Education:
Ferris State University
Master of Business Administration
Expected graduation: May 2011

Ferris State University
Master of Science in Information Systems Management
Advanced studies certificate in Information Security and Networking Management
Graduated: May 2009

Central Michigan University
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Minor: Media Design, Production, Technology
Graduated: May 2007

Certifications:
Red Hat Certified Engineer – 805009290438216
Red Hat Certified Technician – 605008302621519
CompTIA – Security+, Linux+, Network+, A+

Professional course work:
Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration RH253 – Course completed March 20, 2009
Red Hat Linux Administration RH133 – Course completed November 7, 2008
Cisco Certified Network Associate Semester 2 – Course completed May 5, 2008
Certified Wireless Network Administrator – Course completed March 14, 2008
Cisco Certified Network Associate Semester 1 – Course completed December 12, 2007

Experience:
Systems Administrator – Ferris State University Big Rapids michigan 2008 – Present
Responsible for over 60 UNIX/Linux servers ranging from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 – 5, Suse 10, Solaris 9, HP UX 11.23, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Migrated Sun ONE Directory Server to Red Hat Directory Server and implemented multimaster replication, SSL encryption, and roaming user home directories
Rolled out hard drive and media encryption software to high risk users with Check Point Endpoint Security
Maintain almost 10 TB of SAN disk space on Red Hat and Solaris servers for Oracle databases
Developed update staging server for RHEL 3 – 5 using Yum, VSFTP, and GPG
Administration of Red Hat Directory Server for authentication to all UNIX/Linux servers
Wrote Red Hat server build documents and developed Python scripts for kickstart generation for use within our server environment
Developed Bash and Perl scripts to automate server configuration changes and back ups
Use of RHEL 5 Xen for server virtualization
Configured and maintained FreeRADIUS for 802.1x wireless authentication and outdoor wireless mesh networks
Server load balancing with F5 Big-IP LTM
Syslog monitoring and alerts with Splunk

Network Technician – Ferris State University Big Rapids Michigan 2007 – 2008
Configured and maintained Nortel layer 2 and 3 switches
Implemented redundancy for Nortel wireless 2380 security switches along with maintaining over 550 Nortel and Cisco access points
Member of a security team responsible for Check Point perimeter and internal firewalls, IBM Proventia IDS/IPS, and network access control using Cisco Clean Access
Maintained both Linux and Windows 2003 servers for DHCP, DNS, and network management servers
Led projects for hard drive encryption, RSA two factor authentication, and web based network statistical data

Network Technician – Central Michigan University 2005 – 2007
Developed new network infrastructure design using redundant etherchannel, multi-spanning tree, and OSPF on Cisco 3750’s to reduce network failover to under 3 second convergence
Configured and maintained over 1,500 networking devices for 30,000 nodes
Assisted on a project that maintained and inserted access control lists to Cisco 7600 series border routers using Suse Enterprise Linux 9, Apache, MySQL, and PHP
Use of the Bradford Network Access Control System for student network access
Developed and implemented a bar code based inventory system using Microsoft SQL, IIS, and PHP
Troubleshot problems with Tacacs+, DNS, and DHCP services running on Red Hat Linux servers

Help Desk Consultant – Central Michigan University 2004 – 2005
Assisted students installing and configuring the Bradford Network’s access control client
Provided first level support for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux desktop and network connectivity issues
Fixed login problems concerning SAP, Active Directory and Time Link