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Brian Hobbs

System Administrator
Tallahassee,FL

Summary

Diversely Skilled Systems Administrator with over 20 years solving problems for employers and customers. Personable and adaptable provider of technical expertise in language comprehensible to everyone from engineers to private users. Adept at offering one-on-one support as well as authoring technical specifications and requirements for publication.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Analyst

State of Florida Department of Lottery
09.2019 - 04.2025
  • Designed and maintained consistent data collection protocols and standards across numerous databases and projects.
  • Authored technical requirement documentation to suit business goals and technological limits.
  • Communicated technical findings via lay terminology to keep interdepartmental teams informed on vital developments.
  • Applied knowledge of IT best practices to tackle new challenges and make educated decisions.
  • Mitigated risk and managed liability by proactively applying latest cybersecurity advisories and best practices to internal operations and product development.
  • Prepared technical responses to requests for quotes, assigning costs, timeframes, and alternative solutions.
  • Assessed business requirements and recommended technical products and solutions to meet needs.
  • Communicated project status to stakeholders, authoring reports to provide up-to-date overviews of ongoing progress.
  • Collected and monitored incoming data from sources such as remote sensors, third party vendors, and visual inspection.
  • Diagnosed software issues and applied troubleshooting techniques to resolve problems.
  • Built/Administered physical and virtual servers.
  • VMWare Adminstrator
  • SCCM/MECM Adminstrator
  • Active Directory Administrator
  • M365 Administrator
  • Exchange Administrator (Onprem and Online)

Network Administrator

Sunshine Savings Bank
03.2013 - 09.2018

Server hardware/software support (15 servers)

-Desktop hardware/software support (50 users)

-Printer Support

-Scanner Support

-Active Directory Administration

-Exchange Administration

-Backup/Restore and Disaster Recovery administration

-FISERV Administrator

-Web Filter Administrator

-Biometric Finger Print System Administration

Distributed Computer System Analyst

Dept of Financial Services, State of Florida
01.2000 - 03.2013

hardware/software support (100+ servers and 5000 users)

Active DirectoryAdministrator

Citrix Administrator

Lotus Notes Administrator

Mainframe Print Administrator

Backup/Restore and Disaster Recovery Administrator


Assessed business requirements to create focused solutions.

Collaborated with upper management to drive strategy and implement new processes.

Improved systems with addition of new features and infrastructure.

Gathered requirements and performed gap analysis through design workshops with users.



Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Studies

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
08-1998

Skills

  • Active Directory Administration
  • Group Policy Administration
  • DNS
  • SCCM/MECM Administration
  • Patch Manager Plus by Manage Engine Administration
  • VM Ware Administration
  • Azure Administration
  • M365 Administration
  • Exchange Administration (both Onprem and Online)
  • Backup/Restore/Disaster Recovery (Commvault, Symantec)
  • Physical/Virtual server build/administration, Cloud and Onprem
  • Various other hardware and software installations
  • Remote technical support
  • Technical analysis
  • Business requirements analysis
  • implementation strategies

Accomplishments

    Used SCCM/MECM/Group Policy to push out statewide software for various high level projects.

    Used SCCM/MECM/WSUS/Patch Manager Plus to update hundreds of workstations and dozens of servers (both physical and virtual) monthly with a success rate of over 90%.

    Used VMWare to virtualize dozens of physical servers.

    Redesigned the Lottery's Active Directory structure so that it is easier to understand and was then able to apply group policies to individual ou's and resources.

    Upgraded numerous systems that required both new hardware and new software.

Certification

A+

Security+

MCSA

CJIS

Timeline

Technical Analyst

State of Florida Department of Lottery
09.2019 - 04.2025

Network Administrator

Sunshine Savings Bank
03.2013 - 09.2018

Distributed Computer System Analyst

Dept of Financial Services, State of Florida
01.2000 - 03.2013

Bachelor of Science - Information Studies

Florida State University
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