Owen Williams Email & Phone Number

Central Illinois

• Design, configure and deploy enterprise wireless solutions using Cisco/Meraki (AireOS and IOS-XE), Extreme, and HPE Aruba products for key industries such as healthcare, education, retail, entertainment and manufacturing
• Design, configure, and install network switching projects (Cisco/Meraki/HPE Aruba/Extreme)
• Led complete refresh of wireless infrastructure for multiple large healthcare systems
• Managed numerous large wireless projects for major companies in the global food service industry
• Deployed and supported wireless designs for large, high capacity entertainment facilities
• Designed outdoor wireless solutions for large raw material processing facilities

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Senior wireless network engineer responsible for designing and managing campus wireless network
• Maintained Meru and Aruba wireless infrastructure of 1500+ wireless access points
• Coordinated planning and technical support issues amongst wireless networking staff and student workers
• Performed active wireless site surveys to provide network designs for customers requesting new wireless installation and created predictive wireless site surveys using for planning
• Executed year-long proof-of-concept study to test top two industry wireless vendors (Aruba Networks and Cisco Networks) in our highest-density locations to determine new campus wireless vendor
• Redesigned current wireless infrastructure for 802.11ac upgrades

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Coordinated technology operations for desktop support staff that served multiple college departments and eight departmental computer labs
• Served as liaison to university on multiple campus technology committees
• Advised college and local departments on technology purchases
• Developed college-wide computer hardware and software standards
• Documented policies and procedures for college-wide IT initiatives
• Served on committee to create college-wide IT strategic plan and support model