Jay Yamagata
Senior Information Systems Engineer
Greater Chicago Area
Summary :
Architected the corporate IT infrastructure of a divested software division from the ground up to form a new privately held company.
Responsible for the ongoing design of internal IT systems and infrastructure for a multi-national private software company.
Specialties :
Design and management of Microsoft Exchange, Windows Active Directory, VMWare Virtual Infrastructure, VMware Lab Manager, Netapp Filer, Dell Server Infrastructure. Domain and Exchange mailbox migrations utilizing Quest Migration Manager for AD and Exchange. Microsoft Licensing and MSDN Licensing Experience.
Experience
Senior Information Systems Engineer
Flexera Software
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
April 2009 - Present (1 year 4 months)
Primary responsibilities: global IT systems and infrastructure design, engineering, implementation and administration. Key player in all facets of the corporate IT landscape: recommending solutions, negotiating with vendors, purchasing, licensing, integrating acquisitions, policies and best practices, issue resolution.
Systems Infrastructure Manager
Acresso Software
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
April 2008 - April 2009 (1 year 1 month)
IT Infrastructure design, engineering, implementation and administration. Designed the corporate IT environment and led the Windows Active Directory Domain and Exchange migration of over 300 users during the divestiture from Macrovision.
Coordinated the IT datacenter and infrastructure move project as part of the corporate office relocation. Uninstalled, transported, and reinstalled 60+ rack mounted servers and telecom equipment over a holiday weekend with minimal end-user issues.
Systems Administrator
Macrovision Corporation
(Public Company; MVSN; Computer Software industry)
July 2004 - April 2008 (3 years 10 months)
Responsible for internal operations and administration of the Windows Active Directory environment. Played a key role in IT integration activities. SOX process owner.
Systems Administrator
InstallShield Software Corporation
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
2000 - 2004 (4 years )
Responsible for system and network administration tasks. Issue escalation resolution.
Helpdesk Specialist
InstallShield Software Corporation
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
1997 - 1999 (2 years )
Provided internal customer support, administration of user accounts and general helpdesk responsibilities.
Education
Bradley University
BSEE Electrical Engineering
1991 - 1996
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