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Kansas City, Ks, Us

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Platform Engineer with a focus on overseeing and coordinating the end-to-end process of server installations, decommissions, network cabling, and infrastructure design within a data center environment. Skilled in managing complex projects to ensure seamless implementation and connectivity, with a strong emphasis on strategic planning, resource allocation, and maintaining high standards for network performance and reliability. Currently expanding expertise in advanced systems management and diagnostics to further support continuous operational excellence.

Kansas City, Kansas Area

Proudly performed physical maintenance and repair of IBM and multi­vendor systems and components, including zSeries mainframe hardware, networking products, software and operating systems.

Kansas City, Kansas

On-campus tech for BNSF for the Kansas City, KS territory. Primarily responsible for providing remote desktop support for BNSF nationwide as well as on-site hardware support for all rail yards and buildings in the Kansas City area.

Topeka, Ks

On-campus tech for BNSF's General Office Building and rail yard in Topeka, KS. Certified by Toshiba and Dell to perform hardware troubleshooting and repairs on all desktops, laptops and printers. Reimaged systems via SCCM, refreshed users machines (transferred user data), installed software. Used Astea and DSD ticket queue systems.

Topeka, Kansas Area

Handling in-bound and out-bound backup media, tracking inventory movements and documenting all necessary evidence. Occasionally assist with hardware troubleshooting.

Topeka, Kansas Area

Freelance PC and laptop technician in Topeka and surrounding areas, performing in-home/office visits as well as remote assistance sessions nationally. Performed hardware and software support for Mac OS, Linux and Windows. Achieved the highest review ratings of any service provider on Google and Angie's List in the Northeast Kansas area.

Iraq

Installed and terminated fiber optic and copper cabling to add new services at a variety of locations on base Al Asad. Worked with 110-block, 66-block, 710 and fiber optic fusion splicing equipment. Surveyed Area Distribution Nodes, termination points and conduits traversing the base, personally entering 800 separate man-holes to ID and tag cables, splice cases and correct Autocad schematics for each manhole.

Lawrence, Kansas Area

Began as a temp-to-hire "tog-l-loc" operator, hired on as an EPS press operator 3 months later. Became a staff trainer a year after that and was responsible for giving orientation lectures to new employees, training them how to properly operate their machines and ensured coherence with OSHA regulations. Resigned to pursue a career in IT in March 2007.