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Ventura, Ca, Us

Ventura, Ca, Us

Oxnard, California, Us

IT Network Engineering Manager responsible for global networks interconnecting sites to on-prem data centers, cloud data centers and cloud enterprise ERP systems. Managing global networking projects with corporate engineers, IT managers and Operation Managers building new networks, sites and integrating new services. Work closely with IT Director on CAPEX budgets and contract for new and extended support services. Work closely with global IT and networking teams on expansions and improvements to meet project deadlines.

Oxnard, California, Us

Sr Network Administrator responsible for all US, CN, MX and NL sites and data centers, managing Firewalls, MPLS routers, Core, Distribution, Access Layer switches and Wireless LAN Controllers. Interconnecting multi-platform devices to enterprise ERP systems across corporate MPLS cloud. Lead network engineer & architect designing and implementing network hardware refresh working closely with IT Manager and vendors on building BOM list. Work closely with SD-WAN vendor as the lead engineer building and designing new networks for transition of MPLS to SD-WAN solution. Managing multi projects to keep with business needs and strategies.

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Manage and maintain network routers and switches across county WAN using various interconnecting technologies and protocols. Manage Network Monitoring Systems that provide real-time views of networks equipment, alerting & reporting, Disaster Recovery and historical configuration changes. Work with Network Architect and Security team to remediate vulnerabilities to recommended software and firmware versions. Support over 24 department from OEM, EOC, Public Health, Public Safety, First Responders, Managers, Engineers, IT Professionals. Manage and maintain IPAM system updating and creating new networks adding critical systems and services.

Santa Barbara, California, Us

Serve as the lead engineer and provide support for information systems and networks. Monitor and maintain critical systems to provide redundancy and high availability. Perform disaster recovery tasks, routine maintenance on systems and network infrastructure. Monitor systems through network monitoring tools identifying potential problems and alarms needing attention. Project planning with office managers and administrators. Schedule upgrades and updates to critical applications and services.

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Manage the NOC team responsible for critical systems, network security and infrastructure that requires 100% availability for a casino and hotel environment. Project Manager for critical services and business driven applications. Work closely with the CIO on yearly budget to address support renewals, upgrades and hardware replacement to maintain productivity levels and cutting edge technology. Work on the remediation plans and address PCI compliance strategies.

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Responsible for NOC data center systems and infrastructure that included HP and Dell enterprise servers, Juniper firewall, Brocade and CISCO networking infrastructure. Implemented a VMWare ESXi environment with a Fiber SAN that included redundancy; Dell r710 ESX Servers, Compellent Fiber SAN, Compellent and Brocade Fiber Switches. Consolidated 80% of hardware and added High Availability to our systems responsible for business productivity. Work with multiple departments on strategies for new ideas to plan and perform major upgrades to our systems addressing PCI standards. Created detailed Disaster Recovery plan, document critical systems and services

Mange and administer Las Vegas Events information systems and infrastructure.

Roseville, Ca, Us

Assisted the Network Administrator managing and maintaining over 1200 accounts, 450 clients running Windows XP Pro and Windows 2000 Professional workstations. Assisted faculty, staff and students with computer software and hardware issues. Created various images for the workstations using Image Cast or Symantec Ghost and deployed them to classrooms as needed. Prepared classrooms with lab drives, swapping them back at the end of the class to accommodate various business, health and technology programs. Set up conference rooms for clients to perform presentations using AV systems.

Roseville, Ca, Us

Assisted IT Technician and Network Administrator in managing and maintaining all campus computer class rooms. Helped campus staff, faculty and student with IT related issues and logging support requests into ticketing system.

Associate In Applied Science, Networking Technology

Associate In Applied Science, Computer Technology