Kory Wright has over 5 years of experience in network engineering, IT support, and quality assurance testing. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Management Information Systems and a Master's degree in Network Engineering and Security. Currently he works as a Technical Support Specialist for Near North Health Service Corporation, where he manages their virtualized and physical server infrastructure, storage systems, network equipment, and ensures patient data security.

1. Kory Wright
4736 S. St. Lawrence Chicago, IL 60615▪ (773) 746-6510 ▪ KoryTWright@gmail.com
EDUCATION
DePaul University College of Commerce
Double Bachelors: Finance and Management Information Systems
Graduation Date: June 2011
GPA: 3.5
DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media
Masters: Network Engineering and Security
Graduation Date: June 2016
GPA: 3.65
Course Work:
o Designed a full-mesh typology and configured the IPv4 network using 5 routers, 3 switches and
3 Linux boxes
o Implemented and troubleshooted routing protocols OSPF, OSPFv2, BGP, GLBP, HSRP,
VSSPRIP and RIPv2 within a network
o Implemented and troubleshooted layer 2 protocols STP, RSTP, PVTP, PVST+, VSRP and LACP
within a network
o Successfully configured and implemented IPSec between edge routers
o Using SNORT version 2.9.7.1, I created fault management alerts, syslog filtering, rules/event
correlations and sniffing out intrusive traffic
o Completed a case study that provided the blue prints for a High Frequency Trading company
including detailed logical diagrams, detailed physical diagrams, rack diagrams, inventory lists
and costs
EXPERIENCE
Near North Health Service Corporation, Chicago, IL
January 2016 – Present
Technical Support Specialist
 Provide support for all network, pc, wireless device, remote access, telephony, LAN, file/print server,
software and hardware issues.
 Create, support and manage an enterprise virtualized (VSphere 5.1) and physical server infrastructure
consisting of 3 data centers and 70+ virtual machines. Manage storage system servers ensuring
appropriate updates and replacements as required.
 Maintaining and creating user accounts in Active Directory
 Managing application, DHCP and DNS servers
 Configuring all new equipment including laptops, desktops and printer for use on the company’s network
 Installing Cisco 500x switches and routers for new clinical sites
 Rewiring IT/Data closets equipped with 48-port patch panels, Cisco switches, DL560 HPE servers and
Cisco 1001-X routers
 Perform daily system monitoring of Symantec Endpoint Protection/firewall/intrusion detection logs,
network traffic, performance tuning and planned system maintenance.
 Ensuring any and all patient data is secure and encrypted when travel within and outside of our network
 Setting authorization policies for nurses, doctors and all other staff that uses the network
 Maintain and administer Electronic Medical Record/Practice Management software and database (GE
Centricity Practice Solution/Health Pro) including creation of user accounts and security levels, staff
training of system for 200+ users.
ELIRG Exploration LLC, Chicago, IL
September 2015 – Present
QA Engineer
 Developing test cases based on client requirements to ensure that all specifics have been met

2. Kory Wright
4736 S. St. Lawrence Chicago, IL 60615▪ (773) 746-6510 ▪ KoryTWright@gmail.com
 Using Selenium to record and edit test case scenarios for websites and web-based applications
 Documented any necessary bugs so the errors can be mitigated to get the app and websites working
appropriately
 Reproduced and clearly documented all issues found during verification and validation with appropriate
screenshots
 Maintained and reviewed defect backlog and drove prioritization efforts based upon the projects that
needed more attention and time to complete.
 Conducted root-cause analysis for critical defects released to customer as needed to improve any processes
needed to complete the work.
Aon Hewitt, Deerfield, IL
February 2013 – August 2015
Program Analyst
 Constructed SAS and JCL job streams to reformat flat files received from clients and upload the data onto
the IBM mainframe that record payroll transactions, annual enrollments and new hires
 Verified and validated over 500 test cases for over 60 Fortune 500 clients, including testing queries, SAS
and JCL
 Automated JCL programs, SAS members and queries to maintain updated information for clients and their
participants
 Managed and monitored daily handoffs to offshore teams as well as regional teams in the U. S.
 Validated and verified task completions to ensure quality matched client requirements
 Configured and scheduled electronic file transfers (EFT) to client servers
 Researched and debugged past report jobs as well as thoroughly documenting any updates and changes
 Quality assurance testing JCL, SAS and queries before migrating over to production
HeartBase, Chicago, IL
October 2012 – February 2013
Programmer
 Test cases, quality assurance, verify and validations
 Scripting program customizations using PQL
Wowzers, Downtown Chicago, IL
May 2012 – July 2012
QA Software Tester
 Created accurate test cases based on test plans and prepared QA reports
 Tested over 70 modules and documenting bugs, glitches, layer faults, features and user friendliness of the
software
 Documented tickets with details of bugs to fix software issues
Skills
Methodology: SDLC, Waterfall & Agile, Systems Analyst, Wire Shark
Database: MYSQL, Oracle, Microsoft Server
Security Frameworks: IPSec, SNMPv3, HIPAA, Snort, Cisco ASA, NMAP Scan
Languages & Tools: HTML, SQL, MS Offices, Visio, Outlook, CSS, Javascript, Python, JCL, PQL, Routing
Protocols, Switching Protocols (Cisco Proprietary included)
Operating System: Window (XP, Vista, 7, 10), Ubuntu, Linux, iOS