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Jber Fort Richardson

Manage a team of 7 IT staff.Responsible for all aspects of security, systems, network, and IT project management for the department.Information Security Officer, responsible for hardening servers as well as all aspects of network and server infrastructure security. Worked with state, federal, and local leadership to create security policies focusing on a balance of security and usability.Project manager responsible for the planning and deployment of a Cisco Unified Communications infrastructure including 300+ VOIP nodes and 50 WiFi APs spread among two campuses.Responsible for the deployment, provisioning, and management of over a dozen SANs from multiple vendors.Primary Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Army National Guard Distributed Learning Program (DLP). This required travel to many remote armories (approximately 30 times a year) to bring a failing program back into compliance, utilizing both technical and soft skills to encourage cooperation from military and civilian personnel.I maintain an active Secret security clearance as well as meeting DOD-8570 Level III.Primary contact for all phases of IT project implementation. Starting with initial solution research, continuing to engage selected vendors for pilots and tuning, then assessing ROI based on tangible cost savings to the department, until finally training staff to take over daily maintenance duties. A few of the major applications and services I have experience deploying are listed below.System Center Configuration Manager 2012R2 - v1902Azure Gov & Commercial cloud infrastructureMcAfee EPO, HIPS, VSE, MVMVaronis Security Analytics and Data GovernanceVeeam v8-9.5+vSphere v5-6.7+, Site Recovery Manager, vSAN, NSXOffice 07 - O365, Skype For Business, and OneDriveMDTBitlocker/MBAMXmedius Fax ServicesJabberMilestone security camerasServer 2003-2019 including all roles and features.BackupExec v10-12.5OSTicketManageEngine ServiceDeskLANDesk v9-9.6SP2Webex Cloud/On Prem

Primary LANDesk administrator which included, but was not limited to; 3rd party updates, software distribution, license auditing, external gateway management, reporting, and scope managements for the DOL Helpdesk staff.McAfee/ePO administrator.VMware Horizon View VDI support and troubleshootingDesigned and implemented ManageEngine ServiceDesk, resulting in faster help desk response times and a more efficient tracking process.Managed the day to day operations of the Anchorage data center.Secondary Interactive Intelligence (Call center software) support.Designed and implemented App-V 4.6.Sequenced multiple OOB and in house applications and trained staff on maintainingand troubleshooting the environment.Lync administrator.Migrated most of Labor from WinXP to Windows 7 using WDS and powershell/shell scripts.

Lead administrator for a small team managing 800 employees, ~500 nodes, and ~10 servers.Responsible for all aspects server and network security including analyzing logs and responding to auditors for HIPAA compliance.Recommended and implemented best practices for HIPAA compliance for our mental health facilities.Primarily responsible for migrating entire domain from Server 2000 to Server 2008R2.Primarily responsible for migrating from Exchange 2000 to Exchange 2007.Administrating AD, DHCP, DNS, and DFS, in MS Server 2000 to 2008 environments.Responsible for network administration and troubleshooting.Responsible for quoting and purchasing hardware and software as needed.Configured and maintained a Cisco ASA appliance for both firewall and VPN services.Setup VNC and RDP at remote sites, saving multiple hour long trips by technicians to remote locations.Setup primary and backup domain controllers in a forest environment where only a primary existed before.Responsible for maintaining and verifying backup tapes using Acronis B&R and Symantec BackupExec.Deployed Spiceworks and ManageEngine Servicedesk in an environment that was previously using paper-based help desk requests which resulted in faster turnaround times and better tracking of requests.Deployed and maintained Blackberry Enterprise Server for 60+ users.Setup and deployed encryption (Truecrypt) on all laptops to comply with DSHS regulations.Documented and maintained procedure logs as well as wrote instructions and FAQs with easy to follow directions for end users.Wired a two story office building with over 300 jack locations and installed all patch panels using Cat5 for both voice and data. Also helped wire various smaller office buildings, saving thousands in labor and materials costs.

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