Wendy L. Henry, MCT CNI
Email: ∙ Mobile: (716)353-3174
Objective: Seeking contract technical training, telecommuting documentation and/or engineering projects, and on-site consulting
IT Certifications
Microsoft: MCT, MCTS SQL & SharePoint, MCSE 2003-Security, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I (NT4.0), MCP+I, MCDST, MCITP SQL
Novell: CNI, CNE-5x, CNE-4x Cisco: CCNA , CUSE CompTIA: A+, Network+
Technology Experience
EXPERT: MS Windows 2008/2003/Vista/XP/2000/NT4.0/9x/3x, MS SQL 2008/2005/2000/7.0/6.5, MOSS2007, WSSv3.0, MS SharePoint Portal Server 2003, WSSv2.0, MS Exchange Server 2007/2003/2000/5x/4x, , MS SCOM, MS Forefront, MSDOS, Novell NetWare 6x,5x/4x/3x/2x, Novell ZEN Works and GroupWise, EDI, PC Client/Server LAN/WAN, HP Servers, Various backup & SNMP apps, TCP/IP Security, CISCO Infrastructure equipment
Associations & Awards
NASE-m1995 NAFE-m1995 NASS-m1995
"2000 Notable American Women" 1996
Work Experience
Independent Contractor/Instructor 9/98-Present
Contract Technical Instructor to various MCTEC/NAEC training centers. Negotiate and schedule all contracts. Develop and maintain professional relationships with Directors and Resource Managers at various centers. Design custom curriculum according to customer specifications. Deliver custom and vendor-specific material.
Contract National Presenter on various Microsoft Technologies - SharePoint Connections Fall 2009 (WSSv3/MOSS2007, MS SQL Server 2008); Windows Connections Spring 2008 (WSSv3/MOSS2007, MS SQL Server 2008); Tech Mentor Fall 2008 (WSSv3/MOSS2007, IIS7, MS SQL Server 2005/8); Information Workers Conference 2008 (WSSv3/MOSS2007).
Contract Network Architect/Project Manager - negotiate all contracts on a finite project basis. Oversee staff IT personnel during project completion, offer design creation or critique as well as network diagramming, diagnosis upgrading, and project documentation. Specializing in MSSQL, database architecture and OLAP data mining, MSExchange backoffice products and Windows ADS.
Technical Author and Editor – Sole author “The Shortcut Guide to Centralized Administration of SharePoint” (RealTime Publishers, 2009); Sole author “SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence” (Pearson Publishers, 2009); Sole author “The Shortcut Guide to Storage Considerations for Microsoft SharePoint” (RealTime Publishers, 2008) ; Contributing author “Mastering Windows Server 2008 R2” (Wiley Publishing, 2009) ; Technical Editor “Microsoft Official Curriculum MOSS 2007 For Search” (MOC Publishing) ; Technical Editor “MCSE All-In-One” (McGraw-Hill Publishing)
Recent Consulting Projects:
US Army - Custom SharePoint Technical Training; Design analysis of pilot MOSS 2007 deployment; Restructure/Content-Migration consulting
NEADS – Custom SharePoint Technical Training and Design Consulting to US National Guard
BBSTek – Contributing development of 2008 series of MOSS 2007 / WSSv3.0 admin tools product, custom training to in-house project development team at Idera division
SharePoint-eLearning, com – Contributing partner to SharePoint educational website, author webcasts and online learning sessions, professional blog, develop static screencast content
Various Writing/Editing – Author - Mark Minasi’s “Mastering Windows Server 2008” series, TechEdit for McGraw-Hill Publishing “MCSE All-In-One”, TechEdit for NIIT(Microsoft e-Learning) on MOSS2007 for Search 3376 Series, MOSS2007 courseware development for accelerated training firm, MS SQL Server 2005 courseware development for accelerated training firm, Custom MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition courseware development and delivery to private software development firm, MOSS 2007 Upgrade Deployment Design for NC legal firm, MS SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Deployment Design for small manufacturing outfit , MS Sharepoint Portal Server 2003 Deployment Design for 2 regional financial institutions
Seneca Territory Gaming Corporation, NY - Senior lead engineer on multi-site Microsoft ADS network including IBM AS400 integration for large casino. Responsible for all aspects of enterprise administration as well as various hospitality applications including, but not limited to, ACSC, IGT, InfoGenesis, Showcase, Agilysys. Reduced TCO of network support by 55% within first 30-days, initiating operating system update automation and developing all Exchange management policies in young enterprise. Must adhere to strict parameters of both Seneca Gaming Authority and New York State Gaming Organization.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, NC - Senior Lead System Engineer on Microsoft and Novell NoS support to various K-12 public education clients, limited supervision, time management and project deadline management, client education including courseware development, knowledge transfer. Large enterprise: 100,000+ user accounts, 75+ remote locations, 5000+ nodes, moderate UNIX integration, Microsoft SMS and IIS integration including web-based applications. Responsible for team of 3-5 engineers and all aspects of deployment including logistics, inventory, staging, imaging, troubleshooting, and ADS management. Position involves documenting ADS infrastructure, adherence to government data security regulations, authoring custom courseware and training client’s technical personnel, and reporting directly to client’s executive management.
City of High Point, NC - Migration project from Windows NTDS directory structure to Windows ADS. Created ADS logical architecture from submitted network diagrams and outlines. Managed and assisted implementation during creation of pristine ADS forest and migration of existing user information. Currently continuing offsite programming contract to City of High Point for database synchronization between Human Resources databases and ADS to automate user creation and maintenance via VB scripting. Medium-sized enterprise: 12+ remote sites, 200+ user accounts, 8 pc servers, moderate Sun Solaris and UNIX integration, MS SMS integration.
United Guarantee, NC – Initial design and implementation of a remote deployment solution utilizing Novell ZENWorks in a mixed NetWare and Windows ADS environment. Deployment included Windows O/S and various applications and focused on NAL for resiliency and consistency. Medium-sized enterprise, 2 WAN sites, 100+ remote users.
Bank of America, NC - Contributed input to logical ADS design during infancy of planning via private ADS instruction and after hours casual consulting with members of the Infrastructure Design Team and Data Security Team. No direct reports, very large enterprise, multiple ADS forests consolidating on separate timelines.
Duke Energy, NC - Contributed input to logical ADS design and Exchange Server 5.5 upgrade as well as database solutions using MS SQL7.0 via private instruction and after hours casual consulting with senior IT Engineers. No direct reports.
Stateside Consulting, NC - on call to senior project engineer for assistance during NTDS-ADS upgrades, specifically integrating Exchange Server 5.5 - Exchange 2000 upgrades during the roll out. Continuing contract.
Cedalion Education, Inc. 1998
Technical Instructor for regional MCTEC/NAEC. Deliver vendor-authored official curriculum to IT professionals in an Instructor-led classroom environment.
Cabarrus County North Carolina Local Government 1987-1998
Senior System Administrator for government LAN/WAN installation. Provided network support for mixed client/server pc and mainframe environment under very limited supervision.
Vanstar Corporation 1996-1997
Support Specialist on off-site team to LCM customer, Hoechst-Celanese. Provided support of various applications in client/server network environment running both Novell 4.x and Windows NT Server platforms and WindowsNT Workstation or Win95 on workstations. Commended by management, customer and end-users for outstanding customer service.
Associated Brokers 1993 -1996
System Administrator/EDI Coordinator for multi-regional grocery broker running Novell network with Windows 3x and 9x clients. Provided direct system support to end-users, in-house programmers and executive management. Active with corporate membership in Uniform Code Council/Washington, DC for EDI communications on UCS and X12 EDI.
Fenestra Corporation 1991 - 1993
Purchasing/IC Systems for custom division of leading hollow metal fabricator.
Education
UNCC - B.S. Degree in Business Administration/Finance 1990
References
Meg Fullem, Triple M Training
Rhonda Layfield, MCT MCSE
Rebecca Smith
Beth Martin, CCNP
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