Office 365 Admin, 08/2016 to Current
Costco – Issaquah, Washington
Successfully migrated 18,000 user mailboxes from Exchange
2010 to Office 365 to create a hybrid deployment for the business.
Provided System Administration via (Log Me In) for Exchange,
SharePoint, oneDrive for Business, Skype for Business, Yammer and all related
technologies.
Developed transition plans and managed migration projects
across a variety of scenarios including on premise, Hybrid and hosted Exchange,
and application upgrades. Including Active Directory Federated Services with
Windows Server.
Led Skype for Business 2015 design, administration of the
service globally. Completed Exchange Online Hybrid deployment using Exchange
2010 servers.
Implemented pilot group for Exchange Online.
Migrated 2050 mailboxes to Exchange Online.
Assigned and revoked licenses to user accounts for services
within Office 365.
Enabled test users to Skype for business online, and tested
their functionality.
Enabled all users for licenses for Skype for Business and
enabled polices and conferencing.
Migrated Blackberry, Android devices using Intune.
Utilized Sync for mobile device connectivity for users both
on premise and in Office 365 environment.
Performed PowerShell Scripts to automate processes and
tasks.
Troubleshot client connectivity using remote connectivity
analyzer, Trace route, and message tracing to resolve issues.
Managed on premise servers, public folders, and mailbox
accounts, providing access, resolving connectivity issues, and server
performance and utilization.
Troubleshot Azure services synchronization with on premise
AD and resynchronized using the Azure tools. Windows 7, Office 365 and Windows
10 deployment, troubleshooting, installation, ghosting and back-ups.
Create user accounts, assign group rights, create
distribution lists, maintain windows folder security, create group policies
etc.
Worked closely with the firewall and security team to open
ports and set rules for functionality.
Managing day to day operations related to ESXi/Vcenter.
Helped configure, customize and migrate documents to
SharePoint document libraries.
Configured ADFS Server for single sign-on functionality.
Support the deployment of Office 365, and performed support
duties after migration.
Have performed Email migration with staged, cut over and
Hybrid approaches.
Resolved Office 365 tasks with the use of PowerShell.
Deployed Exchange Hybrid Server and Configured Hybrid
Configuration.
Knowledge in designing and implementing of Active Directory
and Network Fundamentals Protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS and Group Policy.
Supported Offline Address book, Calendaring and free busy
related issues. Prepared on premise AD infrastructure for migration effort by
using the IDFIX tool for directory cleanup.
Configured tenant account for environment and registered
domain.
Installed on premise servers for single sign on and
directory synchronization.
Synchronize on premise AD with cloud services and set OUs
for sync.
Migrate user mailboxes to Office 365 in batches and run
reports on batch progression.
Troubleshoot free/busy information between Office 365 and on
premise users.
Created batches for user accounts and utilized PowerShell to
move user mailboxes to Office 365, then monitored moves via migration reports.
End-user support, problem identification, problem resolution, and consulting
experience.
Administered the Domain Name Server (DNS).
Office 365 Administrator , 05/2015 to 07/2016
ROCHE GENENTECH – SAN FRANSICO, CALIFORNIA
Successfully migrated 1500 user mailboxes from Exchange 2013
to Office 365 to create a hybrid deployment for the business.
Worked on deployment of hybrid Office 365 environment with
upgraded Exchange 2013 environment.
Deployed Azure AD Connect and performed Office365 tenant
validation.
Created repository for new modern public folders and moved
hierarchy and content from Exchange 2007.
Management the Exchange 2007/2013 Servers. Performed
advanced trouble shooting of Exchange 2007/2013 server hardware & Office
365 including mail routing issues.
Migrated ADFS 2.0 server farm to ADFS 3.0.
Managed and configured Microsoft's Office 365 Azure
directory.
Used Azure AD Connect for directory synchronization and federation
with ADFS 3.0.
Completed Exchange Online Hybrid deployment using Exchange
2010 servers.
Implemented pilot group for Exchange Online.
Migrated 1050 mailboxes to Exchange Online.
Assigned and revoked licenses to user accounts for services
within Office 365.
Enabled test users to skype for business online, and tested
their functionality.
Enabled all users for licenses for Skype for Business and
enabled polices and conferencing.
Migrated Blackberry, Android devices using Intune.
Fixed synchronization errors for Active Directory, SMTP and
GUID and Immutable ID issues. Architected and deployed the technology
infrastructure within the environment, including Microsoft Exchange Servers,
and Windows Servers Performed mid-migration and post-migration support to the
enterprise.
Used Exchange Server Profile Analyzer to understand the
current environment
Utilized Exchange Calculator Sheet for Mailbox Sizing.
Cleaned up Active Directory user objects with
inconsistencies that prevented them from synchronizing through DirSync to
Office 365.
Managed the deployment and migration of Lync 2010 to Lync
2013.
Assisted with the testing implementation of Skype for
Business 2015 for IM, Voice, Video, and collaboration services. Performed
weekly status information on all the projects to Project Manager. Configure and
troubleshoot AD smart card authentication.
Performing Migrations from On-premise to the Cloud based
Office 365 Environment and troubleshooting errors and problems encountered
during migrations.
Exchange Online Configuration and Email migration and Lync
online Configuration and installation on Client machines.
Maintained system documentation logs and assisting in
troubleshooting and diagnosis of system problems.
Management of users, computers, and GPOs in Active
Directory.
Maintaining Active Directory infrastructure, create
accounts, groups, GPO etc.
Designed and Implemented network design using TCP/IP.
Monitored mailbox moves using migration reporting and
addressed issues with bad items and failed moves.
Provided support and maintenance of Microsoft Office Outlook
Web Access and Microsoft Office Outlook Email, Calendaring & Scheduling.
Office 365/ Exchange Administrator , 11/2014 to 05/2015
Weis Market – Edison , New Jersey
Successfully migrated 1500 user mailboxes from Exchange 2013
to Office 365 to create a hybrid deployment for the business.
Organized and worked with Exchange
2013 infrastructure for the deployment of the hybrid environment.
Applied patches, service packs,
and security updates to servers.
Ran the Best Practice Analyzer for
Exchange and followed Microsoft best practice guidelines for the hybrid
deployment of Exchange and Office 365.
Prepared migration plans for
Exchange 2013 environment that encompassed organizing AD for user
synchronization and migration.
Administered Windows Server roles
and features in connection with the Exchange 2013-Office 365 hybrid
environment.
Created tenant account in Office
365 for the business unit.
Deployed ADFS Server in the farm
to provide single sign on capabilities.
Deployed DirSync services for
directory synchronization with on premise Active Directory.
Scheduled moves and initiate via
PowerShell scripts.
Tested functionality after
migration for users.
Troubleshot issues with Outlook
connectivity, ADFS and DirSync communication.
Provisioned user licenses on an as
needed basis.
Troubleshot issues with public
folder access and delegates.
Documented reports ran on Exchange
Servers as well as Windows Servers to check server health and statistics.
Planned and implemented networking
security Office 365.
Configured DNS records for
services.
Deployed administrative rights to
various support groups.
Managed Cloud Identities with
Office 365.
Implemented and managed
identities, using DirSync.
Monitored Office 365 availability
and usage.
Automated and executed Office 365
procedures utilizing Windows PowerShell.
Resolved tenancy technical issues
and monitored Office 365 systems.
Deployed Okta with Single Sign-On
for Office 365 implementation
