Engineer Manager

THOMAS L. WEEMS, JR

**** ***** **, ***** ****, FL 34287

Cell: 941-***-**** Home: 941-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Networking

12+ years in maintaining LAN/WAN Infrastructure. Installation of

(CISCO) firewalls, routers, and switches. Installation of

wireless networks. Troubleshooting routing and TCP/IP

connections with local networks, frame relays, point-to-point,

VPN, and Internet. Experience with DNS, DHCP, Static IP and

subnetting. Installation and troubleshooting of fiber and cat5

cabling.

Network & Server Monitoring

12+ years in monitoring servers and network devices using

various Network Monitoring Systems (NMS) such as Argent, What's

Up Gold, Nagios, and others. Extensive experience in in SNMP and

MIBs, parsing windows system and application log files, and

application specific log files for events to tiger alerts.

Monitoring configurations including escalation alerts, alert

tigers, corrective action functions, and implementing across

multiple WAN environments. Performance measurements for disk and

processor usage. SQL Performance. Data Storage.

Administration

12+ years in server installation and maintenance. User and group

administration. Active Directory Configuration and Group

Polices. File/Data resource management. Anti-Virus and security.

Data backup and disaster recovery. Database and application

administration and support. Preventative maintenance.

Architecture & Design

12+ years in Design network/software solutions for upgrades,

refits, or new installations. Analyze business processes to meet

the need of software/hardware applications. Flow charting. LAN

and WAN design. Data Room Design.

Project Management

20+ years Product discovery & analysis. Vendor relations.

Technical specifications and request for bids/proposals.

Application/hardware implementation. Application/hardware user

end training.

Management

17+ years in developing and managing annual operating budgets.

Strategic planning for short and long range goals and

objectives. Infrastructure analysis and asset management.

Operational proficiency and total cost of ownership. Supervise

personnel and projects.

Application Management/Implementation

15+ years in implementing new software applications such as

Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Help Desk/Support

Ticketing Systems, Financial Systems, Specific Industry

Operational Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP),

Material Requirements Planning (MRP). Extensive work in

Government applications for Public Utilities, Engineering,

Building Permits, and Recreation,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Network Manager/ IT Director

Discount Telecommunications, Inc. Sarasota, Florida

Dec 2009 - Present

Management of the Computer Network Division of Discount Telecom that

provides a full service operation specializing in the supply,

configuration and installation of PC's, servers, computer accessories

and network infrastructure. DTI provides to small to medium sized

businesses and organizations with Local Area Networks (LAN's) to

medium sized organizations with multiple branches and complex Wide

Area Networks (WAN).

Service Center Operations Manager/ IT Engineer

Wireless Technology Equipment Co. Sarasota, Florida

Feb 2009 - Dec 2009

Authorized Motorola Service Stations (MSS) providing high quality,

affordable wireless communication systems, products and services that

include two-way radios, private mobile data, global positioning

satellites (GPS), automatic vehicle location (AVL), in-building

wireless coverage (BDA), wireless networks, emergency call boxes,

wireless gate security, and digital voice recorders.

Service Center Operations Manager

Management of in a Motorola Service Station including: Customer

Service, Business Administration, Technical Service Operations, &

Facility Maintenance, etc. Directing all the activities in a large or

two or more small WTEC facilities. Always maintaining customer

satisfaction, while meeting or exceeding budget goals. Supervision

system technologists and administrative staff.

IT Engineer

Responsible for all enterprise technology and telecommunications

including Desktop Support, Computer Repair, Server Management, Backup

Management, and procurement. Also install, maintain, modify and repair

computer equipment, LAN, WAN and printers in at service centers or at

a customer sites.

Senior Field Engineer

Argent Software, Inc. North Port, Florida

May 2008 - October 2008

Argent Software is one of the world's leading systems management

software companies. Argent's primary product lines include monitoring

and alerting, data consolidation, batch job scheduling, and web site

analysis solutions.

Pre-Sales Product demonstrations, Analysis and infrastructure

assessment, Implementation Project Manager, Post-sales configuration

and support. User training.

Network Engineer

Softrim Corporation Estero, Florida

August 2007 - March - 2008

Softrim offers a comprehensive range of solutions in all areas of

computer networking. We design, install, service and maintain all

Windows, Novell, Unix and hybrid networks and provide support across a

wide range of software applications.

Network and telecommunication systems support for medium to large

sized business. Implemented new server and network/firewalls systems.

Existing customer support and maintenance.

Information Technology Manager

City of North Port North Port, Florida

January 2006 - August 2007

North Port is a city in Sarasota County, Florida with a population of

54,308.In the past decade the city of North Port has transformed from

a small bedroom community in south Sarasota County into the fastest-

growing area in the region as Florida's 4th fastest growing city and

4th largest in land area.

Responsible for the management of the City's Technology Department

including systems management, network management, GIS management, and

telecommunications. Supervision of 15 staff members.

Vice President/General Manager

Florida Scrap Metals, Inc. Port Charlotte,

Florida

November 2004 - January 2006

Florida Scrap Metal Company is a benchmark organization providing

comprehensive recycling solutions to Florida industry and the general

public. Our services include scrap metal recycling (both ferrous and

non-ferrous materials), demolition, construction debris collection and

recycling, roll-off container service, and more. We are dedicated to

protecting our natural resources by recycling and reusing valuable

commodities. We are committed to providing superior service and value

in order to effectively handle the enormous growth of South Florida.

Maintain and establish customer relations and oversee the processing

of material while ensuring profitability. Also responsible for quality

of product and timely shipments to meet consumer's specifications.

Supervision of 15 Yard Employees and staff members.

Network Engineer/IT Projects Manager

City of Fort Myers Fort Myers, Florida

October 2000 - November 2004

The City of Fort Myers, Florida called the City of Palms is located in

Lee County with a population of roughly 67,000.

Municipal network administration. Hardware and software project

management. Website administration. Operational supervision of 6

member network management team.

CEO & Systems Administrator

Afcon Communications, Inc. Port Charlotte, Florida

July 1997 - October 2000

Afcon is a leading Internet Technology firm focused on investing in

existing enterprises in several core areas: Fixed Wireless Broadband,

Traditional Internet Service Providers, Dedicated Server Providers,

Network Security Consultants, and Web Hosting Providers.

Management of a 5000 plus user Internet Service Provider (ISP)

network. Webmaster. Supervision of 5 staff members.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

The Academy Miami, Florida

2008 MCSES - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Security

Southwest Florida College Fort Myers, Florida

2002 - 2004 Microsoft Network Engineer and SQL Database Administrator

Training Options Fort Myers, Florida

2004 Managing Windows 2003 Server

Microsoft Technical Education Center Fort Myers, Florida

2000 Microsoft Certified Professional

CompTIA Fort Myers, Florida

2000 Network+ Certified Network Engineer

CompMaster Fort Myers, Florida

1998 A+ Troubleshooting, Maintaining, and upgrading PC's

CERTIFICATIONS

MCSE 2003 #2261477

Network+ #COMP10373612

Security+ # COMP10373612

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Electronic Technicians Association (ETA)

International Society of Certified Electronic Technicians

International Webmasters Association

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Networking

Firewalls: CISCO PIX 501/506, CISCO ASA 5505, Watchguard SOHO

and Firebox, Astero, Symantec, SonicWall.

Routers & Switches: CISCO Routers 1600-3800 CISCO

Catalyst/Switches 3600, HP Procurve, 3COM, Netgear, Linksys,

Portmasters, Digiboards, Multiplexers.

Wireless Routers: CISCO Aironet 2800, Linksys, Dlink, Daystar.

Access Points, Point to Point. Public Wifi

IOS: CISCO, Lucent, 3COM.

Administration

Servers: Intel, Dell, HP, Compaq, IBM I5.

OS: Windows Novell, Unix, Linux, Windows NT4 - 2003, AS/400.

Management: Novell NetAdmin, Windows Active Directory, AS/400

User /Groups, Linux Users.

Mail: GroupWise, POP3, SMTP, IMAP, Web Outlook, Exchange 5.5 -

2003.

Anti-Virus/Security: Symantec/Norton, Zone Alarm, McAfee,

Kapersky, Trend Micro, ISA server.

Backup Systems: ArcServ, BackupExec, Alchemy

Virtual Management

Implementation, configuration, and management of Virtual server

environments with VMware ESX, Microsoft Virtual Server, and

Citrix Zen Works.

Software Management

Industry Applications: Point of Sale (POS), Club Membership,

Financial, Asset Management, Manufacturing, LAW, Medical

Records, CAD, ArcGIS, Time & Billing.

Government Applications: Permitting, Utilities, Museum

Ticketing & Events, Public Records, Golf.

Databases & Programming: MS SQL, MYSQL, Sybase, FoxPro, Dbase,

SQL, AS/400 Query, Visual Basic.

Internet Hosting & Web Design Systems

Windows IIS, Apache Web Server, Front Page, SharePoint Designer,

Dream Weaver, Cold Fusion, HTML.

Desktop Support

OS: Windows Dos-Vista, RedHat Linux, Novell Client, AS/400

Client.

Office: Lotus Notes, Office 97- 2007 including Word, Excel,

Access, Publisher, PowerPoint, Word Perfect Suite, Open Office,

QuickBooks, Peachtree, Visio Drawing, MS Project, SharePoint,

Adobe PDF, PageMaker, Page Mill, Photoshop. Internet Explorer

and other web applications.

Training

Basic Desktop User, Industry Applications, Office Production,

Internet/Email.

One-On-One, Small Groups/Classroom, Seminars /Public

Presentations.

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