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Jose has worked in the IT field for over 20 years. During this time he has provided support to several FORTUNE500 companies like Hewlett Packard and BHP Billiton.The last 2 years he has focused more on the security aspect of cloud and database solutions.

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He holds a Masters degree in Cybersecurity and has extensive experience with MSSQL and Windows Administration.

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He is based in Houston, Texas and is fluent in Spanish and English.

2020-To Present

Cloud and System Administrator

EDPR

• Review the security posture of Windows servers.

• Remediate Windows vulnerabilities

• Asses the security of the existing network configuration for Azure VMs and on-premise Windows Servers.

• Install and deploy Windows and SQL Server Service Packs and Hotfixes.

• Evaluate Windows requirements for new company applications.

• Design and implement Windows and SQL Server High Availability solutions for Azure cloud systems.

• Assist with the On-board and Off-board process of users.

• Provide Windows and Active Directory technical support (US time zone) for EDPR worldwide systems: Portugal, Spain, Brazil, US.

• Work on ticket resolution and provide long term fix to current Windows Server Incidents.

2017-2019

Infrastructure Technology Specialist

BHP Billiton

• Review and submit SOX artifacts for BHP SOX regulated databases in US and Australia.

• Engage and work with BHP security team in security related incidents with SQL Server databases.

• Setup and configure MSSQL encryption for databases.

• Evaluate database application requirements for highly secluded BHP databases and SQL instances (migrate and configure those to SQL Server 2012 and 2017 versions)

• Production support DBA for 3 different regions: US, Chile, and Australia.

• Install and deploy SQL Server Service Packs and Hotfixes.

• Monitor database performance.

• Work on ticket resolution and provide long term solution to recurrent database incidents.

• SQL server performance tuning.

2012-2016

Senior MSSQL DBA

CTUIT Software

• Evaluate and implement recommended industry security practices and setups for SQL Server and Windows 2006/2008/2012

• Administer and Manage 1k+ MSSQL2012 databases, including a MSSQL 2012 failover instance running on a Windows 2012 two node Cluster on top of VMware.

• Storage performance testing on DELL Compellent SAN and Nimble SAN using SQLIO

• Conduct root cause and analysis for database incidents and problems

• On call DBA

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2003-2012

Windows Admin

Hewlett Packard

• Administer and support MSSQL server mission critical databases for Hewlett Packard.

• Install Windows hotfixes and patches on SQL servers

• Database consultant for HP Projects scattered across different regions: AMERICAS, ASIA and EUROPE.

• Participate in meetings for network and physical design of SQL servers.

• Setup and configure Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Os on HP ProLiant servers.

• Conducted root cause and analysis of Windows related incidents.

• Administer Windows 2003 Active Directory Domain for internal systems (HP production lines and its assets)

• Design and implement Windows AD GPOs.

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Certifications

• CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)

• Associate of ISC2

• eJPT (Junior Penetration Tester)

• CompTIA Pentest+

• ComTIA Security+

• CompTIA CYSA+

• CompTIA Network+

• AWS SysOps Administrator

• Certified Azure Administrator