Brian Karsten Email & Phone Number

Waukesha, WI, US

New York City, New York, US

• Manage global IT infrastructure projects for corporate office and retail spaces; develop IT budget proposals and track/manage spending during projects; design and create standards for structured cabling, fiber optics.
• Oversee data center daily activities; new cable design/installation, overhead cable tray, cabinet installations, project and resource management, documentation of equipment location and connections.
• Schedule resources for preventative maintenance, troubleshoot and resolve issues, install/remove new and end of life equipment from overall raised floor environment.
• Manage vendor relationships and communications with weekly/monthly updates.
• Vendor contract negotiations and planning future project requirements.
• Annual budget planning and management. Identify and propose cost savings where available.

• Operated and maintained various types of tools and cutter grinding machines, manual and CNC.
• Calculated measurements using micrometers, scales, gauges and other precision measuring instruments.
• Sharpened, and made new cutting tools to customers', blueprints, written or verbal descriptions and information which indicated use of cutter.
• Produced premium quality, high precision, high speed steel (HSS) and carbide cutting tools.
• Monitored machine functionality; made adjustments as necessary; performed maintenance, such as cleaning, lubricating and repairs as needed.

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Assisted network manager and fellow engineers with network design, configuration and upgrades in 50+ theaters and Marcus owned/managed hotels (Pfister, Milwaukee Hilton, Hilton Madison, Sheraton Madison, Sheraton.
• Created and maintained documentation, performed Cisco IOS upgrades, port security and Cisco/Juniper firewall installations/replacements and troubleshooting of network and phone connectivity.
• Worked with management at hotels across the US to coordinate guest wired and wireless Internet access for large groups and individual guests.
• Planned and Implemented full computer room cabling redesign and hardware layout.

Brookfield, Wisconsin, US

• Lead Onsite Installer and Data Network Coordinator
• Work with server and network teams to plan and execute large scale projects in the GE Healthcare data centers and offices, including new cable design/installation, overhead cable tray/cabinet installations, project and.
• Configured existing and installed new Cisco enterprise data center/network switches and routers for GE Healthcare.
• Lead Field Installer over small new construction projects, leading up to 5 technicians at a site.
• General Contractor, Electrician and Customer communications and site access, scheduling coordination.
• Engineer duties, cabling design, field engineering, pulled, terminated and tested Ethernet cabling for large scale enterprise networks including installation, termination and testing of single mode and multimode fiber.

• Installed, performed troubleshooting and maintained a variety of servers and workstations such as Windows Servers NT 4.0 - 2003, Exchange 5.5 -2000, and Small Business Server 4.5 - 2000, SQL Server and Windows.
• Acquired Microsoft MCP for Windows 2000, also certified for APC system design and install.
• Served as lead install technician for RTC’s proprietary ScrapTrakker product for the corrugated industry. This included travel throughout the US to repair issues, remote support, update software, install new equipment.
• Configured and installed Cisco network switches and routers.
• Designed and installed CAT5e - CAT6 network cabling with patch panels and wall jacks.
• Designed and created customized installations of computers and UPS systems in industrial locations. Designed and made custom brackets and mounting hardware. Created detailed installation documentation.

Autocad/Mechanical

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