Below is my current resume. Currently seeking something more. Willing to re-locate at my own expense.

Thank you,

-Robert

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954-647-6231
kicstah@gmail.com
3651 SW 116th Ave.
Davie, FL 33330

Robert Foote

Objective To obtain a Network Management position in an exciting and learning based environment.

Experience

2004 – Present Venali, Inc. Miami, FL
Network Operations Center Manager

• Managing all aspects of carrier relations to include circuit ordering/design/configuration/setup and installation on a DS3 level & DS1 level.
• Managing a team of 18 personnel handling rotational 24/7/365 work shifts to provide a 24/7 Tech support environment.
• Providing quarterly traffic reports broken down by carriers, POPs, and circuits. Providing report as a comparison to our internal LCR projections, and advised on overages and how to eliminate them.
• Coordinating all Network Operations projects to include large client network traffic rollouts and ramp ups to projected final volume & revenue targets.
• Compiled entire documented process list for all department processes and policies regarding technical support procedures, escalations, and record of resolution.

2004-2004 Plus E Networks, Inc. Irvine, CA
Independent Contractor/Systems Deployment Manager

 Compiled and executed deployment plan for national deployment of entertainment content network systems.
 Co-ordination with 3rd party vendors such as Broadwing, Sprint, AT&T, and other data service carriers to ensure data lines were installed to meet deadlines.
 Lead team of installation technicians to ensure installation of networked systems correctly and on time. Managed technical team and assigned troubleshooting & grooming tasks to ensure smooth operations of systems.

2003-2004 Clark Realty Capital San Diego, CA
Systems Analyst/West Coast IT Manager

 Network Administrator - handling all network issues for multiple offices throughout California, and the west coast. End User support to network installation and setup. Day to day administration tasks, and working with corporate intranet technologies, Exchange 5.5 and 2000 Server administration, Citrix Secure Access, Intranet web portal, Corporate VPN Technologies, VoIP Telephony system, and Active Directory.
 IT Vendor relations – Coordinated with IT Vendors such as Dell, SBC, Verizon, CDW, Cisco, Lucent, to install networks and servers/workstations into office environments and integrate with corporate network via nationwide VPN’s, for multi million dollar projects.
 End user support – provided end user support and day to day IT support to end users within the corporate environment, to ensure workstations, and desktop computers were functioning with optimum performance and communicating with corporate network. 2800 end users/workstations within the corporation spread nationwide.
 Project Lead – Leading multiple projects, and large office setups and integration with corporate network, working under strict deadlines to ensure network communications were available. Latest projects include:
- Network/VoIP Installation/configuration for three large offices spread out between two military bases for $500 million dollar construction project to renovate military housing. Coordinated on a corporate level with vendors to bring in data lines, telephony system, and ordering of workstations/servers for sites.
- Corporate data center setup to house all corporate servers/hubs/switches/routers in a central location for all west coast office networking. Coordinated with vendors to bring in multiple DSx data lines to connect west coast offices via point-to-point, frame relay, and overlying VPN connections. Installed/configured multiple Cisco brand routers, switches, and fiber optic equipment (multi-plexers, media converters, and fiber switches.)
 Voice over IP – Leading project manager for VoIP Technologies, and integration of telephony systems utilizing network resources, and integrating with corporate phone systems.

1998-2003 U.S. Navy San Diego, CA
LAN Administrator/Manager/Radio Communications Operator
 Restructured Fiber Optic Shipboard LAN.
 Handling technical support for hardware/software/networking issues
 Installed/Configured MS Office Suite 2000 and XP, optimized for network use. To include: Outlook 2k and XP, MS Access, Excel, Word, and Power Point.
 Administrating/Maintaining fiber optic LAN of 385 users and 94 nodes with 3 NT 4.0 Servers, 2 Windows 2000 Servers, 1 Linux RedHat 6.2 Server, and 1HP-UX SNAP Server. Administering a mixture of NT 4.0/XP/2000 workstations.
 Day to day administration of Windows NT/W2K servers and Active Directory support. To include: Exchange 5.5/2000, Veritas Backup Exec, Citrix Secure Access Manager, PC Anywhere, IIS 4.0/5.0, FTP Servers, DNS, DHCP, and Proxy administration (Socks/Web)
 Wrote custom web based ADP Trouble Ticket/Support software using Perl/CGI.
 Wrote custom perl shell scripts for GCCS UNIX systems to monitor background processes and take action upon failure.
 Rebuilt Linux kernel on ships web server to enhance security, and intrusion detection.
 Wrote custom Linux IPTables firewall script to monitor and block unwanted TCP/UDP Network activity.
 Point of Contact for hardware/software purchases from multiple vendors authorized by the Department of Defense.
 Conducted constant research on the newest technology, to keep the network optimized for peak performance.
 Presentation submittal to the Commanding Officer on a regular basis with reports of network utilization, and projected possible needs for future growth.
 Established Wireless Access points throughout the network in instances that CAT5E and/or Fiber cable could not be ran. Wireless points used for PC Notebooks and Desktop PC Network access, including print servers running LAN Tronix software.
 Implementation of Network monitoring software to notify via text message to ships cell phone upon network failure.
 * Honorable discharge

1996-1998 Digital Online Internet Services Atlanta, GA
President/CEO/Network Administrator

 Managed 80+ Commercial Customers Billing/Technical/Network support.
 Established Wireless T1 MAN throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area.
 Designed and published Interactive Internet website using HTML, Java, Perl/CGI, and server side shell scripting.
 Wrote custom web based contact management and billing software using Perl/CGI and bash shell scripts.
 Administrated/Maintained 4 NT 4.0 Servers, FreeBSD UNIX Servers, and 23 Windows NT/9x Workstations.

1995-1996 Data Plus, Inc. Sheboygan, WI
Senior Internetworking Administrator

 Setup/configured/utilized all Cisco routers and Livingston Portmasters.
 Managed all aspects of the internetworking service providing department.
 Administrated/Maintained 2 NT 4.0 servers, 2 BSD/OS UNIX Servers, 1 FreeBSD UNIX Server, 1 HP-UX Server, 1 Novell NetWare Server, and 48 Windows 9x workstations.
 Applied all patches and upgrades to Unix based servers and Livingston Portmasters
 Managed a 2400+ user base of dialup Internet service customers.
 Rebuilt Interactive Internet website using HTML, Java, and Perl/CGI.

Education 1998-2003 U.S. Navy
• Completed Information Systems Technician “A” School.
• Completed Fiber Optics Technicians Course
• Completed Information Systems Administration Course. (NEC: 2735)
• Completed Advanced Network Analyst School (NEC: 2781)
• Network Administration and Radio Communications on the job training.
1992–1995 Sheboygan North High School Sheboygan, WI
• High School diploma in general studies.

Personal Characteristics
• Team Player
• Goal Oriented
• Organized
• Adaptive
• Operates well in a high pressure environment
• People person
• Attention to detail

References available upon request.