Christoph Puetz

Summary of Qualifications

· Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer – NT 4.0 (MCSE)
· Microsoft Certified Professional Windows 2000
· I-Net+ COMPTIA Certified Internetwork Professional
· Certified Internet Webmaster Associate (CIW Associate)
· Extensive System/Network Administration experience
 

Work History

Network Administrator IIII  - 07/2003 – present
Thomson MICROMEDEX - Greenwood Village, CO

· System Administration/Network Administration for Windows Active Directory Domain
  (140 servers, 550 clients)
· Setup, upgrades and configuration of servers incl. RAID configuration and cluster administration
· Windows 2000 Active Directory Administration
· Installation, configuration, administration and maintenance of software applications
  (MS Office, MS Outlook, Visual Studio 6, MS Backoffice products like MS SQL 7 + 2000, IIS 4.0, IIS 5,
  IIS 6, Exchange Server 5.5 and 2000, Patchlink 5.0, ScriptLogic, Symanetc Anti-Virus,
  Trend Anti-Virus)
· Windows security administration
· Webmaster related tasks for Corporate Solutions Internet

Distributed Computing Engineer II  - 06/1999 – present
Thomson Financial (formerly Primark / formerly Onpoint Technologies), Englewood, CO

· System Administration/Network Administration/Tech Support for Windows Active Directory Domain
  (3 NT 4.0 servers / 20 Windows 2000 servers and 32 Windows  2000 workstations running W2K Server)
· Setup, upgrades and configuration of PCs and servers incl. RAID configuration
· Windows 2000 Active Directory Administration / Webmaster
· Cisco Pix Firewall Administration (Configuration and setup)
· Installation, configuration and maintenance of software applications
  (MS Office, MS Outlook, Visual Studio 6, MS Backoffice products like MS SQL 7 + 2000, IIS 4.0, IIS 5,
  Exchange Server 2000, Altigen PBX Phone system Altiware 3.0, NetShield Anti-Virus,
  Veritas Backup Exec, PCAnywhere)
· Responsible for Backup procedure / strategy using Veritas Backup Exec 8.x software /
   NT Backup in combination with ADIC DLT 7000 tape drive and Exabyte 8MM tape drives
· Running production (data feed) financial database in software developer environment including
  testing of software patches/updates (Product: Piranha 3.0/ 3.1. – Piranha Web)
· Webmaster related tasks for Thomson Analytics http://analytics.thomsonib.com

Computer Technician   - 01/1999 – 06/1999
Quark, Inc., Denver, CO

· Technical support for QuarkXPress Software / Windows
· Troubleshooting of application related issues under Windows OS (Win 95/98/NT)
· Testing of suspected problems between software and hardware
· Customer Service

Customer Service Representative  - 04/1998 – 01/1999
American President Lines, Englewood, CO

· Software testing of company custom database software application
· Team liaison / first point of contact for team members regarding software problems
· Handled incoming phone-calls (Call-Center)
· Information Research Import/Export related issues
· Customer Service

Bank Clerk / Tech Support    - 01/1994 – 03/1998
Stadt-Sparkasse Dusseldorf, Germany

· First level of tech support (minor hardware problems / software problems)
· Processing of short, medium and long-term loans + mortgages
· Handled loan arrangements for building contractors
· Customer Service / Administration

Computer Skills

Software related Skills
· Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation + Server,
· Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, SQL Server 7.0 + 2000, IIS 4.0 + 5.0 + 6.0, Exchange Server 5.5 + 2000
· WINS, DHCP, TCP/IP, DNS, Active Directory Services
· Windows NT/2000/2003 Resource Kit, Veritas Backup Exec, Office 97 + 2000 + XP
· PCAnywhere 8 + 9 + 10 + 11, Dos, Outlook 98 + 2000 + XP,
· Cisco Pix Firewall OS 4.4 + 6.31
· Knowledge is based on working experience and professional training

Hardware related Skills
· Very Good hardware knowledge / Troubleshooting skills
  (Intel/AMD based computer technology including hardware Raid, multi-processor servers and disk arrays – worked with Dell and Compaq/HP products / building/assembling of PC's)

Licenses & Certificates
· Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
·     MCSE Exam #70-064 Windows 95   (08/08/98)
·     MCSE Exam #70-058 Networking Essentials  (10/18/98)
·     MCSE Exam #70-067 Windows NT Server 4.0 (04/27/99)
·     MCSE Exam #70-068 Windows NT Server 4.0 i. t. Enterprise (07/29/99)
·     MCSE Exam #70-059 Internetworking with TCP/IP on Windows NT 4.0 (12/99)
·     MCSE Exam #70-028 Administering SQL Server 7.0 (02/04/2000)
· Microsoft Certified Professional Windows 2000 MCSE Exam #70-217 Active Directory Services (03/16/2002)
· I-Net+ - COMPTIA Certified Internetwork Professional (10-22-2001)
· Certified Internet Webmaster Associate (CIW Associate) (01-19-2002)

Education

Vocational Commercial College I (Dusseldorf, Germany) 02/1992 – 11/1993
Graduated 1993 – 2 year German College degree
Majors: Economics, Business Science / Minors: Accounting, Mathematics
Program combined with Trainee program at Stadt-Sparkasse Dusseldorf (see below)

Trainee at Stadt-Sparkasse Dusseldorf (Dusseldorf, Germany) 02/ 1992 – 01/1994
Training on the job in all parts of the banking business /
combined with Vocational Commercial College education (see above)

Trainee EDEKA Duisburg e.G. (Administration + Information Technology) 07/1987 – 06/1988
Training on the job: Accounting, Bookkeeping, Wholesale, Computer Help Desk, etc.

German Commercial College (Kempen, Germany) 08/1985 – 06/1987
Graduated 1987 – 2 year German College degree
Majors: Economics, Business Science / Minors: Computer Science, Business English

High School Diploma Hauptschule (High School) Duisburg (Germany) – 1985

Special Skills

Languages: fluent in German
 

References available upon request