Al Sparks Email & Phone Number

Fairbanks, Ak, Us

Fairbanks, Alaska, Us

Working for a mid-size electric utility (about 200 employees) providing server industrial support to power plants and substations (OT). When I provided corporate support at the beginning of my employment, included email and DNS, as well as VAX/VMS and AS/400.Server Adminstration:* Windows OS (NT 3.51 to Windows 2016, Active Directory)* Red Hat/CentOS Linux* Solaris Unix* VMWare Hypervisor* NetApp & ESX StorageNetwork administration: * Design* Cisco routers, firewalls and L2/L3 switches. * Juniper ScreenOS. * Evaluating Fortigate firewalls* OSPF Routing Protocol* L2 VTP domains (VLAN or L2 network trunking)* DNS (BIND/Microsoft)* Email (Sendmail/Ironport)Layer one communications includes point to point microwave, Ethernet copper, and MM and SM fiber.Microwave site administration: * Coordinate tower inspections & maintenance* FCC/FAA licensing* Microwave equipment mostly Harris and UbiquityTrunk radio administration:* Equipment vendor Tait Communications* Maintain Portable and Mobile inventory, including programming* Assist in transceiver maintenanceSome protocols that go over the network: Modbus, DNP3, OPCT1 Infrastructure* Loop Channel Banks and DACS.Some Applications:* PI Historian* Oracle DBA Experience (about two years)Projects: * Recently oversaw the successful SCADA/EMS migration from Telvent (vendor: Schneider Electric) to Monarch (vendor: Open Systems International).* Managed migration of trunk radio site from one location to another. This included researching property leasing and purchase options (we purchased), establishing a pole (versus tower) for antennas.* Managed the establishment of new video cameras in a power plant, including management software (Vicon). This also included some network design and deployment.Cybersecurity: * NERC/FERC CIP (electric utility related)* Member of Cybersecurity Working Group with Alaska Railbelt Utilities

Volunteer Fire Department. Includes ambulance and other EMS services.My career included Lead Medic (EMS), Fire Engineer, Fire Ground Officer. I also stood duty Battalion Chief, and also was acting chief of the department for a six month period.