Josh Reynolds Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Alaska, United States

Broadband Advocate and Point of Contact for WISPA in Alaska

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Responsible for the ground-up implementation and refinement of DataCenter Automation and ITSM services, practices, and procedures to increase efficiency and enable scalable growth.Using tools and platforms such as:RedHat AnsibleRedHat Ansible TowerHashiCorp TerraformNutanixNutanix KarbonNutanix Kubernetes EngineHarbor RegistryPrometheusGrafanaGrafana LokiKubernetesGitLabGitLab RunnerRedHat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL)Windows ServerMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)etc

Kansas City, Missouri, In Support Of Usda

Datacenter AutomationXymon Monitoring System AdministratorBMC TrueSight Operations ManagementBMC BladeLogic Server AdministrationBMC PatrolBMC RemedyEntuity

Kansas City, Missouri

Datacenter AutomationXymon Monitoring System AdministratorBMC TrueSight Operations ManagementBMC BladeLogic Server AdministrationBMC PatrolBMC Remedy Familiarity

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Administration, support, monitoring, and automation of several thousand physical and virtual machines on the following platforms:RedHat Enterprise Linux (5, 6, 7)CentOSSolarisWindows Server (2008, 2012)AIXVMWareRemedy, Xymon, various BMC products

Various

Consultant for Wireless Internet Service Providers, ISPs, and SMBsLet us help your WISP with:Tower ClimbingBrand IdentificationFCC Paperwork and RegulationsTerrain AnalysisComparative Service CostingTechnician TrainingTower/POP DesignBackhaul and Access DesignFrequency PlanningBackup Power SystemsRouting DesignSLAsNetwork MonitoringCAPEX/OPEX BalancingMarket AnalysisIndoor / Outdoor Wireless SolutionsFirewall DesignServer Design (Linux/Windows/Storage)Network SecuritySMB IT ConsultingVirtualizationVOIP

Excelsior Springs, Mo

Responsible for shaping the direction of the network logical and physical network design from the ground up.Routing / SwitchingActive Fiber / GPONIPTVVOIPResidential and Business ServicesVirtualizationBGP, OSPF, MPLS, NTP, DNS, DHCP, LACP/LAG, STP, RSTP, MSTPLinux System Administration (RedHat, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu)Business Growth StrategiesCustomer SupportJuniper, MikroTik, UbiquitiIndoor / Outdoor Wireless Solutions

Homer, Ak

Inform the board and shareholders of technological decisions and advancements made to improve operational efficiency, network performance, and add/improve services.Suggest, improve, and vote on company by-laws.

Homer, Alaska

Sr Network EngineerSr Linux Systems AdministratorAs CIO of SPITwSPOTS, I oversee technical operations and planning, network & RF engineering, manage the strategic business plan, tower climbing, and work with the FCC and USAC.

Telecommute / Travel

Contributed to the development of brand strategy and strategic product design and sales roadmaps.Engineered innovative network solutions for customers at OSI Layers 1-3 using Performant Networks products, including static and dynamic (OSPF) routing, MPLS, VLANs (including QinQ), ITU G8032v2 Ethernet Ring Protection Switching, Link Aggregation Control Protocol, and others across Fiber, Ethernet, Wireless/Microwave, and mixed networks.Acted as a liaison between the Wireless Internet Service Provider community, product vendors, and Performant Networks.Established relationships with other product vendors in an effort to cross-promote products and increase sales.Moderated and managed the customer support forum.Developed training materials and reference guides to further educate potential and existing customers of our products and applications.Served as a WISPA Panel Member for the 2013 WISPAMERICA session with a presentation on OSPFv2 Basics, and was scheduled for future panels at the SuperWiFi Summit, and WISPAPALOOZA 2013.Traveled to customers locations all over the country to discuss product offerings, integration ideas, and transition strategies.Worked directly with FPGA firmware engineering team and UI team to develop product feature sets, enhance usability, and identify bugs.

Owensboro, Kentucky

Network EngineerSr Linux Systems Administrator IT/GPS contact for a ~500 person, 100 year old company with 5 branch offices.Virtualized servers, reduced hardware and software costs.Re-engineered the wired and wireless networks, deployed fiber, IP cameras, switches, routers, IPSEC VPNs, machine-to-machine sensors, and over 50 wireless access points to enhance communication, work-flow and collaboration.Installed and maintained GPS and communications systems in over 100 vehicles.Oversaw all IT purchasing decisions, and negotiated bandwidth contracts.Deployed Open Source software where appropriate to minimize IT costs and increase performance and reliability.Beta tested software and products for: SynTech FuelMaster, Trimble Mobile GPS, Ubiquiti, and 323 Technology Solutions.

Various

Served as a Forward Observer / Fire Support Non-Commissioned Officer for:1-163 Field Artillery1-293 Infantry (Deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom)1-152 CavalryTrained and lead lower enlisted soldiers.Carried out US Army and Unit standards and training.Maintained, evaluated, and requested equipment.Advised higher enlisted and officers as to unit, equipment, and mission capabilities.Utilized equipment including radios, laser targeting and guidance systems, GPS targeting and guidance systems, GPS location finders, computers, vehicles, and IED jamming equipment to carry out each mission.Worked with elements from US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps, USSOC, and coalition forces to ensure mission success.Awarded two Army Achievement Medals, recommended for a Meritorious Service Medal for my achievements during Operation Iraqi Freedom.Served as the Fire Support NCO and de-conflicted airspace for the first combat UAV mission in the history of the 76th Light Infantry Brigade.Submitted corrections and additions to FM 6-30 (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Observed Fire), the Forward Observer training manual.Honorable Discharge, VA Registered Combat Veteran

Balad, Iraq

Systems Administrator for C Co. 1-293 IN, 76th BDE during Operation Iraqi FreedomDOD Secret Clearence

Balad, Iraq

C Co. 1-293 IN, 76th Light InfantryResponsible for personal and vehicular communications systems for C Co 1-293 IN on deployment.Including: SINCGARs, Harris, and Thales Radios, IED Jamming Equipment, GPS Tracking and Messaging hardware/software.HF,VHF, SatComCompleted over 300 vehicle services.Beta test hardware and software for: Harris RF, and Thales.

Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

Various short-term freelance roles, mostly in setting up or configuring Cisco routers and switches, or racking and stacking Dell/HP/Etc servers through some contracting intermediary for companies like Dell, HP, etc.Ever had somebody show up on-site to repair your laptop in an emergency? I did that kind of stuff.

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

(This is not the right company, I think it went out of business.)Responsible for front-end templating, CSS theming, and some datacenter/hardware work.

Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

Back to part time during school. Sometimes I'd go to remote clients on the weekend.

Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

Full Time employee during summer break, doing the PC repair thing.

Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

(This is not the right company, but LinkedIn won't let me select a non-existent company from the 90s)I started my highschool internship here working in the tech room with 1 other guy building and repairing PCs in the era of beige full-size server towers... some of which may have had turbo buttons.

Computer Science

Activities and Societies: US Army ROTCComputer Science / Military Science

Joint Fires Observer Course, Military Joint Operations Planning And Strategy

Artillery, Mortars, Naval Gunfire, Fixed & Rotary Wing Close Air Support, Combined Effects. Graduated toward the top of the class as one.

Artillery Forward Observer, War, Graduated Highest Pt (Physical) Score In The Platoon / Graduating Class.

Soldier, War

Basic Training

Network And System Administration/Administrator

College Prep, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Future Business Leaders of America, Computer Programming Team, Soccer, Football