Dean Simmons Email & Phone Number

San Leandro, CA, US

United States

• As the primary system/network/database administrator, my responsibilities were:
• Installation, deployment, upgrades, and administration of a multi-tiered ASP.NET web application with C# code-behind. Includes minor involvement with client/server application development, & transitioning all systems.
• Setup of multiple servers, including mobilization for new systems… Show more As the primary system/network/database administrator, my responsibilities were:
• Setup of multiple servers, including mobilization for new systems and websites with working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows XP OS and Microsoft Windows 2003/2008 Server environments,.NET Framework 2.0-4.5, IIS 5.0.
• Diagnosing, operational troubleshooting, data & systems analysis and server issues. Also includes additional object-oriented C# application development with MS Visual Studios 2005 thru 2012 to reduce consultant costs.
• Managing outsourced software development, including project scope, development personnel, testing and troubleshooting. Utilizing systems expertise to maintain schedule and drive more efficient resolution.

United States

• As an IT Systems Engineer, my responsibilities included:
• Utilizing Cloud Professional certification to perform company security analyses, assessments and configurations for Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions and corporate eDiscovery tools,
• Providing system tuning and development to prevent and counteract all malicious software, email, and web-based threats to internal computing and user systems. Includes experience with proprietary & hybrid cloud.
• Providing system tuning and development to prevent and counteract all malicious software, email, and web-based threats to internal computing and user systems. Includes experience with proprietary & hybrid cloud.
• Working independently with vendors to lead HW/SW problems to resolution. Includes both troubleshooting or farm installations.
• Coordinating testing and Quality Assurance (QA) for software upgrades to ensure system stability prior to production deployment

United States

• As a Sr. Service-Level Management Systems Engineer, my tasks were:
• Creating, modifying, & re-designing ITSM required service management workflows. Also developed entire system modules, setup workgroups and configured required reporting dashboards (also ITIL certified)
• Providing technical support, setup & configuration for key ITIL-based SW modules contained within 3 different ITSM Solutions (iSupport, ManageEngine ServiceDeskPlus and ServiceNow)
• Leading multiple weekly meetings… Show more As a Sr. Service-Level Management Systems Engineer, my tasks were:
• Leading multiple weekly meetings and/or acting as knowledge leader/trainer for each of the following ITIL process areas: Incident, Problem, Change, Service Request, Configuration and Asset Management
• Acheiving ITIL v3 certification, documenting standards and procedures for team compliance with ITSM (IT Service Management) systems; Includes collaboration with internal ops & security teams to identify gaps in.

United States

• As a Cloud Applications Administrator, my responsibilities included:
• Troubleshooting & testing OS Builds & application upgrades. Providing communications, ITIL-based documentation and release management processes for pushes to companywide desktop/laptop system infrastructure. Includes.
• Responsible for configuring existing Organizational Units and Group Policy Objects in application installations and maintenance
• Configurations &… Show more As a Cloud Applications Administrator, my responsibilities included:
• Configurations & support for Microsoft O365 environments, Windows file and print services and other services that are necessary to keep our End users operational 24x7
• Performing system administration functions such as defining/creating security monitoring procedures, OS and file system backups, reporting statistics, system monitoring, and alerting. Also provided technical.

United States

• As Physics Instructor, taught basic introductory courses to students unfamiliar with physics concepts. This class was catered primarily to those with basic proficiency in algebraic operations and an understanding of.
• Acting as sole, adjunct teacher for a 4 unit, 4 hour/day lecture course designed to be acceptable for CSU and UC college credit.
• Covering studies in the major topics of physics: Motion, forces, energy, momentum, rotation… Show more As Physics Instructor, taught basic introductory courses to students unfamiliar with physics concepts. This class.
• Covering studies in the major topics of physics: Motion, forces, energy, momentum, rotation, oscillation, sound, electromagnetics, light, quantum physics, atoms, nuclei, and relativity.
• Included devising class interactions, homework/classwork selections, reviews, grading, test and midterm development and providing 1 on 1 help for individual students during office hours.
• Additional tutoring help given throughout the years to various students in various algebraic operations, including linear equations and inequalities, relations and functions, factoring quadratic polynomials, solving.

United States

• Providing ERP applications, SQL Server, and desktop systems support:
• Automated data retrieval for sales & production yields by developing T-SQL queries for ERP database maintenance and optimization routines in MS SQL Server 2005/2008 environments.
• Developed new and re-constituted code for generating reports from E-Commerce System Data Warehouse to leverage existing but unrealized reporting capability. Archived code modifications through Subversion Source Control.
• Analyzed data… Show more Providing ERP applications, SQL Server, and desktop systems support:
• Analyzed data through SQL Server programming; developed reporting software with C# in Visual Studios 2005/2008 IDE, ASP.NET, Crystal Reports and additional Windows tools/services
• Managed all Microsoft network, email system, hardware & software maintenance setups as sole onsite IT resource. Includes managing Windows 2003/ 2008 server OS’s running on HP Proliant ML350, DL 580, & DL140 rack server.

• As a scientist working under the Department of Energy:
• Aquired & utilized DOE security clearance to perform task/project management for experimental support of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories' (LLNL) scientific equipment calibration.
• Defined project engineering and operational requirements for optical and X-ray diagnostic manufacturing projects, assemblies, and specialized vendor fabrication. Also includes project manufacturing specifications.
• Defined project engineering and operational requirements for optical and X-ray diagnostic manufacturing projects, assemblies, and specialized vendor fabrication. Also includes project manufacturing specifications.
• Managed R&D project to procure MCP (micro-channel plate) products for use in gated-imager detector heads for LLNL NIF diagnostics. Applied knowledge of theoretical SEM (secondary electron multiplier) principles to.
• Managed R&D project to create specialized optical imaging assembly for optical & UV (532nm & 355nm) laser sources to provide 1:1 imaging @ 40 lp/mm. Included project scope and requirements development; setup and.

United States

• As the SW lead of the Test Engineering team, led code-based resolution efforts for all international teststand CAPA issues in automotive component/system manufacturing. Responsibilites included:
• Analyzing manufacturing data, evaluating teststand conditions & delivering root cause analyses for all critical production issues.
• Developing and troubleshooting electro-mechanical devices and controls. Includes C software programming for automating test stands in manufacturing… Show more As the SW lead of the Test Engineering team, led code-based.
• Developing and troubleshooting electro-mechanical devices and controls. Includes C software programming for automating test stands in manufacturing operations.
• Creating automation software using digital I/O, RS-232, CAN, GPIB and proprietary communications protocols to command embedded PICMicro microcontroller devices; created virtual control panels and interactive test GUI’s.
• Validating key design functions/features by troubleshooting through software and software controls.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

M.S

Master Of Science (M.S.)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs)