Thomas Obrzut
PO Box ** Bedford Park, IL *****
E-Mail: ******.******@*********.*** Voice: 708-***-****
Objective: Apply my help desk experience to provide
exceptional IT service for the benefit of a progressive
organization.
Summary: Responsible, experienced, friendly, team-
oriented, multi-tasking specialist,"Who gets IT done".
Experienced providing 24x7 on-call
support for mission-critical teams & systems.
IT Skills:
Desktop PCs: Dell Optiplex 6xx, 7xx, & 8xx-es w/Windows XP Thin-
Clients: Wyse Winterms w/Citrix
Laptop PCs: Dell Latitude E-65xx/D82x-72x-62x-s, IBM/Lenovo
Thinkpads R51s w/Windows XP
Helpdesk Aps: Dartware FootPrints, LANDesk/LDMS
PC Apps: MS Office 2007: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Project, Visio, Access, Explorer, Streets
General: Adobe, Avery, Roxio, Snagit, FixIt Printers:
HP, Ricoh, Okidata, Brother, JetDirect
PC Admin: Windows Active Directory user setups, Ghost imaging,
Antivirus: McAfee, Symantec Norton &
End Point Protection, Stinger, Adware
Timeclocks: Kronos
Remote Aps: VNC, LANDesk, XP Remote Desktop, Citrix Remote
Control, Telnet
Networking: Cisco/VPN, TCP/IP, InterMapper, Big Brother,
CheckPoint Firewall, SecureID
Telecom: PBXes: ComDesign, Avaya/Definity, Rolm 9751, ACD,
CDR and PBX Reporting systems.
Voice Mails: ComDesign, Octel, Rolm PhoneMail,
AVT CallExpress & VMail Reporting.
IVR systems: ComDesign, Octel, Rolm, AVT,
DECtalk and IVR Reporting.
Servers-OSes: HP/Compaq/Proliant DL3xxx/DL5xxx-es & Dells
with W3K/W2K/NT4 & Citrix
IBM P-600s w/AIX with Tivoli
Storage Manager (TSM)
Sun E-3500s w/Solaris 2.6, Veritas Volume
Manager 3.0, Clustering 1.1, Netbackup 3.2
VAX 6320/4705A/8650/MVax-es w/VMS 5.2 & VAX
Clustering, TCPware, Diskit & DCL
IT Experience:
VCNA-Prairie Materials, Bridgeview, IL, Largest Ready-
Mix & Aggregate Distributor in IL, 10/2001 - 1/2010
Senior Helpdesk Specialist - VCNA-Prairie
Materials, IT Dept, 1/2008 - 1/2010
Responsible for:
( Level 2 Helpdesk Support w/Footprints,
LANDesk/VNC/Citrix tools, InterMapper & Big Brother WAN
monitoring:
for 24x7, high production environment,
including:
50 HP Proliant DL3xx/DL5xx servers w/W3K,
with Win-apps: Citrix, Systech Ready-Mix, Seltech Aggregate,
Trakit tracking, ADP Payroll, Kronos, MS-apps:
ISA, Exchange, OWA, SQL, Sharepoint, fax/file/print services.
2 IBM P-600 servers with AIX & Tivoli
Storage Manager (TSM), Shark array & DLT library, w/SAP apps,
supporting 600 users w/Dell
desktops/laptops or Wyse Winterms, using Systech Ready-Mix &
SAP apps,
and 500 trucks using Trakit truck tracking, at
100 production sites in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,
Michigan.
( PC H/W: Desktops & laptops: Setups, Upgrades,
Networking, Moves, Maintenance, Repairs, End-of-life.
( PC S/W: Windows Builds, Upgrades, Ghost Imaging, Anti-
Virus, Win App Installs, Configs, Tuning
( PC Admin: Win AD, Research, Purchasing, Licensing,
Inventory ( Peripherals: Setups, Networking, Repairs
( Telecom Sys Admin: ComDesign PBX/Phones/V-Mail,
ACD/CDR, Recorders, Repairs/Moves/Adds/Changes.
( Telco Services Admin for $1 Million+ Per Yr of Voice
& Data. Telco Repairs/Moves/Adds/Changes/Escalations.
( Software Support Specialist for: BMGSeltech Premium
Enterprise Aggregate apps for 12 Agg sites in IL & IN.
( Disaster Recovery Coordination: Developed first DR
plan and first DR site survey for Bridgeview office.
( Managing Projects & Vendors: New offices, new
voice/data services, new cable plants, office/PC moves.
( Purchasing of $50K to $150K Per Yr in IT
Hardware/Software/Services w/Dell, Insight & alt vendors.
Helpdesk Specialist / VAX/Comads Apps System
Administrator - Prairie Materials, IT Dept, 10/2001-1/2008
Responsible for:
( General Helpdesk Support, using LANDesk/LDMS & VNC
remote tools & WAN monitoring w/Big Brother:
for 24x7 production environment, including:
HP Proliant servers w/W2K/NT4, IBM P-600 servers w/AIX
and SAP & Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM),
supporting 600 PC users, using SAP & Win apps at 100 Ready-
Mix,
Aggregate and Brick production or warehouse/sales
office sites in: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin & Michigan.
( All VAX & Command Data Apps Administration for: 12
VAX 4000-96 servers, w/VMS 5.2 & COMADS Ready-Mix
and Aggregate suite: Customer/product/order
entry, scheduling, dispatching, ticketing, truck tracking,
and
reporting including: Disaster recovery, H/W
& S/W: installs, configs, tuning, upgrades, networking,
backups
supporting 600 PC users w/W95, using COMADS apps,
and 500 truck fleet using Teletrac truck tracking at
100 Ready-Mix and Aggregate production sites in:
Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan.
( Telecom Admin: Avaya/Definity PBX/Phones, Octel
VMail, ACD/CDR, Recorders, Repairs/Moves/Adds/Changes.
( Telco Admin for $1 Million+ Per Year in Voice/Data
Services. Telco Repairs/Moves/Adds/Changes/Escalations.
( Purchasing of $50K to $150K Per Year in IT Hardware,
Software, Services w/Dell, Insight & alt vendors.
Recycled Paper Greetings, Chicago, IL, 3rd Largest
Greeting Card Distributor in the US, 2/1988 - 6/2001
Systems Manager - Recycled Paper Greetings (RPG), IT
Dept, Operations/Tech Services, 7/1988 - 6/2001
Responsible for:
( Supervising 6 Technical Services Staff: Network
Administrator, Telecom Administrator, and 4 PC/MAC
Technical Analysts, Recruitment & Training.
( Administering All Technical Infrastructure, $1.3
Million Tech Budget, Voice/Data services, Projects & Vendors
including: Research, Planning, Purchasing,
Installations, Configurations, Administration, Security,
Upgrades, Maintenance, Backups, and Documentation.
( Disaster Recovery: Tech DR Plan Development, Preps,
Testing at Comdisco Wood Dale, DR Documentation.
( Administering All Infrastructure Support for a 24 x7
Production Environment, including
Servers:
3 Sun E-3500 servers w/Solaris 2.6, w/A-51xx &
52xx storage arrays, and L-1000 DLT tape libraries
using Veritas Clustering 1.1, Veritas
Volume Manager 3.0, Veritas Netbackup 3.2, in support of
Oracle-8 Database, Oracle ERP 1.1
applications, and Cognos Powerhouse applications.
7 Compaq Proliant 7xxx & Dell servers w/Windows
NT4 supporting Windows applications.
4 VAX servers: Clustered 6320 & 4705A & 2
MicroVaxes w/VMS 5.2 & StorageWorks storage arrays
supporting legacy applications in Cognos
Powerhouse, VAX Basic, Datatrieve, Calendaring.
Network: Cisco 6506/3548 switch, 2620 routers,
CheckPoint Firewall w/SecureIDs, TCP/Appletalk/DECnet
Telecom: Rolm 9751 PBX/phones, 2 Rolm PhoneMails,
3 DECtalk IVRs supporting 1000 US Field reps.
Handheld PCS: Telxon 610 units, w/TCOM-204 upload
server, supporting 1000 US Field reps.
supporting 225 users w/PCs/W95 & MACs @
Chicago HQ & UP warehouse, & 75 Field managers w/laptops.
Systems Programmer - Recycled Paper Greetings (RPG), IT
Dept, Operations/Tech Services, 2/1988 - 7/1988
Responsible for:
( Supervising 1 Technical Support Analyst ( Administering All IT
Infrastructure in 3 Technical Service Areas:
Servers: 4 VAXes: Clustered 8650/785/MVax, s/a MVax, w/VMS 5.2 &
HP/Proliants w/NT4 & Win apps.
Desktop/Laptop PCs / Networking / Handheld PCs: Telxon 610s/TCOM-
204 server for 1000 US Field reps.
Telecom: Rolm 9006 PBX/phones, AVT-VoiceMail, 3 DECtalk IVR
systems supporting 1000 US Field reps.
Alden Press, Elk Grove Village, IL, Commercial Catalog/Coupon
Printing & Mailing, 6/1981 - 2/1988
Senior Programmer Analyst - Alden Press, IT Dept - Software
Development, 1/1986 - 2/1988
Responsible for:
( Developing list processing, label, report, tape & screen apps in
Basic, DTR, TDMS/FMS, DCL on VAX servers.
Programmer Analyst - Alden Press, IT Dept - Software Development,
8/1983-1/1986
Responsible for:
( Developing list processing, label, report, & tape applications in
VAX Basic, Datatrieve, DCL on VAX servers.
Computer Operator - Alden Press, IT Dept - Computer
Operations, 6/1981 - 8/1983
Responsible for:
( Printing mailing labels/reports/coupons, producing ink-jet
label tapes, tape backups, DCL on VAX servers.
IT Training:
( BMGSeltec Premium Enterprise Aggregate Dispatch Software
Applications - Administration & Support
( Systech Ready-Mix Dispatch Software Applications - Administration &
Support
( IBM/AIX System Administration ( Sun/Solaris7 - System Administration
( VAX/VMS - System Administration
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