Morris Yashar
1450 Bel Air Drive #201, Concord, CA 94521, Phone: (925)300-6029 or (925)349-9025, Email: morrisyashar@aol.com
Objective: Seeking a permanent or contract position as a IT Engineer / Linux/Windows Systems Administrator
Summary of Experience:
I have over 10 years of client/server experience, performing installations, troubleshooting, repairing and supporting hardware, software and network problems, including installation and support of Windows 2003/2000/XP/ME/98/95, installation and configuration of PeopleSoft and JDEdwards software, installation and configuration of SPSS and Colleague software, installation and support of Lotus Notes and MS Outlook, installation and support of virus scan software, including McAfee, Norton, Trend Micro and Sophos anti-virus software, installation and support for Office 2003/2000, installation, configuration and support of ISP software, Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers, installation and administration of Windows 2003/2000/NT servers, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and Enterprise Manager. I have been involved in several rollout and upgrade projects, including, PeopleSoft installation rollouts, Wachovia Securities deployment, Thompson One SmartStation and Terminal Services deployment, Lotus Notes installation rollouts, Printer installation rollouts, TCP/IP and Network configurations rollouts, and Windows upgrade rollouts. I have also five years of mainframe experience. I have worked for financial services, legal service, software development, medical health and medical device, insurance, police services, communication services, enterprise software, college, automobile manufacturing and sales and network security.
Technical Summary:
Desktops, Laptops, Mainframes, Midrange, Servers, Printers, Plotters, Multimedia, Scanners, Modems, FAX, Projectors, LAN/WAN, Wireless, Routers, Switches, Hubs, Nics, mini-hub Linksys, Wiring, Firewalls, Remote Access, VPNs, Dialup. Ethernet, Token Ring, Peer to Peer, FDDI, DSL, Broadband, ISDN, Frame Relay, ATM, TCP/IP, IPX, NetBEUI, PPP, PPPoE, RIP, IGRP, DNS, WINS,
DHCP, FTP, CuteFTP Pro, Telnet, Relay, Windows 2003/2000/XP/NT/ME/98/95/, MAC OS, Cisco, Netware, UNIX, Linux, DOS, VM/CMS, MVS, TSO,SQL Server 2000, Oracle, Access, Revelation, ACT!, filePro, DBASEIII+, Office 2003/2003/97, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Exchange, Profs, Project, Prolog, FrontPage, Exceed, IIS, PWS, PeopleSoft, JDEdward's OneWorld, ADP's Personnel Plus and Report Writer, Enterprise Manager, Time and Labor,Amber Alert Software, Windows Eyes, Jaws for Windows, ICVERIFY, Visio, PhotoDraw, Paint, Macpaint, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD. Access, Lotus Notes and OneWorld, Issue Tracking, Vantive, Remedy, Track It, Rumba, 3270 Emulation, Ghost, Partition Magic, Fdisk, Tivoli, WinZip, Norton, McAfee, Sophos, Colorado Backup, Backup-Exec
C, C++, HTML, SQL, ASP, JSP, Macros, Rexx, Assembler, Basic, Fortran, Pascal, Bash, Lisp.
Education, Certification and Military Service:
MS in Computer Information Systems, University of Phoenix, San Francisco, CA. BS in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics, California State University Hayward, CA. I have A+, and MCP certifications. I have served in United States Army.
Work History:
System Administrator, IPolicy Networks Inc, Fremont, CA 11/05-01/06 (contract position from RGA Consulting)
Provided Active Directory and Exchange server 2003 administration and support. Monitored VPN, Network Storage server and Security servers. Utilized Big Brother network monitor to check the status of servers. Configured user’s Treo 650s and added them to the goodlink server. Performed daily and weekly backups using Backup Exec. Did Linux, XP/2000, Network and Printer installations and support.
Technical Support Specialist, Idetic Inc., Emeryville, CA 08/05-11/05 (contract position from Eastridege Infotech)
Prepared Dell Latitude laptops for new users and solved existing problems. Installed Windows XP, Linux, winSCP and Putty remote access software, office 2003, Installed Windows 2003 server on Dell PowerEdge servers. Burned Linux ISOs on CDs for users. Did software, network and printer installations, configurations and support.
Technical/Security Support Specialist, City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 07/05 (contract position from TMC)
Worked for Department of Building Inspection and did Virus Eradication tasks. Installed Windows 2000/XP updates. Installed Symantec Antivirus, Spybot and Ad-Aware programs and removed viruses and unwanted messages. Did registry editing and removed defective subkeys.
Technical Support Specialist, Samuel Merritt College, Oakland, CA 02/05-07/05 (contract position from Career Alliance)
Provided Desktop/Network and Phone support to faculty and students of the college and the hospitals and the Administrative building. Supported students in computer labs, installed and configured Windows XP, Office 2003, FileMaker Pro, Colleague, SPSS, Anesthesia, and Trend Micro virus software on Optiplex PCs, Latitude laptops, PowerPCs, PowerBooks. Exposure to Exchange and Active Directory.
Technical Support Specialist, Bank of America, San Francisco, CA 11/04-12/04 (contract position from KFORCE)
Did rollout of HP printers and duplexes for BOFA of San Francisco. Did installations and testing.
Software Installer/Tester, Wachovia Securities, Bay Area locations, CA 06/04-09/04 (contract position from ISSG)
Installed and tested Thompson One Software Upgrade / SmartStation Upgrade via SMS push or CD on Dell workstations with Windows XP/2000, for San Mateo, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Fairfield and Walnut Creek locations. Configured workstations for remote desktop connection.
Technical Support Specialist II, SBC Internet Services, San Ramon, CA 03/04-05/04 (contract position from TAC Worldwide)
Provided technical phone support to businesses and home users in supporting SBC's DSL services. Supported and troubleshot Netopia and Efficient routers and Efficient modems for customers using Windows XP/2000/98/95 operating systems. Assisted users with their Outlook, Lotus Notes, AOL, AT&T and SBC/PacBell issues.
Deployment Engineer, Washington Mutual Finance, Pleasant Hill, CA 03/04 (contract position from ISSG)
Helped with installation of a Cisco router and switch. Installed Dell workstations, mini-hub Linksys and tested for connectivity.
Deployment Engineer, Bluecurrent Inc., San Francisco, CA 12/03 (contract position from TAC Worldwide)
Performed migration of IBM and Compaq laptops to Dell laptops with Windows XP/2000. Configured Outlook and did testing.
PC/Network Consultant, A Computer Troubleshoot, San Pablo, CA 07/03-11/03
Did Field Service to businesses and PC home users. Solved software/hardware, printing and network issues. Did server configurations. Installed Windows XP/2000/98, Office 2000, Lotus Notes, and wireless networks. Repaired desktops/laptops.
Deployment Engineer, CNA Insurance, San Francisco, CA 06/03 (contract position from TAC Worldwide)
Did XP rollout on Dell desktops and laptops. Installed software and did backups and testing.
Installation Engineer, Pleasant Hill Police Department, Pleasant Hill, CA 06/03 (contract position from TAC Worldwide)
Configured Dell desktops. Installed Amber Alert for missing children on deputies PCs and did testing. Installed printers.
PC/Network Consultant, A Computer Troubleshoot, San Pablo, CA 12/01-05/03
Did Field Service to businesses and PC home users. Solved software/hardware, printing and network issues. Did server configurations. Installed Windows XP/2000/98, Office 2000, Installed wireless networks. Repaired desktops/laptops.
PC LAN/WAN Analyst, Bank of America Data Center, San Francisco, CA 08/01-12/01 (contract position from TAC Worldwide)
Used Tivoli software and ghosted PCs and configured to banks standards. Solved network problems.
Freelance IT, San Francisco Bay Area, CA 03/01-08/01
Did Field Service to businesses and PC home users. Repaired desktops/laptops. Did Jaws and Windows Eyes, Windows XP/2000, MS Office, virus protection, and Internet support. Configured laptops for remote access. Installed wireless networks. Solved network and printing problems.
PC LAN/WAN Analyst, Wells Fargo Data Center, San Francisco, CA 10/00-03/01 (contract position from Eastridge InfoTech)
Did NT Administration for internal users and other data center users in San Francisco. Performed desktop/laptop repairs, ghosting and upgrades. Configured laptops for VPN and remote access. Installed Web applications and fixed printer problems.
MIS Consultant, Hathaway Dinwiddie, San Francisco, CA 07/00-10/00 (contract position from Eastridge InfoTech)
Did Snap Server administration and configuration. Ghosted desktop/laptops and configured for networking. Repaired desktop/laptops and solved printer and plotter issues. Did field service to other divisional offices and performed similar tasks. Installed and configured Prolog software, Office 2000/97, Outlook and remote access software.
Technical/Desktop Support Specialist, Oratec Interventions, Redwood City, CA 04/00-07/00 (contract position from Tech-Finders)
Did desktop, network, Office 97 and printer support.
Technical/Desktop Support Specialist, JDEdwards, Burlingame, CA 07/99-03/00 (contract position from TEK Systems)
Did NT server administration. Installed and did wiring for computer room patch panel. Performed desktop/laptop repairs, configurations and support. Configured laptops for dial-up. Used JDEdward’s issue tracking software and installed JDEdward's OneWorld and gave security access. Configured laptops for projectors use for daily meetings.
Network/IT Specialist, Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, CA 06/99 (contract position from TEK systems)
Prepared cabling, installed servers and workstations and tested for connectivity in control room.
Technical/Desktop Support Specialist, NUMMI, Fremont, CA 02/98-06/99 (contract position from TEK Systems)
Did desktop/laptop, printer and plotter configuration and support. Installed Oracle for PeopleSoft and did PeopleSoft support. Installed and supported Lotus Notes email, Office 97/95 and installed and supported time and labor database and other in-house databases. Did Oracle and virus protection upgrade rollouts. Used Remedy and Lotus Notes issue tracking software and configured laptops for dial-up.
Technical/Desktop Support Specialist, California Indemnity, Pleasanton, CA 02/97-01/98 (contract position from TEK Systems)
Supported users desktops and configured desktops for WANG software. Installed Office 97, Virus Protection software. Did WANG software and printer support.
Systems Administrator, Century Analysis, Pacheco, CA 07/96-12/96 (contract position from TEK Systems)
Did laptop configurations and installed software. Performed IP Address rollout of all company's desktops/laptops, UNIX Workstations and Macs. Did printer support.
PC Coordinator, ADP, Concord, CA 08/95-07/96
Supported customers that were subscribing to ADP's Payroll personnel and simply personnel software and report writer with how to questions and problems they had. Did phone support and used carbon copy. Did daily Netware backups.
Technical/Desktop Support Specialist, PG&E, San Ramon, CA 04/95-08/95 (contract position from CS Resource Group)
Did PC/Mac support for users in San Ramon research center. Installed Mosaic and did web and printer support.
Network Consultant, PeopleSoft, Pleasanton, CA 12/94-03/95 (contract position from Gateway Group)
Added users to NT domain. Did NT Administrations. Performed laptop configurations and tested user's connectivity to domain. Did software upgrades.
Business Automation Analyst, Bank of America Data Center, Concord, CA 02/93-12/94
Used Express Delivery, TSO and filePro, to balance the banks financial budgets. Reviewed and audited complex Financial journals and reports. Identified and solved technical and financial errors. Did data transfers.
Senior Computer/Peripheral Technician, Bank of America Data Center, Concord, CA 05/90-02/93
Used JES and MVS and backed-up user's data on reel and cartridge tapes. Scanned tapes into the CA-ASM database, and generated reports. Printed user's programs using IBM super printers and impact printers. Created departmental programs.
PC Specialist, United States Postal Service, Oakland, CA 09/88-05/90
Entered postal customer data into DbaseIII+ and generated reports. Provided customer record maintenance. Audited and updated the database.
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