
Matthew P. Schellinger
- Infrastructure Architect / Senior Systems Engineer
- Columbia, SC
- Member Since Apr 06, 2023

Matthew P. SchellingerBS, MCSE, MCSA, MCT, MCP, A+, S+, N+, P+, CIW, HP, Dell Director/Manager/Infrastructure Architect
Innovative, Certified, Experienced, Senior Systems Engineer/IT Manager serving a diverse client base in non-profit, engineering, financial, insurance, services, and government seeking a challenging senior level position where proven project and program management qualifications combined with demonstrated ability to develop, implement and secure technical solutions can be demonstrated to meet critical business needs.
Infrastructure Operations Manager – Infrastructure Architect |
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- SeibelsFull Time Employee (FTE) Position |
Oct, 15 to Present- Columbia, SC. |
· Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), creates, designs, and provides oversight and management of Help Desk, Network, Virtualization, and Systems operations.· Manages staff in planning, development, deployment, support, maintenance, daily operations and quarterly maintenance. · Ensures comprehensive tier III/IV infrastructure support of the company’s application servers and ensures all actions are performed in support of customer sla’s. · Evaluates the business needs, recommends, and develops solutions. · Directs and prepares ITIL project planning and procedures. · Provides reports for executive management team. · Assesses project progress and is accountable for results. · Coordinates, designs and promotes strategic initiatives to improve overall operations. · Maintains working knowledge of server/storage/infrastructure technology trends and changes. · Directly supervises 15 (fifteen) employees. |
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Manager, Enterprise Sever Hosting |
July, 14 to Oct, 15 |
- South Carolina State Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)Full Time Employee (FTE) Position |
- Columbia, SC. |
· Reporting to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), provides oversight and management of all virtual and physical server and hosting operations over 83 locations.· Manages staff in planning, development, deployment, support, maintenance, backup and disaster recovery. · Ensures comprehensive tier II/III infrastructure support of the agency’s data center and regional environments consisting of some 560 Win/IBM/Linux/AIX servers and storage devices over 83+ locations is provided. · Evaluates the business needs of the agency, recommends, and develops solutions. · Directs the preparation of project planning and reports for executive management customers. Assesses project progress and is accountable for results. · Coordinates, designs and promotes strategic initiatives to improve the agency’s overall operations. · Maintains working knowledge of server/storage/infrastructure technology trends and changes. · Directly supervises 12 (twelve) employees. |
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Senior Information Resource Consultant |
June, 13 to July, 14 |
- South Carolina State Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)Full Time Employee (FTE) Position |
- Columbia, SC. |
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· Reporting to the Central Office Server Hosting Manager, provides comprehensive tier III server infrastructure support, design, architecture and management for the enterprise. · Employs active project management efforts using the Lewis Institute and Agile management system for senior decision makers. · Technical lead, Gmail to Microsoft Office 365 conversion (4000 users). Global administrator for the enterprise. · Technical lead/Lead architect, Oracle WebLogic Suite, Service-Oriented Architecture/Oracle Service Bus, OHS, Oracle Policy Automation Oracle DB hosting administrator (Win). o Oracle 12g design build project to revamp Oracle 10.2.1 systems for the Agency. · Enterprise administrator, Microsoft Systems Administrator/Architect (W2008R2, W2012, HA/FO Clustering, SCCM2012SP1, SCVMM2012SP1, SCOM2012SP1). o Hyper-V virtualization design build project to manage the Agencies 270+ server farm. · Enterprise administrator/Virtualization solution developer/administrator (Micorsoft HyperV 2, HyperV 3, vSphere, Citrix). o Primary responsibilities include; § Design build manage project to collapse some 78+ regional offices, virtualize 288 related servers and applications into the hybrid/private cloud located at DHEC’s primary office in Columbia. § Design build manage project to introduce an enterprise VDI solution using Citrix XenDeskTop 7, 6.5, Microsoft RDWEB/MED-V, HyperV, Citrix VDI, NetScaler, Provisioning, StoreFront and Delivery servers. · Enterprise Administrator (ADUC, ADSS, ADDT, ADSI, DNS, GPO(AGPM, MDOP)). · SAN storage administrator (Dell, Compellent, Equallogic, HP, disk based replication and dedup). · Principal administrator, Clustered environments (2012, 2008R2). · EMC ApplicationXtender administrator (6.5sp2, including WebServices server and SDK application development). |
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IT Manager / Program Manager II |
August, 08 to June, 13 |
- South Carolina State Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)Full Time Employee (FTE) Position |
- Columbia, SC. |
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· Reporting to the Assistant Bureau Chief, provides tier III quality control and support measures for all IT functions. · Employs active accountable program management efforts, cost project modeling and feasibility reports to senior decision makers. · Conducts performance reviews, evaluations and personnel actions of 4 direct report and 2 intern personnel. · Develops and deploys applications and data management systems within the Bureau/Agency. · Agency Virtualization (vmWare/Microsoft HyperV) and Microsoft System Center Lead. · Develops and maintains Bureau/Agency specifications for all electronic equipment and software. · Analyzes IT business needs through systems analysis and impact reporting; develops and maintains IT strategic planning and maintains Bureau IT budgets and assets. · Served as bureau liaison to parent groups (Environmental Quality Control, DHEC) IT groups (Information Resource Consultant Joint Venture (IRCJV)) in regards to Agency IS policies and standards. · Maintains, oversees and administers Bureau/Agency web presence, application development, LAN/WAN connectivity and MS HyperV clustered SAN environment using Microsoft System Center Suite (SCCM, SCOM, SCDPM, SCVMM, SCSM) and other tools. · Codes, debugs, QA/QC applications including: ASPX, .NET, SQL, Oracle Forms and Reports, Tode, PL/SQL, SharePoint. |
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Internet Infrastructure Administrator |
March, 08 to August, 08 |
- South Carolina State Department of Revenue (DoR) – MDITemporary Contract Position |
- Columbia, SC. |
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· Maintained MOSS 2007 Virtual Clusters. · Upgraded DoR DragNet and MCSM 2.0 to MOSS 2007. · Created new Master pages and redesigned site to meet internal section 508c site accessibility requirements. · Maintained current MCMS environment. Managed sites and access through Active Directory Users and computers (ADUC). · Managed, created and maintained Active Directory Group Policies. · Implemented MCMS content migration to MOSS 2007. |
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IT Manager / Senior Systems Administrator II |
August, 04 to November, 07 |
- NUKEM CorporationFTE Position |
- Columbia, SC. |
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· Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, responsible for all IT/IS functions including 15 Microsoft (MS) Windows and IBM servers, 4 offices in an AD/Cisco/ISA, client/server environment utilizing MS and IBM applications and platforms. · Developed and maintained IT budgets and forecast requirements for current and long term planning. Monitored and reported status of budget activities through quarterly reports for executive and parent company review. · Continually performed system analysis to secure, streamline and document client/server procedures and application needs with the development of continuity of operations books (COOP) by position, change document controls and the use of Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. · Reduced software development costs and consulting costs by developing ASP.NET, XML, InfoPath 2003/SharePoint 2007/3 workflow forms and processes with SQL 2k/2k5 w/SRS and MS Dynamics GP integration saving over $160,000 per year. · Reduced annual third party consulting, printer, telephone and service maintenance costs by over $220,000 during tenure. · Reduced annual employee training and certification costs of $33,000 per year by developing monthly individual and large group training classes on use of current and coming company systems, software and applications. · Maintained and supported MS Dynamics GP on MSSQL2000/2005. Specifically GL, PR, AP, AR, PA and Business Portal front end modules. MSSQL, Query Analyzer, Report Writer and Enterprise backend support. · Maintained and supported all telecommunications (Voice and data) including Nortel PBX programming, P2P PRI DSU/CSU programming, AdTran, Cisco, VPN and RRAS configuration and troubleshooting. · Established and maintained corporate mobile and BlackBerry Enterprise solution with Exchange 2003 integration. · Implemented and maintained company Help Desk (SysAid, TrackIT) for formal request and error reporting processing and tracking to meet Price Water House Cooper IT auditing requirements. · Created, maintained and converted Lotus, Access 2003, SQL, and SharePoint forms libraries with .NET web based front end for external users. |
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IT Systems Administrator / Manager |
August, 01 to June, 04 |
- Christ Episcopal ChurchContract/Consulting Position |
- San Antonio, TX. |
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· Responsible for all facets of multi platform (PC/Mac) client/server environment. · Migrated NT4.0 servers to W2K Servers. · Installed, configured and maintained additional servers for IIS, E-mail, DHCP, DNS, load balancing and fault tolerance. · Modified and migrated DNS records for IIS and E-mail. · Created virtual directories for IIS shares. Managed and audited content. · Converted network infrastructure from 10base2 to 10baseT (CAT5). · Designed, implemented and managed anti-virus, security and backup procedures, managed Active Directory Infrastructure. · Developed, implemented and manage VLANS, VPN’s. RRAS and Terminal Server services. · Developed and conducted large group and individual user training classes. · Performed continual systems analysis. · Provided offsite storage for backups. · Developed and maintained technical admin and user manuals (COOP), policies and procedures. · Accountable for daily operations and maintenance of ALL servers and systems.
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Management Information Systems Manager |
October, 00 to August, 01 |
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- Carabin and Shaw, Attorneys at Law Contract/Consulting Position |
- San Antonio, TX. |
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· Reporting to the owners, responsible for ALL facets of multiple offsite locations (8) including LAN/WAN/IIS and VPN/RRAS connections. · Managed annual budget planning, project management, purchasing and fixed asset tracking and accountability. · Designed, developed and published WWW presence with IIS 6. Migrated DNS records for hosting and email. · Designed, developed and published admin/user manuals and documentation (COOP). · Migrated NT4.0 systems to W2K RAID 5 VPN/Terminal Servers. · Designed, implemented and managed Active Directory Infrastructure, domain and virtual directories. · Migrated Voice/DATA systems to IDSL data and dedicated voice from split ISDN. · Implemented security GPO’s and CA backup policies and procedures. · Maintained ALL Data and Telecommunications including PBX and user issues. |
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Network Administrator/System Specialist |
November, 99 to June, 00 |
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- LoVullo Associates, inc. FTE Position |
- Buffalo, NY |
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· Developed non-secure website for testing and evaluation. · Installed, configured and maintained IIS 5 and Apache web servers for testing and software development. · Developed operational and troubleshooting procedures for various systems and applications including SCO UnixWare 7.0, NOVELL 4.11 and Microsoft. · Responsible for the care, maintenance, upkeep and daily operations of 55 systems and 5 servers. · Duties included server maintenance, ARCserve backups, troubleshooting, repair and upgrade. · Responsible for information and data integrity. · Implemented companywide anti-virus protection (Cheyenne Inoculan for NetWare, Client/Server). · Responsible for maintenance and management of DNS and UNIX hosts table TCP/IP addressing including NAT, PC’s, servers and printers. · Developed and modified various in-house applications using Visual FoxPro and Visual Basic 6.0. |
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Staff Sergeant (SSG) |
October, 89 to October, 99 |
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U.S. Army/Department of Defense |
- Wiesbaden, Germany |
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· Primary MOS – 68G30 · Converted manual systems to computerized systems as Information Management Officer NCOIC (LAN/WAN). · Assessed organizational needs and implemented administrative procedures. · Developed and implemented effective large and small unit training programs. · Honorably Discharged.
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Education/Certification |
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Western Governors University Bachelors of Science in Information Technology, Networks Design and Management emphasis. Currently enrolled. Planned graduation date: 08/01/17
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Certificate – Microsoft ID# 3049766 |
Certificate – CompTIA ID# COMP10442872 |
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Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator - Security Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator - MCSA Microsoft Certified Professional – MCP - ID# 3049766 Designing IT Platforms using SharePoint Portal – M8036 Windows SharePoint Services – SPSXBCS Update System Admin and Engineer Skills – MOC2207 Automation Administration with Powershell 3.0 - 10961 |
CompTIA A+ Certified Professional CompTIA A+ CE CompTIA N+ CE CompTIA Network+ Certified Professional CompTIA Security+ Certified Professional ID# COMP10442872 |
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Certificate – CIW ID#SR9777884 CIW Web Foundations Associate (1D0-610) CIW Web Design Specialist (1D0-520) |
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Certificate – Other |
Certificate – Novell |
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SPN 999 – Hewlett-Packard Manuals and Tests Certified |
Novell NetWare 5 Administration |
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SPN 048 – Hewlett-Packard Certified ID# SI2467 |
IKON Office Solutions – 560/99 |
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Crystal Reports 10 – Intro |
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Crystal Reports 10 – Advanced |
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Dell – Equallogic SAN PS6000 |
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Additional College Credit - Management Information Systems |
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Various Colleges |
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243smh College Credit |
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