Position: Windows NT Network/Server Engineer/IT
Security/Supervisor/Manager
Military Profile: Serving from 1974 to 1996 in
the United States Marine Corps has provided me with a background of diversified
challenges resulting in a multitude of abilities. These years have deeply etched
the "mission accomplishment" concept into my personality, which reflects within
my job performance as well as my demeanor. My career as a Marine has been a
life-long transition from entry level to senior management/leadership positions
in a variety of occupational fields with numerous individual jobs and ever
increasing responsibility. As a result, I have learned to adapt readily into any
role required to complete any given task. This has included over 20 years
experience with Department of Defense providing analog and digital
communications and computer support for US Marine Corps strategic and tactical
operations. Additional experience in Network Administration and IT Security.
Designed, implemented, operated, maintained and enhanced computer local area and
wide area networks and other communications and computer operations. Further
experience in web page design, writing and implementation. Trained and skilled in professional development and management, with experience in human relations, communications, budgeting and quality control.
Commendations: Meritorious Service Medal - Sep
1996 Navy Commendation Medal - July 1991 Navy Achievement Medal (gold star
in lieu of second award) - December 1989 Navy Achievement Medal - November
1988 Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal (with bronze star in lieu of sixth
award) - October 1994
Clearances held: DEA Top Secret SBI,
DoD Top Secret SBI
Civilian Profile: December 1999
to present: Senior Systems Architect for a large multi-state electric
utility. Primary responsibilities include the NT Server/Desktop architectural
design and overall Network Security Manager. Project Manager for Tivoli
Management Software, which is used to manage over 3000 desktops and 200 servers.
Support includes software distribution, remote control, inventory and security.
Additional responsibilities include the design and implementation of Corporate
security and anti-virus polices/procedures and methodologies. Team lead for 8
personnel in the areas of: Workstation architect, anti-virus, security,
applications testing, software distribution and remote control. Additional
appointments/responsibilities: Infrastructure Operations Lead,
Telecommunications Lead (tri-state area), Data Services Supervisor and IT
Security for the entire company.
March to November 1999: Senior
Network Administrator at Motiva Enterprises Oil Refinery. Provided 3rd level
tier support for NT LAN Administration. Supported daily administration for over
50 NT Servers and 500 NT Workstations. Support includes logon policies and
scripts for over 600 users, managing DCHP, WINS and DNS servers. Provided 2nd
and 3rd level tier support for over 500 NT Workstations. Servers range from
Compaq 3000 series to Dell PowerEdge 6300's. Enterprise software includes
Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), Citrix and Terminal Server.
Additional software includes InoculateIT anti-virus and ArcServe tape
management.
December 1998 to February 1999: Operations Manager at Zeneca Pharmaceuticals Company. Principal responsibilities include creating, implementing and maintaining scientific information systems in United States Research for Zeneca. Provided 2nd level tier support, hardware, software, configuration for the US Research customer base of more than 400 end users and managed a Desktop Systems group of 6 contractors. Project Management skills, liaison to technical groups, purchasing and asset management, entire budget process and validating requests.
September 1997 to December 1998:
Solely responsible for network security and integrity, support and
administration for a large Engineering company. Support includes over 20 servers
with WinNt 3.51. Implemented all the upgrades to WinNt 4.0 with no lost time to
the engineering users or user community. Support was also provided for over 500
users' client operating systems of WFWG 3.11, Win95 as well as WinNt
workstations. This support encompasses LAN support of three different buildings
and two unique domains. Support responsibility of Cisco Routers, 3Com NetBuilder
and AT&T hubs, tape backups, modem pools, etc. Implemented and established a
tape management system utilizing the Seagate BackupExec (ver 7.2) software.
Responsibility for implementation and support of server platforms ranging from
Dell PowerEdge 4100 and 4200 servers to Personal Computers used as servers.
Implemented 5 'scratch servers'. Comprehensive experience with SCSI and RAID
configurations. Extensive background with security issues and policies
pertaining to network, groups and users file permissions.
September
1996 to September 1997: Senior System/Network Administrator as a Field
Information Resource Specialist (FIRS) to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Drug
Enforcement Administration's Philadelphia Field Division. Supported DOS, Windows
3.X, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51, and BTOS/CTOS operating systems and
applications. Additional applications supported on the WinNT network included:
WordPerfect, Novell GroupWise, MSOffice, JetForms and Eicon. Administered and
maintained two Digital Prioris ZX 5133MP/2 servers, Cisco 7000 series router,
Cisco Catalyst, CDDI/FDDI Concentrator, Cylink CIDEC HSi T1 DES Encryptor,
Overland Data 10 tape back up unit, Matrix 3000 UPS and more than 25 3Com
Linkbuilder FMS II Hubs. Provided desk side support and assistance to over 180
users including more than 100 workstations. Operated and maintained a national
Drug Enforcement Administration classified messaging network. This included
Secure Telephone Unit, version 3 (STU-III) connectivity support as well as WinNT
operating system. Provided support and assistance to Residence Offices (ROs)
located in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Allentown, Scranton Pennsylvania and
Wilmington Delaware. This support ranged from the most simple to complex repairs
(software or hardware specific).
Military Profile: April 1994 to September 1996:
Information System Coordinator and Communications Chief supporting Marine
Aircraft Group 49 at Willow Grove, PA. Held the rank of Master Sergeant, was the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of the entire unit (600+ Marines) and
accomplished the following:
o Installed new Personal
Computers. o Installed and configured network interface
cards. o Upgraded older Personal Computers optimizing the
configuration and memory management. o Installed Type 1, Coaxial and
Category 5 cable connections and troubleshooting. o Migrated from an
existing Banyan server to WindowsNT including all the connection, installation
and programming necessary to support over 130 Personal Computers with Cisco 4700
Router and Cisco 1700/28xx (series) Hubs to establish a main hub (Digital
Prioris Dual Pentium (DP) processor - HX 5133DP). o Established,
installed and maintained two additional Digital DP processors (HX 590's) to
connect into the main hub to support an additional 50 Personal Computers from
two different physical locations utilizing Integrated Services Digital Network
(ISDN) communications. o Provided telephone and desk side PC
support. o Administered Banyan server system (last version: 5.54(10)).
This included the maintenance necessary to maintain over 400 users, all
upgrades, printer and mail services, 3270 connectivity, coaxial cabling, line
terminators, etc. o Performed system backups/restorations. o
Trained personnel in the operation of software and hardware specific to each
user/PC. o Responsible for round the clock support of all the above
technologies. o Installed, operated, maintained and responsible for
more than 2 million dollars of tactical Marine Corps communications equipment
(over 900 items). This included High Frequency (HF), Very High Frequency (VHF),
Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and Position Location Response System/Global
Positioning System (PLRS/GPS) equipment with cryptographic
capabilities. o Maintained a Top Secret clearance based on a
Background Investigation (BI) since November 1976. Upgraded during November 1989
based on a Special Background Investigation (SBI) while assigned at Washington,
DC.
November 1992 to March 1994: Information Systems Coordinator,
Communications Chief and Communications Security Custodian supporting Marine
Wing Support Squadron 474 at US Naval Base, Philadelphia, PA. Held the rank of
Master Sergeant and accomplished the following:
o Implemented new
and replaced older Personal Computers o Systems administrator for
Banyan server LAN. This included the maintenance necessary to maintain over 100
users. Responsible for all upgrades, printer and mail services, 3270
connectivity, coaxial cabling, line terminators, training personnel,
etc. o Performed system backups/restorations. o Trained
personnel in the operation of software and hardware specific to each
user/PC. o Maintained all classified security matters regarding the
unit to include all cryptographic software/equipment. o Provided
telephone and desk side PC support.
July 1988 to October 1992:
Information Systems Coordinator and Communications/Crypto/Operations Chief
supporting Headquarters US Marine Corps at Washington DC. Held the rank of
Gunnery Sergeant and accomplished the following:
o Administered
Banyan server system. This included the maintenance necessary to maintain over
200 users. All upgrades, printer and mail services, 3270 connectivity, coaxial
cabling, line terminators, training personnel, etc. o Designed,
installed and operated the first ever deployed Local Area Network (LAN) which
interfaced into a Wide Area Network (WAN) between the countries of Thailand and
Okinawa Japan in an encrypted mode utilizing cryptographic
equipment. o Installed, operated and maintained a transmission
utilizing Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio spectrum to communicate from the
countries of Japan and the Philippine Islands (over 1800 miles). This was the
first ever 'PC-to-PC' connection made with this means of communication. The
connection was also encrypted by use of cryptographic equipment. o
Designed and implemented a new contract agreement between Litton Industries,
Reston, VA and the US Marine Corps for a savings of $40,000 per year with
interface made between the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). o
Selected and assigned as the Commandant of the Marine Corps Communications Chief
during the Gulf War. o Redesigned an antiquated marketing analysis
program and made it a valuable tool for Marine Corps Recruiters. The cost saving
was more than $40,000 per year as a new tool. This program converted raw data
and provided graphical representation of demographic information for the 3148
counties in the United States.
Professional Training: Marine Corps Communications Center Course Univac DCT 9000 Operator
Course Litton Industries, VM/CMS and RAMIS Reporter Course Marine Corps
Operational Communications Chief Course Deployed LAN/WAN Communications
Course Communications Security Material System Custodian Information
Systems Coordinator Microsoft's Supporting Windows NT Server/Workstation
Course Microsoft Certified Professional on Implementing and Supporting
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Deploying and Supporting Microsoft Systems
Management Server 2.0 Designing Windows 2000 Directory Services
(MS1561) Designing Windows 2000 Networking Services Infrastructure
(MS1562) Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory
Services (MS2154B) System Admin SQL Server 7.0 (MS832) Implementing and
Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Services (MS2295A) Implementing a
Database on SQL Server 7.0 (MS833B) Citrix MetaFrame XP for Windows
Administration (CTX-1222) Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Environment (MS2275) Tivoli TME 10 Framework 3.6 Fundamentals of Solaris 8
(SA118) SANS Security Essentials Course SANS Information Security Officer
(ISO) Course Fundamentals of Network Security (MS2810A) Network Forensics
(Norwich University) Critical Thinking for IT and Technical Professionals
(American Management Association) Survival Skills for Supervisors
(American Management Association)
Resonant Leadership: Linking Emotional Intelligence to Performance by Dr. Felice Tilin
