Gordon Thomas

(*** Sand Ridge dr. Valrico Fl. *3594)

adgm4a@r.postjobfree.com

813-***-****)

SUMMARY

ACTIVE Secret Security Clearance

A.S. Degree in Network Administration 2018

Certs. CCNA and Comp T Security + 2019

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Currently working as an Independent Telecommunication and Networking Contractor.

Working for various companies on short term contracts

Present: Network Administrator for (USAFE) U.S. Air Force Europe. Working as a lead N.A.

On the POLAND segment of the USAFE Enterprise Network. Working with Routing, switching, VOIP,

Call manager, Fiber and customer support.

Worked short term contract to install Voice Over IP Gateways in V.A. hospital April 2019 .

Assisted in the conversion from “Nortel Meridian” voice system to VOIP system .

Vectrus inc 09/2017 to 02/018

IGX Voice Switch Administrator, a small PBX switch with a five hundred user capacity. Daily responsibilities are listed below under ITT systems job listing.

Lockheed Martin inc 02-10 2016

Network Specialist / Systems operator for the PTDS system ( a Military Surveillance System )

Responsible for Network equipment to include Routers, Switches,Video Servers,Video Modems, Cameras, Computers, VOIP Phones,Satcom Dish, RF Antennas, Fiber Cable and operation of the systems.

Vectrus inc. 2015.

Video Conferencing Technician (Military Top Secret Classified Network)

Responsible for setting up Secure Classified Communication for High level Military Conferences.

Tower Cloud communications inc

NOC Engineer MPLS systems (High speed Ethernet over Fiber) 2013

Proactively monitoring and managing all production network systems to include multiple 10 Gigabit Metro Ethernet rings that provided high speed routing to Cellular Voice and Data customers for long distance backhaul service. Monitored fiber cuts and customer Router failures, traffic congestion and uptime rates. Analyzing and ensuring the resolution of technical and client problems while providing quality customer service

Computer Science Corp. 2011

Aerostat Surveillance System Operator

Operated the Airborne camera systems responsible for security of the U.S. Military base in Iraq.

Responsible for Tracking and Reporting threats to the security of the base. Responsible for fiber optic network connections into a switched and routed Ethernet connection to route Data and Video signals into central command headquarters.

ITT Systems, Kuwait and Afghanistan 2004 to 2009

IGX Voice switch Administrator

Operated and maintained the IGX voice switch.

Added new user connectivity and removed exiting users from the switch.

Made system modifications both software and hardware.

Completed weekly and monthly report.

Troubleshot circuit outages.

Assisted remote sites in troubleshooting connectivity issues.

Maintained and updated a listing of base phone numbers and access rights of each number.

Worked with the Promina Transmission system tech’s when any cabling issues arose.

Assisted with Ethernet connectivity into the voice switch to allow remote operation of the switch.

Enforce Army policies with regard to local and worldwide phone access rights.

Interfaced with Army Officers to determine outbound and inbound voice trunk capacity requirements.

Trained other technicians

Intermedia Communications 1996 to 2003

Lead Technician, Transmission systems and communications infrastructure

Supervised a team of three technicians

Built connectivity for Frame Relay switches through high speed Fiber rings, DS-3 Data circuits and gigabit Ethernet links.

Tested and verified newly installed remote test equipment, Dacs units and Sonet fiber ring nodes.

Added Voice trunk capacity into the Nortel DMS voice switching network through other national carrier.

Added Point to Point circuits into international carriers and tested circuit reliability to the distant end.

Built ATM circuits and tested the customer demarcation point.

Assisted customers with CSU / DSU and router configuration.

Worked with Design engineers and program managers to complete network expansions into new cities.

Groomed circuits off of one carrier and onto other carrier. Completed live circuit cutovers.

Recommend circuit design changes.

Assisted in training new employees

U.S. Air Force 1985 to 1996

Computer Systems Maintenance Technician

Administered and maintained the JTIDS wireless, encrypted data/voice network.

Administered and maintained the Icelandic Regional Air traffic Control systems Mainframe Computer.

Troubleshoot and repaired encrypted Data links, Magnetic tape units and various other connected equipment, Personal Computers, Printers, Radar Scopes and power supplies.

Designed training programs for other technicians.

Local area network support tech for a 900 user Novel network.

Installed local software and Ethernet cards in Personal Computers.

Installed cabling, into bridges and routers. Troubleshoot connectivity problems at the customer end.

Attended many electronics classes and network orientation courses.

Selected as a member of the U.S. Air Force Scope command Contractor source selection team.

Responsible for evaluations of contract proposals to build a 350 million dollars Global HF Communications network . Read an evaluated seven contract proposals from leading defense contractors. Reviewed system requirements and cost comparisons into ensure that contract requirements where met.

EDUCATION

A.S. Degree

Network Administration 2018

Hillsborough Community College

CERTIFICATES

Cisco CCNA . August 2019

Comp T security + Sept. 2019

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