Tom Fournie
Network Administrator
Alton,IL
Quote
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt
Summary
Business-minded Network Administrator with six years of experience in supporting server environments. Determined and focused in managing network infrastructure and optimizing environment while reducing redundancy. Considered expert in troubleshooting complex problems and reaching innovative solutions while adhering to rules and requirements of project scope. Dynamic team player when interfacing with other staff members, vendors and end-users.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
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Work History
Network Administrator
Agency for Community Transit
Granite City, IL
2022.12 - Current
- Installed, configured and supported local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN) and Internet system.
- Managed data backups and disaster recovery operations to comply with business continuity initiatives.
- Introduced management tools to create and manage virtual server computing environment.
- Consulted with management to determine scope and priorities of projects and to discuss system capacity and equipment acquisitions.
- Recommended development of plans for systems development and operations.
- Planned and implemented upgrades to system hardware and software.
Access Control & Surveillance Technician
Agency For Community Transit
Granite City, IL
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Responded to maintenance calls and troubleshot devices.
- Performed troubleshooting on remote facility systems, completing on-site repairs or transporting malfunctioning equipment to off-site lab for repair.
- Read and understood product manuals and blueprints.
- Educated leadership on preventive care and regular maintenance to prevent system malfunctions.
- Advised leadership on system upgrade opportunities, presenting cost and benefit documentation on prospective enhancements.
- Authored reports detailing work order completions, logged malfunctions and other activities.
Network Technician
Agency For Community Transit
Granite City, IL
07.2020 - 08.2022
- Installed equipment for data communications networks including cabling, wireless routers and telephone systems.
- Monitored operational and security procedures for numerous computers in network, related systems administration and maintenance protocols.
- Collaborated with network administrator in moving private folders to new exchange servers, including off-site secondary locations.
- Performed tracing and patching operations for copper networks, including Cat 5e and Cat 6 cabling.
- Maintained thorough understanding of local area and wide area networking and components.
- Assigned application access, security roles and permissions.
- Assessed and responded to network system alerts, prioritizing serious faults to rapidly address downtimes.
- Performed network diagnostics to determine performance levels of new installations and detect faults in existing infrastructure.
Director of Technology
Edison's Entertainment Complex
Edwardsville, IL
09.2017 - 05.2021
- Analyzed department and job-related functionality requirements to align technology priorities with business needs.
- Presented budget and business planning proposals to senior leadership, advocating for junior personnel needs and segment-wide business goals.
- Authored wide-ranging roadmaps, determining how technology would be integrated into business operations for maximum return on investment (ROI).
- Deployed, monitored and maintained system installation, upgrades and network integration.
- Implemented, created and tested disaster recovery and business continuity plans and maintained appropriate back-up system.
- Identified opportunities for application optimization, redesign and development and troubleshot and resolved user and application issues.
- Stayed abreast of technology advancements, emerging standards and IS regulations to meet strategic technology goals.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL05.2016
Skills
- Critical Thinking and Analysis
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Interpersonal and Written Communication
- Time Management
- Change Management
- Cisco
- Meraki
- Mikrotik
- PaloAlto
- Solarwinds
- VMware vCenter
- Microsoft Active Directory
Hobbies
- Playing music - drums, guitar
- Golf
- Video Games
- Researching the latest technological advancements & trends
- Building & selling PCs
- Expanding/building home lab
Home Lab
- Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro
- pFSense SG-2100
- VPN server
- Proxy server
- E-mail server
- Jellyfin media server
- Guacamole server
- Searxng meta search engine
- Survey server
- Owncast server
- Bitwarden server
Timeline
Network Administrator
Agency for Community Transit
2022.12 - Current
Access Control & Surveillance Technician
Agency For Community Transit
08.2022 - 11.2022
Network Technician
Agency For Community Transit
07.2020 - 08.2022
Director of Technology
Edison's Entertainment Complex
09.2017 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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