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EXPERIENCE
| September
2004 -
September 2005 |
Linspire,
Inc. |
San
Diego, CA |
Linspire,
Inc. is a consumer-driven company with the mission of
bringing choice to computer users through new and extremely
affordable computing options. MORE |
| Sales
Partner Programs Manager / Sales Engineer |
- Responsible for maintaining and improving a variety
of different programs in the sales department. Including
the Builder, Reseller, Developer, Publisher, Insider
and Consultant Programs, Global Resource Center, International
Reseller Distribution System and the Certification
/ Training Program
- Writing three weekly newsletters that are e-mailed
to our partners. The Channel Update, Builder Broadcast
and Reseller Report are how we communicate new developments,
special promotions and helpful hints
- Sales Engineer - occasionally work with Builders
/ Resellers as high-level technical support
- Work with other sales team members to push high
priority systems into engineering for hardware validation
and certification.
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| June
2002 -
September 2004 |
Linspire,
Inc. |
San
Diego, CA |
Linspire,
Inc. is a consumer-driven company with the mission of
bringing choice to computer users through new and extremely
affordable computing options. MORE |
| IT
Administrator |
- Responsible for internal network, disaster recovery
plan, firewall, Intranet and WiFi connectivity
- Building security - access cards and security system
- Facilities liaison to building management
- Safety officer
- Inventory control of office equipment
- Purchasing of IT equipment including - desktop systems,
laptops, printers, copier, fax machine, office furniture
and cell phones
- Company credit card reconciliation
- Domain names administrator - registration, renewal
and DNS
- Cell phones administrator - purchasing equipment
and pool plans
- Desktop support
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| March 2002 -
June 2002 |
Networks
Plus - Contractor
NMCI-ISF
(Navy Marine Corps Intranet -
Information Strike Force)
SPAWAR
(Space and Navel Warfare Systems Command)
|
San
Diego, CA |
| The
Department of the Navy's visionary Navy Marine Corps
Intranet (NMCI) program and the EDS-led Information
Strike Force - the team that will deliver a superior
Intranet to the Navy and Marine Corps and the service
to back it up. |
| Senior
Team Lead - Staging |
- Responsible
and mentor for three Team Leads with an additional
forty technicians each
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Maintain and direct a twenty-four hour operation with
three eight-hour shifts
- Accountable
for reporting, tracking and finding resolution for
issues
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Planning the staging and deployment process of 5300
workstations and 2000 printers
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Testing and troubleshooting the staging and deployment
process
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Ensuring that base images load properly and certify
that core and legacy applications work
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Responsible for VB Scripts that will migrate data
from the legacy systems to the NMCI systems
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| October
2001 -
March 2002 |
TEKsystems
- Contractor
Peregrine Systems Inc.
|
San
Diego, CA |
| Frictionless
Business - The synchronous relationships of people,
processes, and things to create maximum organizational
efficiency, adaptability, and productivity in order
to drive profitability. |
| Development
Lab Engineer |
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Administration of 240 Servers in the development lab
- Re-installment
of Windows 95, 98, NT (Workstation/Server), 2000 (Pro/Server/Adv.
Server) and XP (Home/Pro) for testing of new application
builds
- Administration
of DHCP and WINS server for lab
- Designed
and engineered ghosting backup and restoration scheme
for all servers
- Desktop
Support
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The
following four companies were with the same group of people
CTO
/ MIS Manager / IT Administrator,
San Diego, CA, July 1996 – November 2001
Mindtronics Corporation | Ubrandit.com | Global
Investors Guide | London Taylor Group
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Created a company Web site for the London Taylor Group
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We
later built a comprehensive Web site with an investment
portfolio tracking system
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A
new company was created called Global Investors Guide
and I was appointed the position of CTO
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This
company later changed names to Ubrandit.com and went public
as an OTCBB and was the leading b2b provider of branded
Internet solutions
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The
company grew and went on to become public on the American
Stock Exchange
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As
part of the management team, we traveled to New York City
and rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange
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The
company later merged with Mindronics Corporation in Salt
Lake City, UT.
| January
2001 -
November 2001 |
Mindtronics
Corporation
(Subsidiary of Ubrandit.com) |
Salt
Lake City, UT |
| Mindtronics
is an international technology development and licensing
company specializing in hardware, software, and product
design for a variety of high tech applications including
telcomm network synchronization, embedded devices, database
engineering, web search engines and audio and video
compression. |
| MIS
Manager - Network Engineer - Migration Mule |
- With the merger of Ubrandit and Mindtronics, I was
responsible for migrating the Web sites, servers and
other
equipment to Salt Lake City, UT from San Diego, CA.
- Constructed,
developed and engineered an advanced technology data
center and NOC.
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March
1999 -
January
2001
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Ubrandit.com
(UBI)
(Name change from Global Unvestors
Guide) |
San
Diego, CA |
| A
leading b2b provider of branded Internet solutions |
| MIS
Manager |
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Planning and execution of the internal network and
collocated server farm
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Installation and maintenance of interoffice links,
leased lines, e-mail system, FTP and Web site implementation,
Windows NT 4.0 file and Web server maintenance, network
security and anti-virus protection, backup solutions,
and disaster-preparedness planning.
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| Feb. 1997-
March 1999 |
Global
Investors Guide
(Spin-off company from London Taylor
Group) |
San
Diego, CA |
| A
sophisticated, interactive financial information site
designed to keep investors current with the major North
American financial markets |
| Vice
President / CTO |
- Webmaster - Web site development
- Systems and software administration
and maintenance
- GoldMine 5.0 with GoldSync
database administrator, including synchronizing laptops
with the database
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| July 1996-1998 |
London
Taylor Group |
San
Diego, CA |
| A
merchant banking firm |
| System
Administrator |
- Administrator of a Novell
Netware 4.11 LAN with Win95 workstations
- Administrator of two Windows
NT 4.0 LAN's with Win95 workstations
- GoldMine 3.2 database administrator,
including synchronizing laptops with the database
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| Nov. 1994 -
1996 |
Networks
Plus |
San
Diego, CA |
| A
Corporate Value-Added Reseller (VAR) specializing in
high-end applications and equipment for small to medium
sized businesses |
| Sales
Representative and Technical Consultant |
- Analyzer, advisor and installer
of Novell Netware 3.12 and 4.11 LAN
- Implemented sales and business
automation solutions
- Warm and cold calls to customer
prospects
- GoldMine Platinum Solutions
Provider of San Diego
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| March 1993
- 1994 |
Computer
City |
San
Diego, CA |
| A
computer superstore retailer |
| Sales
Lead - Junior Management Team |
- World Class Customer Service
award winner
- Employee of the month award
- Maintained top sales
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