Robert L. Fornell
Green Bay, WI 54313
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Network / Systems Engineer
System Design - System Administration - Strategic Planning
. Dynamic IT Professional with 20+ years experience in the technology
field which include strong project and leadership skills.
. Strong passion for technology and the efficiencies created through
technical innovations with hardware, software and design.
. Above average communication and organization skills and a strong
foundation of interfacing and communicating with users of all
levels.
. Have managed multiple, high priority projects delivering quality
results, on-time and within budget while managing my day to day
responsibilities
. Have developed and administered a yearly budget for hardware and
software, utilizing effective negotiation skills with vendors to
reduce costs while not compromising quality
. Can provide leadership and direction through technical subject
matter resulting in efficient and effective information technology
products and services
. Participate in the technical design of new applications and
significant application modifications to ensure effective and time
saving improvements for businesses
. Developed company Intranet which included centralized access to all
documents with revision control and policies for network, internet,
and email usage
. Responsible for all hardware and software purchases including
upgrades, provided cost effective solutions to reduce costs on
hardware and software on a yearly basis.
. Trained associates in network security and proper methods to access
the network, anti-virus, Windows updates, Outlook mail, Outlook web
access, and data security.
Experience
NPS Corporation, Green Bay, WI (2004-2014)
IT Manager
. Responsibilities included managing the IT Department which
included 2 Helpdesk Technicians and one Database Administrator.
. Maintained a corporate routed network that consists of three
locations connected via VPN and P2P, two in Wisconsin and one in
North Carolina.
. Responsible for three Fortigate-200B Firewalls that connect each
location are configured for content filtering, file filtering
and different levels Internet access,
. 160 Active Directory Users, 180 Exchange 2010 mailboxes, Four
Dell Power Edge R710 servers running VMware 5.5, three Dell
Equal Logic PS4100E with 25 TB of storage hosting
. 12 Windows 2008 R2 Virtual Servers. 3 Dedicated Windows 2008R2-
2003 Servers, Exchange 2010, 3 SQL Servers consisting of SQL
2008, 114 Desktops and Laptops running Windows 7. Windows 8 and
Windows XP.
. Dell AppAssure for backups including offsite replication, cores
and virtual standbys
. Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2012, System Center
Configuration Manager 2012
. Responsible for ERP System performance, upgrades, and
maintenance.
. Support for all remote VPN clients.
. Documentation of all hardware and software licensing compliance,
all vendor SLA's and maintenance contracts (Time Warner,
Fortigate Firewalls, AutoCAD, and Symantec.
. Symantec End Point Protection.
(NPS Corporation Continued)
. Warehouse Management Wireless at 2 locations consisting of
Motorola Routers, Access Points and 22 Scanners.
. Responsible for all IT related projects and vendor
communications. Over the ten years I have been very efficient
with 300% growth in hardware and being the only person in the IT
department.
Coldwell Banker Schwab Realty, Oshkosh, WI (2002-2004)
IT Administrator
. IT Administrator, Trainer, Website Consultant and Designer.
. Designed Windows 2000 Active-Directory Network.
. Provided redundant Internet access for Database Searches.
. Configured ISA Server to control Internet access and provide
security to the network including three layers of Anti-virus
protection: Norton Corporate Anti-Virus, Norton Exchange Server
and GFI Mail Essentials with Norman.
Radgears Technologies, Appleton, WI (1996-2004)
Owner/Operator
. Independent Consultant providing top-notch technical support to over
20 local businesses.
. Provided on-site sales and service.
. Designed solutions to reduce costs and maintenance. Automated
operations to provide off-site data storage and back-ups.
Professional Skills
. Operating Systems: Desktop: MS-DOS, Windows 95 -Windows 7
Server: Microsoft-Windows NT 3.5-Windows 2008 R2 Server 64 bit
Linux- Red Hat Version 6-8
. Virtualization: VMware 4.1 and 5.0
. Networking: LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, WINS, DHCP, DNS, VPN, RIS, IIS
SMTP, SNMP, Active Directory
. Security: Fortinet Fort iGate Firewalls, Windows ISA Server, GFI
LANguard network and security scanners, Symantec Information
Foundation Mail Security, Window Baseline Security Analyzer, Active
Directory Group Policy.
. Network Application Software: Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server
1.8 - 4.5, SQL Server 2000 - 2008, Microsoft RDP 2008
. SQL Server Reporting Services, Exchange 2000-2010, OWA, HTTPS over
RPC, Outlook Anywhere
. Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2012, System Center
Configuration Manager 2012
. Symantec Corporate Edition 7.0 - Symantec End Point Protection 11.0.6,
Symantec Server Restore
. Acronis Backup and Recovery/True Image
. Dell AppAssure Core, replication, virtual standby, and archiving.
Education
United States Marine Corp (1980-1984)
. 4 years Avionics and IFF Radar Technology
. Navigational Computers
. Doppler Radar
IT Related Education
. MCSE track at New Horizons
. Managing a Windows 2003 Server Environment
. Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows 2003 Environment
. Planning and Maintaining a Windows 2003 Server Network Infrastructure
. Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
. Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance
. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
. Programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2008
. Programming with Windows .Net
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