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Installed, maintained, and operated digital and analog video surveillance system containing 1000+ cameras, over 100 network elements, and nearly a petabyte of RAID 5 storage. Installed, configured, and updated Video Server Farm of over 50 machines with 4 operating systems, two network topologies, and 6 integrated vendor specific systems. Manage the maintenance, installation, and operation of all video equipment at 6 locations within the Beau Rivage Mississippi operation. Maintained all work related records for inventory, pricing, and budgeting requirements related to video equipment, Technical lead on all new Surveillance equipment expansions, purchases, and design for Beau Rivage property(s). Maintain Surveillance system video coverage in live, digital recording, digital playback, retention, and secure digital duplication modes simultaneously within Mississippi Gaming Commission regulations. Train all new employees on fundamentals of digital system as part of 24 hour, 365 day a year operations center.

Managed operation of Security Monitor Room during assigned shift. Dispatched Security Officers to job assignments throughout casino and hotel property to meet scheduled duties, man and rotate to and from assigned post, and in response to casino employee and guest requests. Assist guest throughout property. Received and managed all incoming radio and telephonic traffic from staff and resort guest for all matters concerning Security, emergency medical assistance, and security escort duty. Monitor large number of video surveillance recording devices. Edit video for use as evidence in legal proceedings and for long term storage. Maintain video recording devices.

Assist various law enforcement agencies throughout Mississippi with computer related issues. Provide and record electronic documentation for communications related issues. Escalate issues as necessary to higher level technical support facilities and various commercial vendors in order to maintain system operation. Provide technical support to law enforcement officers’ utilizing mobile computers during assigned shift. Provide technical interface between law enforcement and commercial communications providers over wireless and wired networks.

Greater St. Louis Area/ Midwestern Usa

Contracted technical expert with MCI/Verizon Telecommunications Company’s Network Implementation Systems Group as a Field Engineer responsible for the provisioning, commissioning, and testing of nationwide high speed optical networking equipment to include Optera, OC192, and sub tending network elements. Experienced with vendors of optical carrier equipment such as Alcatel, Fujitsu and Northern Telecom’s high speed optical network transport systems. Assisted in infrastructure design, installation, and testing of multi-state optical networks responsible for the secure transportation of 70% of nationwide telephonic and data traffic.

Performed at various levels of the military communications network structure for 10 years to include positions as the Contracting Officers Representative for Information Technology, Regional Operations Center Lead Technication, Senior Network Administrator, Lead Switch Technication, and Lead Repair Technication. Trained military and civilian personnel on the correct maintenance, operation, and upgrade of mission critical computer servers, workstations, network switches, and mobile computing devices with various operating systems over both ground and satellite based communications systems. Operated, maintained, and installed computer networks in both mobile field combat operations and rear echelon fixed site environments.