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MITCHELL E. FREEMAN

** ******* ***** • Oakland, NJ 07436

201-***-**** • *********@*****.***

IT MANAGER & SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER

Accomplished, hands on technical professional with extensive background guiding IT operations and leading

network infrastructure design, deployment, and support activities. Strategic problem solver; can

diagnose/resolve complex hardware and software issues. Proven experience leading projects through their

entire lifecycle.

Core competencies include:

Team Leadership IT Operations Management Network Design

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• Technology Integration Systems/Server Migrations • Network Administration

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• System/Network Security Technical Support • Project Management

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRESIDENT CONTAINER GROUP – Moonachie, New Jersey 2000–Present

Manufacturer of corrugated products with 400 employees across 5 locations and $100M in annual revenue.

Director of Information Technology

Lead team of 6 technical resources in all aspects of IT and telecommunications operations. Direct design,

implementation, and management of network infrastructure, including servers, routers, switches, firewalls,

access points, workstations, laptops, and thin clients. Oversee network performance monitoring. Craft IT

strategies and identify improvement opportunities. Establish relationships with technology and

telecommunications vendors. Coordinate all project lifecycle phases, including project planning, scheduling,

scope development, and deliverable determination.

Orchestrated IT infrastructure design and build out of 520K ft2 super facility in Middletown, New York

to enable consolidation of 4 manufacturing sites. Managed $250K budget to procure hardware,

establish secure enterprise connectivity, implement telephony platforms, offer wireless capabilities,

upgrade all servers and workstations, and integrating all business systems from sales order processing

and production scheduling to billing and order fulfillment with SQL Server and Linux backend.

Transformed company from Wyse terminal environment into one with an up to date infrastructure.

Designed network architecture to interconnect 5 locations with servers, voice systems, and security

solutions that earned uptime performance record of more than 98%.

Designed and led development and deployment of network from scratch and subsequent migrations to

updated Windows environments with IP and subnet scheme for 7 vLANs restricted to select machine

vendors.

Captured 15% in communications cost savings while increase data and voice bandwidth by 50%

through negotiation of favorable T1 and Voice contracts.

Coordinated research, selection, and implementation of VoIP telephony system, physical security and

surveillance systems, and video conferencing solutions.

Created and directed layout design for Cat6 and fiber cabling of new manufacturing facility.

Devised robust data backup and recovery strategy with redundant SANs and failover architecture that

led to 0 business disruptions.

PHILLIPS PRECISION, INC. – Elmwood Park, New Jersey 2000

Leading manufacturer of advanced orthopedic implants, instrumentation, and sterilization delivery systems.

Network Administrator

Managed/maintained corporate LAN, all Windows and Novell servers, and Windows workstations. Defined

network usage policies/procedures. Monitored network traffic and resolved issues to optimize performance and

reliability.

Coordinated configuration and deployment of Proxy servers and Web servers to expand business

capabilities while enhancing network security.

Devised data backup and recovery strategies to facilitate seamless business continuation.

MITCHELL E. FREEMAN

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CHUBB COMPUTER SERVICES – Parsippany, New Jersey 1999–2000

Provider of professional consulting services specializing in IT strategy and infrastructure development.

Technical Consultant

Hand picked to join elite technology consulting team. Interfaced with client stakeholders to identify functional

needs and design solution strategies.

Oversaw design and implementation of network environment as well as administration of backup and

recovery strategies for Chase Mellon Share Holder Services.

Configured, deployed, and maintained network infrastructure, servers, and workstations.

Established network administration policies, procedures, access, and rights.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

COFFEE DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION

Director of Sales

Managed sales, marketing, and new business development initiatives across New Jersey.

Led sales associates in prospect identification, strategy development, and proposal delivery.

FRESHCUP, LLC

Vice President of Sales

Performed comprehensive market analyses to identify and recruit prospective regional dealers.

Oversaw development of dealer and independent representative sales teams.

RIDGEMONT OFFICE SUPPLIES/NORTHERN STATE OFFICE SUPPLY

Business Principal

Directed all facets of business operations with sales team of 10.

Transformed operations by infusing technology infrastructure, improving productivity 2 fold to

accommodate 30% sales increase with no additions to headcount.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Diploma in Network Engineering & Data Communications

The Chubb Institute – Jersey City, New Jersey

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) ~ Certified Novell Administrator (CNA)

Selected to Chubb Institute Net Star Honors Program, earning Chubb Net Star Certificate

Completed coursework at New York City Community College & at the Fashion Institute of Technology

SELECTED TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Windows Server, Novell Netware, Apple OS X

Microsoft Exchange Server, SQL Server, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Terminal Server,

Tools:

System Center Essentials, Microsoft Office Suite, pcAnywhere, Symantec Backup Exec,

Symantec Endpoint Protection, Ghost, Tiny Term, Diskeeper, WS FTP Pro

Hardware: Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Access Points, Servers, Workstations, Printers, PBXs, Cabling

Networking: LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, FTP, vLAN, NAT, VPN, Active Directory

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