TOMMY LEE SCOTT
Cedar Hill, TX 972-***-**** *************@*****.*** Connect on LinkedIn
An exceptionally analytic and detail-oriented computer operations support and analysis professional, recognized as a leader in resolving complex networking and technical problems for a multinational organization through 10+ notable years of experience within J.C. Penney. Maintains a proven track record overseeing and providing mentorship towards a versatile team of support representatives and coordinating a variety of maintenance procedures including firmware upgrades, hardware replacement and allotting server space. Recognized for high level capabilities partnering alongside both internal and external stakeholders to resolve network and application problems while ensuring consistently high levels of customer satisfaction.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Computer Server Operations
Firewall & Firmware Upgrades
Detail & Deadline Oriented
Comprehensive Cisco Experience
Team Leadership & Coordination
Troubleshooting & Problem Solving
Root Cause Analysis
Computer Mainframe Operations
Extensive Technical Proficiency
QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
Consistently recognized for resolving technical issues through a top 10% ranking for closing support tickets both quickly and efficiently.
Personally selected to represent J.C. Penney through a newly developed IT role which was implemented, overseeing the training, development of team members, many of whom continued towards higher level roles within organization through guidance and training.
Oversaw a variety of notable technical operations including leading a team to solve a DOS attack involving 360,000 bots through firewall and UDP port changes and consistently improving nightly batches of over 1.2 terabytes of store Point of Sale data through utilizing in-memory processing techniques.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IT Infrastructure & Mainframe Operations Support J.C. Penney Corp. Plano, TX 2006 – 2017
Directly oversaw a multifaceted team of approximately five individuals coordinating to resolve an immense variety of customer and technical issues regarding applications and systems received in queue.
Operated as a key point of contact for coordinating technical operations through liaising with clients, Engineers and a variety of interdepartmental teams.
Coordinated alongside interdepartmental teams ranging from 5-25 individuals including Managers and Directors for resolving approximately 100+ support tickets weekly, utilizing root cause analysis and post-mortem analysis as required.
Provided ongoing support of all network infrastructure including routers, firewalls, load-balancers, switches and other related network utilities.
Planned, scheduled and implemented various network maintenance procedures including firmware upgrades, hardware replacement and space allotting.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS & CERTIFICATIONS
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Cisco Certified Network Professional Routing & Switching Certification (CCNP)
Anticipated Oct 2017
Anticipated Dec 2017
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Cisco Switches & Routers
Routing Protocols
VMWare ESXi Host
IDS/IPS, SSL, VPN & Firewalls
DNS, DHCP, TACACS+ & RADIUS
Domains & Various IP Addresses
Linux & Windows Server OS
TCP/IP, MPLS & Private Line
Remedy Ticketing System