1. Fidel Ramirez
4390 Danube Way
Denver, CO 80249
(303) 307-1909
fidel_j_ramirez@msn.com
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/fidel-ramirez/1b/618/623
Technical Skills
Install, configure and maintain hardware and software related to enterprise server infrastructure.
Create and implement equipment standards for server and/or network hardware.
Establish and maintain data backup and restore procedures.
Create disaster recovery solutions, testing and implementation procedures.
Provide proactive support and training of hardware/software standards and procedures to junior
system personnel, data center operations personnel and end-user support personnel.
Research hardware/software technical problems and trends at an enterprise level as they develop.
Identify opportunities and recommend solutions for improving service efficiency and
effectiveness of infrastructure.
Administer and manage enterprise Windows servers, Windows clustering, SAN and NAS,
Backups, Disaster Recovery, DHCP, DNS, SCCM, SCOM and WSUS.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Professional Experience
Systems Engineer II, State of Colorado Judicial Department Dec 2014 – Nov 2015
 Configured and managed Microsoft SCOM 2012 R2 and SCCM 2012 R2.
 Installed and configured What’s Up Gold and SolarWinds monitoring systems.
 Managed IBM blade servers and tape libraries in 26 sites statewide.
 Assisted in manage Symantec Backup Exec and Net Backup.
 Implemented and managed MS Office365 using DirSync.
 Created VMware servers on ESX Clusters.
 Upgraded and administrated Cognos application and to new version.
 Upgraded and administrated SQL server to SLQ 2012 R2.
Windows SystemAdmin, Bonanza Creek Oil Company Sep 2014 – Nov 2014
 Reconfigured the backups for all servers to complete during backup windows.
 Designed and delivered a plan on migrating the company from a single domain to a fully
qualified domain using Windows 2012 R2.
Senior Infrastructure Technician, Denver Water Department Oct 1989 – Nov 2013
 Managed projects for Ethernet cabling upgrades to CAT5 then CAT6.
 Installed fiber optic cables to each of the 15 outlying buildings on campus along with the
new hubs and cabling which connected the entire campus to the network.

2.  Installed the first Windows NT server for the company to work with the Digital
Equipment PathWorks network operating system.
 Assisted in installing and migrating the users from MS Mail 3.5 to Exchange 4.0
 Installed and administered HP OpenView application for network monitoring.
 Installed a 1Gb SCSI to Fiber channel network for high speed backups for the
90 NT servers using Brocade switches along with Emulex and Qlogic FC-HBA’s, and
Exabyte tape libraries running the Net Backup application.
 Installed and administered the 1st HP EVA 8000 storage array with 1 and 2 GB FC-HBA
controllers on 125 servers.
 Installed and upgraded the backup system to a full enterprise backup system using HP
ESL tape libraries and servers running the HP Data Protector backup application.
 Created wiring diagrams that showed how the fiber channel systems were connected
along with diagramming the entire server and network which included all of the WAN
sites, reservoirs, filter plants, pump stations and valve houses.
 Assisted installing SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and later in the upgrade and
deployment of Project Server 2007.
 Performed Windows patch management using WSUS.
 Built the initial 2008 Hyper-V R2 cluster in our Development environment with 7 nodes
converting over 70 physical servers from over 150, and then the Production environment
cluster on 5 hosts converting over 30 physical servers from 250.
 Deployed a 3 node cluster production 2012 Hyper-V R2 cluster for migration from 2008
and converted another 70 physical servers. Also upgraded the development cluster and
converted another 40 physical servers.
 Worked on teams to upgrade Active Directory from 2000 all the way up to 2008R2.
 Was a primary contact on the Infrastructure team for all of Desktop Support Services in
all enterprise-wide troubleshooting scenarios, and also for Windows-based application
development teams for troubleshooting and testing.
Education
Associate in Computer Science
Midland Junior College, Midland, Texas, December 1976
Certifications
 Microsoft – Windows 2003 MCSE
 Microsoft – Windows XP MCP
Awards
 Several Certificates of Recognition during my time with Denver Water for Extra effort
with Technical support.