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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

United States

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Coordinate with hospital executives, administration and clinicians to implement new solutions in their environment.Design, plan and coordinate IT infrastructure, HIT asset needs, and internal server/networking solutions for new clinics, location moves, and disintegrations.Troubleshoot and maintain uptime for all implemented systems using Solarwinds and remote tools such as MS-RDP and Landesk.Responsible for all stages of asset life cycle, to include researching, purchasing, installation, configuration, documentation and maintenance.Hire/Manage 3rd party vendors for out of scope tasks.Travel to resolve IT issues within the Mountain Region IT market. Including ultrasound, PACS, laptop, server, workstation, winterms, printers, cable infrastructure, power and telephony related problems.Research and order healthcare assets and maintain tracking accuracy with technical diagrams and asset lists to include annual inventories and standard diagram modification notes.Solely responsible for security patching of all servers nationwide using Landesk.Virtualize servers using Hyper-V to optimize hardware and backup capabilities.

Sole director for onsite IT contractors. Brainstorm and implement new technology to continue the company’s advancement. Maintain a complex Coral Flexicom telephone system, multiple switches, and end telephone set configurations. Interview and hand select multiple vendors saving the company hundreds on each IT purchase. Single point of contact for all technology related repairs, plans, and expansions. Fine tune a vast variety of systems to include laptops, printers, workstations and servers, network hardware, wireless technology, and telephony equipment. Engineered a secure, company network spanning four locations complete with redundant circuits and microwave signals.Provided desktop support for PC Windows XP/2000/Small Business Server 2000Supported Mac OS 9.2 and Mac OS XAdministered Active Directory and Symantec Small Business Antivirus serverDesigned/implemented/administered our disaster recovery plan and conducted server data backups to LTO tapes and RAID-5 utilizing Veritas Backup ExecPlanned and coordinated software installations and hardware/software roll-outs, QA testing, troubleshooting, system imaging, break-fix hardware, and software support for our Compaq servers, Dell desktops, and IBM ThinkPad laptopsMaintained ATSI company website and domain registration/procurementManaged security of SPAM/virus/blacklists utilizing SOPHOS PureMessage for ExchangeSupported the CEO, CFO, department directors, and the accounting and maintenance departments with Peachtree, Photoshop, Microsoft Office 2000/2003, Adobe Acrobat, a proprietary maintenance tools purchasing database, virus and spyware removal from workstations, and other software/hardwareOur environment consisted of IBM ThinkPad Laptops, HP, Dell, and Compaq desktops, and Mac G3/G4 laptops/desktops

Led the company’s staff in troubleshooting a plethora of problems from data recovery to software obstructions. Repaired/replaced system components in desktops, and laptops as well as educated the end-user in a friendly, non abrasive manner. Developed into a veteran of computer hardware and software through repetitive troubleshooting and problem resolving. Solved and restored emergency issues with company domain controllers, file servers and network storage solutions to include recovering ‘would-be’ lost data from RAID 0, 1 and 5 systems. Deployed to large businesses for on-site troubleshooting and repair to minimize corporate systems downtime, and to smaller businesses for system and network upgrades.

Managed unit LAN, 250+ Exchange email and network accounts. Analyzed computer malfunctions and performed preventive and remedial maintenance. Installed, troubleshot, and trained unit personnel on the use of upgraded software and proper computer usage. Responsible for the unit’s PDC, BDC, file server, and 300 personal computers. Engineered, managed and implemented LAN expansions by installing and configuring new drops and adding new systems to the network. Handpicked to attend advanced Cisco router training. Meticulously designed an effective Secure Internet Protocol Routing Network (SIPRNET). Responsible for maintaining a classified UNIX network of over 35 SunSparc Stations, 3 Tactical Gateways, and a classified SECRET rack.

Network And System Administration

Network And System Engineer