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DANIEL A. RHODES, MCSE
Confidential Resume
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
• 17 years of Exposure in Business & IT Hardware & Software full development life
cycles
o AT21 DOD Contractor (past 2 years), Test Engineer Lead & Project Team Lead
- agile methodology, leading scrum meetings, testing and documentation
o VIA Systems & Enterprise Holding Inc
- Project Management of SCCM 2007 security deployments over 4k servers
o Anheuser-Busch (Business Technical Analyst)
- customer onsite support, exposure to brand & marketing high paced
requirements, very P&L driven experience
PROJECT HISTORY
Innovation Solutions (SAIC) May 2014-Present
Test Engineer-Lead
• Responsible for leading team that completed testing and documented results for
all AT21 applications test results for the Enterprise Lab Liferray 6.2 upgrade
• Ensured all AT21 applications performed on Enterprise lab Integrated Baseline
servers with Liferay 6.2, Java 7, SQL 2008, documented and reported all defects
to the development teams
• Maintained testing schedule reporting weekly progress to team leaders
SAIC May 2013-January 2014
Project Team Lead
• Perform many managerial responsibilities, executive reporting and ensure
alignment with government counterparts
• Maintained Agile Development SDLC processes within Enterprise Lab
Environment
• Perform iterative planning with developers and presented plan to functional J3
customer
• Perform a variety of analytical tasks and prepares written evaluations and
recommendations.
• Perform regression testing of software, cataloging bugs and backlog items
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2. • Lead development team consisting of multiple Java/Flash and WebMethods
developers
• Successful lead team to delivery of multiple sustainment releases of key
government system
Enterprise Holding Inc., January 2013 – April 2013
Team Leader
• Project Management of SCCM 2007 security deployments to over 4000 servers.
• Manage and lead team of multiple server and software engineers on deployment
and testing of multiple enterprise applications.
• Coordinate with Subject Matter Experts for UAT testing
• Extensive documentation of completed procedures and coordination with
Business Analyst on results for Managerial reporting (Excel and PowerPoint)
VIASystems, December 2009 – November 2012
Sr. Systems Engineer
March 2009--Present
• Primary responsibility included executing hardware and software changes and
updates based on project schedule. Regular updates to PM on execution
• Hardware Installations, Hardware/Software Troubleshooting, TCP/IP
Configuration and LAN/WAN Setup, MS Exchange Configuration &
Troubleshooting, Windows XP Configuration & Setup, Core Image Configuration
• Blackberry activation and support. Sprint WIFI install and support. Remote user
support, Cisco VPN setup TCP/IP phone configuration, executive meeting
support, printer configuration Windows Server 2003/2008 administration Active
Directory; Responsible for all enterprise documentation to document library and
wiki pages.
• Extensive documentation of procedures, test cases, UAT scripts and execution
documentation requiring signoff.
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., July 2000 – November 2008
Business Technical Analyst / PM Anheuser-Busch
December 2000 – December 2008
• Managed team of 14 handling Wholesale Operation Division, Bud Sports,
International Sports Marketing, Merchandising, Promotional Products Group,
Business technical responsible for 14 branch sites including servers and PC
support and documentation that supported SOX compliancy. Additional support
included recovery and preparation for legal hold information.
• ERP deployment and documentation for AB SAP SD Module deployment to
Sales and Distribution systems. Included UAT testing and validation of user
stories.
• Build Creation – responsible for the creation, documentation and ongoing
updates for all groups desktop and laptop base builds.
• Hardware/Software and New Technology Evaluation. Evaluate and
recommended new hardware/software for Marketing. Insured technologies meet
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3. stringent security policies.
• Backup Executive support team Supporting August A. Busch IV and his direct
reports and VP’s
Sr. Helpdesk Analyst assigned to Anheuser-Busch
July 2000 – December 2000
• BudNet BTA (Business Technical Analyst) responsible for 1000+ servers.
• Responsible for helping users with all aspects of the BudNet servers
(applications, printer installs, password resets, etc.)
• Responsible for the break-fix of machines. On call 24-7 for wholesaler’s machine
replacement needs.
• Night point-of-contact for technicians in need of second-tier system
administration for situations that have been escalated.
• Work closely with project managers, track progress of the application and
document the application
• Responsible for answering incoming calls on the hotline and supporting A-B
wholesaler’s technical questions.
• Responsible for the support of ABMarketing.com, BudNet.com,
ABWholsaler.com (including user administration, troubleshooting web links and
versions).
• Utilize call-tracking system (Quintus).
National Envelope Corporation, 1990 – July 2000
Assistant IT Administrator
• Installs, supports and manages various TCP / IP LAN technologies including, DHCP,
WINS, DNS, etc.
• Installs, configures and troubleshoots Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT 4.0, W2K Operating
Systems, as well as, printers, scanners, modems, and Ethernet Cards.
• Highly proficient with W2k Active Directory, OUs, Group Policy, etc.
• Utilizes many software products such as Lotus 123 and MS Office Suite (95, 97,
2000).
• Responsible for AS / 400 Systems Management including print queue creation,
management and installation of IBM client software on PC’s for interconnectivity
between the PC’s and the AS / 400 systems.
• Facilitated JD Edwards “One World” database software rollout including design and
testing, implementation, support, and troubleshooting of existing IT systems
throughout the company.
• Provides IT training to new and existing employees of all technical levels.
• Defines security profiles for users within St. Louis division branch plant.
• Created training documentation for the J.D. Edwards software and tested users
ability to comprehend materials.
• Tested J.D. Edwards software in lab environment called CRP (conference room pilot)
to ensure integrity of security profiles.
• Tested software for intercompany compatibility.
• Provides ongoing help desk support to users.
EDUCATION / TRAINING
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4. • Bachelors in Information Systems – Lindenwood University (STL)
• Completed St. Louis University NT 4.0 and W2k “Bridge” MCSE Program.
• Completed Updating Support Skills, Directory Svcs Design, Networking Infrastructure
Design, and Security Design courses.
• Completed NT 4.0 Core + IIS + TCP / IP.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Common Office Environment: Microsoft 95/98/2000/Vista/Win7 OS;
Strong Excel, Access, Word and Desktop
Publishing apps
E-mail / GroupWare: MS Exchange; Lotus Notes
Enterprise Application Tools: JD Edwards Manufacturing; SAP (SD/FI);
Cognos; Business Objects; WebMethods
7.x; BUDNET
Equipment: IBM/Dell PC's,HUBS, IBM AS 400, ASYNC
Devices(Terminals, Printers, Modems), HP
LaserJet, Routers, desktops, laptops, palm
devices, Blackberry
Internet: All Browsers, Internet Information Service
(MS IIS)
Languages: Basic, Vba
Network Architecture & Topology: 10 Base T, 100 Base T, Ethernet, TCP /
IP, IPX
Network Operating Systems: MS NT, 2000, 2003, 2008 R2 Server
Operating Systems: MS NT Workstation / Windows 95 / NT / 98
/2000 /XP Home/ Professional / Win 7
Protocols & Standards: TCP / IP, Ethernet, IPX, VPN Client, RAS
Utilities: File Transfer Protocol (FTP)/(sFTP);
Subversion, Git
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