Summary
Seasoned enterprise level infrastructure architect and
product manager specializing in Active Directory, Exchange SharePoint, MIIS,
and single sign-on solutions. Veteran project manager,
presenter/public speaker, and writer; with sixteen years of in-depth hands on
experience.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Google Me – “Jason
Sherry” “Active Directory” or “Jason
Sherry” Exchange
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jsherry
Infrastructure
Architect
May 2008 to Current
Focus on the
implementation of Mimosa’s NearPoint solution for e-mail and file system
archiving and growing Mimosa’s professional services practice.
In addition, I work with customers and sales to assist product management
and development in understanding areas where NearPoint needs improvements or
additional opportunities.
More details to
come later
Pro Exchange\C2 Systems – Longmont, CO
Infrastructure
Architect and Product
Manager
July 2002 to May 2008
Focused on helping organizations manage, expand, and
optimize their Microsoft infrastructure. Industry recognized leader for
the design and implementation of authentication and messaging solutions.
Product manager for the leading Windows based single sign-on solution.
Design and implement Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, MIIS\ILM, System
Center, SSO, and other enterprise solutions. Manage all aspects of
projects, including project plans, scheduling, task management from the
planning and design stages to the documentation, training, and transition
stages.
- Managed numerous small
to large scale Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange migration projects
- Assisted in building a
new identity management (IdM) practice focusing
on Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) and single sign-on (SSO)
solutions
- Designed, built, and
integrated SharePoint Portal servers into multiple organizations
- Shaping the future of C2
products by gathering input from customers, support, QA, and market
factors
- Create detailed
procedures and training documentation to enable organizations to manage
their environment more affectively
- Developed custom
solutions and applications to increase automation and efficiency
- Written technical
articles and whitepapers on Exchange, Active Directory, SharePoint, and
MIIS
Key Accomplishments
- Active beta tester for
Exchange 2007 RTM, SP1, and participate in weekly calls with Microsoft PM
group on Exchange 14
- Multiple deployments of
Exchange 2007
- Worked with Microsoft on
the creation of the universal skills domain information, which was used in
the building of the certification tests and materials for Exchange 2007
- Migrated and thoroughly
documented the procedures to migrate from various environments to Windows
Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003
- Created scripts to
automate the process of executing an inter-organization Exchange 2003
migration
· Designed
and wrote a SPAM filtering product for Exchange 2000/2003, SPAM Smacker: https://www.hunterstone.com/hsstore/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=103
Dell – Austin, TX
IT Strategist and
Messaging
Architect
December 2006 to October 2007
Served as a technology expert for AD,
Exchange, and scripting to both the engineering and operations teams.
Was responsible for the testing, design, and implementation
of Exchange 2007 worldwide, which included over 130,000 mailboxes and 300,000
public folders. Role included providing customer and prospect
briefings on Dell’s Exchange environment and Exchange 2007 plans. Project
manager duties preformed included team coordination, project plan management,
scheduling, and task management.
- Guided project teams
from formation to project competition
- Created business
requirements, project plans, and other documents and deliverables
- Designed lab
infrastructure, and created testing plans and test cases
- Managed project plans,
schedule, deliverables, and SharePoint sites
- Coordinated with team
members spread across multiple locations around the world
- Responsible for budget
planning, system and software requisitions, and vendor relationships
Key Accomplishments
- Designed and implemented
a global email encryption solution for all Dell users
- Architected the Exchange
2007 lab to cover application testing, migration & design planning,
performance testing, and team education
- Managed all aspects of
the Exchange 2007 implementation planning project
- Collaborated on the DST
2007 planning and mitigation team to reduce the impact of the DST time
change
Senior Product
Manager
May 2003 – July 2005
Responsible for the design and management
of Configuresoft’s Active Directory and Exchange modules.
Managed the project to revamp the user interface and reporting aspects of Configuresoft’s core product, Enterprise
Configuration Manager (ECM). Ensured that the products I managed had
the required features and functionality to make them viable to organizations
based on my expertise in the areas of AD, Exchange, Windows, and systems
management. Focused on market trends, feedback from
customers and sales to continue the development of these products to provide
additional solutions in future versions.
- Worked with customers,
prospects, and sales to determine the product requirements for AD,
Exchange, and ECM
- Interfaced with sales,
marketing, QA, and development to facilitate the most efficient
development, marketing, and sales strategies for the products I managed
- Created product
requirements, specification documents, and roadmaps
- Managed the information
portal and product management’s requirements tracking system
Key Accomplishments
- Migrated development,
QA, sales, marketing, and product management from e-mail, file share, and
public folder based methods of storing and sharing information to
SharePoint
- Recreated
over 150 reports using SQL Reporting Services to replace reports
previously based on Crystal Reports, which is being replaced with SRS
- Rolled
out a software package (FeaturePlan
) utilized by Product Management to manage
software requirements for all Configuresoft products
- Created training materials on
SharePoint, FeaturePlan, and SRS to assist new
and existing employee’s in becoming proficient users of these products
- Product won TechEd Best of Show Award in 2005 and 2006, eWeek LABS Analyst Choice Award in 2006,
and Best of MMS Award in 2006
Primarily
responsible for technical direction and management of Directory and Resource Administrator,
directory management solution for Windows. In addition, I
managed Exchange Administrator and File Security Administrator, two other
products in the Administration Suite (http://www.netiq.com/products/admin).
·
Responsible for product requirement
and specification documents of each major release that outlined all new
features and changes in detail
·
Worked with the sales and consulting teams on design
recommendations, implementation plans, and custom solutions
·
Reviewed and created scripts, white
papers, and custom solutions for the “Knowledge Depot”
·
Assisted in the design and planning
for multiple enterprise level rollouts of Active Directory and Exchange
·
Created the “Knowledge Depot”, which is a website where
customers, employees, and partners can post or download scripts, custom
solutions, and white papers
·
Managed the launch of seven product releases over a period
of 24 months
·
Products won TechEd 2002 Best of Show Award, Windows IT Pro Reader’s Choice Award in 2002,
W2Knews Target Award in 2001 and 2002
In my role as
a system engineer, I was part of a sales team that focused on the
southeast. My responsibility was to demonstrate,
setup, deploy, and provide on-site support for Mission Critical products.
In addition, I worked with multiple customers on planning and implementing
Exchange, carrying out NT domain consolidations, and the migration to Windows
2000.
·
Consulted with customers on NT security, domain structure,
planning for Windows 2000, migrating to Exchange, and worked with customers on
the roll-out of Mission Critical products at the enterprise level
·
Provided high level recommendations and solutions to Windows management,
automation, and security related issues in customers’ environments
·
Assisted several Fortune 500
companies in consolidating their Windows NT domains, migrating to Windows and
Exchange 2000, and in the managing of their Microsoft infrastructure
·
Created best
practices documents, whitepapers, and training materials on administration and
migration
At Vanstar I was an on-site senior Microsoft consultant at
BellSouth Cellular (now Cingular Wireless). While on-site I helped
BellSouth re-design their entire Windows domain structure, roll-out SMS, and
start the migrating from Microsoft Mail to Exchange.
As the team
lead for the PC software support team, I was responsible for ensuring that
there was proper phone coverage for the multiple Microsoft based products we
supported.
An additional
responsibility was to ensure that my team, and others
had access to the resources needed to provide the answers to customers in the
most efficient way.
Provided the technical resources to enable a small help desk software and
computer training reseller to operate efficiently in addition to many other
tasks.
·
Google Me – “Jason Sherry” “Active Directory” or “Jason Sherry” Exchange
·
Editor and writer for OutlookExchange.com (http://www.outlookexchange.com/articles/jasonsherry)
and Windows IT Pro Magazine (http://www.windowsitpro.com/Authors/AuthorID/1620/1620.html)
covering Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Identity Integration
Server (MIIS), and Identity Integration Feature Pack (IIFP)
·
Spoke at numerous industry conferences, such as Microsoft
Exchange Conference, Gartner Group ITExpo Symposium,
Microsoft Manageability Summit, and multiple NetIQ events
·
Possess thorough knowledge of
VBScript, KiXtart, NT Batch, and Visual Basic, which
I have used to create a scripting repository containing over 200 scripts
·
Run my own “ISP/ASP/MSP” for friends
and family, since 1995
·
Maintain a lab of six physical and
over thirty VMs running various Microsoft OSes and
applications
·
Expertise with VMWare
Server, VMWare ESX Server, VM Workstation, and
Microsoft Virtual Server
2007:
Microsoft Identify Information Server (MIIS) MVP, honorary MVP status in
Exchange
2008:
Microsoft Exchange Server MVP; Secondary: MIIS\ILM and Directory Services
Windows NT
Workstations and Server, Windows XP (70-270), Windows 2003 Server (70-290,
70-291, 70-293),
Active Directory (70-294, 70-297), Exchange Server (70-284, 70-285)
Microsoft
Certifications: MCSE, MCPS, MCSA, MCSAM, MCSEM, & MCNPS
Major:
Computer Engineering, Minor: Computer Science
MS Mail 3.x,
Exchange, NT Server, NT Workstation, SMS Server, SQL Reporting Services,
SharePoint, Windows '95, Digital NT Clusters, and Compaq ASE
Last updated
4/8/07