Johnathon Caddell
Hampton,Virginia
Summary
Methodical Senior Network Administrator with 20 years of experience. Adept at scheduling major network upgrades, creating troubleshooting logs and developing network administration policies. Comfortable working with legacy hardware and software with outstanding time management and prioritization abilities.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Network On Site Administrator
Amentum
09.2023 - Current
- Submarine network system expert embedded with the local military leadership.
- Served as liaison between ship's military personnel and all other support agencies and vendors for shipboard network-based systems.
- Provided support for Windows 7 and Windows 10 based networks, to include VMWare Hypervisor, Windows Server, Linux, Veeam Data Backup, and Veeam Backup Solutions.
- Provided training to shipboard personnel on latest IT practices and security threats.
- Attended weekly meetings with all east coast representatives to cover lessons learned and process improvement recommendations.
Senior Network Administrator
United States Navy, USN
10.2019 - Current
- Installed and implemented first of its kind A1B PPLAN 4.0 Propulsion Plant Local Area Network
- Upgraded network by conferring with vendors and developed, tested, evaluated and installed enhancements.
- Managed over 300 clients, including laptops, tablets, desktops, and permanently installed workstations.
- Coordinated with Shipyard personnel any non-working equipment and worked hand in hand to ensure network was in 100% working condition
- Trained and supervised over 20 personnel on basic operations and skills required to operate a complex interconnected systems Network.
- Extensive experience with VEEAM Backup software, to include hourly and daily backup checks and VM and File Structure restoration.
- Disaster recovery experience to include complete loss of Domain Controllers and Witness Server, resulting in rebuilding entire network infrastructure from backups and Gold Images.
- Installed, configured and supported local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN) system.
- Installed and configured Secured Wireless Local Area Network (SWLAN) with vendor, to include VPN and certificate installation on every Wi-Fi client.
Radioactive Material Controller
US Navy
02.2017 - 10.2019
- Responsible for accountability and transfer of radioactive material for Norfolk Naval Shipyard
- Conducted monthly and semi annual inventories on over 1,000 pieces of radioactive material
- Extensive experience maintaining every piece of inventory up to date in a nationwide database
- Consulted with Ship's Force on both Nuclear Submarines and Aircraft Carriers on disposal needs to support ship's readiness.
- Experience with traversing Virginia Class Submarines to include both engineroom and forward compartment spaces in both pier-side and shipyard environments.
Network Administrator / Reactor Operator
US Navy
11.2012 - 02.2017
- Network Administrator for Propulsion Plant LAN 1.0 system.
- Responsible for upgrading, maintaining, and repair of all physical connections for network consisting of over 300 clients, 40 locations, 24 switches, 2 server cabinets, and 3 Domain Controllers.
- Extensive experience in maintaining Active Directory, Outlook, SQL Databases, and tape backup systems.
- Responsible for sanitation and eventual destruction of over 300 clients during Ship's Decommisioning process.
- Nuclear Reactor Operator on A2W type reactors.
- Monitored and tested nuclear electronic equipment performance to diagnose and resolve problems.
- Led preventative maintenance and inspections on nuclear electronic systems.
Submarine Radioactive Material Controller
US Navy
09.2009 - 10.2012
- Responsible for accountability and transfer of radioactive material at Submarine Base Kings Bay
- Conducted monthly and semi annual inventories on over 1,000 pieces of radioactive material
- Extensive experience maintaining every piece of inventory up to date in a nationwide database
- Consulted with Ship's Force on Nuclear Submarines on disposal needs to support ship's readiness.
- Experience with traversing Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarines to include both engineroom and forward compartment spaces in both pier-side and shipyard environments.
Network Administrator / Reactor Operator
US Navy
06.2005 - 09.2009
- Network Administrator for Propulsion Plant LAN 1.0 system. Vital in transferring over 3TB worth of data and databases from home-brew network to government issued standardized network architecture.
- Responsible for upgrading, maintaining, and repair of all physical connections for network consisting of over 300 clients, 40 locations, 24 switches, 2 server cabinets, and 3 Domain Controllers
- Extensive experience in maintaining Active Directory, Outlook, SQL Databases, and tape backup systems.
- Nuclear Reactor Operator on A2W type reactors.
- Monitored and tested nuclear electronic equipment performance to diagnose and resolve problems.
- Led preventative maintenance and inspections.
- Assembled, tested and maintained components and systems for high-performing electronics.
Education
Nuclear Power
Naval Nuclear Power School
Goose Creek, SC11.2004
High School Diploma -
Person High School
Roxboro, NC06.2003
Skills
- LAN and WAN Administration
- Security Solutions
- System Installation and Configuration
- Computer Hardware Knowledge
- Web Applications
- SNMP Monitoring
- ESXi Hypervisor
- VMWare Application Suite
- Mcafee Suite
- Microsoft Active Directory
- Microsoft Windows Server
Timeline
Network On Site Administrator
Amentum
09.2023 - Current
Senior Network Administrator
United States Navy, USN
10.2019 - Current
Radioactive Material Controller
US Navy
02.2017 - 10.2019
Network Administrator / Reactor Operator
US Navy
11.2012 - 02.2017
Submarine Radioactive Material Controller
US Navy
09.2009 - 10.2012
Network Administrator / Reactor Operator
US Navy
06.2005 - 09.2009
Nuclear Power
Naval Nuclear Power School
High School Diploma -
Person High School