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Greater Atlanta Area

Taught Computer Science and Network Engineering courses to undergraduate students. Worked on course development and implementation of computer science curricula. Conducted research in the field of data networking, utilizing current technological tools in computer science and related courses. Worked with faculty in the various disciplines integrating technology across the curriculum. Assisted with recruitment efforts for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) majors. Assisted in the development of strategies aimed at increasing student retention in STEM courses and majors. Conducted Academic Advisement of students for STEM courses and majors. Conducted computer training for staff and faculty. Participated in Morehouse committee accreditation and assessment processes.As the Telecommunication Center of Excellent Network Manger I oversaw the installation and maintenance of telecommunication systems. This required the hands-on work of setting up servers, routers, firewalls, video conference systems and modems. Worked with all departments within the Center to ensure that the overall system functioned to its maximum potential. Responsibilities included the following:• Maintenance of records on installation, repair, and replacement of parts and equipment• Identification of companies'​ telecommunication needs• Research on the latest advances in telecommunication technology• Consultation with vendors and salespeople to discuss new products and upgrades• Development of a company's telecommunications policiesTechnologies :• VoIP telephone systems• Voice mail• Network infrastructure• Fiber optic cabling

Greater Atlanta Area

Provide management and leadership for the IT Department. Mentoring and developing other IT staff members. Maintaining and reducing the IT Budget. Oversees and maintains Datacenter Operations, Desktop Support Group, Server Team, Telecom, Web Development and Database Programmers. Provide LAN/WAN support and network administration duties. Manage network perimeter security with Sonic Wall Firewall, and Cisco Routers. Maintain Active Directory and Microsoft Windows 2000 Servers. Manage user network access through security rights and permissions. Manage remote user access with an F-5 SSL VPN Appliance, Imprivata OneSign Radius Server, and Digi Pass VPN Tokens. Monitor connectivity status of remote locations using What’s Up Gold. Monitor LAN/WAN bandwidth consumption using Solar Winds. Proficient with Netflow Traffic Analyzer. Configured and use Microsoft Windows Services Update Server (WSUS) to perform updates of security patches and critical updates. Proficient with Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Blackberry Enterprise Server. Manage Spam Mail with Baracuda Firewalls. Manage remotes Servers and Desktops using Windows Terminal Server, RDP, and LogMeIn Now Sessions. Maintained company data backups using Veritas Backup Exec. Environment consists of 4 sites both Domestic and International with over 5000 users. Use McAfee EPO Enterprise Antivirus Server to protect against anti-viruses. Responsible for maintaining Cisco routers, HP switches and Sonic wall Firewalls at each remote location. Responsible for trouble-shooting and resolving remote site outages with ISP carriers both domestic and international. Responsible for creating and trouble-shooting Group Policies in Active Directory. Responsible for maintaining wireless company network. Conduct network security scans and audits using Nessus, NMap, Look@Lan, Cain and Able and various BackTrack tools.

Greater Atlanta Area

Managed of various network segments for the State Department of Administrative Service. Monitored and troubleshot routing protocols: OSPF and BGP running over frame relay and ATM. Monitored servers with WhatsUp, Enterprise Monitor, and HP TopTools-created the network topology maps to use with these tools. Used Visio to design new network segments. Utilized Systems Management Server SMS to remotely manage servers, including registry changes, bug fixes, software upgrades, and patches. Maintained and configured the DHCP servers and scopes for 15 subnets. Responsible for the installation, configuration and management of a broad range of network equipment: Cisco routers, Catalyst switches, Cisco access servers, Local Directors, PIX Firewalls, terminal servers, CSU / DSUs, and Windows 2000 servers. Administered networks composed of Voice Over IP VOIP gateways, VLANs, VPNs, point-to-point T1s, Web and DNS servers. Initiated and analyzed ISDN traces to resolve T1 connectivity errors. Prepared documentation and Visio diagrams that described in detail the network infrastructure - used to enhance the productivity of the Network Operations Center NOC .Performed Unix System management duties (SUN, HP, Dell) in a complex high availability-clustering environment. Performed system monitoring, performance tuning, storage management, system hardware/software configuration, shell scripting, installation, testing, and maintenance. Managed planning, installation, security, performance tuning, maintenance and backup/recovery for three large Oracle RDMS. Researched new technologies to improve current processes and procedures to enhance the efficiency of delivering products and services to our customers. Assisted with the development of data models that were translated into database designs. Assisted with the development of interfaces to and from large-scale computer systems. Provided leadership in the areas of department wide systems design, security, and interoperability