Blare Johnson
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http://www.linkedin.com/pub/blare johnson/56/9b2/361
Westwood College Information Technology student with a background in Marketing,
Project Management and Real Estate Investing seeking to utilize years of IT and Customer
Service experience.
Education
Westwood College – Chicago, IL, Degree expected 3/14
B.S. in Information and Network Technologies, Major in CISCO Network Management GPA:
3.2/4.0
Prairie State College – Chicago, IL, PASS
Real Estate Transactions and Mortgage Loan Origination, For Certification Tests
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign – Champaign, IL (2000 – 2002)
Liberal Arts, Major in Aviation
Rich South High School – Richton Park, IL, H.S. Diploma (May 2000)
Technology Summary
IP Networking Switching Routing, WAN/LAN configuration, Wireless (SSH, Telnet)
Cisco:
Directory File Structure, Permission set, Text Editor (OS and Server
Linux:
Administration)
Switches, Routers, Desktop and Laptop (Build, Configure and Troubleshoot)
Hardware:
MS Visio, MS Office, Excel, VMware, OS installation and configure (Windows and
Software:
Server:
Linux)
Groups, Active Directory Services, DNS, DHCP (SUSE Linux, Microsoft Server
2008)
Employment
Peak Systems Inc., Chicago, IL, IT Consultant / Technician, (3/2014 – Present)
• Respond to Tickets and large level deployments.
The Michael Alan Group / Intel Experience, TechXpert /BA Chicago, IL, (11/2013 – 1/2014)
• Independently handle all IT projects and report to manager.
• Greet and gain good rapport with all customers.
Chicago Metro Suburban Taxi, Chicago, IL, Part Time, Taxicab Driver, (9/2013 – 11/2013)
• Service clients from dispatch and my own personal clients through the surrounding suburbs.
B.A. Security, Chicago, IL, Part Time, Security Guard, (7/2013 – 3/2014)
Secure my designated area and surrounding equipment while staying alert for 12+
hour shifts.
Independent Consultant (Information Services), (10/2009 – Present)
Desktop and Laptop Repair, Home and small business network setup and
maintenance.
Planet Honda, Matteson, IL, Car Salesman, (6/2007 to 9/2008)
Maintaining a professional customer service based demeanor during 12 plus hour
work days.
Real Estate Investor, Chicago and South Suburbs, IL, Property Locator, (8/2005 to 7/2007)
Location and inspection of foreclosed and bank owned investment properties.
Utilizing Real Estate, Loan Origination and Real Estate Investment knowledge to maximize
profits.
US Army Reserves, Darien, IL, 44B / Metal Worker (Welder), (9/2003 – 7/2005)
Pushing myself past the mental and physical breaking point while keeping my team intact.
Sam’s Club, Matteson, IL / Champaign, IL, Cashier, (3/2000 – 2/2003)
Handle large sums of money.