Kevin K. Harrison
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Summary
Responsible for the development of strategic initiatives concerning information
technology, implementation and support of IT systems, architecture, systems
reliability, application development, and hardware acquisitions; ensuring integrity
of corporate data, proprietary information, and system security; act and interface
with non-technical business users in determining overall information technology
approach which requires effective communication skills. And provides leadership to
the IT department in the day-to-day operational support of the information
technology infrastructure, including hardware, software, application, and network
support.
Over ten year's of result-filled information management experience.
Proven leadership skills.
Sound Knowledge of principles, practices, and applications of electronic data
processing.
Superb knowledge of principles and practices of data processing management, and
business and contract administration.
In-depth understanding of principles and practices of personnel management and
supervision and the ability to effectively plan for and use technical and staff
resources.
Excellent ability to perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over
others; to evaluate operational performance and implement changes; and to ascertain
priorities and meet deadlines and objectives.
Strong written communication skills including ability to prepare accurate and
appropriate documentation and to review, proofread, and check documentation for
accuracy.
Well versed in the principles and practices of business and public administration.
Uncommon knowledge of computer systems design, programming, and operations; and
computer hardware and software systems planning and technical support functions.
Superb ability to organize, manages, and control complex computer equipment and
data processing facilities.
PROFESSION EXPERIENCE
Bits and Bytes Tech, New York March 2006 - Present October 2007 - May 2009
CEO I&T Consultant
Arnold Aerial Advertising, New York Sept. 2009-December 2010
Chief Information Officer
Server administrator for Windows 2003 Small Business Server, and network.
Windows 2003 Small Business Server planning, setup, installation, configuration,
and deployment.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 setup, installed, and configured as local and
Internet mail server.
All client computers setup and configured for new Domain Server.
Network printer setup and configured on all workstations and server.
Graphic designer of Aerial Banners for clients.
Media Kit design for distribution to Marketing Managers.
Website design and maintenance for company and contract clients.
Planning, Designing, and written documentation, letters, and templates prepared
administrative staff needs.
OXYGEN.KY Ltd., Cayman Islands October 2007 - May 2009
Computer and Network Technician/IT Consultant
IT & Tech support:
Be available on call for supporting the existing customer base on site or remotely.
Work on existing or new IT projects.
Responsible for building and maintaining projects for various clients.
Responsible for using the latest tools in networking and maintenance.
Required to act as the first contact for clients to develop projects and carry them
through until their completion.
Responsible for maintaining updated records and files for clients of the Tech
Department.
Sales and Marketing:
Create list of future prospective customers to be contacted
Set appointments with a decider/manager/owner within the prospective customers
Provide audit services at prospective customer locations
Responsible for generating sales and new business
SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, Cayman Islands June 2007-September 2007
Senior Network Technician
Responsible for all daily in-house and on-site work for clients computer and
network (WAN, LAN, WLAN) systems technical support. Administering, maintain all
windows servers and airline terminals at Owen Roberts International Airport, Cayman
Islands: DELTA, US Airways, American Airlines, and Air Agency Group with 24 Hour
on-call on the weekends.
In addition to my normal duties I provide support for our major customers DELL, HP,
CISCO through our partnership with the UPS Logistics Group. I am also responsible
to guide and train my Caymanian co-workers.
NCI Services Ltd., Cayman Islands March 2007 - June 2007
Administrative Assistant/Network Administrator(Contract)
Responsible for all IT operations and supervision.
Windows 2003 Server installed and configured as Domain controller.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 installed and configured.
GFI Mail essential installed and configured for NCI.KY POP emails.
Configured all workstations and applications.
Delivery Ease applications installed and configured on Domain Server.
Windoors Ltd., Cayman Islands March 2006 - Feb., 2007
Entrepreneur/Principal
Responsible for all operations and supervision of staff.
Schedule jobs, order inventory for the supply, and installation of Windows or Doors
for commercial or residential projects.
Responsible for staffing; Interviews, Work Permit application preparation and
processing followed by submission to Immigration.
CAYNET, Cayman Islands Sept., 2003 - Dec, 2005
System Administrator/Technical Support Manager
Responsible for technical support operations in high-volume, 24x7 Internet Service
Provider (ISP) environment, including supervision of 5-member technical support
team and coordination of technical issues involving network, hardware, and
operating systems (Linux, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP).
Key Contributions:
Delivered internal and local design, implementation of 802.11 wireless TCP/IP-based
network consisting of a point-to-point, securely connecting corporate head office
to the Internet and customer WAN via Wireless Access Points and Wireless
Distribution Systems.
Consult with senior executives on future technology issues involving connectivity
for LANs, WANs, WLAN, and Internet applications.
Administer POP3 and Microsoft Exchange e-mail system and Internet Information
Server to meet all management, employee, and customer needs for corporate web site.
First Financial Caribbean (QuikCash), Cayman Islands June, 2002- June, 2003
Network Administrator/Administrative Assistant
Administration of Windows 2000 Server, Sybase SQL, Windows XP clients, and money
transfer system and Internet Information Server to meet all management, employee,
and customer needs.
Oversee network connectivity, implementation, integration, and troubleshooting for
servers, routers, remote access, storage devices, printers, and scanners.
Insurance Policy and claim application processing and data entry.
Software House, Cayman Islands Jan, 1998- May, 2002
Assistant Network Administrator/Cross Platform Computer Technician
IT technician responsible for all in-house client computers installations, repairs,
troubleshooting.
Assistant Network administrator for diverse client industries (education,
government, law, real estate, and small business).
Provided technical phone support for business clients and customers. Successfully
resolved customer issues regarding connectivity, peripheral compatibility, and
standard software usage questions for products on the following operating
platforms: Windows Server 2000, Windows XP 2000 NT 9X, Microsoft Office 2000
Suite, other applications.
Business Office Systems, New Kingston, Jamaica 1997-1998
Computer Systems Engineer/Cross Platform Computer Technician
Provide island wide support for diverse systems and network infrastructures:
installations, repairs, design and implementation.
In-House LAN administration for a 10-user network.
Provided technical phone support for business clients and customers. Successfully
resolved customer issues regarding connectivity, peripheral compatibility, and
standard software usage questions for products on the following operating
platforms: Windows Server 2000, Windows NT Server, Windows NT Workstation, Windows
9x, Windows 3.x, MS-DOS, Microsoft Office.
EDUCATION and TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Excelsior Community College, Jamaica 1996
St. George's College, Jamaica 1994
Certifications: CompTIA A+ 2009 2010 [April]
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Operating Systems & System Management:
Apple Macintosh Mac OS 10.x 6 years
Linux (Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Mikrotik, etc) 8 years
Microsoft Windows Server 2000 - 2008 9 years
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003-2008 4 years
Microsoft Active Directory 6 years
Microsoft Windows 7 3 years
Microsoft Windows XP SP(1-3) 8 years
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 9 years
Microsoft Windows NT4 12 years
Microsoft Windows 9x 8 years
Internet and Communication:
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Enterprise 4 years
Microsoft Exchange 2003 Enterprise 3 years
Mail(POP, IMAP, SMTP) Servers 5 years
HTML, ASP, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Apache*** 6 years
SMS messaging 3 years
Hotspot and Authentication servers 4 years
Networking and Security:
DNS and Routers 8 years
Network Design & Architecture 4 years
TCP/IP Network Troubleshooting 7 years
Wireless Network Technologies; 6 years
802.11(ABGN), WDS Mesh, Point-to-Points, Access Points 6 years
4 years
Biometric Security 2 years
VPN and Firewalls 4 years
VOIP 9 years
Remote access [VNC, RDP/Terminal Server, Logmein,
Teamviewer, etc.] 6 years
Graphics: 3 years
Adobe (Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, etc
CorelDraw Suites 5 years
Database: 6 years
Microsoft SQL Server 3 years
MySQL server
Sybase SQL Server
Support for both Macintosh and PC Operating Systems