Systems Administrator Resume Profile
Skills Summary:
- Installation, configuration and troubleshooting experience with computer operating systems, including Windows, Apple OS X and Linux/Unix systems
- Installation, repair, upgrading and replacement experience encompassing all makes and models of desktop and laptop personal computers
- Computer hardware repair, replacement and upgrades. Customized high-end desktop PC solutions including over clocking of CPU, GPU and RAM sub-systems.
- Installation, repair, upgrades and replacement of peripheral hardware monitors, backup solutions, external storage, networking, application specific equipment and legacy hardware
- Computer networking design, installation and operation. WAN technologies include ADSL over dedicated circuit, co-ax via cable television providers, proprietary microwave pre-WiMax . LAN technologies include Ethernet via twisted-pair and co-axial, WiFi over 2.4 and 5 GHz frequencies and vendor specific power line communication.
- Tablet and smart phone device repair, including replacement of consumable parts such as batteries
- Comprehensive awareness of issues regarding security of data, end-user protection and network security
- Remote troubleshooting and support
- Environmentally appropriate disposal of components containing hazardous substances
Professional Experience:
Confidential
Customer Engineer
Support engineer for restaurant point of sale systems. Responsible for initial troubleshooting in a business environment with very little tolerance for system downtime and requiring very high rates of problem resolution on initial contact with customers. Support for McDonald's restaurant chain during and after installation of national upgrade program for over 60 of restaurant locations. Issues requiring additional investigation were coordinated with corporate software support and field service technicians.
Confidential
Technical Support
Help desk technical support for wide array of products sold internationally. These included various models of internal and external storage solutions and associated software packages. Position demands interaction with a diverse customer base with widely varying skill levels. Essential skills include developing and maintaining positive customer relations, communicating technical/specialty information to inexperienced users and education of new users to use of unfamiliar products. Provided customer service, first contact problem resolution and ensured ultimate customer satisfaction. Provided support for network attached storage products.
Confidential
System Integrator/Total Systems Specialist
Senior technician for boutique Internet-based computer systems integrator. Company focused on providing high-end, exotic computer solutions for enthusiasts and specialized businesses. Responsibilities included assembly, testing, shipping and support of a diverse array of products for this specialized and upscale market. Provided thorough support for all facets of customer requirements. Extremely thorough knowledge of diverse and rapidly changing market required.
Confidential
Student Systems Administrator
Student systems administrator for a large Sun Solaris computing environment. Total systems support consisting of 25,000 users. Assist faculty and staff with system problems, and system use. New student services design and implementation, upgrade of legacy systems and transition assistance for users from discontinued legacy system. Test and evaluate the development of new in-house administration utilities.
Confidential
Network Operations Center Technician
Responsible for monitoring multiple facets of mission critical systems including production databases, web servers, load balancing systems and globally co-located equipment and management of servers providing data to cusomters in proprietary data format. Position involved weekend monitoring and emergency maintenance, global trouble resolution and preliminary diagnosis of all aspects of system malfunctions.
Confidential
Systems Administrator
Primary support for facilities engineering, water treatment and maintenance departments. Worked for the IT and Operations group as an autonomous field agent to support IT needs outside of the main offices. Responsible for approximately 60 users with critical and diverse requirements, decentralized locations, and widely varying user needs regarding education, installation and maintenance of organizational computer system.