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Kentral White

Colorado Spring

Summary

I am writing to express my interest in the Sysytem Administor position at 22nd Technologies in Feltwell, UK. With my current experience as a System Administrator for CACI, and military experiences. I believe I would be a strong candidate for this role. During my time at CACI, I have acquired a robust understanding of VmWare ESXi environments, enabling me to effectively manage and optimize virtualized infrastructures and troubleshoot. I am confident that my skills in system administration and configuration management, coupled with my passion for IT, make me well-suited for this role. With a rigid attention to detail and a proactive mindset, I am fully capable of executing tasks to the highest degree, upholding the quality standards that 22nd Technologies is known for.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

CACI System Administrator Design Engineer

CACI
05.2023 - Current
  • Install software releases and system upgrades using VMWare ESXI host for the AFSCN
  • Evaluate and install patches and resolves software related problems
  • Implement system backups and recovery
  • Maintain data files and monitors system configuration to ensure data integrity
  • Provide crucial preventive and corrective maintenance information assurance, asset management, technical system updates
  • Patch management for the AFSCN mission systems
  • Troubleshoot Windows OS and Microsoft application security patch installations and upgrades
  • Troubleshoot Linux OS application security patch installations and upgrades
  • Troubleshoot networking security patch installations and upgrades
  • Create installation and rollback plans
  • Communicate clearly and concisely in voice, written word, and graphics to conduct formal milestone customer briefings
  • Install and configure systems at customer locations
  • Support installation teams from central operational locations
  • Assist in every day troubleshooting at the lab environment set up to mimic the AFSCN
  • Collaborate closely with cybersecurity, networking, software, and test engineering teams
  • Maintain and submit documentation in accordance with SWMA Procedure.

United States Air Force Air Traffic Management/Client System

Altus, Ok
04.2015 - 03.2022
  • Performed and supervised traffic management activities, interacting movement of personnel, eligible dependents, material and property
  • Met with management to discuss work plans and develops enhancements and strategies to achieve operational objectives
  • Coached employees and trained on methods for handling various aspects of sales, complicated issues and difficult customers.

Education

Bachelor of Cyber Security -

UMGC (University of Maryland Global Campus)
08.2024

Associate of Science -

Community College of the Air Force
12.2021

Skills

  • Active Secret Clearance
  • Virtualization technologies (VMware ESXI)
  • Software Hardening
  • STIGs
  • Linux
  • Red Hat
  • Scripting (Powershell,Bash/Shell Script)
  • Self-Starter
  • System Troubleshooting
  • Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, GPO
  • Excellent communicator
  • IT Troubleshooting
  • Able to lift over 50 pounds
  • Documentation
  • RAID
  • Server hardware installation and maintenance
  • Cloud Concept, AWS, Azure
  • System Administrator duties
  • Disaster recovery planning

Certification

  • Microsoft Certified System Administrator, 11/2023
  • CompTIA Security +, 02/05/2023
  • Windows 10 for IT Support: Troubleshooting Basic, 07/2023
  • Window Server 2016: Active Directory Certificate Services, 07/2023

Projects

Pen-Testing capstone simulated a black box testing environment. With the router IP address, my team used Nmap and Nessus to find vulnerabilities, enumerated the LAN, used reverse shells, set up proxy chains, and pivoted to take control of the machines behind the router. Configured Oracle VirtualBox virtual machine to access multiple Linux operating systems on a single computer. Built a working network from scratch using GNS3. Performed 20+ lab environments using Linux CLI to perform management tasks on the OS. Implemented security procedures and tools to secure networks. Deployed and managed event logs in Windows and Linux operating systems. Utilized Wireshark for packet sniffing and network monitoring. Configured, managed, and monitored Cloud environments in both Azure and AWS. Drafted a pen test report and presented our findings.

Timeline

CACI System Administrator Design Engineer

CACI
05.2023 - Current

United States Air Force Air Traffic Management/Client System

04.2015 - 03.2022

Bachelor of Cyber Security -

UMGC (University of Maryland Global Campus)

Associate of Science -

Community College of the Air Force
Kentral White