Engineer Manager
Resume:
David Harrison Cothran **** Rock Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27610
act0ax@r.postjobfree.com
What I Can Do
for You
As a member of your IT staff, I offer structure and hands-on technical ability to your IT strategy. As an experienced IT manager, I provide a sense of business necessity to the IT department. Related
Hardware
Experience
Familiar with specification, deployment and management of mission-critical server clusters. Familiar with all manners of PC hardware including end-user systems and rack-mounted server systems. Specific experience includes: mid-grade SAS/SATA RAID
(48TB+ RAID 6), SFF-8087, Fiber Channel, 10/100/1000 Ethernet, SAN/NAS/DAS, iSCSI, IBM x336, SuperMicro (many), Dell 26xx, Juniper SSG, high-availability NLB.
Related Software
and Network
Configuration
Experience
Member of MSDN: Licensed to download and install any of Microsoft’s operating systems for testing purposes. Platforms: UNIX, Novell, DOS, and Windows 3.51 through Windows 2012. Have experience installing and configuring UNIX, Novell and MS Windows. Familiar with the full range of TCP/IP issues and considerations such as routing, subnets, efficient IP address assignment strategies, and troubleshooting. Familiar with multiple platform networks. Familiar with multiple technology networks. Have experience installing UNIX to be used in a high reliability Internet Service Provider environment. Employment
History
2003 to Present: Partner, CIO
Electronic Document Logistics, Inc. Raleigh, N.C.
Responsible for all hardware and networking aspects of this corporation. Provide board-member leadership and hands-on operation of the IT department. Handle extremely sensitive data for the Banking, Government, and Real Estate communities. Maintain all IT services on a 24-hour basis for this mission-critical venture. Report directly to the CEO.
2010 to Present: IT Director
National Fine Jewelers / National Jewelry and Pawn Raleigh, N.C. Responsible for all hardware and networking aspects of this 12- location corporation. Report directly to the COO.
2000 to Present: Owner, Chief Engineer
True Network Applications. Raleigh, N.C.
Responsible for all aspects of this sole proprietorship. As a network consultant and hardware provider, True Networking advises and performs all aspects of an IT Department for its clients. February 1998 to 1999: Chief Engineer, Department
Manager
PC Innovation, Inc. Raleigh, N.C.
Design and implement a new Internet Service Providership department. Arrange, design, specify, and assemble all components of new ISP, including business plan, LAN/WAN technology, client base, and internal and public policies. Organize and implement existing company WAN/LAN technology during the company’s move into a new building. Rebuild network, implement new hardware and relegate old hardware while maintaining network functionality.
1996 to February 1998: Director of Communications
Military RealEstate Network, Inc. Fayetteville, N.C. Specified, designed, installed, and maintained a quadruple- technology LAN/WAN for this corporation. Ordered and directed the installation of a T1 link to the Internet from AT&T’s Worldnet, and directed all technical and administrative contacts to this vendor. Directed all MIS functions of this corporation. 1992 to 1996: Chief Engineer
QDS, Inc. d.b.a. PC Innovation Raleigh, NC
Managed the entire Engineering and Production sections of this corporation during its growth from a $100,000/year company to a
$6 million/year company in 4 years. Responsible for the productivity of the technical staff. Managed the technical staff of 8 members (2 network specialists, 2 production technicians, 4 diagnostic/repair technicians). Designed, installed, and maintained the IPX and TCP/IP internal network of this corporation. Education and
Other
Certifications
1995: Continuing Education
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC (4.0 GPA) 1984 to Present: Class III RadioTelephone Operator, U.S. Federal Communications Commission
2005 to Present: Explosives and Pyrotechnics License, U.S. Department of Justice / B.A.T.F.E.
Languages: English (Native), Russian (Intermediate), Spanish
(Beginning), Dutch (Beginning).
Professional
References
Mr. Richard D. Bowlin
Bowlin Law Offices
Wake Forest, North Carolina
Mr. Tommy Jobe
Jobe and Associates
P.O. Box 20286
Raleigh, North Carolina 27619
Mr. Robert Cramblitt
Cramblitt and Company
1135 Kildare Farm Road
Cary, North Carolina 27511
Mr. Cody Jetton
Jetton Valuation Group / Cushman Wakefield
3921 Sunset Ridge Road, Suite 102
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Mr. Sundeep Joshi
Formerly of National Jewelry and Pawn
2751 Capital Boulevard
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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