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*rd Greg Polanski
Advanced Networking
Student S/W Engineer Network/Unix/RSA Admin
Location
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Overview
Current
Advanced Networking Student at Inver Hills Community College
Past
Senior Project Engineer - Network Engineer & System Administration at Tyco Electronics
(formerly ADC Telecommunications)
Ski Instructor (Seasonal - Winter) at Afton Alps
Senior Project Engineer - Firewall & System Administration at Tyco Electronics
(formerly
ADC Telecommunications)
Rider Coach / MSF Instructor - Seasonal at MN Motorcycle Safety Center
Senior Software Engineer Application Development at Tyco Electronics (formerly ADC
Telecommunications)
Senior Software Engineer and Systems Analyst
at Control Data Corporation
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Education
Inver Hills Community College
MacMurray College
Michigan State University
Recommendations
1 person has recommended Greg
Connections
293 connections
Websites
Tyco Electronics / ADC
Afton Alps - Ski & Golf
MN Motorcycle Safety Center
Public Profile
http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregpolanski
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Summary
Senior Network Administrator and Software Engineer with experience in configuring
network equipment, using network administration tools, troubleshooting, and supporting end
users.
Skilled in administering firewalls, remote access, VPN, network monitoring tools, and
Cisco switches and routers.
Effective problem solver with the ability to communicate technical information to non-
technical end users.
Team builder that formed worldwide firewall team for follow-the-sun support and strong
contributor to IT teams due to extensive experience in systems and applications.
Specialties
Cisco Router and Switches Cisco ASA Cisco VPN Cisco Wireless
RSA SecurID SolarWinds Nagios QIP DNS InfoBlox DNS
Solaris Red Hat Linux C C++ Unix Scripting
Remedy ITSM sendmail Apache Squid FTP PGP Unix Tools
Skills & Expertise
RSA SecurID
Cisco Wireless
Cisco Call Manager
C
C++
Unix
Solaris
Cisco ASA
Checkpoint
Firewalls
Solarwinds
Infoblox
DNS/DHCP
sendmail
BMC Remedy
Apache
PGP
VPN
Experience
Advanced Networking Student
Inver Hills Community College
Nonprofit; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry
May 2011 Present (1 year 1 month)
Pursuing advanced networking training, including the following.
Inver Hills IP Telephony Certificate
Inver Hills Advanced Network Technology Certificate
Cisco Certificationso
CCNA Dec 15, 2011
o CCNP Switch Jan 2012
o CCNP Route, CCNP Trouble Shoot (forecast: June 2012, Sep 2012)
o CCNA Wireless (forecast: June 2012)
o CCNA Security (forecast: June 2012)
o IP Telephony, including Call Manager training (forecast: Dec 2012)
Senior Project Engineer - Network Engineer & System AdministrationTyco Electronics (formerly ADC Telecommunications)
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; TEL; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry
20092011 (2 years)
Acted as first customer contact for network issues, including Firewalls, VPN, Wireless,
and end user questions. Managed network administration applications, including RSA SecurID
and Solarwinds. Administered internet applications, including ISA Proxy, public email
routing, and public DNS.
Saved $35,000 annually and improved customer experience by upgrading RSA SecurID
Application to latest version and enabling RSA Soft Tokens.
Met 4 hour response goal for IT Incidents by responding to network tickets from IT help
desk.
Supervised company-wide transition to new wireless which led to better security.
Installed wireless access points in several facilities, resulting in higher bandwidth
and greater coverage.
Provided secure access to email and employee applications from the Internet through an
ISA Proxy Server.
Greg has 1 recommendation (1 co-worker) including:
3rd LIZ (ELIZABETH) LYNCH, Manager of Print and Office Services (Formerly ADC), Eden
Prairie MN, TE Connectivity
Ski Instructor (Seasonal - Winter)
Afton Alps
20032011 (8 years)
PSIA Level 2 Certified Ski Instructor with Children's Accreditation
Member of Training/Clinician Staff
Training for PSIA Level 3 Certification
Experienced in adapting lesson student needs
Available for private and group lessons
Senior Project Engineer - Firewall & System Administration
Tyco Electronics (formerly ADC Telecommunications)
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; TEL; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry
2000 2011 (11 years)
Administered Sun/Solaris servers. Managed internet facing applications, including DNS,
FTP, and electronic data interchange (EDI) via FTP and PGP. Provided customer service for
email, RSA SecurID, and firewalls.
Developed first Edge of Company security for the company using Checkpoint on Solaris
systems when web servers, firewalls, and mail gateways were new.
Provided internet application security via Solaris systems for externally facing
applications.
Met business needs for worldwide internet access through international team for
firewall management.
Significantly reduced maintenance costs by moving from Checkpoint to Cisco ASA
appliances as corporate firewalls.
Reduced corporate risk of viruses and spam by developing email security ADC tools,
McAfee appliances and MessageLabs services.
Developed automated data exchange (EDI), using encryption and secure FTP to provided
efficient and automatic updates to company partners for financial and engineering data.
Managed public facing email and DNS servers, including domain registration, resulting
in a stable, always-up electronic presence on the internet.
Rider Coach / MSF Instructor - Seasonal
MN Motorcycle Safety Center
19952007 (12 years)
Rider Coach / Instructor of the Basic Rider Course and Experienced Courses of the
Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF
)
Senior Software Engineer Application Development
Tyco Electronics (formerly ADC Telecommunications)
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; TEL; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry
19912000 (9 years)
Led team which developed application to manage ADC products in the public telephone
network. The system was ground breaking due to the graphic user interface and integration
with proprietary systems at customer sites.
Introduced disciplined source code management to reproduce application binaries from
source code, resulting in greater reliability and customer service.
Developed Graphic User Interface in X-Windows, when GUIs were new, to provide great
customer experience.
Developed reporting interfaces through spreadsheets to meet customer business needs.
Senior Software Engineer and Systems AnalystControl Data Corporation19781991 (13 years)
Participated as Software Engineer in several multi-year projects to develop custom
supercomputers. Used complete software development life cycle from requirement
specification through implementation, and delivery.
Certifications
CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Administrator
December 2011
CCNP - Switch
January 2012
Education
Inver Hills Community College
Network Technology & Security20112013 (expected)
MacMurray College
BA, Mathematics, Chemistry
Michigan State University
MS, Mathematics
Recommendations For Greg
Senior Project Engineer - Network Engineer & System Administration
Tyco Electronics (formerly ADC Telecommunications)
I had the pleasure of working with Greg at ADC and was truly impressed at his customer-
first attitude, his interest in resolving IT issues and his broad technical skill-set. He
brought professional results with a positive attitude and a great sense of humor. He would
be a true asset to any origination. June 9, 2011
3rd LIZ (ELIZABETH) LYNCH, Manager of Print and Office Services (Formerly ADC), Eden
Prairie MN, TE Connectivity
worked with Greg at Tyco Electronics (formerly ADC Telecommunications)
Additional Information
Websites:
Tyco Electronics / ADC
Afton Alps - Ski & Golf
MN Motorcycle Safety Center
Interests:
LAN/WAN Networks, Network Security, UNIX, End User Support, Alpine Skiing, Motorcycle
Rider and Safety Training
Groups and Associations:
Professional Ski Instructors of America, Motorcycle Safety Foundation
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