John Bryden

System and Network Engineer

360-***-****

ad0mib@r.postjobfree.com

Washougal, WA

Objective

Experienced Systems Engineer and Certified Network Administrator seeking a challenging position to support Systems and Networking in a Microsoft or Linux environment.

Certifications

CompTIA A+

NETWORK+

CCNA

NT4 MCSE+I

MCP 2000/XP

SPS Yellow Belt

Dante certified (1, 2 and level 3)

Currently studying to renew CCNA and aquire Cisco CCNP

Skills Summary

MS Management Console (DHCP, DNS, WINS, User manager, IIS, AD)

Cisco IOS (RIP, OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP, BGP, ACL, WLC)

MS Office 2021/ Office 365

Solid works

Windows 3.11 / 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2K / XP / 2003 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 / 2008 / 2012 / 2018 / 2022

MAC OSX

Adobe creative suite

Creo / Solidworks / Autocad

Visual Basic / Python

Linux (BSD, Fedora, Ubuntu)

QuickBooks

Cubase / Ableton Live

Linux Smooth Wall /OPNsense

SQL (Microsoft and FreeSQL)

Ethereal (wireshark)

802.11 a/b/g/n Networks

Network cable tester (fiber and copper)

Oscilloscope / Spectrum analizer / Frequency generator

Android

Cisco PIX/ASA

Palo Alto PA firewalls

cortex xdr / Zscaler

Cisco Catalyst 3550, 3650, 3750, 3850 / Nexus Switches 7010 / DCNM

Cisco Wireless Access Points 2300 /3100

Cisco Meraki MR46 / MS250-24P / MX68 / MR52 / MX68 / MX80 / MX84

SAP

Ciena ISP gear

VMWare (ESXI)

Citrix

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager

SCI-Ex software and LCMS hardware

Agilent software and GCMS & RTQPCR

Service NOW

Cisco Tele-presence

Can-bus Communications

LTE connections & extenders

APC UPS and PDU’s

Microsoft Navision / Sharepoint

Training on KANBAN & SCRUM

Druva backup

IBM blade servers, Cisco Cxxx servers, HPE Edge servers, Dell Servers

Solarwinds Monitoring and MRTG

LAN GB + 10GB / MAN / WAN / SAN / VPN

2022-Current HCL FSO contractor at Stanley Black & Decker

Provide on-site and remote support for 20000+ users and remote engineers. Assistance with upgrades of servers, desktops, firewalls, routers and switches. Troubleshooting of network hardware, servers, desktops, laptops, routers, switches, firewalls, and end user applications. Managed a migration from Cisco voip devices to Zoom/polycom. Provided project details to plant controller create PO and submit to supplier for new equipment.

Help with business process assessment, optimization and migration to more current solutions when possible.

De-commissioned infrastructure HQ after helping design and build out an area in the manufacturing plant for the remaining engineers at the HQ to move into.

Documented MDF/IDFs

Supported an embedded linux project

Installed/repaired shipping label printers, laser printers, Cisco switches, Cisco wireless access points, Cisco desk phones, Cisco Routers, Cisco Tele-presence systems, Palo Alto firewalls, polycom voip phones, OBI voip adapters, algo voip adapters.

Cleaned up wire management in the MDF and IDF’s

Made changes to AD/Azure (Hybrid) along with User management / Support / Troubleshooting

Submitted / modified and closed tickets in Service Now for desktop support, engineering projects

Helped monitor 32k+ devices with solar winds

Added and removed printers from VPSX printer management portal

6/8/2016 – 9/9/2016 Independent Contractor/ Cerium Networks

Participated in a VOIP install at Peace Health

Flashed ~1000 Avaya 9611 / 9620 / 9630 Voip phones

Traced and tracked ~1400 pairs to connect VOIP phones via Phybridge PL-048 POLRE and copper phones via Avaya G450 with 24 pair media cards.

Kept track of cut overs incase of errors or need to uncut. (swing back)

Learned nec digital phone infrastructure that was being replaced to help purge old wiring and trouble shoot issues between voip and legacy systems.

1999-Current Independent Contractor/ Computer Network Administrator

Provides support for several companies along with home users.

Sales, service and support on windows servers ranging from 2003-2022

Sales and support on MAC OSX laptops/desktops, PC's running windows 7, 10 and 11 and Linux

Provides onsite support/installation services of Meraki, HPE, Cisco, Dell, Ciena, Aruba, Zebra, Lenovo, Linksys, Netgear equipment. Sales and service for laptops, desktops, servers, video surveillance, wireless networks, wired networks, fiber optic networks 1gb-10gb. Provides support for print servers and other IOT devices. Also supported custom Linux firewall devices, and wrote custom scripts to run hardware devices. Trouble shooting networking issues with wireshark and fluke network analyser. Setup Linux servers and desktops to test functionality and demonstrate differences to clients. Recently I have installed, configured, and tested 802.11 access points for several companies with WEP/WPA enabled. Installed and extended WAN connections from the service provider lines/fiber to the customers devices. Installation and trouble shooting of copper/fiber/wireless networks. Setup VPN’s for remote access (client to router) and connecting multiple sites together.(router to router)

2002-2003 Level 3 Senior Support I.B.M. Seattle, Washington

Traveled all over the US to install, configure and/or troubleshoot servers running NT 4 and 2K and workstations running win 98, NT4, 2K server/advanced server and XP, most of which resided on a secure Active Directory backbone. Supported networks on Cisco-based networks connected by cat6, fiber, ISDN, T1’s and T3’s. Lead teams of up to 15 technicians installing up to 250 workstations per site.

2001-2002 Help Desk Technician Banfield Pet Hospital Portland, Oregon

Supported Windows clients connected to Windows 3.51 and 4.0 Backup Domain Servers. Supported hospital’s network of several hundred locations running Catalyst 1900 switches and 2600 routers connected to 2000 Servers.

WSU Vancouver, Washington

BA in Computer Technology (Jr Standing in credits)

1999 - Dec 2002 Heald College Portland, Oregon

Associate in Applied Science degree in Computer Technology

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