Eastern Data helps companies and organizations that either cannot or do not want to run with in-house IT functionality. We handle it for those companies, providing IT managed services, network administration, and technical support.Not only do we offer in-house IT functionality, we’re always improving that functionality by leveraging the latest innovations and best practices in the IT industry. As a Network Engineer Consultant, I have a very senior role directly interacting with… Show more Eastern Data helps companies and organizations that either cannot or do not want to run with in-house IT functionality. We handle it for those companies, providing IT managed services, network administration, and technical support.Not only do we offer in-house IT functionality, we’re always improving that functionality by leveraging the latest innovations and best practices in the IT industry. As a Network Engineer Consultant, I have a very senior role directly interacting with my company’s CTO and Director of Service Delivery. I lead the development and support of both local-and wide-area networks plus Wi-Fi, telephony, and VOIP capabilities for an infrastructure that includes 350+ deployments of Windows Server and 4000+ endpoints.Our client base includes a diverse mixture of verticals including these prominent companies:►Harbor Group International, Birdsong Peanuts, Casey Auto Group, Tidewater Eye Centers, Albemarle Eye Centers, Gastroenterology LTD, Eastern Nephrology Associates, and JES Foundations.I directly oversee our NOC that supports 2 revenue lines of $1M+ apiece in T&M and MSA managed services.I’m continually looking for ways to improve operations for our clients. Some examples include my:►Reduction of a physical network’s footprint by ~80% through network virtualization.►Large scale Office365 migrations from various on premise and hosted legacy email solutions.►Expansion of wireless capabilities over distances of up to 30 miles.►Provision of backup and disaster-recovery capabilities.In addition, I:►Won a contract against 4 other bidders that now generates $150K a year from a $4B company. I replaced that company’s legacy system with a global hub-spoke solution that established VPN, disaster-recovery, fault-tolerance, HA, and replication capabilities.►Developed a private-cloud, off-site replication, and standby-virtualization target that guarantees retrieval of lost files. The major cloud providers won’t make that guarantee. Show less

During this 10-year span, I was involved full-time in the ownership and operation of Onon Digitography, my own portrait and wedding photography company. It kept me busy as I traveled to assignments anywhere from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware. I shot pictures for ~50 weddings each year.░░░░░On a part-time basis, I secured consulting opportunities as an independent IT Consultant & Contractor, serving a diverse range of business clientele… Show more During this 10-year span, I was involved full-time in the ownership and operation of Onon Digitography, my own portrait and wedding photography company. It kept me busy as I traveled to assignments anywhere from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware. I shot pictures for ~50 weddings each year.░░░░░On a part-time basis, I secured consulting opportunities as an independent IT Consultant & Contractor, serving a diverse range of business clientele especially in regards to industry genre and company size. I continually improved client operations mainly through installations and support of new Windows Server and Windows Desktop systems. In addition, I provided many website owners with e-commerce capability and supplied photography professionals with a post-production automation procedure that gave them more revenue-producing time operating their cameras. Select Noteworthy Contributions►I inked a contract with the Hampton Roads division of Advanced Auto Parts and replaced legacy IBM machines with new HP Proliant ML350 G5 servers that operated with Windows Server.►I inked another contract that entailed my development of both the intranet and network security for the U.S. Coast Guard Station, Portsmouth, VA. Show less

I provided both team leadership and hands on team contributions in this consultant role, supporting clients with network infrastructure expertise in operating systems (Microsoft, Novell, and UNIX) plus servers, workstations, hardware. routers, and all associated peripherals.Many of our clients held Fortune 500 status and several more were branded with local- and regional-name recognition such as:►HRSD, Sentara Health Systems, Union Camp Paper Corporation, Amerigroup Corporation,… Show more I provided both team leadership and hands on team contributions in this consultant role, supporting clients with network infrastructure expertise in operating systems (Microsoft, Novell, and UNIX) plus servers, workstations, hardware. routers, and all associated peripherals.Many of our clients held Fortune 500 status and several more were branded with local- and regional-name recognition such as:►HRSD, Sentara Health Systems, Union Camp Paper Corporation, Amerigroup Corporation, Mary Immaculate Hospital, Mohalk Marketing Group, and Wall, Einhorn, and Churnitzer, PC.Select Noteworthy Contributions► Telecommuting was in its early phases. I used Citrix WinFrame to reduce reduced physician fatigue by developing a more flexible schedule, which provided doctors with more options to work from home. ► My team was selected to design and install a new WAN for the:Virginia Beach Public School System (the largest in Virginia ).Chesapeake Fire Department (including the then-novel feature of GIS access integrated into the 911 system). Show less