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Linked MSP is a Managed Services Provider providing IT excellence in technology services, consulting and Cybersecurity for businesses in the SMB market.*Current Technologies* [Since]--Hardware—Aruba Switches [2015]Aruba Wireless APs/Controllers [2015]HPE Switches [2005]Cisco Routers/Switches [1997]Cisco Firewalls [2005]SDWAN Technologies [2018]Ethernet (10/100/1G/10G/40G/100G) [1994]Network Analysis and Problem Solving [1998]Network Documentation [1998]Network Engineering/Design [1998]Analog/Digital Camera systems [2007]NAS/SAN Storage [2008]Video switching [2009]--Software--VMware vSphere 6.x/7.x [2014]Microsoft Hyper-V [2014]Office/MS 365 [2017]Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2016 [2016]Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2019 [2019]Microsoft Windows Server 2022 [2021]Digital Video Surveillance [2007]Veeam 9.x/10.x/11.x [2016]*Superseded Technologies*Novell/NT LAN administration and designToken-RingVMware 4.x, 5.xNovell Netware 3.1x/4.1xMicrosoft Windows NT Server 3.x/4.x/2000/2003/2008/2012Microsoft Windows 3.x/9x/2000/XP/Vista/7Veeam 7.x/8.x

Providing IT and Digital Surveillance Consulting Services for corporate and casino environments from 10 - 1000 employees.Implementation of Active Directory 2016/2012R2 environment; upgrades from Server 2008/2008R2Migration from 2008/2008R2 Windows Hyper-V infrastructure to 2012R2 over EMC, NetApp, and Nimble storage technologies.Consulting on PCI/HIPAA compliance with SAQs; BCP advisory consultingCisco VSS Design and Implementation on 6500E/4500X series; StackWise Virtual on C9500, 3850XS series; Access, Distribution and Core layer implementation utilizing Cisco C9500, 3850X, 3850, 3650, 3750X series switches; Cisco 44xx,55xx,3850/3650 WLCs w/ClearAir Technology Design and Implementation; Cisco 4000/3900/2900/1900 series routers; ASA5500-X series firewall appliances w/FirePOWER, PKI, AnyConnect, EasyVPN; AAA SDI/RADIUS; DMVPN; ETH/OC/T3/T1/MPLS WAN svcs; BGP/EIGRP/OSPF routing protocols in Edge and Internal network; NetFlow v5/v9/FNF/SNMP with NMS; PfR/AVC/Medianet-Virtualization-VMware vSphere 5.5x/6.x implementation, troubleshooting and documentation; VMware VSAN 5.5/6.x implementation; Hyper-V 2016/2012R2 design & implementation; -Storage-EMC Unisphere, CX4, VNX5700, VNX5400, RecoverPoint and IP Replicator; Brocade Fibre Channel SAN switches; Cisco MDS9100 series FC SAN switches; NetApp SANs; Nimble SANs; Dell EquaLogic SANs; SAN communication technologies FC/iSCSI/NFS/CIFS; Veeam Enterprise backup software deployment; Data center relocation requiring planning and reconfiguration of routing and switching infrastructureMigration from a heterogeneous Windows environment (2000/2003/XP/Vista) to Windows 7 on a Server 2008 network infrastructure utilizing GPO, DFS and legacy scripting.Consult, design and implementation of edge infrastructure for seamless WAN cutover of over 800 locations worldwide.Detailed network documentationNetwork protocol diagnostics providing root-cause analysis for various performance-related issues

Founded Connections IT in January of 2000 in response to the increasing demand for professional networking services. Technologies that I have implemented include: Configuration of Cisco 16xx, 17xx, 25xx, 26xx, 36xx, 37xx, 7000 series routers and Cisco 29xx, 35xx, 4000/4500, 5500, 6000/6500 series L2 and L3 switches; ExtremeNetworks Alpine and Summit switches; IPSec/GRE tunneling, VPNs, PIX firewall, NAT/PAT, Gigabit/10Gigabit Ethernet Switching, VLANs, BGP, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF routing protocols, T1/Frame Relay/T3/ATM WANs, VoIP, IP Telephony, Multicasting; Cisco IP Telephony systems ranging from 50 to 300 phones using CallManager 4.x on MCS platform; Digital Surveillance systems in corporate and casino environments. These include design, procurement, configuration and implementation of surveillance related sub-technologies including analog cameras, digital cameras, HD/megapixel cameras, power video and data over cat6 and Videowalls, etc. Videowall designs included eight, 70" HDTV 1080p monitors fed by over 10 workstations simultaneously providing a 15' x 6' display canvas of many real-time camera feeds to surveillance operations personnel. Designed and implemented world's largest digital video system in 2009 consisting of 1.5 petabytes of NAS iSCSI storage recording real-time video from over 1700 cameras via a fully-redundant 10 Gigabit network infrastructure.

Consulted with a number of businesses in Sonoma County for the design and implementation of various network topologies. Network equipment included various Cisco switches and routers, NT 4.0 servers and workstations, Novell 4.x/3.x file servers, DSL/ISDN/Frame Relay WAN connectivity, 10/100base-T, 100base-FX and Gigabit Ethernet.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Design corporate-wide standards for Netware Directory Services, maintain servers as required. Coordinate and implement Netware 3.x to 4.11 and Windows NT/95 worldwide corporate migration. Develop a common standard for object naming in NDS and optimize NT and Netware communications based on network infrastructure and WAN design. Provide level three worldwide corporate support. Implemented ManageWise 2.x worldwide. Support includes OS2 v3x, Win95, WinNT 3.51/4.0, Dos/Windows, NAL, Netware 32bit clients, X-windows, FTP and Web services. Configure and update DNS services on SPARC stations and IOS on Cisco 2500/4000--series routers. Token-Ring and Ethernet 10/100 LAN topology. Responsible for PC/LAN departmental intranet design using NCSA and Novell HTTPd services; corporate-wide backup using Arcserve 6 for Netware and NT. Installed and configured Procom CD towers, Lotus Notes, Netware NFS/Unix Print Svcs, Storage Dimensions RAID arrays.

Configuration and Installation of NT server utilizing DHCP, TCP/IP, and WINS services for 300 clients, Linux DNS server and TIS Firewall implementation. Administration of Netware 3.12 servers. Recabled Devry's computer lab infrastructure with Cat 5.

Deploy sales automation force hardware and software on a Novell 3.1x network; hardware includes HP NetServers, Microcom rack-mounted 28.8 modems and EISA Digiboards to support modem connectivity to Windows NT Server; also utilize cc:Mail Router. Maintained network, support end-users and troubleshoot as required. Installed nationwide 800 line, using Windows NT Remote Access Server. Researched and recommended optimum hardware platform for domestic and international E-mail server. Ethernet LAN topology.Additionally installed and configured Meridian CD-ROM servers on network backbone for corporate-wide infobases, and consolidated Novell file servers to reduce maintenance cost and to optimize disk space.

Assisted in administration of networks (between 700 to 1,200 workstations) during corporate relocations. Projects such as Aurora Insurance Co. included PC, Compaq, Macintosh and Sparc stations; cabling consisted of UTP, coax and fiber. Performed quality assurance on peripherals including modems, printers, and SCSI devices. Ensured LAN connectivity and operability.

Washington, Dc, Us

Worked as Communications System Supervisor, Divisional Trainer and Network Manager. Managed and troubleshot telecommunications systems. Assisted in installation of a serial interface satellite link. Wrote program to automate communication procedures. Supervised and trained technical staff of thirteen. Scheduled training and evaluated staff performance. As Network Administrator maintained hardware and software for twenty-two workstation Novell LAN and provided end-user technical support. Fiber optic Token-Ring LAN topology.

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