Management Manager

Brian Kotaska

**** ********** ***** ( Placerville, CA 95667 530-***-**** (

*********@*****.***

Qualifications for Network Administration / Management

Equipped with over 18 years of professional experience providing network

administration and IT infrastructure support, designing, implementing, and

maintaining nationwide data and voice networks for store, distribution, and

corporate facilities. Adept at optimizing and enhancing systems, resolving

network issues, and minimizing downtime. Possesses strong analytical,

troubleshooting, and communication skills as well as a proven track record

of leading project teams to meet deadlines and technical

specifications/requirements.

Areas of Expertise

Network Management ( Vendor Relations ( Process Improvement ( Purchasing (

Risk Management ( Systems Installation

Telecommunications/Cabling ( Quality Control ( Training & Development (

Multi-site Management ( Systems Configuration

Professional Synopsis

Select Highlights:

. Interacted and collaborated with management across all departments to

provide networking solutions, training, and problem resolution for 7

offices and 14 plant locations across Northern California, ensuring

compliance with corporate standards and guidelines.

. Led a JWS implementation at new plant and office sites along with

software upgrades. Provided consultative support to other company

locations throughout the United States.

. Designed, engineered, configured, installed, tested, and documented

system architectures and component configurations with routers, VPNs, and

firewalls.

. Supported the Merlin Legend phone systems, Video Conferencing, PCs, and

all additional peripheral equipment.

. Ensured quality service and organizational needs were met by establishing

and maintaining strong vendor relationships.

. Supported and aided in maintaining the CISCO VoIP phone system (in

various configurations) throughout the Northern California locations.

Key Responsibilities:

. Oversaw the day-to-day management of 12 Microsoft Windows 2000/2003

servers for over 350 clients (active directory environments). Provided

technical leadership to project teams in the design, implementation, and

integration of IT systems and networks. Contributed to establishing

annual office and plant budgets.

. Planned, implemented, and maintained the operations for four Novell

network servers; supported over 85 clients in various configurations.

Provided hardware and software support to 240 PCs within a credit union.

. Provided network management for two Novell and four Microsoft Windows NT

servers, which supported 160 clients. Led phone, voice mail, and HP3000

support and back-up. Led all procurement efforts for PCs and associated

peripherals.

Career Track

Owner, Forward Networking and Computer Support 2008-

Present

Computer Systems Manager, Granite Construction Co. 1999-2007

Network Engineer/Network Manager, C&K Systems Inc. 1996-1999

Microcomputer Specialist, The Golden 1 Credit Union 1995-1996

Network Technician, Blue Diamond Growers 1990-1995

Training & Technical Summary

New Horizons Microsoft Server 2000/2003; CISCO ICND and CNA; Catalyst

Training-Management Development Program; ITIL

Novell CNA Network Administration; Network General Sniffer Analyzer; IBM

Client Access AS/400 PC Support; American Institute LAN Technologies;

Citrix Metaframe XP and Presentation Server 4.0/4.5; Cisco VoIP; Cisco

Routers and Switches

Windows Operating Systems; Microsoft Office 2000/2003; Chameleon, ProComm,

and Rumba; Primavera Expedition 9.0, Microsoft Exchange 2003, Microsoft

Project, Primavera Suretrak, ACT, AutoCAD; Payroll and HRIS (Ceridian);

Electronic Data Management (EDM) using Agile

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