Benjamin Hatton Email & Phone Number

Spencer, New York, United States

Spencer, Ny

Responsible for the administration of all systems and network devices for a rural MSO ranging from DOCSIS/FFTH/FFTB through VOIP and CATV MPEG Transport.Extensive working knowledge with Cisco uBR10k Traditional and M-CMTS from standalone MC5x20 systems through MC3GX60V systems with RFGW-10 and a variety of CPE.As the DOCSIS SME designed. Developed, and implemented conversion of multiple headend sites to DOCSIS 3.0 utilizing various methods including SIP/SPA, 20x20 and MC3GX60V cards as well as multiple RPHY solutions including Harmonics NSG-9k and Cisco RFGW-10Transitioned traditional hybrid analog/digital system to all digital in the headend utilizing multiple multicast networks, transcoding/rate shaping and edge processors for analog simulcast to prepare for eventual transition to an all-digital cable system for increased RF spectrum available for data use.

Responsible for the overall IT management of a multi-site electronics recycling company, interacting directly with C-Level management. Duties included system administration, network administration, desktop support, software development, database management and IT procurement. Created Active Directory 2008 domain increasing security and ease of deployment.Designed, tested and implemented an Asterisk based VOIP PBX network for 50+ extensions replacing existing digital system with minimal cost and downtimeDeployed Microsoft Exchange 2010 to upgrade existing non-Exchange email systemMigrated mySQL database to new version and hardware reducing transaction time by 300%

Responsible for the maintenance of a small (25 node) Apple computer laboratory including all hardware/software issues. Created and administered a network domain for the labs faculty and staff; implementing access rights and restrictions as well as network based storage.