William Foutty
Stow,Ohio
Summary
Dedicated senior network engineer with 30 years of experience in IT engineering, system integration, and network administration. Strategic capacity planning, budget oversight, contract negotiation, project management, and overseeing colleagues. Lead a project resulting in savings of $60,000 to the to the company.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Network Administrator
Real Alloy
Beachwood , OH
05.2022 - Current
- Strategically replaced vendor-managed firewalls with internally managed firewalls. This increased our security posture by allowing us to react effectively to new threats.
- Managed network-related projects from concept to implementation.
- Worked independently while coordinating project work and support functions with other team members.
- Met with stakeholders to collaborate and resolve problems.
- Evaluated organization's technology to recommend upgrades for hardware and software.
- Manage vendors to provide equipment and services to Real Alloy across all locations.
- Assigned tasks to associates to fit skill levels and maximize team performance.
- Trained employees on additional job positions to maintain coverage of roles.
Owner
Northeast Ohio IT Services
04.2005 - Current
- Analyzed client business needs and assisted in determining appropriate resources and strategies.
- Modified existing software systems to enhance performance and add new features.
- Conducted client needs assessments, developing budgets and determining cost estimates based upon this information.
Network Engineer
Infocloud LLC
12.2017 - 05.2022
- Configured routers, switches, firewalls and other hardware to deploy and manage LAN, WAN and wireless networks.
- Corrected network faults and malfunctions to restore connectivity to individual users and entire facilities.
- Designed and implemented enterprise IP networking infrastructure according to clients' parameters.
Director of IT
Plastics Machinery Group
10.2013 - 11.2014
- Provided company users with tech support for IT problems and account maintenance.
- Analyzed workflows and established priorities for daily operations.
- Procured IT resources for strategic and operational computing requirements.
- Evaluated organization's technology to recommend upgrades for hardware and software.
- Met with users, vendors and technicians to determine computing requirements.
Information Systems Technician
United States Navy
12.1995 - 04.2004
- Troubleshot hardware issues and worked with service providers to facilitate repairs for end users.
- Spearheaded server infrastructure development, quality control, staging and production operations.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
Education
Diploma -
Springfield High School
Akron, OhioSkills
- Security improvements
- Expense analysis
- Project Coordination
- Infrastructure Planning
- Operational Reporting
- Security Planning
- Budget Administration
- Risk Assessment
- Performance Improvement
- System Integration
Timeline
Senior Network Administrator
Real Alloy
05.2022 - Current
Network Engineer
Infocloud LLC
12.2017 - 05.2022
Director of IT
Plastics Machinery Group
10.2013 - 11.2014
Owner
Northeast Ohio IT Services
04.2005 - Current
Information Systems Technician
United States Navy
12.1995 - 04.2004
Diploma -
Springfield High School
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