Jeff Brimager

7109 Riviera Drive, North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 817-948-1628 | jbrimager@gmail.com

Information Technology Professional

Goal driven IT professional with proven experience implementing secure initiatives in support of business objectives. Active participation in all stages of project lifecycle including planning, development, implementation and on-going support. Hands on experience in networking, mobile device configuration and management, program initiation, testing and support. Outstanding team member with the ability to develop and coordinate project based tasks. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: MS Windows UNIX/Linux Apache Web Server MySQL Good Enterprise Server Blackberry Enterprise Server Cisco Unified Call Manager Cisco Certified Unity Manager

MS System Center Configuration Manager MS Internet Information Services Active Directory SQL Virtualization DevOps

Technical Proficiencies ---------------------------------------------------------------Platforms: MS Windows, UNIX/Linux, Apple, VMWare ESXi Networking: Cisco, Windows Firewall, iptables Languages: C, ASP, PHP, Perl, HTML, Java, Ruby, GCC, Bash, Batch/PowerShell, Lua Tools: Eclipse IDE, MS Visual Studio, AutoIt, TextPad, vi(m), nano

Professional Experience -------------------------------------------------------------Santander Consumer USA - NRH, TX Integration Engineer IV

Managed all aspects of desktop systems integration including, laptops, desktops, thin clients, active directory, group policy, physical and virtual server(s) and support system(s), telephony and mobile device(s). Responsible for fast and effective 24x7 support for end users worldwide including escalated technical and customer service issues. Evaluated and implemented new products, services and tools to improve support and lower costs. Provided end user support and training. Key Achievements

2013-Present

Jeff Brimager
7109 Riviera Drive, North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 817-948-1628 | jbrimager@gmail.com

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Identify any issues with implementing deliverables within the scope of multiple projects. Integration of current MDT 2012 Update 1 into SCCM 2012 R2 for Task Sequence creation Orchestrated the development and implementation of SCCM 2012 enterprise wide. This included our main SCCM hub and 5 Site Servers replicating all data at all times. In the event of a system failure, they were configured to pick up on the server closest to them geographically. Configured SCCM 2012 to manage all of our Software and Driver packages including windows patch management. Most software packaging was done by hand. Tools used were. AutoIT, Batch Scripting, AdminStudio for SCCM, VBScript. Custom operating systems were also created this way using Vmware Desktop and Sysprep to capture the image after all in house tweaks were made. Task Sequences were used to string together not only the OS install but up to 100 pieces of software at the time of OSDeployment. Created Queries to track all hardware and software daily and report any systems that were out of management specs or were missing the SCCM client. Many of our SCCM collections were also created using these queries. Used SCCM to deploy and integrate multiple servers to manage Shavlik Updating Services, McAfee ePO Services, HPDM, Terminal Services and file storage. These Servers were Windows Server 2003, 2008r2 and 2012. Used SCCM in conjunction with Active Directory to insure Group Policy and Newly created domain systems were secure and ready for first time use immediately.

D3 Technologies - Hurst, TX Systems Engineer

2009-2013

Managed all aspects of corporate and remote networks including Active Directory, routers, firewall and VPN, wired and wireless infrastructure, physical and virtual server(s) and support system(s), telephony and mobile device(s). Responsible for fast and effective 24x7 support for end users worldwide including escalated technical and customer service issues. Evaluated and implemented new products, services and tools to improve support and lower costs. Provided end user support and training. Key Achievements Identify any issues with implementing deliverables within the scope of multiple projects. Integration of large scale Government Security Standards per project. Orchestrated the development and implementation of SCCM 2007 enterprise wide. This included our main SCCM hub and 18 Site Servers replicating all data at all times. In the event of a system failure, they were configured to pick up on the server closest to them geographically. Configured SCCM 2007 to manage all of our Software and Driver packages including windows patch management. Most software packaging was done by hand. Tools used were. AutoIT, Batch Scripting, AdminStudio for SCCM, VBScript. Custom operating systems were also created this way using Vmware Desktop and Sysprep to capture the image after all in house tweaks were made. Task Sequences were used to string together not only the OS install but up to 100 pieces of software at the time of OSDeployment. Created Queries to track all hardware and software daily and report any systems that were out of management specs or were missing the sccm client. Many of our SCCM collections were also created using these queries.

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Used SCCM to deploy and integrate multiple servers to manage Blackberry Enterprise Services, GOOD Services, Exchange, Terminal Services and file storage. These Servers were Windows Server 2003, 2008r2 and 2012. Used SCCM in conjunction with Active Directory to insure Group Policy and Newly created domain systems were secure and ready for first time use immediately. Led and collaborated on multiple development teams, identifying and improving processes.

Foxconn - Fort Worth, TX 2008 - 2009

IT Specialist Managed all aspects of corporate and remote networks including Active Directory, routers, firewall and VPN, wired and wireless infrastructure, physical and virtual server(s) and support system(s), telephony and mobile device(s). Responsible for fast and effective 24x7 support for end users. Key Achievements Developed and implemented desktop disaster recovery systems to reduce downtime due to hardware failure. Developed and supported java based applications used by hardware technicians, companywide. Implemented industry accepted best practice approaches to achieve the highest efficiency while maintaining the maximum security utilizing proxy and firewall systems to maintain and manage network stability. Implemented enterprise carrier class solutions using open source technology.

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Sprint/Nextel - Fort Worth, TX 2007 - 2008

Tier 3 Enterprise Support Analyzed both routine and non-routine problems with wireless equipment, software applications, and network performance to identify problem root cause and recommend corrective action. Some interactions required deviating from standard screens, scripts, and procedures. Provided solutions to customer questions which required follow-up or escalation to a higher level of expertise. Handled situations which required adaptation of response or research according to unique customer situations. Trained and supported other employees. Maintained log of problems so recurring issues were reported to product or service development. Key Achievements Customer Retention Center Hardware Tester Provided Excellent customer service Developed Best Practice Method Sheets for company wiki Subject Matter Expert

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Jeff Brimager
7109 Riviera Drive, North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 817-948-1628 | jbrimager@gmail.com

Education --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bowie High School Arlington, TX 1994 - 1996

o GED Obtained

Continued Education -----------------------------------------------------------------Global Knowledge - Hurst, TX 2011 - 2012

A+ prep course Security+ Prep course Network+ Prep course LPIC 1+2 prep Linux+ prep Red Hat Certified Administrator Red Hat Certified Engineer Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 2003 and 2008

September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 February 2012 February 2012 April 2012 April 2012 June 2012 June 2012

Certifications ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Actively pursuing. Please see continued education.