Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Security Clearance
Timeline
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Nicholas Gallop

Spring Valley,CA

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Network Operations Specialist Mid

Leidos
Camp Pendleton
05.2024 - Current
  • Maintained and Analyzed Cisco switches for Marine Corps Enterprise Network
  • Troubleshooting and patching of Ethernet and Fiber Optic connections between switches, routers, patch panels and wall jacks
  • Monitored system performance to ensure availability of services to authorized users.
  • Maintained documentation of all changes made to the network infrastructure.
  • Planned and implemented physical and logical installation of Cisco switches onto the Marine Corps Enterprise Network

Network Operations Specialist

Freedom Staffing Group | Leidos
San Diego, CA
07.2022 - 05.2024
  • Maintain Marine Corps Enterprise Network switches, computers, printers, and cables.
  • Install and repair network fiber optic cables, Ethernet cables and other related hardware.
  • Plan and carry out physical installations and removals of Network equipment.
  • Diagnose network problems involving combination of hardware, software, power and communications issues.
  • Monitor daily network operations to identify and respond to service interruptions and incidents.

IT Specialist

Freedom Staffing Group | Leidos
San Diego, CA
09.2021 - 07.2022
  • Provide End User help desk support for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton alongside 1st Network Battalion as part of the Leidos Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) Service, Management Integration and Transport (SMIT) program.
  • Provide End User support for Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN) Windows based laptops.
  • Provided physical and networking support for MCEN Multi-functional devices.
  • Adhere to guidelines and enabled compatibility through analysis and troubleshooting.
  • Act as customer service support for MCEN users and devices.

Lead Facilitator

Treobytes
San Diego, California (CA)
03.2016 - 06.2020
  • STEM based 501c3 non-profit serving students k-12 throughout San Diego and Escondido.
  • Instruct 100+ students in over 10 different schools, subjects including, CompTIA IT Fundamentals, computer building and maintenance, 3D CAD design and basic coding.
  • Contribute to educational development through focusing on closing the STEM gap by efforts toward making technology accessible to youth especially students in diverse areas.
  • Provide IT support for Windows based desktop computers.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Computer and Information Technology

California Institute of Arts and Technology

Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Skills

  • UNIX system configuration
  • Network and Hardware Troubleshooting
  • Network installation, analysis, and configuration
  • Cisco 2900, 6000 and 9300 series routers and switches
  • Cat5 Ethernet, DSL, and Fiber Optic
  • Technical infrastructure migration
  • Team Management
  • Project planning and management
  • Helpdesk Administration
  • Awareness of basic IT Security and Networking Principles
  • Ability to break down technical terminology
  • Incident response and resolution

Certification

  • CompTIA A+
  • CompTIA Network+
  • CompTIA Security+
  • CompTIA Project+
  • CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CYSA+)
  • CompTIA PenTest+

Security Clearance

September 2021 - Current

  • Secret-Level clearance active

Timeline

Network Operations Specialist Mid

Leidos
05.2024 - Current

Network Operations Specialist

Freedom Staffing Group | Leidos
07.2022 - 05.2024

IT Specialist

Freedom Staffing Group | Leidos
09.2021 - 07.2022

Lead Facilitator

Treobytes
03.2016 - 06.2020

Associate of Applied Science - Computer and Information Technology

California Institute of Arts and Technology

Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

Western Governors University
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