Network Engineer for Grand Valley State University’s Cisco-based LAN including their 500+ server data center, 2,500 faculty/staff, 1,200 Lab Computers, and 25,000 students (including 45,000 wireless client devices).- Provide technical support for Cisco campus networks including; switches, routers, and firewalls.- Installation and support of Identity Management Secure Access.- Installation and support of 802.1X enabled networks. - Installation and support of Cisco WLC's and over 3000 wireless access points. - Network troubleshooting, both wired and wireless. - Installation and support of network management tools (SolarWinds, WireShark, ect)-Installation and support of Network Management Systems (Prime Infrastructure, AirWave)- Troubleshooting and support of fiber and copper cable infrastructure - SNMP, SMTP, DNS, DHCP, 802.1X,

- Provide technical support for Cisco Switches and Routers - Installation and support of network switches, - Installation and support of 802.1X enabled networks. - Installation and support of wireless access points - Network troubleshooting, both wired and wireless - Installation and support of network management tools (SolarWinds, WireShark, ect)- Troubleshooting and support of fiber and copper cable infrastructure - SNMP, SMTP, DNS, DHCP, 802.1X

I was an adjunct instructor, teaching class 1-3 nights a week. The classes that I taught included; Windows Server 2008/2012, Windows Vista/7, Wireless Networking, Network Security, Linux, and PC maintenance.

Consolidating the State of Florida’s disparate e-mail systems for 35 agencies into one private-cloud Microsoft Exchange Organization. I’m part of a team that manages e-mail systems transition featuring 25+ Exchange 2010 servers, Enterprise Vault, SendMail Message Hygiene scanning, and on-demand encryption for 100,000+ planed mailboxes.The Florida State Legislator de-funded the project and I moved back to Michigan in March of 2012.

•Planned, designed, and migrated server infrastructure from Windows Server 2003 to a virtualized Windows Server 2008 R2 environment.•Moved server infrastructure from 20 physical servers running on HP and Dell hardware to a 6 node Hyper-V high-availability cluster with an iSCSI EqualLogic SAN and DR replication partner in remote site.•Planned and implemented client OS refresh from Windows XP to Windows 7 for 950 workstations. Developed new GPO’s and deployment strategies utilizing Altiris for zero and light touch deployments.•Modernized outdated Acceptable Use Policy for staff and students. Implemented a multi-tier web filter system using LDAP for proxy settings. Implemented secure wireless access for staff, students, and guests using separate SSIDs and VLANs for traffic segregation.•Organized and implemented security infrastructure upgrades (e.g., firewall/VPN upgrades, physical security, and E-Mail filtering/retention devices.