Mark R. White

PO Box ****

Oak Ridge, TN *****

276-***-****

abjnt2@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Legal studies major and experienced IT professional seeking

accountability, technical challenges, responsibility, and

the opportunity to exhibit and expand my knowledge of the

legal system in a paralegal, legal secretary, or legal

research position.

Work Experience

IT Consultant

09/2008 - Present KEIT Consulting

IT consultant assisting both private companies and

individuals in the development of disaster recovery plans,

system administration, network engineering, and desktop

support. Duties consist of supporting most operating

systems including Linux, UNIX (Solaris), Windows Server

2003, Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7; as well as networks

running Cisco and HP switches, Cisco and Juniper routers,

Netscreen, Cisco, and Tipping Point security devices.

General Manager

01/2008 - 08/2008 Boddie-Noell Enterprises, Grundy, VA

General Manager assigned to oversee full management

responsibilities of a quick service restaurant. Duties

included the overseeing of day to day operations, personnel

scheduling, personnel hiring and terminations, ordering

supplies and food product, effectively managing inventory

and labor costs, maintaining health and quality standards

and pursuing higher sales and a more profitable bottom

line. During my tenure with Boddie-Noell, there was a

significant increase in sales and traffic to my restaurant

as well as a much needed revamping of the crew. In just a

few months I was able to build a very stable, reliable crew

with the highest standards of character and morals.

Linux Systems Administrator - Contractor/TEKsystems

01/2007 - 02/2007 Nova Information Systems, Knoxville, TN

UNIX Systems Administrator working in a team of 4 to

support 300+ UNIX servers. Responsibilities include

building and deploying new servers, Intel and Sparc based

Sun hardware, running a mix of Solaris 8, 9, 10.

Maintenance and troubleshooting of all of the existing

machines in the infrastructure. Other responsibilities

included the management of all backups and tapes for our

central backup solution.

Linux Systems Administrator - Contractor/TEKsystems

10/2006 - 01/2007 Scripps Media, Knoxville, TN

Linux/UNIX Systems Administrator working in a team of 7 to

support 300+ UNIX and Linux servers. Responsibilities

include building and deploying new servers, Intel and Sparc

based Sun hardware, running a mix of Solaris 8, 9, 10 and

Ubuntu or Red Hat Linux. Maintenance and troubleshooting

of all of the existing machines in the infrastructure.

E.W. Scripps is one of the largest media companies in the

world owning many well known networks such as HGTV, DIY,

Fine Living, Food Network and GAC. Their company began in

newspapers and gradually moved to broadcast television and

is now primarily network based programming.

UNIX Systems Administrator

11/2005 - 10/2006 Fieldstone Mortgage Company, Columbia,

MD

Sole UNIX administrator in charge of 40+ UNIX & Linux

servers. Duties included installing, patching,

maintaining, and upgrading Solaris 8, 9 and 10 and Debian

and Red Hat Linux servers that support real time mission

critical company wide applications. Fieldstone is a large

mortgage company that offers non-conforming mortgages in 42

states with offices in 27.

Network Administrator

2/2005 - 11/2005 Sword & Shield Enterprise Security,

Knoxville, TN

Network Administrator in support of 25+ end users and 15+

servers. Duties consisted of maintaining our IT

infrastructure including our Cisco routers and switches,

Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, and Red Hat) and Windows (2000 and

2003) servers, and maintaining backups. Network

applications supported include Goldmine Sales and

Marketing, Quickbooks, and Microsoft Exchange. Platforms

supported are Dell and IBM.

Network Engineer

1/2001 - 1/2005 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Network Engineer in a team of approximately 15 people

providing network connectivity to the University of

Tennessee, Knoxville. During this period, our main task

was a project by the name of Volnet. The goal of this

project was to upgrade the entire UTK network from a

FDDI/Fast Ethernet backbone to a Cisco switched and routed

gigabit network. This included design, implementation, and

replacement of all legacy hardware. Secondary duties

consist of managing an HP Openview Network Node Manager

Server and being the resident Windows/Solaris/Linux Systems

Administrator, maintaining group owned machines.

Systems Administrator

3/2003 - 6/2004 Knoxville Summit, Knoxville, TN

The System Administrator solely responsible for the

administration for an Apache web and Q-Mail email servers

running on Debian Linux. My responsibilities include

installing, configuring and maintaining both the Linux

operating system and the Apache web server. Other duties

also include the installation, configuration and

maintenance of an email server built on Debian Linux

running Q-Mail as the MTA and Squirrelmail utilizing

Dovecot IMAP/POP server for end user access.

Network Engineer

5/2000 - 12/2000 Getronics Government Solutions, Pentagon,

Washington, DC

Oct 2000 - Dec 2000 Systems Administrator in a team of 19

providing Tier 3 support to approximately 300 servers and

8000 users at any given time for the Air Force Pentagon

Communications Agency (AFPCA). Responsibilities include NT

and Exchange administration, maintenance, and

troubleshooting. May 2000- Oct 2000 Network

Engineer/Systems Administrator in a team of 6 providing

Tier 2/3 support to 250 plus user network for the Under

Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Pentagon,

Arlington, VA. Responsibilities include installing,

upgrading, and maintaining multiple types of routers and

switches. Performed general network administration

(NT4.0/Exchange5.5) and hardware troubleshooting and

maintenance. Managed VPN (Cisco Secure VPN), and thin

client (Terminal Server/Citrix Metaframe) solution for

remote access to the network.

Systems Administrator

6/1996 - 5/2000 United States Marine Corps, Quantico, VA

Developed deployment strategies for MS Windows NT and

Exchange for Marine Corps Agency. Lead NT engineer for a

200 user career level school. Provided customer support and

server/network reliability. Advised management personnel on

strategies and administrative procedures for enterprise

operating and messaging systems. Designed and developed

workgroup intranets and extranets using Microsoft

BackOffice and web technologies. Managed Bay

Centillion/5000 BH switched network based on

10/100-switched solution linking campus backbone, buildings

and floors with 100 Base-T Ethernet. Assist in determining

technical requirements for Amphibious Warfare School end of

year exercises.

Education

2008 - Present Western International University

Currently Enrolled, Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies

6/2005 - 7/2005 Juniper Netscreen JNCIA-SSL VPN,

Firewall/VPN, IDP, San Jose, CA

Professional

7/2003 Guru Labs, Salt Lake City, UT

Professional

Linux Network Services

7/2001 Cisco, Atlanta, GA

Professional

Cisco Multilayer Switching Networks

4/1998 United States Marine Corps, Quantico, VA

Professional

Small Unit Leadership Course

9/1997 USMC Computer Science School, Quantico, VA

Professional

Data Communication Specialist Training

5/1996 Clinton High School, Clinton, TN

High School or equivalent

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