Stephen_Owen_Profile_v2
- 1. 1430 West PeachtreeStreet,Suite 425 Atlanta,Georgia 30309 678.999.3002 iVision.com Stephen Owen Senior Consultant Infrastructure Services Practice Stephen is a member of the InfrastructureServices team with a focus on iVision'scoreEnterpriseClientManagement technologies, such as System Center, Hyper-V, Quest (Dell) Migration Manager, and PowerShell Scripting. Consultant Background Stephens primary roleis a Senior Consultant,architectingand implementing EnterpriseClient Management solutions. These projects often implement System Center technologies such as System Center Orchestrator,to automate complex business processes;Configuration Manager,to distributesoftwareand update content and deploy clientoperatingsystems, as well as Active Directory Group Policy and scripting. On the topic of scripting,Stephen Owen is a MicrosoftMVP, one of only 4,000 in the world,chosen by his peers for his contributions to evangelizingMicrosofttechnologies. His particular skill setcenters around automation and scriptingusingMicrosoftPowerShell,a powerful object driven scriptingenvironment. Stephens contributions can be found on the MicrosoftGallery,on PowerShell.org, and on his personal technology blog,FoxDeploy.com. Stephen also conducts iVisionsThree-Day PowerShell bootcamp course, an intensivezero-to-hero styleapproach to teachingscriptingfundamentals. Awards & Achievements 損 iVisionPIRRFAHIntegrity Award Winner 2012 損 iVisionEPICMoments Award Winner April 2014 損 PowerShell.org 2014 Winter Scripting Games Winner 損 Microsoft MVP PowerShell2015 損 iVisionEPICMoments Award Winner March 2015 損 iVisionEPICMoments Award Winner July2015 損 Microsoft CommunityContributor Award September 2015 Business Process Specialties 損 System Center Architecture 損 Environment HealthAssessment 損 Enterprise Client Management 損 Scripting, Orchestration& Automation 損 Virtualization Certifications 損 Microsoft CertifiedSolutions Architect Windows 7 損 Microsoft CertifiedTechnology Specialist SystemCenter Configuration Manager 2012 損 Microsoft Certified IT Professional Virtualization 損 Microsoft CertifiedSolutions Architect Windows Server 2012 損 Microsoft CloudSolutions Engineer Private Cloud 損 1E Nomad Solutions Engineer
- 2. 1430 West PeachtreeStreet,Suite 425 Atlanta,Georgia 30309 678.999.3002 iVision.com Am Law Top 50 Law Firm - Atlanta, GA Project: Client Experience RefreshProject | Role: Configuration Consultant | Technologies: VMWare Workstation, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Configuration Manager 2007, User State MigrationTool Conductedthe after-hours firm upgrade process, serving as both Tier I deployment engineer andTier II EscalationEngineer, leveragingpast experience inConfigMgr imagingand deployment to script solutions as problems emerged. Traveled to four remote office locations inthis role, resolvingissues to ensure a seamless enduser experience. Fortune 50 Retail Firm, Charlotte, NC Project: MessagingSystemUpdate Automation Implementation | Role:Senior Orchestration Consultant & LeadArchitect | Technologies: PowerShell Scripting, System Center Orchestrator Created runbook process using System Center Orchestrator to automate the migrationof mailboxes onMicrosoft Exchange 2010 servers, to streamline the System Update Process. This project eliminated anestimated60 hours ofovertime budget and intense stress onthe companies staff, promoting talent retentionandsavingthousands inlabor costs. Global Chemical Manufacturing Company Project: ConfigurationManagement Upgrade | Role: System Center Engineer and Architect | Technologies: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, SCCM2012, 1E Nomad Designedandimplementedmigrationfrom 184 client site environment to modern 2012 buildwithonlyseven site servers, using 1E Nomadto handle content distribution. Built images for all laptopand desktopmodels and migrated customSQL query solution to 2012 from ConfigMgr 2007. Createddozens of custom reports using SQL Management Studioand Report Builder. Designedprocess to conduct encryption ofvital salesand engineering team assets, whichwere foundto be inadequately protectedbyprevious desktopdeliverysystem. Private School - Atlanta, GA Project: Firm Antivirus andSoftware Update Refresh Project | Role:Senior System Center Consultant | Technologies: System Center ConfigurationManager 2012, SQL Server 2012 Design andimplement newproduction Configuration Manager Environment, including end-to-end process for system updatingandantimalware agent deliveryand configuration. This same infrastructure is used to ensure Windows and Applicationupdatesare seamlesslydeliveredto endpoints with minimal ITStaff Intervention. Document ManagementFirm - Atlanta, GA Project: Merger Project | Role: Senior Migration Consultant | Technologies: Quest Migration Manager for Exchange, Microsoft PowerShell Troubleshot issues of a complex organizational merger as they arose, migratinguser workstations from DomainA to Domain B and ensuring alldata transferredwithno data loss. Scriptedcustom solutionto update and migrate Office Communicator Contact Lists on the fly, with nouser downtime or tedious manual re-entryof contacts, a capabilityonly iVisioncanoffer. Key Project Highlights Stephen serves as one of iVisions key Microsoft technology evangelists and drives the internal development of Enterprise Client Management and Configuration initiatives. He pushes for continuous integration and end-to-end orchestration with his love of PowerShell scripting.