Brandon McDonald

• Spearheaded migration efforts to cloud-based platforms, reducing operational costs and increasing scalability.
• Provided technical leadership, mentoring junior team members in best practices for systems administration tasks.
• Designed secure network architectures, minimizing the risk of unauthorized access or data loss.
• Maintained high availability of critical business applications by implementing robust failover solutions.
• Developed comprehensive backup strategies to ensure data protection during disaster recovery scenarios.
• Configured and tested Windows Server operating systems with roles features.
• Mentored employees and offered constructive feedback for performance improvement.
• Planned and implemented upgrades to system hardware and software.
• Configured firewalls for first time use and secure upgrades.
• Streamlined IT infrastructure management processes for increased efficiency and reduced downtime.
• Troubleshot complex technical issues, providing timely resolution to minimize impact on endusers.
• Reduced security incidents with proactive monitoring and timely patching of systems.
• Contributed to development, administration and testing of disaster recovery plans.
• Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues.
• Maintained flexible schedule and responded to after-hours and weekend emergencies.

Execute information transfer with state-of-the-art multi-media technology such as fiber optics, digital microwave, and tactical and commercial satellites on a global basis; operate, manage and provide hardware and software support to multi-media Automated Information Systems (AIS) to include: mainframes, mini, and microcomputers, Local Area Networks (LAN's), Wide Area Networks (WAN's), and telecommunications; apply diagnostic and restoral techniques utilizing knowledge of electronic and operational system theory; advise on capabilities, limitations, and condition of equipment; implement production control procedures including input/output quality control support; implement and monitor security procedures; perform assigned mission organizational level maintenance and repair of Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence Systems.