Engineer Project Manager

James Queen

Email: abqi60@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ********** *****

City: Carrollton

State: TX

Zip: 75010

Country: USA

Phone: 972-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $80,000

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Job History / Details:

Professional Experience 1986-present

With over 20 years of IT experience, I have a broad skill set that encompasses virtually every aspect of local and wide-area networking, personal computer hardware and software, systems security, systems training, and personnel management. I am versed in network engineering, network administration, and help-desk/end-user support, having performed these roles in environments from 100 to over 100,000 users. I am experienced in using and supporting Citrix, VMWare, Cisco routing and switching equipment, blade servers, LAN diagnostic equipment, network cabling, Active Directory, and in performing software distribution. While I have limited Linux experience, I would like a position that affords me the opportunity to work with this operating system, as well.

Employment

ITT SYSTEMS, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 10/11 TO PRESENT

SUPERVISOR: ANTHONY FREDERICK

As a network administrator for ITT Systems, I first deployed to FOB Kunduz and then to the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, supporting the local US Army network at these locations. Responsibilities include installing, upgrading, and configuring Cisco routers, switches, and VoIP equipment, converting the network from a tactical to strategic environments and maintaining the VLAN environment for several hundred network devices, while meeting Department of Defense requirements for SECRET level systems security.

DALLAS DATA CENTER, DALLAS, TX

SYSTEMS ENGINEER 04/11 TO 10/11

SUPERVISOR: TIM FREEZE

As a systems engineer, I supported Citrix XenServer and VMWare vSphere virtual servers, server conversions, and Windows 2003-2008 operating systems. Additionally, I provided customer desktop and server support as well as Cisco ASA firewall support and management.

ITT SYSTEMS, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 03/10 TO 3/11

SUPERVISOR: NANCY CUNNINGHAM

As a network administrator for ITT Systems, I was deployed to Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan, supporting the local US Army network in the greater Kabul Metro area. Responsibilities include installing, upgrading, and configuring Cisco routers, switches, and VoIP equipment, and maintaining the VLAN environment for several thousand network devices, while meeting Department of Defense requirements for SECRET level systems security.

TEK SYSTEMS/UNISYS CORPORATION, RESTON, VA

NETWORK ENGINEER 09/08 TO 12/09

SUPERVISOR: MIKE VUCKICEVICH 703-***-****

Unisys was a subcontractor to Boeing Corporation on SBInet, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection project designed to help secure America`s borders. As a network engineer for this project, I assisted in the design and installation of regional data centers that collect and disseminate data from field sensor towers located along the southern border of the United States. As part of the data center configuration, I installed Linux and Windows 2008 server operating systems on IBM blade servers, Dell 2950, and IBM 3650 servers, and installed and configured Cisco routers and switches.

DHS - CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION, CYRIL E KING INTL AIRPORT, ST THOMAS, VI

FIELD TECHNICAL OFFICER (8/06-09/08)

SUPERVISOR: RAUL E COLON 787-***-****)

As the sole local Information Technology staff for the 10 CBP offices on the islands of St Thomas and St John, I was responsible for network servers, WAN connectivity, mainframe access, data backup and recovery, and end-user desktop support. I provided support for 3 Novell 6.5 servers, to include verification of virus scanning software updates, directory services health, service patches, and disaster recovery. I supported 178 desktop and laptop computers at these 10 sites. Using Tivoli, I verified that all hardwired computers were patched to the approved versions and had current virus protection software and signature files installed. Laptops that were only occasionally connected to the network were checked once every 90 days to insure they met these same standards. I also maintained the Cisco routers and 3COM switches used throughout the 10 sites. I provided desktop/helpdesk support to approximately 200 users, for both commercial and in-house application software.

NOVELL CONSULTING - DALLAS, TX AND GALLUP, NM

CONTRACT NETWORK ENGINEER (2004 AND 2006)

SUPERVISOR: RITA LAW

Responsible for the installation of blade server hardware, NetWare 6.5 servers, server upgrades, GroupWise 6.5 deployments, and software distribution via ZenWorks. I developed and documented security settings for the school systems LAN and WAN environment, and implemented Single Sign-On password security system to simplify and improve LAN security.

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK - NEW YORK, NY AND DALLAS, TX

SENIOR ENGINEERING CONSULTANT (3/2001 - 4/2004)

SUPERVISOR: DOUG ETTS 201-***-****)

Served as Project Manager and lead engineer for 500+ server and 150,000 object tree redesign, filtered replica, and dirXML password synchronization deployment. Implemented Single Sign-On for NetWare/Active Directory with automated password synchronization. Performed security risk assessments, evaluated security solutions, and recommended solutions and security designs. Performed periodic security assessments during the network upgrade. In the testing environment, I configured and maintained servers and test environments that mimicked the production environment using VMWare servers on a variety of Intel hardware platforms, using both Novell and Windows 2000 servers.

ZALE CORPORATION - DALLAS, TX

CONTRACT GROUPWISE ENGINEER (12/2000-2/2001)

SUPERVISOR: TIM FRAZIER 972-***-****)

Contract assignment to deploy upgrade GroupWise environment from version 5.2 to 5.5. Installed ZenWorks and performed client software rollout via automated distribution. Developed patch management procedures and documentation to perform patch distribution via ZenWorks.

FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORATION - DALLAS, TX

SENIOR ENGINEERING CONSULTANT (1/2000-10/2000)

Contract engineer supervising the rollout of NetWare 5.1 and ZenWorks 2.0 to approximately 100 sites throughout the US.

ACS - DALLAS, TX

SENIOR ENGINEERING CONSULTANT (11/1997-1/2000)

Contract engineer supporting both in-house and customer networks. Implement ZenWorks and NetWare upgrades in support of Y2K patch rollouts. Install and support Citrix MetaFrame servers and thin clients for in-house and customer networks.

DALLAS COUNTY/SCT

WAN ENGINEERING CONSULTANT (6/1997-8/1998)

Design, bid, review, and award bid for county frame-relay WAN and email system. Supervise the WAN installation and install and configure GroupWise email system.

VAUGHAN/CAUDLE ASSOCIATES - DALLAS, TX

LEAD ENGINEER (11/1995-6/1997)

Lead engineer for a Novell 3rd party consulting firm. Largest project was the development and implementation of a 50 site wide area frame-relay network. I designed and installed the entire network, including the file servers, network printers, routers, switches, and workstations.

ENRON CORPORATION - HOUSTON, TX

DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE NETWORKING (6/1991-11/1995)

Developed and deployed a network-based Windows 3.1 environment for 2500 users. Supervised a staff of 15 full-time and contract employees. Developed and documented all aspects of the network security model. Network design won an Enterprise Networking Design award at the 1993 Network World convention.

Education

Bonnabel High School, Metairie, LA. Graduated 1974

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1974 -1976, General Business major

USAF Technical School, Biloxi, MS, Air Traffic Control Technician, Graduated 1977

Technical Skills

NetWare 6.5 and NDS 6 years

GroupWise 8 years

Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 3 years

Active Directory 3 years

Citrix 3 years

VMWare 2 years

Cisco routers and switches 4 years

Fiber optic Storage 1 year

Server hardware 10 years

Server monitoring software 10 years

LAN diagnostic tools 10 years

Network cabling 20 years

Windows Desktops (all versions) 20 years

Publications

1994 - Contributing author to CNE 5 - Certification Guide and Test Book

1991 - Building Local Area Networks with Windows for Workgroups

1990 - Numerous articles and reviews for Stacks, a network periodical

Certifications

Novell CNA, CNE, CNE NetWare 5 & 6, MCNE, CDE

Microsoft MCP

Cisco CCNA - valid until 01/13

CompTIA Security +

Security Clearance

Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection - expired

Department of Defense - SECRET

References

Raul Colon, Field Technology Supervisor, US Customs & Border Protection

Mobile: 787-***-**** Office: 787-***-****

Doug Etts, Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank

Office: 201-***-****

Louis Hyacinthe, Field Engineer, Novell Corp

Mobile: 718-***-****

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