Benjamin Preston Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon Area

Us And Abroad

• In charge of building and maintaining all avid editing systems.• Assist editors digitizing, organizing media and maintaining projects as needed.• Works in the field on numerous projects as a HD AC in both the US and abroad.

Bethlehem, Pa

• Managed over a million dollars in computers and equipment while maintaining seven servers running five different operating systems with over 250TB of enterprise storage.• Designed, developed and implemented standard operating procedures.• Developed efficient workflows and documented operating procedures.• Performed needs analysis and recommended software and hardware upgrades.• Maintained records and databases regarding licenses, warranties, and service.• Produced documentation of network design and configuration.• Managed projects according to agreed upon budgets and schedules.• Planed, implemented, and supported the network and computing infrastructure plan.• Minimized organizational cost through product standardization and tracking.• Performed software and hardware preventive maintenance (fixes).• Identified problematic areas and implemented strategic solutions in time.• Installed and configured servers, wireless equipment, workstations and printers.• Ensured security of data, network access and backup systems.• Maintained various storage technologies, including RAID, NAS, NFS and iSCSI.• Ensured systems are well maintained and operate reliably.• Provided hands-on operations support.• Supported server, network and desktop hardware, software and applications.• Troubleshooted issues at both Layer 2 and Layer 3 quickly and efficiently.• Supported Microsoft, RHEL,CentOS, Mac.• Provided System Admin support set up, maintain and delete user accounts.

Santa Monica

• Maintained and repaired all avid video editing systems.• Provided Unity SAN IT Support.• Assisted editors digitizing, organizing media and maintaining projects as needed.• Multigrouping sequences and logging.

Roseburg Oregon

• Worked with pneumatic, hydraulic and high pressure steam systems on a daily basis.• Troubleshot and repaired production equipment on emergency basis.• Disassembled pumps, agitators, gearboxes, heat exchangers, and large process equipment to install new or repair parts to maintain equipment in a functional state.• Maintained power systems i.e. gear boxes, bearings, pulleys, chain drives, belt drives.• Performed welding MIG, Stick and some TIG.• Read hydraulic and pnumatic schematics and blueprints.• Operated forklift, manlift, and assorted hand tools including grinders, drill motors, power hack & band saws, pipe threader, and torches to fabricate or repair components.• Used layout tools to measure, cut, bend, thread, solder, and install piping systems.• Cleaned, lubricated, and replaced shafts, bearings, gears, mechanical seals, and other parts of machinery.• Conveyor belt system maintenance including hot splice, mechanical splicing, tracking replacing rollers, adjusting take-up bearings, adjusting head and tail drums and lubrication. • Aligned and/or replaced drive belts, sheaves chains and sprockets.• Repacked and replaced Falk and Lovejoy couplings.• Assisted in implementation of a new skinner saw and automated auxiliary systems.• Used front-end loader, dump truck and service vehicles for mill operations. • Assisted electrical department in troubleshooting equipment such as photo-eyes, limit switches, e-stop, control power, VFD installation and configuration.• Built custom guards for drive systems.

Education record

Education record

Applied Mechanics