Kirk Pruitt II
Lansing,MI
Summary
Ambitious Systems Administrator with over 10 years of experience managing software and hardware involving complex network infrastructures, while producing results under tight deadlines. Very eager to join a team to share past experience and resolve day to day tasks in this evolving technology field. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Diligent troubleshooter, with strong communication skills to interact effectively with employees.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Administrator
Dakkota Intergrated Systems
01.2023 - Current
- Support over 5 different production lines, assuring very limited downtime to meet customer needs.
- Established strict access controls based on role-based policies, enhancing organizational compliance standards.
- Maintain LAN/WAN environment.
- Support departmental projects. EX Six Sigma activities.
- Monitor security systems. Ex Badge access, Camera system.
- Daily/Hourly server (Multiple) maintenance.
- Microsoft SQL database admin.
- Implemented desktop imaging strategies that expedited new employee onboarding process.
Systems Administrator
Magna International
08.2014 - 12.2022
- Oversaw network, making routine improvements and updates to ensure systems can handle all networking tasks and meet security requirements.
- Answer phone calls, scheduled project meetings, planned updates and delegate incoming tasks to team members.
- Evaluated WAN and LAN connectivity technologies.
- Improved system performance by implementing server upgrades and hardware replacements.
- Collaborated with IT team members to develop comprehensive disaster recovery plans, enhancing business continuity efforts.
- Assisted in onboarding process of new employees by setting up workstations, provisioning accounts, and providing initial IT training as necessary.
- Supported remote workforce needs by configuring secure VPN connections.
- Supported ERP system (SAP).
- Microsoft 365.
- Cisco network implementation.
Education
Computer Science -
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI06.2006
High School Diploma -
Everett High School
Lansing, MI06.2004
Skills
- Help desk ticketing system experience
- ERP experience Ex (SAP, Trans4m)
- Ability to work and collaborate ideas
- Great at critical thinking and problem solving
- CompTIA Network course completed
- LAN and WAN Control
- Putty
- Cat5/Cat6 cabling
- Active Directory
- Group Policy Object
- Active Directory
- Cloud experience
- Microsoft Azure course completed
- Installing Windows Server 2016 course completed
- VMware Horizon 7 course completed
- Microsoft 365 experience
- Microsoft Teams experience
- Ricoh, Zebra, HP, Honeywell, Intermec printer experience
- Data backups (Ex Symantec backup exec)
- Virtualization Technologies (Ex VMware/vSphere)
Timeline
IT Administrator
Dakkota Intergrated Systems
01.2023 - Current
Systems Administrator
Magna International
08.2014 - 12.2022
Computer Science -
Eastern Michigan University
High School Diploma -
Everett High School
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