APTIN MIRAFTABI, MBA
1533 Vista Ridge Way, Roseville, CA 95661 (willing to relocate at own expense)
Home Phone:  [Send email to request phone number] 90-0331 E-Mail: 
CAREER OBJECTIVE

To lead IT Operations for growing companies as an IT Manager or Project
Manager.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 * Over 19 years of professional IT experience.
 * Over 5 years of IT Management Experience.
 * Extensive IT project management, business analysis and infrastructure
planning experience.
 * Cross-platform integration specialist.
 * Senior UNIX, NT, & Network Administrator.
 * Excellent technical, troubleshooting, & communication skills.

HIGHLIGHTS

 * Data Center Renovations for Verizon Business and Riverstone Networks
Managed entire life cycle of these major projects from initial project proposals
to funding and implementation. This projects included new data center power,
cooling, fire suppression systems, seismic server farm racks, and server and
system migrations.

 * Global network deployment for Riverstone Networks
Architected and implemented robust network connectivity to Riverstone sites
across USA, Europe & Asia Pacific. This project included roll-out of WAN routers
& servers to all branch offices for connectivity via a global MPLS cloud (fully
meshed).

 * Perimeter security and secure site-to-site VPN's for Riverstone Networks,
Marvell Semiconductor, and Sony Electronics.
These projects included security analysis, network design, firewall policies,
content scanners, authentication servers, etc. and passed rigorous independent
audits after implementation.

 * Infrastructure design, server upgrades and consolidations
Continually improved uptime, security, and ROI improvements with the adoption of
various new technologies such as virtualization technologies, disaster recovery
technologies, application security firewalls, vulnerability scanning, system
consolidations, etc.

EXPERIENCE

06/09 - 10/09
San Juan Unified School District - Sacramento, CA
Program Manager of Networking and Telecommunications - Led Networking and
Telecommunications department at SJUSD. Managed projects relating to
infrastructure upgrades including enterprise backups and network bandwidth
upgrades. Developed project plans and process documents leading to business
process re-engineering and improvements. Spearheaded cross-training and
team-building efforts to increase the cohesiveness and effectiveness of the
department. Led efforts to turn the group from emergency driven to proactive.

12/02 - 07/08
Verizon Business - Sacramento, CA
Senior Systems Engineer & Business Analyst - Provided technical responses and
system design for various state and federal government RFP's where Verizon
Business would be a potential or existing Application Service Provider (ASP).
Developed technical proposals, system designs, bill of materials and costing
analysis for RFP responses and other business opportunities. Lead new technology
reviews, research, and selection within Verizon Business (VZB). Helped VZB's
competitive advantage by adopting technologies and methods that can reduce costs,
increase ROI, and increase uptime. Wrote technology whitepapers for VZB
executives, management, and peers. Developed IT operations budgets and
forecasts.

12/99 - 9/02
Riverstone Networks - Santa Clara, CA
Manager of IT Technical Services Group - Manager and technical lead of IT senior
technical staff at Riverstone responsible for worldwide infrastructure planning,
design, & implementation. Lead and managed all major IT including new worldwide
data center, global network (including firewalls, VPN's & WAN's), and Disaster
Recovery (including development of DR & BCP plans & technical architecture for
service recovery). Assisted in IT managed/outsourced service management (i.e.
Application Service providers and other managed service providers). Oversaw all
data center operations and systems administration as well as training and
mentoring IT technical staff.

6/99 - 11/99
Marvell Semiconductor - Sunnyvale, CA
Technical Lead/Senior Systems Administrator - Member of senior IT technical
staff responsible for infrastructure planning, design, and improvement.
Responsibilities included UNIX & NT server administration, Checkpoint firewall
administration, and the administration of all network switches and routers for
Marvell. Projects included the deployment of new NT & UNIX servers, upgrade and
re-architecture of Marvell's existing firewall, and the deployment of a VPN to a
Singapore remote office.

3/96 - 6/99
Sony Electronics - San Jose, CA
IT Supervisor & Technical Lead - Lead efforts to upgrade Sony's aging network
and computer infrastructure. Redesigned & redefined IT infrastructure and
standards for Sony to meet current and future needs. This included planning,
acquisition, and deployment of Ethernet switching hubs, Cisco routers, Compaq
Proliant servers, Sun Ultrasparc and Enterprise2000 servers. Helped to design and
implement a network of computers and servers for multi-million dollar testbeds
for Sony. Also, helped to design and implement an extensive firewall strategy for
Sony SDC (CheckPoint Firewall-1). Provided senior UNIX and NT systems
administration. Initiated IT process and service-level improvements, deployed
call-tracking system, and drafted software and hardware standards.

10/94 - 3/96
I-Net at LSI Logic - Milpitas, CA
SENIOR SYSTEMS/NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR - Sysadmin lead for a 2000+ node PC-based
LAN/WAN. Helped develop network infrastructure and standards for LSI Logic's PC
network consisting of Microsoft NT, Novell Netware. Administered NT, Novell,
cc:Mail, and 2 UNIX servers used as Appleshare server for Macintosh, and Internet
mail relay. Facilitated network connectivity to UNIX-based network via NFS, and
Mainframe via SNA gateways. Provided training for Help Desk and Desktop Support
groups. Assisted Field Engineers on escalated third tier issues. Performed
managerial duties as acting supervisor of the server support group.
5/94 - 9/94
Edge Information Systems - San Jose, CA
NETWORK ENGINEER - Provided on-site consulting for Edge IS' clients. Designed
and Implemented Novell and NT based networks. Installed and configured mail
systems and SMTP gateways consisting of either cc:Mail, MS-Mail, or Groupwise
based on customer request. Set up ISDN Network connectivity and
Video-conferencing equipment. Provided network integration to UNIX internetworks.
Troubleshooted and optimized client networks.

3/94 - 5/94
Ziff-Davis Expositions - Hot Stage Test Facility, Sunnyvale, CA
NETWORK ENGINEER - Provided voluntary assistance in building the world's largest
trade-show network (the INTEROPnet at NETWORLD+INTEROP in Las Vegas containing
over 4000 nodes). As the lead Novell specialist, designed and built the
INTEROPnet's first ever showcase of Novell Netware. Responsibilities also
included hardware setup of various LAN/WAN equipment, UTP and FDDI cabling,
testing, and network troubleshooting, sniffing, & monitoring.

1/90 - 1/94
Computer Associates, San Jose, CA
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ANALYST - Senior LAN specialist, responsible for
troubleshooting and problem solving of technical issues for a high-end accounting
software used in standalone and LAN environments. Performed compatibility tests
of software with various network operating systems (NOS's) such as Netware,
Lantastic, LanManager, 3COM, Banyan, etc. Produced technical documentation of
known problem-solutions, and trained new technicians. In addition, provided
assistance and technical knowledge to Quality Assurance and I.S. departments at
Computer Associates.

SKILLS INVENTORY
Systems Administration: WinNT/2K, Solaris, Sun-OS, Novell, Cisco, & HP-UX
Operating Systems: UNIX (BSD & System V), Windows NT & 95, Novell, DOS, & Mac
Network Protocols: TCP/IP, IPX, Appletalk, Netbeui, and NBT (Netbios over
TCP/IP)
Miscellaneous: NFS, NIS, DNS, HTML, C-shell & Bourne-shell, MS-SQL
Mail Systems: Sendmail, cc:Mail, MS-Exchange, & MS-Mail
Excellent communication skills (Both verbal and written)

EDUCATION

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, San Jose, CA.
Master of Business Administration, May 2001
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, May 1992

CheckPoint Firewall-1 Advanced Firewall Administration, Foster City, CA. 5/98
MS-SQL Server Administration, San Jose, CA. 8/97
Solaris 2.x Advanced System Administration, Milpitas, CA. 6/97
Windows NT 4.0 Server, San Jose, CA. 5/96
TCP/IP & Internetworking by Douglas Comer, Las Vegas, NV. 5/94
Internetworking with Netware LAN's, Las Vegas, NV. 5/94
Seven CNE-track courses at VITEK SYSTEMS EDUCATION (NAEC), San Jose, CA.
Certified Netware Engineer (C.N.E), 3/94

AFFILIATIONS

AITP - Association of Information Technology Professionals - member
Silicon Valley Network Professional's Association (NPA) - member
Windows NT Professional's Association - member
AIESEC (World-wide university business club) - alumni member

REFERENCES

Available upon request.