Systems Engineer
CurrentServing as an IT Systems Engineer for Netessentials, an IT service provider in the Wichita Falls, TX and Lawton, OK areas. Responsible for maintaining network operations for numerous business clients in the surrounding areas.Completed over 2200 service tickets for over 300 active commercial clients.Performed onsite and remote support to resolve a wide range of technical issues.Performed network cabling, installed networking hardware (switches, routers, racks), upgraded out dated equipment and helped businesses prepare to incorporate emerging technology.Monitored network operations for many different clients and maintained positive client relationships by promptly completing tickets generated by remote management software.Configured and managed RDS Servers and Thin Clients for many organizations alleviating the need for PC’s and maximizing data protection.Secured networks by installing and configuring SonicWALL, Cisco and Ubiquiti firewalls to prevent intrusion by utilizing content filtering, security services, access rules and NAT policies.Provided clients with failover support regarding data, internet, intranet and network security by configuring multiple data backup plans (RAID, local, Cloud).Managed/maintained, via Hyper-V and VMware ESXi, a variety of virtual servers including: AD Domain Controllers, File Servers, RDS Servers, DNS Servers, Print Servers and Application Servers.