Brooks Braden Email & Phone Number

Bradenton, Fl, Us

Bradenton, Florida, United States

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Sarasota, Florida

My position at New College of Florida allows me to wear many hats and practice a variety of skills; During the 1st month, I was tasked with setting up new machines, creating the images used, connecting high-end lecterns to use projectors, smart boards, surround sound, mics, cameras, and motorized projector screens all at once. I was given training on and have setup IP phones, networked Smart TV's for global Skype interviews, utilizing port replicators vs docks, and was even shown how to write… Show more My position at New College of Florida allows me to wear many hats and practice a variety of skills; During the 1st month, I was tasked with setting up new machines, creating the images used, connecting high-end lecterns to use projectors, smart boards, surround sound, mics, cameras, and motorized projector screens all at once. I was given training on and have setup IP phones, networked Smart TV's for global Skype interviews, utilizing port replicators vs docks, and was even shown how to write scripts.This college is very Google friendly, which was a learning curve because my previous experience had been Microsoft heavy. Because of this I have honed-in skills for both major companies. The training here is amazing, the morale is great, and the IT staff is intelligent and easy to work for/with/along-side. I feel like part of the team, simply because I am. Show less

Professional Support Center, Bradenton

As a Junior Site Support Engineer, I help support the technology needs of elementary, middle, and high schools across the School District of Manatee County. I work one on one with the staff and faculty to ensure they have little to no issues with network connectivity. Through use of Active Directory to Solar Winds, they are kept up and running and of course, happy. I have gained experience in troubleshooting switches and routers if one fails or has issues. Most projects include setting up… Show more As a Junior Site Support Engineer, I help support the technology needs of elementary, middle, and high schools across the School District of Manatee County. I work one on one with the staff and faculty to ensure they have little to no issues with network connectivity. Through use of Active Directory to Solar Winds, they are kept up and running and of course, happy. I have gained experience in troubleshooting switches and routers if one fails or has issues. Most projects include setting up computer labs for state required testing and ensuring digital communication (e-mail, networked devices) stay active and operational. Show less

Bradenton, Fl

In the computer repair department, my goal was to troubleshoot computers and devices for the School District of Manatee County. From PCs to Macs, laptops to iPads, my job was to close work orders by repairing any device that had issues. I would troubleshoot software when needed, however the job was heavily compiled of hardware issues. Failing hard drives, RAM upgrades, Motherboard and CPU replacements. The bulk of the work was troubleshooting to find out exactly what was wrong, then fix the… Show more In the computer repair department, my goal was to troubleshoot computers and devices for the School District of Manatee County. From PCs to Macs, laptops to iPads, my job was to close work orders by repairing any device that had issues. I would troubleshoot software when needed, however the job was heavily compiled of hardware issues. Failing hard drives, RAM upgrades, Motherboard and CPU replacements. The bulk of the work was troubleshooting to find out exactly what was wrong, then fix the issue, and deliver it back to the site as soon as possible. Show less

Master'S Degree, Information Technology

To further my education and continue to specialize my skill set, I have selected to study at FSU under their Master of Science.

Bachelor’S Degree, Specialization In Information/Network Assurance And Security

In this curriculum, I studied the essential practices involved in developing security policies and implementing threat detection. These.