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Accepting consultant contracts in technical training administration, planning and development for technical products & services, technical facets of network management, or some collage of technical management tasking.
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Retired From NY State Employment, June 2007
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Immediate Past Experience
New York State-Office of General Services (OGS)
Information Resources Management
Albany, NY
Information Technology Specialist 3
(formally Associate Computer Programmer Analyst)
(6/2003-6/2007).
Team member - OGS Technical Services Network Administration Unit, responsible for all aspects of the OGS statewide network, both local and remote, plus support for the OGS firewall. Specifics duties include:
· Deploy, configure, maintain Wide Area Network hardware and communication lines
· Configure and maintain VPN tunnels and client VPN connectivity
· Deploy, configure and maintain Local Area Network backbone hardware and software (mainly Extreme Networks & Nortel Networks switches & routers)
· Level 2 and 3 support regarding network and backbone technical issues
· Configure and maintain firewall hardware and software
· Monitor network health via Concord, EpiCenter and Unicenter Leave-Of-Absence (Jan 2007-May 2007) granted to NYS Office of Homeland Security (OHS) providing assistance with OHS "Continuity-Of-Operations-Planning" (COOP).
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Senior Computer Programmer/Analyst
(1/2001–6/2003).
Customer Services-Desktop Support. Augment OGS Help Desk, offering second-level workstation support regarding PC hardware, MS Windows Operating System, Microsoft Office, and numerous agency workstation/server-based software applications. Member of agency Windows 2000 rollout team, providing support for about 2000 Desktop and Laptop workstations (mainly Dell, Compaq & IBM). Perform I/O peripheral maintenance as necessary (printers, scanners, etc.). Conversant with network standards and protocols, media and topology, and common network support methodology. Assist Network (OGS backbone) and Server Administration with initial on-site troubleshooting/fact-finding for suspected network/server technical problems. Common issues include: line problems, adequacy of connectivity/hubs, network drive access, Exchange/Windows account anomalies, and missing file recovery. Recent technical concentration involves detailed network and backbone support processes. Lotus Notes R5.x experience in temporary support for Consumer Protection Board (a small network of 40 workstations and 4 servers).
Department Of Labor (DOL)
Dislocated Worker Assistance Center, Utica, NY
Counselor, Computer Center Coordinator, and Computer Science Instructor
(7/1995–1/2001)
Render vocational-technical administration, training, and counseling to DOL staff & adult dislocated workers. The instruction involves elementary and beyond elementary concepts in several word processor, spreadsheet, database, and graphic presentation computer applications. Literate in WordPerfect Suite, DBASE, MS-Office 95/97/2000/XP: (Access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher), MS-DOS/Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, LOTUS Smart Suite (Approach, Lotus 123, Freelance Graphics, Word-Pro), and several data communications/Local-Area-Network (LAN) applications. Development and management of a comprehensive computer applications training program–including curriculum design, schedules, and detailed lesson plan preparation–for use in the Computer Training Facility. Development and implementation of a PC systems preventive maintenance plans. Author of many
Information Technology project proposals.
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY
Instructor, Adjunct Instructor, and Student Advisor
(1990–1998)
Teach Electrical Technology (A.O.S.) and Computer Science-MIS Courses (A.A.S.). Contract instructor for nine credit courses in electricity, electronics, and computer technology. Further MVCC tasking includes contract instruction in a local NYS Correctional Facility and several additional instructor assignments through Community & Corporate Programs supporting technical training for
General Electric and other regional firms.
Utica School Of Commerce
Utica, NY
Adjunct Instructor and Student Advisor
(1996–1999)
Computer Science and Business Courses (A.O.S.). Contract instructor & counselor in several credit courses in computer system applications and systems analysis & design.
Mohawk Technical Associates, Inc.
Herkimer, NY
Director of Technology & Quality Control
Consultant and contract technical design services. Cross-functional Team Facilitator and Technical Consultant on several high volume computer-electronic products. Computer systems compatibility expert, specializing in environmental factors & sites preparation. Emphasis on product marketing, proposal development, planning, budgets, scheduling, and staffing. Significant collateral activities include: regulatory compliance, vendor communications, procurement negotiations, design implementation, and originate production test methods and practices.
Expert in production cost reduction analysis.
Mohawk Data Sciences Corp.
Herkimer, NY
Production Technologist, Design Technologist, and Development Engineer
Hardware/software systems analyst and project engineer on several major business-oriented computer systems. Tasks include: Product planning, proposal preparation, specification writing, computer logic design, prototype development, in-house technical instructor, and pilot production technical liaison. Accomplished simultaneous multiple project leadership. Cross-functional team leader several for high-visibility manufacturing problem solving endeavors. Tasked as intra-company data communication and local-area-network (LAN) consultant. Assigned as firm strategist for product enhancement and continued development. Production engineering technical instructor for new product releases. Frequent vendor communications and product procurement negotiations.
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Military - US Navy
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USN/USNR: A mustang officer "sursum ab ordine" (Up Through The Ranks). Four senior administrative leadership assignments (including Unit Commanding Officer, Unit Executive Officer & Detachment Officer-in-Charge). Past tasking as Chief Instructor responsible for administration of all vocational-technical unit training. Personal instructor duties include courses in Communication Technology and DOD Computer Information Security. Two periods of active duty: 1. Operation Desert Shield/Storm (combat-zone-veteran), service in Saudi Arabia as an electronic information consultant-instructor, personnel administrator, and logistics support facilities administrator (a 275-person activity); and, 2. Served seven years in submarine service as an inertial navigation and radio communication technical specialist. Top Secret Security Clearance. Retired U.S. Navy in 1996 with over twenty-six years service.
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SAGE GRADUATE SCHOOL
The Sage Colleges
Albany–Troy, NY
Masters in Public Administration – MSPA
Management concentration
GPA 3.78 of 4.0.
May 1997
EXCELSIOR COLLEGE
Albany, NY
B.S., General Business – MIS concentration
Magna Cum Laude.
University of the State of New York
REGENTS COLLEGE
Albany, NY
B.S., Electronics Technology, Psychology and Technical Communication
A.S. Electronics Technology
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS, LICENCES & MEMBERSHIPS:
Hold current FCC General Class Radio Telephone License (Licence # PG0221082) .
SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION:
Additional formal course-work in Systems Analysis & Design, COBOL, BASIC, Pascal, C, UNIX O/S, MS-DOS O/S, Dbase III+/IV, Lotus 123, and Computer Viruses Completed several professional development workshops & seminars involving topics including: Security+, Network+, ExtremeWare Configuration, Computer Associates Unicenter NSM Administration, Error Correction Codes (ECC), Symantec Ghost Administration, Data Communications Standards, IBM/SNA, AUTOCAD, Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Design, and Intel - Motorola - Zilog microprocessor architecture.
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Planning, management and implementation of simultaneous multi-disiplined technology projects.
Working association with current ISO-9000 quality engineering body-of-knowledge.
Capable technical contact with both vendor & consultant product and service providers.
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Member:
Crowley-Barnum Post No. 25 of the American Legion, Mohawk, NY
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 502, Ilion-Frankfort, NY
(Past Commander and Chief Business Officer)
United States Submarine Veterans Inc.--Lockwood Base
Association of Mature American Citizens
USO Sponsoring Member
Genealogy Research
B.P.O.E. Lodge #1444 (ELKS), Ilion, NY
National Arbor Day Foundation
National Audubon Society
National Wildlife Foundation
National Parks Conservation Association
Civil War Preservation Trust
Reagan Ranch Sustaning Member
NYS Public Employees Federation Retirees
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