BRUCE DYER
***** **** ****** ******@*****.***
Maple Ridge, V2W 1E7 http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/bruce-dyer/63/218/571/
604-***-**** Age: 53
PROFILE
Network Administrator and Computer Support technician with over 7 years experience. The last 6 years I have worked for
an environmental engineering company supporting the Vancouver office and help supporting an office in Ontario. I always
strive to provide prompt user support and to be proactive with hardware and software upgrades to reduce end user down
time.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Skill Yrs used
Microsoft server 2012 2 yrs
Microsoft server 2010 2 yrs
Microsoft server 2013 8 yrs
Exchange server 2003 8 yrs
Exchange server 2010 2 yrs
Windows 8.1 2 yrs
Windows 7 5 yrs
Windows XP 11 yrs
Esx Vmware 4 yrs
Hyper-V 1 yr
Office 2013 .5 yr
Office 2010 3 yrs
Office 2003 11 yrs
Q-nap NAS 4 yrs
Lynksys switch management 9 yrs
Symantec End point protection 2 yrs
Symantec Backup Exec 4 yrs
Mcafee Enterprise 4 yrs
Microsoft Visio 9 yrs
Microsoft Access 13 yrs
Spiceworks 5 yrs
Desktop/Laptop/Tablet support 13 yrs
Autocad 2007-2013 support 7 yrs
Webex account management 4 yrs
GIS (installation and support) 7 yrs
Rollout from XP to Windows 7 3 yrs
Citrix client 1 yr
Microsoft WSUS 2 yrs
VNC 9 yrs
Great Plains Dynamics (server and client installs) 1 yr
Symantec Ghost (imaging) 12 yr
KNIGHT PIESOLD LTD. 2007-2014
Network Administrator
• New computer setup for end-users including hardware/software support
• Computer related hardware maintenance and upgrades, purged and recycled old computers
• Reduced software purchase by finding a freeware product (Spiceowrks) which maintained records of company
hardware and software. Setup spiceworks which scans network for hardware and software and monitors any changes
made to either. Was responsible for setting up another spiceworks database to scan and support our ontario office
while they were without a network administrator
• Helped maintain server uptime of 99%
• For about 5 years of my time here, I was the only tech responsible for supporting out end users
• Symantec endpoint protection suite administration. Installed and configured Symantec manager and installed client on
workstations and servers and monitored each day
• Microsoft windows servers and VMware servers administration. Assisted managing windows servers including
exchange as well as maintaining the Esx vmware appliances hosting most of the servers
• Mapped building data ports and managed network switches (Lynksys, Cisco)
• Edit logon scripts to map network drives and network printers
• Configure remote access for clients needing to run applications on the network and access network files via vpn and
batchfile to map drives
• Support of a few SQL databases
• Microsoft exchange server user administration. Created user email accounts and groups and monitor mailbox sizes
• Watchguard firewall admin. Monitor traffic and change rules when needed
• Monitor and maintain WSUS server for Microsoft updates
• Radiation safety officer (RS0) which is required when company device
• Analyzed Health and Safety of the office and made corrections such as myself becoming the Radiation Safety Office,
General Safety Office, Level 3 first attendant and Ergonomics specialist
• Ergonomics specialist. Took training to help prevent loss of time claims due to ergonomic related problems
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
MACKAY LLP 2000-2006
Systems Administrator
• Administer Vancouver, Surrey, Abbotsford, and additional company servers
• Manage a network consisting of Novell 4.1, 4.11, 5.0, 5.1, NT4.0, Linux, Exchange 5.5, Exchange 2000, windows
95,98 and 2000 pro and Windows 2000 and 2003 server, cisco router, Arcserve and Backup Exec backup software
• Support workstations in software, hardware, and imaging.
• Troubleshooting all software, hardware, and networking issues
• Research and development
• Administer remote servers and workstations via remote control software
• Education to users in the various software applications
• Continual testing of hardware and software for future implementation
• Performed rollouts of windows 98 and 2000, accounting and tax applications
• Manage server security on Novell and NT
• Manage backups on the various servers
CHANCERY SOFTWARE(summer contract) 2000
Implementation specialist
• Installed Open District (School tracking system) in districts throughout the United States
• Installed SQL server, Oracle Server, NT server and replication machines
• Setup data replication from individual schools to district servers
EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD 1997-1999
Technical Analyst
• Maintained a Windows NT network and 3 schools with a Windows 95 peer-to-peer network.
• Performed troubleshooting, upgrading and repairing of workstations and servers.
• Maintained local and wide area network connectivity.
• Installed, configured and troubleshot windows applications and district applications.
• Installation, troubleshooting, administering, configuring, and upgrading 3 NT 4.0 servers; created network
printers to print to static IP address, modify printer settings, and fix all manner of printer problems; set DHCP
range for workstations, servers, and printers; configure group policies and custom start menus; maintain and add
CD’s to Cdshare application on the server, perform server backups using Arcserve software; monitored server file
sized with Quota Manager; managed hardware raid5.
• Installed and maintained SMS and SQL server; automated critical file updates and set file and drive size alerts.
• Configured DHCP for workstations to obtain IP addresses.
• Built computer systems from scratch; upgrade motherboards and processors, hard drive testing, memory
upgrading, used Ghost to upload computer images and download computer image of like computers. Installed and
configured many Windows 98 machines.
• Created and troubleshooted e-mail profiles for teachers and staff; administered a variety of client/server
applications; dealt with all manner of network connectivity problems and windows errors.
• Maintained Digital switched network.
• Researched and implemented new and improved ways of maintaining data.
• Perform network analysis using various monitoring tools
EDUCATION &
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Working on Windows 8.1 certification
OFA Level 3 (current)
Ergonomics training
MCSE (server 2003)