Dwayne Hall

Current

• Senior Data Systems Architect at IS Associates Inc.
• Owner at HDJ Information Systems Inc.

Past

• Sr. Consultant/Architect at Geosign Corp
• Sr. Consultant at Compugen Inc
• Network Support Analyst at Compugen Inc

• Sr. Integration Specialist at GE Capital TMS
• Senior Systems Engineer at RED Technologies Inc
• LAN Consultant/CNE at ISM
• Technical Support Specialist at PC ServicePartners Inc
• Technical Support/CNE at Advent Information Resources
• Technician at ASAP/ENTRE INC.

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Education

• DeVry Institute of Technology

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• HDJ Information Systems Inc.
• IS Associates Inc.

Dwayne Hall’s Summary

Experienced professional with over 21 years in the information technology industry, with a focus on providing technical infrastructure consulting/architecture services to a wide variety of clients. My process usually involves requirements gathering, consideration of alternative solutions, evaluation of solutions, design/testing and implementation of solutions, then revalidation that the solution has successfully addressed the original business problem. Also have extensive experience in delivering comprehensive technology assessments that provide future technology decision roadmaps based on business requirements. I have extensive implementation experience and related skills in architecture, design, and development of servers, directory services (Active Directory & Novell Directory Services), virtualization (VMware) and productivity applications (e.g. Exchange, Project Server, IIS).

Dwayne Hall’s Specialties:

• Team leader and player with natural influencing skills
• Proficient problem solving and technical skills
• Practical design, development and architecture capabilities
• Effective presentation and communications skills
• Proven training and instructing talent
• Excellent organizer and planner

Dwayne Hall’s Experience

• Senior Data Systems Architect

  IS Associates Inc.

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  Help clients research, plan, design, purchase and implement storage infrastructure and virtualization solutions that provide greater data availability, manageability and security while enabling the rapid deployment of server and storage resources to meet business needs.
  
  Accomplishments
  Authored a Virtualization performance assessment report for a global automotive parts manufacturer. This report was the result of an assessment of a large VMware infrastructure environment.
  
  Planning and implementation of a VMware virtualization HA/DRS platform utilizing HP servers, Nortel switches and NetApp storage for a Research and Development organization in the hearing instruments industry.
  
  Planning and implementation of a VMware VI3 infrastructure for a Guelph based automotive parts manufacturer.

• Owner

  HDJ Information Systems Inc.

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  HDJ Information System Inc – provides Information Technology consulting services, architecture/design services, installation of new software solutions, upgrade and migration from older systems to newer systems and troubleshooting of systems that are experiencing issues.
  
  Accomplishments
  Planning and implementation of a Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2007 solution all running within a VMware virtualization platform for a Canadian HVAC components manufacturer.
  
  Planning, design, and implementation of Windows Server 2003 Active Directory for a Guelph based Ontario government agency.
  
  Planning and implementation of a Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 solution for a Canadian materials handling supplier.
  
  Design and implementation of a High Available Exchange 2003 solution for a Canadian electronics supply company.
  
  Active Directory/Exchange 2007 migration project for a regional area Hospital research department.
  
  Conducted a disaster recovery exercise for a Toronto based financial services organization. This work involved recovering four separate systems which included Active Directory, Exchange 2003, File/Print Services, and SQL 2000.

• Sr. Consultant/Architect

  Geosign Corp

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  December 2006 — June 2007 (7 months)

  Responsible for the delivery of several complex project implementations which involved Storage expansion and optimization, Virtualization expansion and optimization, Active Directory re-design, Project Server install and IT Team mentoring/leadership. These projects also involved documentation, ongoing support and knowledge transfer.
  
  Technical Expertise
  Windows Server 2003 R2 & Active Directory, Windows Server 2008 “Longhorn”, VMware ESX3 and VC2, IBM Storage Systems (DS4300, DS4700, DS4800), Qlogic SAN Fabric (Sanbox 5200, 5600), IBM Bladecenter, MS Project Server 2003, MS Exchange 2003

• Sr. Consultant

  Compugen Inc

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  December 2000 — December 2006 (6 years 1 month)

  Responsible for the Presales support for Enterprise Solutions and Post Sales support of complex installations, upgrades and migrations of E-infrastructure business. Also responsible for architecture, design, and development of servers, directory services and productivity applications.
  
  Client Engagements Accomplishments -
  (Technology Assessments, Business case studies and road maps)
  Lawson Health Research Institute
  IKO Industries Ltd
  Gary Jonas Computing Limited
  Bank of Nova Scotia
  MCW Consultants Ltd
  Ontario Medical Association
  The Employment Solution
  Royal LePage
  Duke Energy
  Heinz Canada
  LawPro
  ATT/allstream
  Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
  St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital
  Central Agency Cluster
  ABB
  Kodak Canada
  
  (Active Directory Design, Planning and Implementation Projects)
  Regional Municipality of York
  OLGC
  Emergency Health Services
  Lawpro
  St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital
  Duke Energy
  Ontario Realty Corporation
  Dundee Securities
  Continuing Care Access Centre
  INCO
  
  (Migration Projects - Active Directory, Exchange, Data etc.)
  Noranda/Falconbridge/Xstrata
  Union Energy/Reliance Home Comfort
  Vasogen
  Mutual Fund Dealers Association
  Major Drilling
  KRMC
  Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
  
  Energy Savings (IBM BladeCenter/SAN Implementation)
  
  OCCIO (Server Virtualization Implementation)
  
  Ministry of Health (IBM BladeCentre Implementation)

• Network Support Analyst

  Compugen Inc

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 1997 — December 2000 (3 years 2 months)

  Provided technical support/consulting services to a large federal government client with offices across Canada. Involving daily support of clients' diverse environment.
  
  Technical Expertise
  Netware v3.x, v4.x, v5.x, NT v4.0, Win95/98,Windows v3.11, Z.E.N.works, PPP, TCP/IP, Ethernet, IBM, 3Com, Compaq,MSOffice97, Groupwise 4.1 & 5.2, Lotus SmartSuite 97, Corel Suite 8

• Sr. Integration Specialist

  GE Capital TMS

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 1996 — September 1997 (1 year )

  Provided technical support/consulting services to a large government client in the Ottawa area. Involving daily support of clients’ diverse environment.

• Senior Systems Engineer

  RED Technologies Inc

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 1995 — August 1996 (1 year 6 months)

  Provided Pre/Post Sales support, Engineering/Consulting services in support of Ottawa branch sales team. Involved in network analysis, designs, surveys, and integration implementations for clients in the Ottawa area.

• LAN Consultant/CNE

  ISM

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 1993 — March 1995 (2 years )

  Provided network support to Industry Canada Users, ensured proper network/data integrity and backups. Designed, developed and maintained network based Windows environment for over 1000 users over 8 networks and provided network support to User Support personnel.

• Technical Support Specialist

  PC ServicePartners Inc

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  December 1991 — April 1993 (1 year 5 months)

  Provided network support and network training courses to various customers and company technicians. Developed and implemented pro-active remote support program for LANpartner customers as well as maintained network technical documentation.

• Technical Support/CNE

  Advent Information Resources

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Networking industry)

  November 1990 — December 1991 (1 year 2 months)

  This position provided the network experience base and industry certification to advance into network consulting.

• Technician

  ASAP/ENTRE INC.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  October 1988 — November 1990 (2 years 2 months)

  This position provided the technical base to advance into networking.

Dwayne Hall’s Education

• DeVry Institute of Technology

  Electronics Engineering Technologist 1985 — 1988

  Presidents List for 3 trimesters
  Deans List for 4 trimesters
  3.45 GPA

Additional Information

Dwayne Hall’s Websites:

• HDJ Information Systems Inc.
• IS Associates Inc.

Dwayne Hall’s Interests:

New Technology, Biking, Reading, Physical Fitness, Taoist Tai Chi, Computers

Dwayne Hall’s Groups:

netPROs by LANDA - Board of Directors (2001 – 2004),
NPA (Network Professional Association) – VP & Communications Coordinator (1994 – 1999)

•    PartnerPoint - An Online Community of Microsoft Partners
•    LION™ Worn with Pride! [Choose wisely ... ] < BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS >
•    MCSE
•    VMware Professionals
•    Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
•    MCSA
•    Microsoft MCSE Club
•    Microsoft Certified Professionals Alumni
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    VMware Virtual Community
•    VMware Virtualization & Cloud Computing Group
•    Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
•    Job & Career Network
•    Technology Outsourcing– Professionals/ Software Developers/ Freelancers/ Programmers/ Entrepreneurs
•    The Job Board (Find A Job, Post a Job)
•    Virtualisation Management and Security
•    vmware guru
•    Microsoft Exchange
•    Virtualization Consultants
•    IT Core Infrastructure
•    VMware Certified Professionals Group
•    Certified IT Practitioners
•    TopLinked IT (Information Technology) Professionals
•    Toronto IT Jobs
•    Mighstreet... the cutting edge of virtual networking
•    Tap-IN2
•    Toronto Job Networking - Canada Jobs & Technology
•    Global Jobs Network
•    London Ontario Professional Network
•    USA Jobs Network
•    E Link
•    EMEA Hypervisor Agnostic Virtualisation User Group
•    The Linked CXO / President, CEO, COO, CIO, CTO, MD, VP, Director 's
•    The President/CEO Elite
•    Elite promotion
•    VMware Partner Network
•    BUSINESS NETWORK WORLDWIDE
•    Canadian Open Networkers (Canada)
•    100K Toronto IT Professionals
•    Canadian LIONs™ - an authentic LIONs™ Sub-Group

Dwayne Hall’s Honors:

Certifications:
Microsoft MCTS (Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Network Infrastucture and Application Platform)
Microsoft MCSE 2000/2003, MCSA 2003 (MCP#2307723)
VMware VCP on VI3 (VCP#26695)
Novell Certified CNA, CNE and CNE5 (#6007470)
NetApp ASAP & VSAP (#53297)
IBM eServer Certified Specialist - xSeries

Security Clearances:
Ontario Provincial Enhanced Reliability (various years)
Canadian Federal Top Secret (1996 - 2001)
Canadian Federal Secret (1994 - 2004)

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