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Columbia, Missouri, United States

Greater Columbia, Missouri Area

Columbia, Missouri

As a seasoned Systems Engineer at CARFAX, I bring over 20 years of robust IT experience and hold an AWS certification. My proficiency extends across Linux, Kubernetes, VMware, and diverse network and security technologies. I've successfully implemented solutions resulting in notable increases in system efficiency. My commitment to documenting best practices has fostered a culture of knowledge sharing, contributing to our team's collective expertise.Passionate about delivering value, I collaborate closely with project teams to seamlessly integrate solutions. Looking ahead, I aim to leverage my skills and stay at the forefront of industry trends, particularly excited about bringing cloud-native infrastructure on-premise utilizing EKS Anywhere and VMware. My goal is to architect innovative, efficient cloud, and on-premise solutions that align with CARFAX's business goals, ensuring continued growth and success.

Springfield, Illinois

Managed the administration of diverse business and production networks, overseeing hardware from vendors like Cisco, Juniper, and Fortinet. Orchestrated the deployment and administration of virtual and bare metal business systems running various operating systems, including ESXi, vCenter, MS Server, Linux and Citrix. Provided support for numerous production systems, facilitating seamless operations for 8,000+ customers and processing tens of thousands of financial transactions per hour.Developed and maintained PowerShell and Bash scripts to support round-the-clock operations staff. Held responsibility for multiple active directory domains supporting 250+ users and managed MS Office 365 for all users. Accomplishments include a significant reduction in hardware footprint by more than 50% through strategic virtualization and retiring less-used bare metal servers. Recognized with multiple awards during the first year of employment for outstanding contributions. Successfully orchestrated the setup and deployment of 700+ mailboxes/accounts to O365, resulting in improved organizational efficiency.Notable achievements also include a substantial annual reduction of circuit costs by ~$100,000 and the meticulous maintenance of 40+ servers, achieving an impressive 99.97% uptime. Pioneered the creation and implementation of various automation scripts in Bash, PowerShell, and VB. Provided support for SAP Business Objects and played a key role in creating and maintaining numerous reports. Proficient in DevOps practices, problem-solving, root cause analysis, Linux, virtualization, and shell scripting.

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Managed various FTP servers across multiple environments, overseeing the administration and development of automated file transfer solutions. Skillfully addressed connection issues with vendors navigating the corporate firewall, defining and implementing security policies and procedures for secure file transfer within and outside the corporate network. Provided pivotal support to business partners, contributing to solution design and efficient implementation of file movement processes.Led the implementation of SMB on the mainframe, significantly enhancing scalability and performance of file movement/access throughout the corporate network. Personally selected to implement and administer a new enterprise managed file transfer solution, resulting in a remarkable 85% reduction in errors. Recognized as a team player with a talent for establishing and maintaining strong relationships with co-workers, vendors, and management. Played a key role in the successful deployment of 2,000+ workstations during a major upgrade initiative, performing tier 2/3 duties to ensure seamless integration and operational efficiency.

Maintain and support SIPRNet and NIPRNet field networks using Joint Network Node infrastructure. Establish field network and security operations centers. Troubleshoot and repair various types of electronic equipment such as: RF communications equipment, missile systems, UAVs, night vision, diagnostic and repair equipment. Design, setup and maintain shop and field networks including switches, routers, servers and workstations. Maintain shop NAS server. Develop internal applications for OCR and cataloging 3000+ technical manuals. Database management. Mange travel and maintenance expenditure budget over $1 million dollars.Accomplishments:• Established and managed statewide maintenance management program overseeing more than $40 million dollars of state assets.• Hand-picked by supervisor to develop, coordinate and present briefings to senior leadership.• Managed multi-site quality assurance projects resulting in 98% error reduction.• Developed custom NAS solution for storing and indexing 3000+ technical manuals in PDF format

Setup and maintain tactical operations center LAN. Create and deploy custom computer images. Maintain assigned communications equipment totaling more than $400,000. Deploy and maintain Ku Band satellite communications equipment.Accomplishments:• Awarded for maintaining field LAN used by 3000+ personnel during major training exercise.• Received Army Commendation Medal for developing, coordinating and implementing tactical communications training for approximately 2,700 road to war personnel.• Developed web-based personnel accountability software for use in Osan, South Korea during a combined military exercise known as Ulchi Focus Lens.• Recognized for supervising high traffic personnel processing center in Seoul, South Korea.

Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Computer And Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

Computer Based Training (CBT)

Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Computer Based Training (CBT)

Network Manager Security (Nms)

Computer Based Training (CBT)

Social Media And Operations Security

Computer Based Training (CBT)

Phishing Training

Computer Based Training (CBT)

Education record

Computer Based Training (CBT)

Computer And Rf Technology.

Distinguished Honor Graduated