Adriaan Klaassen
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Technical Expertise
Hardware: All makes/models of Desktop PC’s, Laptops, Integrated Hardware and Peripherals; Printers (network
and local), Scanners (network and local), NIC/Wi-Fi/Broadband Cards, PDA/Blackberry, Tandberg Video
Conferencing.
Software: Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista/7, Windows Server 2000/2003/2008, VPN (Cisco), Norton/Trend/Sophos Anti
Virus, Postini, MS Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, SharePoint, IE 5.0+, Firefox, Citrix, SMS 2003, Microsoft
SCCM 2007, RSA Administration, Symantec Ghost, Market Data Products (Bloomberg, Reuters, Factset,
etc.)
Data/Voice: Cisco/Avaya VOIP, Avaya Integrated Management Portal, CAT 3/5/5e/6 Cabling, Lucent Definity Phone
Systems, HTTP, DNS, DHCP.
Admin: 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure, Blackberry Administration (BES), Multi Site File Shares, Network
Printers, Symantec BackupExec.
Experience
12/06 – 7/10: Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd., New York, NY
Information Technology Desktop Engineer / Systems Administrator
• Managed all aspects of IT Infrastructure within both Manhattan Endurance offices; responsible for all trouble
tickets, service requests and maintenance/admin.
• Solely responsible for ownership of all Desktop Support, Network/Server/Telecom Administration and vendor
relations (120+ users, including 8 of the 11 Endurance management team members).
• Participated as a member of the small team responsible for building out all aspects of IT Infrastructure in the new
Manhattan office (June ’07).
• Project lead on multiple IT Infrastructure projects aimed at streamlining processes and user education.
• Administered Active Directory: 600+ users, managed users/groups, Group Policy Management, DFS Admin.
• Administered Blackberry Enterprise Server for approximately 300 users.
• Managed BackupExec server and backup jobs on a daily basis, including media and off site process.
• Connected/managed all multi site video conferences internal and external to Endurance.
• Setup/maintained all phones/voicemail accounts in both Manhattan offices.
• Setup/maintained network printers and print queues across both Manhattan offices.
6/04 – 12/06: ING Investment Management, New York, NY
Information Technology Level 2 Desktop Engineer
• Provided Level 2 Desktop Support to all New York employees of ING Investment Management (Approx. 400
users) and ING Clarion (Approx. 250 users), as part of a 7 member team.
• Supported the Equity Investment Team, including high profile trading floor and research teams (100+ users).
• Administered 800+ user Active Directory environment for a prestigious global Fortune 100 corporation.
• Resolved an average of over 150 escalated trouble tickets per month, using Infra Customer Ticketing System.
• Participated in new, standardized Windows XP build rollout; including designing, testing and imaging/rollout of
new PC’s.
• Occasionally traveled to remote offices, to provide support and/or assist in new hardware rollouts.
2/03 – 6/04: eHire, Inc., New York, NY
Client: Deloitte & Touche LLP, U.S. Information Technology Call Center – East, Parsippany, NJ
PC/LAN Support Technician
• Provided direct, personal technical support to users dialing into the Call Center, including after hours
support.
• Personally answered an average of 40 calls per day and contributed to the Call Center average of 75%
first call resolution.
• Immediately determined the priority and severity of each call and resolved or escalated as necessary.
• Supported Microsoft Windows XP/2000/98 and Office Suite XP/2000/2003.
• Assisted with troubleshooting Aventail VPN and PAL dial up issues.
• Troubleshot network/internet connectivity outages.
• Set up and diagnosed problems with network and IP printing.
• Documented all stages of trouble calls and support actions/resolutions in the Vantive ticketing system.
5/01 – 2/03: New Brunswick Public Schools, New Brunswick, NJ
Desktop/Telecom Technician
Implemented and maintained a Novell client server environment for 2000+ users with 20+ interconnected
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servers.
Analyzed computing environment and implemented technologies that saved over $20,000.
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Retrofitted buildings with backbone Cat 5e network cables and re used existing legacy infrastructure for
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efficient implementation of dynamic wiring needs.
Implemented Voice Over IP technology into existing network infrastructure.
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Provided and facilitated technical support to teachers, administrators and students.
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Resolved technical issues and troubleshot all PC related problems in the Microsoft Windows
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XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 environment.
Education
Information Technology, Bachelor of Science January, 2004 December, 2009
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Concentration: Management of Information Systems
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Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (Pursued) September, 1996 December, 2001
RUTGERS, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Minor: Economics (Complete).
Extracurricular Activities:
9/06 – Current: Rutgers University Ice Hockey Assistant Coach/Scouting Director ; New Brunswick, NJ
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