DANIEL J. EYER

Email: [email protected]

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2xxx R2, CentOS/RHEL and mobile operating systems Software: Microsoft SCCM 2007/2012, Hyper-V 2008/2012, VMware vSphere 5.x, Microsoft Active Directory 2xxx, Microsoft IIS 6-8, SQL Server 2005/2008 Network: Firewalls including Cisco ASA, Juniper and SonicWall, working knowledge of switches, routers and intrusion detection/prevention systems Cloud: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Office360

QUALIFICATIONS

AWS SysOps Administrator – Associate certification MCITP: Enterprise Administrator certification MCTS: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Configuring certification CompTIA Security+ certification nfr(sentivist) Engineer (IDS/IPS) certification

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CGI Federal (Remote) May 2014 – Present Senior Consultant / Cloud Architect  Assisted in design of cloud management stack, primarily in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS GovCloud, used to host client servers and services across tiered branches of architecture  Designed cloud solutions for customers leveraging services including, but not limited to, VPC, EC2, S3, RDS, Route53, CloudFormation, Lambda, CloudWatch and SNS  Automated creation and deployment of CIS-hardened, cfn-boostrap-ready, CloudWatch-enabled custom AMIs across CentOS 6/7, RHEL 6/7, Windows Server 2008/2012 R2  Automated deployment of customer environments using complex CloudFormation stacks to create assets in IAM, VPC, EC2, Route53, CloudTrail, Lambda, etc. while protecting business-critical assets from deletion via Stack Policies  Automated deployment of products including, but not limited to, OpenVPN, Duo MFA, Cherwell and several Windows Roles and Features using CloudFormation  Automated repeatable processes and increased functionality by engineering Lambda functions that leveraged components including, but not limited to, S3, SNS and CloudWatch  Assisted in strict separation of permissions to least-privilege model using IAM roles and policies both within and across AWS accounts  Worked with Service Delivery Managers, Operations team and clients to develop deep understanding of client needs as they related to cloud architecture and coordinated deliverables internally and among application vendors  Aided in design and construction of hybrid cloud environment spanning vSphere 5, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure for hosting client servers and services  Engineered improvements and administered all facets of an offline, hardened development network using products including, but not limited to, VMware vSphere 5.x, Juniper and Cisco network devices, Microsoft Active Directory and Symantec Backup Exec.  Interpreted, applied and remediated STIG security settings for servers in production and development environments across topics including, but not limited to, web site and server settings and OS security.

United States Marine Corps, MCB Quantico, Virginia February 2014 – May 2014 Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Center (MCNOSC) Systems Engineer  Aided in design, deployment and administration of a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM) primary site linking 70,000+ systems over a nationwide WAN, heavily leveraging Software Update (WSUS) and Software Distribution.  Responsible for the administration of a SCCM 2007 environment spanning a nationwide WAN and migration of clients from that environment to the SCCM 2012 environment.

SymQuest Group, Inc., South Burlington, Vermont February 2013 – February 2014 Small Business Architect / Systems Engineer  Designed and deployed secure small business infrastructures with technologies ranging from Cisco networking to VMware and Microsoft virtualization  Installed and/or upgraded Windows domains, Exchange environments both hosted and on-line via Office365, from aging hardware and operating systems to new hardware often running in a virtualized infrastructure, leveraging either VMware vSphere 5.x or Hyper-V 2012  Configured and deployed Cisco switches, wireless access points and ASA model firewalls for purposes ranging from Site-to-Site VPN tunnels to remote access VPN technologies to guest segmentation of production networks  Designed, deployed and assisted project to migrate small business workstation environments from Windows XP to Windows 7 leveraging SCCM 2012 SP1, including tasks such as creating and importing Windows 7 image, appropriate hardware drivers, necessary applications and packages, and creation of a logic-driven Task Sequence  Coordinated with application vendor and third-party support personnel to migrate numerous software applications from one server to another

United States Marine Corps, MCB Quantico, Virginia May 2009 – January 2013 Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) Marine Corps Network Operations and Security Center (MCNOSC) Systems Engineer  Designed, implemented and administered Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM) primary and secondary sites linking 6,000+ systems over a nationwide WAN, heavily leveraging Software Update (WSUS), Software Distribution and Operating System Deployment (OSD) components.  Created and deployed hardened, hardware-agnostic Microsoft workstation operating system images via SCCM PXE Service Points and stand-alone media, allowing users to securely image their system with a baseline of necessary updates, software and security configurations.  Created and deployed finely-tuned software packages to specific collections of users, providing multiple installation methods and application configurations.  Integrated multiple scripts that standardize and personalize facets of the OSD process.  Created and maintained standard/custom reports detailing inventory and compliance across the enterprise.  Assisted in the creation and administration of a Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista/7 environment and assisted in the migration of services to that environment from Windows Server 2003/Windows XP.  Assisted in the creation, implementation and management of 200+ Windows Server 2008 systems running on Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology.  Assisted in the administration of BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 running 300+ users.

Thalhimer Commercial Real Estate, Richmond, Virginia January 2007 – May 2009 Sr. Systems Engineer  Implemented and administered servers running Windows NT/2000/2003, RedHat Linux and Novell Open Enterprise Server.  Implemented and administered networking hardware in a LAN/WAN environment across 5 branch offices and home office.  Managed Active Directory and Novell eDirectory tasks across all offices for 300 users.  Managed internal/external DNS and DHCP scopes for all locations.  Optimized and maintained Disaster Recovery procedure to reduce time and resources needed.  Administered and configured enterprise-scope programs including, but not limited to, Symantec Anti-Virus, Symantec Backup Exec, Blackberry Enterprise Server and Microsoft Exchange 2003.  Administered Citrix Presentation Server, allowing for remote connections to company network.  Administered company handheld mobile devices including, but not limited to, Motorola Q, Treo and several models of Blackberry devices.  Administered Linux-based e-mail software maintaining mailing lists and delivering mass e-mail.  Designed and created new intranet website using PHP, HTML, JavaScript and Flash.  Developed and implemented scripts for purposes including, but not limited to, deployment of Outlook signatures, enterprise-wide registry alterations and editing of local security permissions.

James River Insurance Group, Richmond, Virginia July 2006 – October 2006 Contracted via Udig Technologies Systems Engineer  Primarily responsible for the configuration and testing of failover systems designed to perform business critical functions in the event of loss of the production environment.  Maintained and enhanced a Disaster Recovery network environment that housed all failover systems including, but not limited to, Microsoft SQL servers, Equisys Zetafax systems, Active Directory Domain Controllers, Microsoft IIS webservers, Microsoft ISA Server 2000 and Microsoft Terminal Server.  Created, tested and documented failover procedures for systems including, but not limited to, Microsoft SQL server, Equisys Zetafax systems, Active Directory domain environment, Microsoft IIS webservers, Microsoft Terminal Server and proprietary applications.  Performed testing to ensure that tape backups of business critical systems held viable data in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance requirements.

CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc., Richmond, Virginia October 2005 – May 2006 Contracted via TEKSystems Systems Administrator  Responsible for the daily administration of company Disaster Recovery hardware and software. Configured, scheduled and maintained a backup scheme spanning 200+ servers and databases.  Managed Active Directory tasks including, but not limited to, editing templates for user creation, editing group policy permissions and providing general object management across multiple domains for 1500+ users.  Updated and maintained network and server documentation across multiple applications including, but not limited to, Microsoft Share Point sites, HP Insight Manager and Microsoft Visio drawings.  Participated in daily on-call rotation.  Provided network and server support for 1500+ users via internal Help Desk software solution. Computer Systems Center, Inc., Springfield, Virginia February 2003-August 2005 Network/Systems Engineer  Integrated and maintained a wide scope of software and hardware including, but not limited to, Cisco switching, routing and VPN, software and hardware-based enterprise firewalls, mobile device security, Active Directory maintenance and implementation/migration, Disaster Recovery (DR) backup solutions, Windows and Linux server administration, SQL Server administration, hardware-based network intrusion detection and host-based intrusion prevention.  Migrated company firewall from Symantec Raptor to Sidewinder G2 6.1, examined network traffic and tightened security via rule sets, implemented RADIUS authentication for direct login and SSH access and performed upgrades to most recent versions.  Installed and administrated numerous servers using operating systems including, but not limited to, Windows NT/Server 2000/Server 2003 and Redhat 8/9/Enterprise in matters ranging from network security to hardware upgrades.  Deployed and maintained host-based threat protection solution Cisco Security Agent (CSA) to company endpoints. Monitored event logs to insure proper function in accordance with pre- existant security policy.  Implemented VPN connectivity to remote company offices by employing LAN-to-LAN IPsec tunnels using Cisco PIX firewall, Cisco 3000 series VPN Concentrator hardware.  Implemented NFR Sentivist Server intrusion detection system in an enterprise environment monitoring external and internal traffic. Tailored rule sets to alert on only those events deemed important by security practices and company security policy.  Created numerous remote software installation packages, security patch updates, anti-virus updates and deployed them among company servers and workstations. Assisted in the testing of remote OS installation/imaging for Windows 2000/XP workstations and Windows 2003 Servers.  Integrated mobile devices into a secure unclassified network in compliance with governmental security guidelines. Reviewed multiple security solutions before choosing, configuring and deploying the most suitable application to securely support and remotely administer handheld mobile devices.  Tested security software on mobile devices, ensuring all functionality allowed by security policy were in working order. These functions were including, but not limited to, ActiveSync connections to workstations and Pumatech Intellisync connections to Lotus Notes mail profiles.  Implemented Active Directory Integrated DNS internally and planned migration from a mixed- mode environment to a native Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 environment. Developed a new Active Directory domain policy to tighten security and allow for easier administration.  Configured several Microsoft IIS web servers for new use or migration of pre-existing sites. Integrated IIS with software applications including, but not limited to, Microsoft Sharepoint Team Services and Microsoft Project Web Access.  Implemented an internal Certification Authority and provided certificates to internal servers.  Reviewed multiple software-based personal firewall solutions to enhance security on company workstations. Chose and configured the most suitable application with varying policies based on factors such as Active Directory group membership, location and network connection method.  Administered multiple SQL Server databases for infrastructure, web server and internal software.  Primarily responsible for the daily administration of company DR hardware and software. Configured, scheduled and maintained a daily backup scheme spanning 40+ servers and databases. Researched and implemented a new DR hardware solution to increase efficiency.  Documented activities including, but not limited to, general user support techniques, software and hardware installations to facilitate future installations on secure networks, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and technical reference documents.  Provided network support and general user support for 200+ users.  Trained users at varying levels of management on proper computer and mobile device security and use. Structured a training outline that was used by successors. EDUCATION

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Blacksburg, VA Bachelor of Arts, Political Science with an option in Legal Studies, 2002 – Conferred 2006