Eric Richard Sepela

Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Voice: 570.436.7428 | es66d49e@westpost.net

OVERVIEW
An expert problem solving IT Professional with 12 years of experience in enginee
ring, maintaining and troubleshooting all aspects of Information Technology. Ab
ility to lead and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously. Extensive hands
on experience in the implementation, analysis, optimization, and troubleshooting
of LAN/WAN systems.

OBJECTIVE
Seeking a challenging, fast paced position where my quick learning ability, prof
essional experience, and educational background will enable me to define new opp
ortunities for profitable corporate growth and personal development.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Systems: IBM/Compaq/HP Proliant Servers, Dell Poweredge Servers, Windows NT 4.0
Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 3.11/95/98/ME/2K/XP/N
T,Linux, Unix, Cisco IOS, DOS, APC Infrastructure Equipment.

Software: Symantec Anti-virus Corporate, Symantec Ghost Enterprise, Trend Enterp

rise, Veritas/Symantec Backup Exec, ARCServe, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Suit
e, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5/2000/2003, Qmail, Se
ndmail, Bind, Apache, IIS Servers, DHCP, WINS, Terminal Services, Oracle, PostGr
es, Citrix, WMWare ESX/GSX, GFI, N-Able, Citrix, Sysbase, APC Power chute, Micro
soft Active Directory 2000/2003, Blackberry Enterprise Server, AS/400.

Networking: TCP/IP, OSI Model, VPN, BGP, RIP v1.0/2.0, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, CDP,
NAT/PAT, QoS, SNMP, T1, Frame Relay, MPLS, DSL , Cable, Cisco Routers, Cisco PI
X, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco BBSM Server, Cisco LRE Switches,Cisco Aironet,Watchguar
d Firewalls, Extreme Switches, Wireless Access Points/Bridges, Linksys Switches/
Routers, 3com Switches/Routers, Nortel Switches/Routers, Adtran Channel Banks/Ro
uters, Netilla, Baraccuda, Packeteer, Nitro Security Appliance, Aruba Wireless A
ppliances, Proficient in Network Cabling /Termination/ Certification, Novice Nov
ell Administrator, Proficient is Designing ASP/MSP Architecture

Programming: C, C++, Visual Basic, Visual C++, BASIC, Pascal, MIPS Assembly, Ma
chine Language, Oracle SQL, Microsoft SQL, Postgres SQL, HTML, Java

Professional Experience

Luzerne-Wyoming Counties MR/MH/EI Programs, Wilkes-Barre PA

Government
IT Director January 2009- Present
Director/Manager of 200 Node Government Network. Managing 3 employees and 2 off
site consultants. Responsible for:
Project Management
Infrastructure Management
Disaster Recovery Planning
Compliance Management
Monitoring and Maintenance of Network Backbone
Contract Monitoring and Procurement
IT Purchasing
Accurate Medicaid Billing Practices
Development of Business Procedures/Policies throughout the agency

NCR, Dayton Ohio

IT Integration Firm
Customer Engineer January 2008- Janurary 2009
Virtual Associate responsible for twenty Wal-Mart stores in a territory located
in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Day to day activities included 50% travel and 50%
onsite time at Wal-Mart. Responsibility includes taking care of all aspects o
f Wal-Mart IT infrastructure including registers, back end servers/switches, sel
f checkout lanes, and all satellite computer terminals.

Advanced Micro, Horsham, Pennsylvania

IT Integration Firm
Consultant/Contract October 2007- December 2007
(Company downsized)
Part of a team of 4 network engineers where I was assigned to focus on our corpo
rate account support including help desk support. Day to day activities include
d Managing Help Desk, troubleshooting/maintaining Microsoft Windows 2003 Servers
, Exchange 2003 servers, and Netilla/AEP Network Security Appliances.

ZOG Inc., Hatfield, Pennsylvania

IT Integration Firm
Senior Network Engineer April 2007- October 2007
(Company downsized)
Part of a team of 7 Technicians who take care of a large customer base in the Ph
iladelphia Metropolitan Area. Lead Engineer on many large multilocation project
s and responsible for developing our managed services Infrastructure. Deployed
various Wireless WAN solutions utilizing Cisco aironet products. Helped company
deploy N-able N-central 6 for monitoring contract customers. Helped deploy Con
nectwise and transition from CEO to Connectwise
The Lutheran Community at Telford, Telford, Pennsylvania
Retirement Community
I.T. Manager June 2006 - April 2007
Responsible for the upkeep and management of a 100 Node Microsoft Based network.
Network Consisted of a 7 node hub and spoke fiber network with four Microsoft
Windows 2003 Servers and approximately 150 users. Day to day activities include
d:
* Tape Backup Monitoring and Maintenance
* Virus Scanning and Removal using Symantec Corporate Edition
* Providing Help Desk/Remote Troubleshooting for employees
* Mail SPAM Filtering and Virus Filtering using GFI Mail essentials and Mail Sec
urity
* Maintenance of 3 HP Proliant DL 380 Servers and 1 HP Proliant DL 320 Server
* Troubleshooting and Maintenance of Watchguard Firewall X500
* Troubleshooting and Maintenance of Iwatsu Telephone System
* Call Accounting Reporting to Upper Management
* Web site upkeep and maintenance
* Management of multiple in house projects simultaneously
* Responsible for Quoting and ordering all IT Equipment
* Managed Nextel Communications for employees including Blackberry enterprise s
erver

DJS Technology Solutions Inc., Colmar, Pennsylvania

IT Integration Firm
Senior Network Engineer September 2004 - June 2006
Part of a team of four network engineers providing network support to a large cu
stomer base in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. Lead Engineer on large Multi
Location Projects. Responsible for the monitoring and maintenance of in house N
OC which hosted numerous ASP/MSP Clients.
Data Center Consisted of:
* 6 APC 42U Racks
* 6 Environmental Monitoring Sensors
* 1 Cummins 125KW/208V Outside Generator
* 1 APC Symetra with 8 PDU's and 16 Batteries
* 1 APC ATS Switch
* 2 Cisco PIX 515E Failover configuration
* 2 Cisco 2851 w/ Full T1's from different providers configured with BGP on outs
ide and OSPF on inside
* 2 Cisco Catalyst 3750's Doing IP Routing and Layer 3 Routing between VLANs
* 2 Apple SANs
* 2 Sun Servers running VMWare ESX

A&E Computer Solutions Inc., Kingston, Pennsylvania

IT Integration Firm Specializing in LAN/WAN Design, Implementation, & Troublesho
oting
Network Engineer/VP May 2000 - September 2004
Provided IT Support to approximately 200 customers in Northeast Pennsylvania. D
esigned, Maintained, and supported all aspects of IT for customers. Leader of p
roject management and quotations to customers. Managed three network technician
s while handling billing and accounts receivable.

Lightspeed Technologies Inc., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Network Engineering Firm
Network Engineer August 2002 - May 2004
Maintained four computer laboratories and two business offices in State College
Pennsylvania. Provided Support to students and staff seven days a week. Mainta
ined Wireless WAN between computer laboratories and business offices.

FPC Financial Corporations, Dallas, Pennsylvania

Investment Banking Firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions
Network Administrator May 1999 - April 2000
Maintained Corporate LAN with twenty end users. Built and maintained two Linux
Slackware servers which provided centralized file sharing via Samba and a Postgr
es Backend Database. Developed and Maintained Custom VB 6.0 Database Application
for Contact Management.
Computer Problems, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
Local Computer Store Providing Residential and Business Computer Support
Computer Technician June 1997 - April 1999
Diagnosing and Repairing of vast array of PC/Server problems. Performed onsite
at both residential and business locations. In charge of customer relations and
accounts receivable. Provided telephone support to all customers.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
The Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science from the College Of Engineering: May 2003
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Management Information Systems
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Currently Pursing MSCE 2003 and CCNP
Successfully Completed Accelerate Training Course for Citrix Certified Enterpris
e Administrator

References Available Upon Request