Brent T.

My name is Brent and I have over two and a half decades of progressive IT experience in all realms of Information Technology and related fields. I have held positions ranging from a help desk professional, to IT manager and CIO of medium sized businesses. I’ve managed teams and groups, coordinated large projects with many vendors and moving pieces with million-dollar budgets, and planned and implemented countless small to very large projects. Some of my skills include: Advanced Networking including advanced routing, cabling, 802.1x, 802.1ad, wireless, VLANs, and more Firewall and intrusion prevention across multiple brands including Sophos, WatchGuard, SonicWall, Fortinet, Juniper, and others Security and network hardening experience including RBAC, NAT and port protection, PKI infrastructure and certificates, and more Physical security, access control, and cameras system design, setup, and management Microsoft Active Directory Domains including DNS, group policy, RDP (Remote Desktop), and all other Microsoft Server features Expert in management of Microsoft software packages including SQL, Exchange, Office 365, and more including database management Experience designing failover and load balancing systems at the software (SQL, Exchange, many others) and hardware levels (VMWare, Raid, SAN, Datacenter, etc) SAN and storage products from many vendors including iSCSI and Fibre Channel Virtualization infrastructures including VMware, Hyper-V, and more Programming skills in several languages, and vast scripting experience in PowerShell, scripting (Powershell, VBScript), and others Vast experience with Server and Storage hardware from Dell, HP, Cisco, Nimble, NetApp, Pure Storage, EMC, Synology, and more Advanced operating knowledge of operating systems including Microsoft Server, Windows, and Mac OS Experience with VOIP from many different vendors including Cisco, Mitel, and old PBX systems Experience designing and operating data centers including layout, power design, and cooling management Experience managing and implementing cloud solutions from AWS, Azure, and more Vendor and Contract Management including contract renegotiations, licensing, and large project management Some of my certifications include: Cisco: CCNA, CCNP CompTIA: A+ Microsoft: MCP, MCSA, MCSE 2003, MCPS, MCNPS, MSBS, MCTS:Vista, MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Application Platform, MCTS: Exchange Server 2010 Configuration, MCITP: Server Administrator 2008, MCITP: Enterprise Administrator 2008, MCITP: Exchange Messaging Administrator 2010 VMWare: VSP 4.1, VTSP 4.1, VCP 4.1/5.0/5.5, Exchange on VMware Accreditation Citrix: CCA XenApp 6, CCA Netscaler, CCA Access Gateway