Reed Smith Llp Work Values

Daily Duties at Reed Smith Llp:

Major accomplishments include:  Team Lead SAN decision team/evaluated EMC DMX 3000, NetApp FAS 980, and HP EVA 8000  Team Lead Server Consolidation Team Consolidate data Center to HP Blade Technology  Team Lead for Data Center Master Agreement Contract between Reed Smith and Lexis Nexis  Conversion from UNIX Legal Office Automation System to PC-based LAN utilizing Novell NetWare 4.1  Converted NetWare 4.1 to 5.0 and ran NT 4.0 directory structure with NDS  Converted File and Print Applications from Netware to a complete Windows Environment saving over $150,000 in maintenance fees and reducing duplicate server environment.  Installed Exchange 4.0, converted to Exchange 5.5 with in place upgrades, converted to Exchange 2003 with swing servers.  Designed and implemented NT 4.0 domain to an Active Directory 2003 tree and forest  Implemented and installed first Blackberry server structure and grew to 1200 Blackberry users.  Investigated and Installed Juniper VPN servers in a failover structure.  Installed Firebox Firewalls in all offices with outward looking ISP connections.  Installed and grew Reed Smith Network through generations of Enterasys Switching hardware.  Merged IS of three major law firms and various practices from 1,000 employees to its current base of 2600.  Replaced nine disparate PBX systems with Nortel switches to achieve consistency and consolidating maintenance budgets.  Implemented border gateway protocol to provide fault tolerant redundancy for interoffice communication.  Managed and implemented a complete carrier change from MCI Frame Relay to Sprint MPLS Network Working (hands-on) manager responsible for:  Corporate IS budget of $4.5 million.  Microsoft Software Assurance and Licensing contract ($2 million).  All Internet points of presence (10 locations).  Corporate frame relay WAN for 16 offices including two UK offices.  Corporate network backbone devices (routers, switches, firewalls, and gateways).  Corporate server farm consisting of over 300 Intel-based servers configured with Microsoft integrated DHCP, DNS, and Active Directory 2000.  Corporate Microsoft Exchange email system.  Corporate PBX systems for headquarters and all branch offices.  Contracts and purchasing for all local and long-distance voice and data communication services.  Video teleconferencing hardware and data communications.  Three-building campus network connected via dark fiber for gigabit access.  Unity voice messaging fully integrated with Microsoft Exchange.  Ten direct reports.

What they like about Reed Smith Llp:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

SAN Capacity Design, LAN Infrastructure Design and Maintenance, WAN Infrastructure Design and Maintenance, Team Mentoring, Network Monitoring, VMware Virtual Machine, Disaster Recovery Planning, Wan Capacity Planning, Data Center Project Management, Blade Server Design, Server Redundancy Planning and design, SAN Fabric Design, Multiple Tier SAN Storage data migration, Microsoft Messaging including Blackberry, Vendor Relations and Contract negotiation, Backup and Restore Methodology, Active Directory

Skills

P&L responsibilities, Presentation, Sales Support, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership , SAN Capacity and Design, Proactive Change Management Process

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