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Highly skilled technical professional with more than 15 years of personal computer, server, and network installation, management, and support. Combined expertise in network and desktop management including the oversight and installation of complex software, deploying system updates, maintaining comprehensive documentation, ensuring smooth network connectivity for internal and external clients, providing training to customers in the use of their systems, ensuring security standards are not compromised, and evaluating end user needs while making appropriate budget, personnel, equipment and software configuration recommendations. Proficiently identify, troubleshoot and resolve critical issues across small and large business client network environments. Notable track record of supporting business critical applications, client infrastructure reliability, disaster recovery, and business continuity. Successful business owner with a comprehensive technical education.Highlights include:• Network administration• Active Directory management• Cross-tier components implementation• Database servers• Local and remote systems support• Patch management• Proficiency in TCP/IP protocols• Information security• Network asset management• Disaster planning and recovery• Migration/upgrades• Operations management• Multi-platform networking• IT strategy development

Listed skills include Network Administration, Strategic Planning, Windows, Windows Server, and 27 others.

• Founder / President

  The Computer Geeks, Llc

  Aug 2006 - Present - Greater New Orleans Area

  Current owner and operator with a specialized knowledge of computer system and network configuration and an in-depth knowledge of the internal hardware of PCs, operating systems, application software, BIOS, and networking. Provides computer and software support as well as networking solutions for business clients. Proficiently diagnose and replace defective power supplies, motherboards, CPUs, RAM, video cards, sound cards, Ethernet cards, modems, and external peripheral components. Performs… Show more Current owner and operator with a specialized knowledge of computer system and network configuration and an in-depth knowledge of the internal hardware of PCs, operating systems, application software, BIOS, and networking. Provides computer and software support as well as networking solutions for business clients. Proficiently diagnose and replace defective power supplies, motherboards, CPUs, RAM, video cards, sound cards, Ethernet cards, modems, and external peripheral components. Performs effective hard drive maintenance that includes virus and spy ware removal, defragmentation, disc imaging, and data recovery. Coordinates the logistics of technology requirements and setups for client relocations.Customer solutions include: computer setup, computer tune-up, data backup or transfer, data recovery, email setup, hardware install, hardware repair, memory install, operating system install, printer setup, software install & setup, technology consultation, training, virus & spyware removal, and wireless networking. Show less