Blake Krone Email & Phone Number

Chaska, Mn, Us

Chaska, Mn, Us

Redefining the automotive community by building smart solutions for connectivity, cruising/driving, and sharing stories of builds and drives. More to come soon!

San Jose, Ca, Us

WiFi Academy develops and delivers custom training solutions for the Wireless industry. We have developed courses such as the Ekahau ECSE-Advanced and our own certification programs.

Chaska, Minnesota, Us

• Lead the design and deployment of Cisco, Cisco Meraki, Aruba, and MIST wireless networks, providing scalable connectivity solutions for Fortune 500 organizations• Authored the original Ekahau ECSE Advanced training course, trained hundreds ofstudents through Ekahau ECSE and CWNP CWNA courses• Built and deployed IoT solutions using LoRa, WiFi, LTE, and public cloud systems(AWS, GCP, Digital Ocean)• Spearheaded white papers, podcasts, and speaking engagements under the NoStrings Attached Show, contributing to marketing launches and knowledge sharing• Developed mobility teams for leading value added resellers and partners of Cisco,Meraki, Aruba, and MIST• Assisted with business strategy and developed go-to-market plans for Wireless toolvendors

Founding member of the No Strings Attached Show blog and podcast. Responsible for creating and maintaining the blog and podcast. Record and post-edit a bi-weekly podcast series.

Allentown, Pa, Us

• Designed and deployed high-performance wireless networks for Cisco, Meraki, Aruba, and MIST, ensuring optimal connectivity solutions for business applications• Developed internal procedures and processes, design patterns and reference architectures, resulting in a 20% decrease in error rate on RF surveys• Mentored team members, enhancing their skills using the CWNP curriculum• Created custom solutions using vendor APIs and public cloud systems (AWS, GCP,Digital Ocean)

Dallas, Tx, Us

• Formulated efficient standard operating procedures for project scoping, significantly reducing response time by over 80%• Evaluated new product technologies for inclusion in technology portfolios, enhancing sales and deployment opportunities• Identified development plans for engineers, improving their skills through CWNP curriculum and Cisco certification tracks• Proposed and outlined mobility solutions utilizing the Cisco Wireless product portfolio• Performed information security assessments

Lake Saint Louis, Mo, Us

• Developed standard operating procedures to ensure consistency across the engineering team• Implemented mobility solutions utilizing the Cisco Wireless product portfolio• Designed and deployed large-scale AeroScout RTLS solutions using the MobileViewAPI for complex sailing vessels with ship-to-shore-based networks• Held strategic planning sessions with key stakeholders for large enterprise cutovers toensure success

Mankato, Mn, Us

• Conducted RF surveys for various environments, including warehouses, hospitals,schools, and enterprise networks, utilizing Ekahau Site Survey• Developed web-based applications for Cisco IP Telephones using AeroScoutMobileView API and Cisco MSE API for RTLS solutions• Proposed and implemented mobility solutions utilizing the Cisco Wireless productportfolio• Assisted with the technical strategy for the sales team• Provided pre-sales support for mobility solutions• Provided day 1 and ongoing customer service support

North Mankato, Mn, Us

• Maintained a global data center of 200 physical servers with 99.99% uptime• Designed and developed a web-based application for Active Directory, Citrix,inventory, and server & network management• Integrated network monitoring systems with ticketing platforms via vendor APIs andSSH scripts

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Designed & Implemented EMC SAN infrastructure for VMware storage, supportingglobal data center infrastructure• Responsible for building and maintaining a Citrix Metaframe server farm for migrationof 700 workstations from Windows NT4 domain to thin stations

Provided first level tech support for data and telecom customersMaintained/developed websites and web applications using PHP, MySQL, and PerlAssisted with streaming video/audio and teleconferences using PolyComsCreated online support document editing and management system with MySQL, Perl, and XMLProvided Linux desktop and server supportPerformed Nessus security audits on in house server

Bachelor Of Applied Sciences, Information Technology Infrastructure

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