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Brent O'Hara

West Chester,OH

Summary

Seasoned professional who has worked in a wide variety of environments and many different technologies over the last 20 years. I can bring a unique perspective as well as a "can do" attitude to any organization, as well as a willingness to always be learning new skills. I take great pride in my work, and I do not deliver half-measures to my end users.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Contractor

Various
10.2021 - Current

Worked with various companies on short to medium-term contracts to assist with their needs.

  • Active Directory administration
  • MDM administration and device audit
  • MFA configuration (DUO)
  • Office 365 administration
  • Deskside support as needed
  • Tier III helpdesk support

Traveling IT Support - Tier II (Contractor)

Mauser Packaging Solutions
09.2019 - 10.2021

Traveled to 10 different packaging manufacturing plants to assist with their technical needs. Worked remote if the ask did not require me to be on-site.

  • Assisted users on the manufacturing floor with computer issues, Windows 10 primarily.
  • Performed break / fix as needed, sometimes I had to be resourceful with our existing stock of computers and parts to get things back up and running (example: good power supply in a PC with a bad motherboard).
  • Assisted server and network teams with on-site upgrades and repairs with servers and networking equipment.
  • Coordinated with plant managers to ensure everyone was on the same page and no one was surprised by any downtime.

Systems Engineer (Contractor)

CareSource
11.2018 - 09.2019

Worked on a team of engineers who served as an escalation point for end user tickets, as well as a focus on backend improvements and customer experience.


  • Completed requests from end users for software to be added to the self-service portals for both Mac and Windows users
  • Utilized SCCM and JAMF systems to ensure that all Windows and Mac systems were compliant with corporate policies and current with OS updates
  • Worked with Tier I and II support for escalated support tickets
  • Coordinated with project managers and coordinators to ensure that all ITIL practices are being performed accordingly for any kind of widespread update or application installation
  • Worked with InfoSec team to ensure that we were fully compliant with all HIPAA laws and regulations when performing our everyday duties

Systems Administrator

Logicalis, Inc
11.2017 - 11.2018

Worked in a NOC environment to assist multiple customers with their IT support needs.

  • Monitored alerts that came in regarding abnormal system resource utilization
  • Responded to high priority tickets that often involved downtime
  • Escalated issues to the appropriate teams if not in Tier II scope
  • Performed system updates and application updates to client servers when they were confirmed to be unaffected by any downtime
  • Performed client's Office 365 administration

Systems Administrator

Hobsons
04.2014 - 11.2017

Worked with a small team of support agents and administrators to perform daily IT support tasks as well as focusing on improvements to our software and IT processes.

  • Rolled out Office 365 to our end users
  • Migrated Rackspace inboxes to Office 365
  • Found an issue with our corporate antivirus (ESET) and rolled out a completely new and improved version of it company-wide
  • Performed Tier II and occasionally Tier III support as needed
  • Remote and deskside user support
  • MFA configuration (DUO)
  • Single Sign-On administration and deployment (OneLogin and Microsoft Azure)

Education

Computer Support And Repair

Great Oaks Career Campus
Cincinnati, OH
10-2004

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Customer service
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving
  • Worksite safety
  • Project management
  • Time Management
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Ability to explain complicated issues to non-technical people

Certification

CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Server+

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

Contractor

Various
10.2021 - Current

Traveling IT Support - Tier II (Contractor)

Mauser Packaging Solutions
09.2019 - 10.2021

Systems Engineer (Contractor)

CareSource
11.2018 - 09.2019

Systems Administrator

Logicalis, Inc
11.2017 - 11.2018

Systems Administrator

Hobsons
04.2014 - 11.2017

Computer Support And Repair

Great Oaks Career Campus
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