Applied Materials [ Jun 1995 - Mar 1999 ]

Systems Integrator

Job Description

Reporting into the IS & T department. During my tenure at Applied I started out in Applications support, dabbled in database administration and wound up managing an IS & T lab. which I set up to mimic Applied's client-server environment for the Global roll out of Lotus Notes across the company. Before the Lotus Noted implementation, Applied had seven disparate email products in operation. Things were..chaotic!

Job Responsibilities

• Designed and Managed a Microsoft client-server Applications and Standardization Test Lab to mimic the Production environment.
• Managed contractors ( NT Server Administrators ) and hardware vendors for Rack Mount Servers, Filers, RAID Storage solutions.
• Managed NT Server Consolidation within North America to reduce total cost of ownership.
• Managed Corporate NT Server Standards (vendor selection, configuration, backup and administration guidelines).
• Managed the setup and administration of divisional Master File server accommodating 600 users.
• Managed the setup and configuration of a Y2K test environment.
• Managed the acquisition of all Compaq/Dell NT server hardware.
• Consultant for the integration of NT client server projects within corporate IS & T headquarters.
• Authored proposals for Clustering, Terminal Server and Hierarchical Server Management.
• Authored proposals for backend storage, ( i.e. how to cope with terabyteís ).
• Resolved network connectivity problems ( lost packets ) across WAN.
• Set up and managed an applications support helpdesk.
• Authored Test Procedures and troubleshooting documentation for 'in-house' Software Applications.
• QA of Engineering Change Order ( ECO ), Customer Engineering Specials ( CES ) and Data Warehouse apps.
• Database administrator for ECO and CES apps and Novell 4.x Server Administrator.
• Trained technical support personnel in apps. support.