Education
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 – April 2010
Responsible for over 60 UNIX/Linux servers ranging from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 – 5, Suse 10, Sun Solaris 9, HP UX 11.23, Fedora, along with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Server 2008
Migrated the university’s Sun ONE Directory Server to Red Hat Directory Server and added multimaster replication for high availability, SSL encryption, and roaming user home directories
Use Puppet for central management of Linux configuration files and software package management
Develop new Linux server build guidelines and wrote scripts to generate kickstart files for server installations
Maintain a high level of server based security utilizing SELinux, IPTABLES, configuration of file audits with auditd, editing Linux kernel modules and parameters, system monitoring with Splunk, and periodic vulnerability scans with Nessus
Write Bash and Python scripts to automate server configuration changes, back ups, and LDAP maintenance
Server virtualization with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Xen and VMWare ESX
Supervise student employees
Maintain almost 10 TB of SAN disk space on Red Hat and Solaris servers for Oracle databases
Configured and maintain FreeRADIUS servers for 802.1x wireless authentication and outdoor wireless mesh networks
Rolled out hard drive and media encryption software to high risk users with Check Point Endpoint Security
Server load balancing with F5 Big-IP LTM
Network Technician Ferris State University Big Rapids Michigan 2007 – 2008
Configured and maintained over 120 Nortel layer 2 and 3 switches, Nortel wireless switches, and 600 Nortel and Cisco access points
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 Mount Pleasant Michigan 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

Help Desk Consultant Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant Michigan 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