Andrew Allison
Colorado Springs,CO
Summary
Seasoned System Administrator with a 5-year background in Information Technology. Progressive experience marked by continuous contributions above and beyond requirements. Career achievements in large-scale software deployments, network buildouts and data security. Resourceful System Administrator consistently responds to wide range of technical challenges with focused and creative approach. Highly effective at problem solving and decision making.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IT Systems Administrator
United States Marine Corps
01.2019 - Current
- Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues to maintain end user productivity.
- Monitored networks and network devices to resolve technical problems quickly.
- Planned and implemented upgrades to system hardware and software for multiple departments with over 30 end user systems to maintain security compliance.
- Instructed junior team members in maintaining end user and server systems.
- Diagnosed and executed resolution for network and server issues.
- Maintained flexible schedule and responded to after-hours and weekend emergencies.
- Researched and recommended new technologies and strategies for improving system performance.
- Installed and configured network printers and other peripheral devices.
- Devised scripts and automation tools to improve system efficiency.
- Identified and resolved network congestion issues and bottlenecks.
- Maximized system availability through development and testing of contingency plans.
- Led server infrastructure development, quality assurance, staging and production systems.
- Developed and documented network policies, procedures and standards.
Education
High School Diploma -
Liberty High School
Colorado Springs, CO05.2018
Skills
- Hardware Installation
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Application Configuration
- Disaster Recovery
- Team Collaboration
- Software Management
- Virus Protection
- User Support
- Self Motivation
- System Updates
- IT Best Practice Framework Expertise
- Automation Management
- IP Addressing and Subnetting
- Port Security Knowledge
- User Training
- SOP Writing
- Testing and Quality Assurance
- VMware and Oracle VM
- PC Diagnostics
- Network Administration
- Virtual Machine Operation
- Script Writing
- Server Event Logging
- Attention to Detail
- End Point Configurations
- Program Installations
Accomplishments
- Supervised a team of three staff members, training team members to increase capabilities as system administrators.
- Documented and resolved several system and networking errors which led to an increase in system capabilities and maintaining network connectivity.
- Awarded the "Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal" for servicing over 50 end users as the sole system administrator during a three week long event.
Certification
- Comptia Security+, renewed to December 2026
- Currently working towards Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). Expecting to take the exam in November.
Timeline
IT Systems Administrator
United States Marine Corps
01.2019 - Current
High School Diploma -
Liberty High School