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• Evaluate / recommend, designed, implemented, deploy, maintain LAN for customers.
• Evaluate / recommend, implemented, delivered SCO server with raid array.
• Evaluate / recommend, setup, maintain Firewall security appliance providing WAN and VPN capabilities.
• Write CLI scripts to automate file replication for employee Punch Clock system.
• Preventative maintenance for PC systems including Win98, Win2K, WinXP, Win2k3.
• PC and Macintosh maintenance including hardware, system… Show more

• Researched, specified, purchased Windows 2008 Server
• Built Linux based FTP server
• Deploy, configured, maintained Entrinsik Infomer Web Reporting
• Designed and implemented: scripted backups of all Windows servers, disaster recovery plan for workstations and data, and databases for internal company use on MySQL
• Extended SQL capabilities and maintained Pick database based Accounting system
• Troubleshoot and maintain VOIP phone system

• Deploy and maintained: Win2k and Win2k3 servers, Windows and OSX based systems, Linux based email server with fail over support, MS SQL 2000 server, FogBugz bug tracking software on Linux system, intranet blogging.
• Researched, analyzed, implemented remote web servers
• Designed and implemented: scripted backups of all Windows servers, disaster recovery plan for workstations and data, and databases for internal company use on… Show more
• Designed and implemented: scripted backups of all Windows servers, disaster recovery plan for workstations and data, and databases for internal company use on MySQL
• Wrote VB based application to increase productivity utilizing XML files
• Wrote C++ application for automated installation of software. Application undeploy current version, deploy new version, verified all setup files were available before starting process, and backup up current user.

• Coordinated company wide Y2K compliance including ensuring vendor supplied software is compliant
• Managed in-house and field based technicians
• Upgraded and maintained all PC computers for corporate headquarters
• Designed, implemented and maintained conversion from Token Ring LAN to Ethernet LAN
• Designed small LANs for customers purchasing PC based EEG systems
• Validated technical merits of sales of new PC based EEG systems

As Degree, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Honors Graduate, Organized "Walk For Life" 2004, PTK society

Certificate, Electronic Technician

Activities and Societies: Honors Graduate Secret Security Clearance (Inactive)