MSP Business Owner & USMC Veteran | Chicago, IL

About

Profile

Experienced I.T. Support Technician seeks employment in enterprise environments to employ skills in customer service, network support, and troubleshooting. As a self-starter, the ideal role would be to operate both individually and as part of a team to help in accomplishing the larger goals of the company. 15+ yrs experience in technical customer service roles.

  • Networking, On-Prem & Cloud
  • Windows Server Environments
  • M365 Administration -End user support (Help Desk)
  • Data Backups & Mgmt. -Database Administration

Relevant Experience

MSP (2013-Present)
Technology Consultant & MSP / Owner

  • Description: Consultant for small businesses who seek a managed service provider ( MSP ) for IT
  • Contracts include Millwork Manufacturing, Private Medical Practices, Multi-location
  • Retail Stores. Services include on-call remote helpdesk, software/hardware upgrades, general troubleshooting, asset management and training sessions. At present – primary duties include managing on-premises servers (Active Directory, SQL) and networking equipment, 3rd party technology vendor applications (QuickBooks, Microsoft 365, Azure, SharePoint), guides company decisions regarding technology based on budget, security, and business continuity.
  • Capability of installing low voltage wiring to expand infrastructure. Equipment familiarity: Cisco, Ubiquiti, Barracuda, AWS & Azure. Environment familiarity: Windows Server 2012R2-2019, Active
  • Directory, Group Policies, Microsoft 365 products.

Shoe Company (2018-Present)
Area Manager/Network Admin & Support

  • Description: After working as a Retail Area Manager of 4 stores took on a Network and Technology
  • Support role where projects included a re-engineering multiple LANs at 9 locations, transitioning from PBX landline to VoIP systems, annual Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance and quarterly network security assessments.

Healthcare  (2010-2013)
I.T. Consultant / Project Manager

  • Description: Remote network management specializing in healthcare industry. Handled electronic medical record (EMR/EHR) system issues from user to administrator levels. Systems used: EPIC, eClinicalWorks, Practice Fusion.

United States Marine Corps (2001-2008)
Network & Data Systems Repair

  • Description: Network administrator to the DoD classified internet. Environment was Unix/Linux, but also familiar with SQL database. Other projects include designing network architecture using Cisco equipment, computer security systems management, hardware preventative maintenance and training of personnel.

Education

  • CompTIA Network+ Certification
  • AWS Cloud Quest Practitioner
  • USMC School of Communication: Basic Electronics & UNIX Network Systems Admin

Location

Chicago

Salary

$70,000

About the Company 

Bowman Williams is a national specialized staffing firm for Cloud Service Providers and Managed Service Providers. Ranked by Forbes as one of America’s top 200 Best Staffing Firms in America, we are a good resource for candidates looking to advance their careers in the Cloud Solutions and Services industry.

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