Provides full-spectrum IT Consulting and Services at the Network/Firewall, Storage, and Server level.This includes every part of the Stack except Software Development.

Standardize, modernize, and unify the IT Infrastructure of the County as directed by the Commission. This resulted in a hyperconvergence of all of their assets except their Phone System onto an on-site Private Cloud largely based on Linux. (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)Manage Equipment, Contracts, Vendors, and Budgets to maximize productivity and public utility while properly stewarding public funds.Evaluate new technologies, assist the Commission in product selection, and implement any selected products.I was laid off due to a year-long illness that I have since mostly recovered from and am ready to return to the workforce.

Provide Architectural, Procedural, and End User/Helpdesk IT Support to customers, both contracted and ad hoc. Perform Sales support as needed by the customer, by either selling to them directly, or advising them where they can find what they need.

Hired by Western Wireless in 2001. WWC was bought by Alltel in 2005. Alltel was bought by Verizon in 2008. I survived two buyouts, so my date of service is still 1/2001.Duties are day-to-day maintenence of HP-UX machines, physical and virtual.

Responsible mainly for the day-to-day maintenance of UNIX machines.Mainly Solaris-on-Fujitsu, some HP-UX, and some Linux.Participated in multiple multi-discipline teams to architect new solutions for various backline applications. (CDR Mediation, Telephone Number Management)

My main focus was UNIX Systems Administration. (HP-UX) This included physical installation (Power, Network, and Fiber) software maintenance (Installation, Patching) and day-to-day operations. I provisioned my own Storage (HP Arrays: XP256, VA74xx, EVA5xxx, Nike) and performed my own backups. (ADIC Scalar + Veritas NetBackup)Secondary duties were Oracle Administration. This included designing backup strategies (RMAN + NetBackup) creating/optimizing ad hoc queries, and some DDL design.Tertiary duties were providing helpdesk support for a 460-seat call center for the workstations (Win2K) and the telephones (G3-R Switch).All of this was in support of WWC's Disaster Recovery Plan, as the data center I worked in was the secondary site.

Operated various machines used in the manufacture of harsh-environment electrical cables. (Lead Extruder, Braiding, and Armoring.)

Performed overhauls on locomotive traction motors. My areas of specialty were the axle carrier group (U-Tube) and the motor itself. I was partially trained in reassembly. (Wheel Press)

Installed and maintained a statistical analysis cluster based on Linux for the KSU High Energy Physics department for the NuTeV experiment at Fermilab.This included all aspects, from pulling the cables to scheduling backups, andeverything in between from build out to Production.

Provided transportation for developmentally disabled adults from their homes to their sheltered workplaces and back again.

Safely moved freight Over The Road throughout the 48 states and Canada.

Performed all unscheduled maintenance, performed or supervised all scheduled maintenance, kept all maintenance and operational records for my assigned UH-60 Helicopter. Performed flight duties as load master, door gunner, and passenger safety officer.