stores
Migrated Netware 3.11/DOS 5.0 Environment to Windows Server 2003/Windows XPE
Created automated deployment using batch and VB Scripts
Was 3rd largest deployment of a Microsoft product at the time
Over 2,000 Windows 2003 servers
Over 10,000 XPE workstations

• Windows Server/Active Directory Administrator
• Monitored Software Releases sent to over 2,000 stores
• Tier II support for Tech Support Call Center
• Quality Assurance

Education

Associate of Science - Computer Science

Clackamas Community Collage
Oregon City, OR
09-2002

Skills

  • Azure cloud architecture design
  • Windows administration
  • Virtualization technologies
  • Storage management
  • Azure Cloud computing
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Powershell
  • All Windows Operating Systems

Timeline

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Radius Recycling
02.2007 - Current

System Engineer

Hollywood Entertainment
07.2000 - 05.2006

Associate of Science - Computer Science

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Joel Brown