This document is a resume for Michael Smith that outlines his career experience and qualifications. It summarizes his experience as an IT engineer and network administrator with expertise in networking, virtualization, cloud computing, and security. It also lists his technical skills in various operating systems, networking hardware, and open source software. His objective is to leverage over 10 years of experience in IT consulting, network administration, and telecommunications.

1. Michael Smith
281 Dug Hill Rd u Brownsboro, AL 35741 u (256) 469-8485 u msmith.hsv@gmail.com
Career
Overview
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Highly
proficient
information
technology
professional
with
demonstrated
success
in
network
administration,
consulting,
and
telecommunications.
Expertise
and
hands-­‐on
experience
with
network
hardware,
servers,
workstations,
and
IP
telephone
systems.
Extensive
knowledge
of
virtualization,
cloud
infrastructures,
and
open
source
software.
Strong
track
record
of
delivering
on
time
and
under
budget
in
prior
roles
as
Network
Administrator
and
IT
Consultant.
Areas
of
Expertise
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u LAN
&
WAN
Technologies
u Network
Cabling
u Routers
u Virtualization
u Switches
u Security
u Cloud
Computing
u Remote
Access
u Voice
over
IP
u Firewalls
u Network
Design
Skills
________________________________________________________________________________________
u Microsoft:
Windows
Server
2003/2008/2012,
Windows
XP/Vista/7/8,
Exchange
2003/2008/2010/2013,
Active
Directory,
and
IIS.
u Cisco:
Routers,
ASA
Firewalls,
Catalyst
Switches,
Aironet
Wireless.
Adtran
NetVanta.
u Linux:
CentOS,
Redhat,
Debian,
and
Ubuntu
u Virtualization:
VMware
ESXi
4/5/6,
vSphere,
Hyper-­‐V,
Xen,
and
OpenStack.
u Open-­‐Source:
Apache,
Asterisk,
BIND,
MySQL,
MRTG,
pfSense,
Check_MK,
Cacti,
SNORT,
Exim,
Zimbra,
Bugzilla,
and
Wordpress.
u DirectAdmin
and
cPanel
Certifications
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Microsoft
-­‐
MCITP
Enterprise
Desktop
Administrator/MCITP
Server
Administrator/MCITP
Enterprise
Administrator,
CompTia
-­‐
Network+/Security+,
EC-­‐Council
-­‐
Certified
Ethical
Hacker
(CEH)/Security
Analyst
(ECSA)/Certified
Hacking
Forensic
Investigator
(CHFI),
VMware
–
Certified
Professional
(VCP4.1).
Employment
History
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IT
Engineer
–
Huntsville,
AL
Serenity-­‐Networks,
2012
to
Present
Provide
computer
and
network
consulting
services
in
Huntsville,
AL
and
Nashville,
TN.
Designed
and
deployed
hosted
services
platform,
providing
web
hosting,
collaborative
email,
hosted
spam
filtering,
virtual
servers,
and
cloud
desktop
solutions
for
small
businesses.
Installed
and
deployed
broadband
Internet
access,
VOIP
PBX
phone
systems,
and
telecommunication
infrastructure.
Network
Administrator
–
Madison,
AL
MaxVision,
2003
to
2012
Responsible
for
all
aspects
of
the
network.
Designed
and
implemented
network
infrastructure
based
on
Adtran
switches
and
high-­‐availability
VMWare
vSphere
virtualization
with
redundant
Open
Source
SAN
storage.
Windows
Server
and
Linux
mixed
environment
with
all
services
hosted
in-­‐house.
Implemented
and
administered
Microsoft
Exchange
environment
that
was
eventually
migrated
to
Zimbra.
Installed
and
maintained
Asterisk
open-­‐source
VOIP
system
with
IVR
and
auto-­‐attendant.
Education
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VIRGINIA
COLLEGE
–
Huntsville,
AL
Network
Engineering
2003-­‐2005