JAMES (JIM) G.

WOLD
P.O. Box 1044 * Veradale, WA 99037 * 509-951-5269 * jw61a370@westpost
.net
QUALIFICATIONS FOR WINDOWS SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
* Managed an EMC SAN using the Virtual Infrastructure Server and Navisphere mana
gement platforms
* Used Active Directory to manage users, PCs and servers, group administration,
DNS and DHCP
* Used Exchange Server Tools to manage the Exchange environment
* Used Symantec BackupExec to protect data using both tape and disk for backup t
argets
* Used Transact-SQL to query SQL databases
* Managed a NEC phone system using MOC programming
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
* Created a set of single-purpose virtual servers to replace two multi-role phys
ical servers
* Used a backup to disk strategy to provide on-site storage of backup files usin
g large archives
* Implemented a backup to tape strategy to ensure that critical data sets are ab
le to be moved off-site
* Developed a means of outside users accessing corporate resources in a secure f
ashion
* Assisted company in relocating manufacturing and offices to a new state-of-the
-art facility
CAREER HISTORY
NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR, MacKay Manufacturing, Inc.; Spokane, WA 2008-2010
* Moved a heavily used folder from a physical XP PC to a virtual server; elimina
ting access failures
* Replaced a failed single firewall with 2 duplicate new firewalls; providing in
creased service level
* Upgraded single-run network cabling to redundant CAT6; removing single points
of failure
* Replaced Layer-2 switches and hubs with Cisco switches with dual connections t
o core
* Designed and installed a virtual environment of servers and data storage based
on a SAN with RAID
and hot spares, redundant ESX servers, power sources, L3 switches and network c
onnections;
thereby providing infrastructure stability in an environment prone to service
failures
* Ported roles from physical servers to single-purpose virtual servers
* Managed daily removal of backup media from MacKay to an of-site location
IT SUPPORT, Buck Knives, Inc.; Post Falls, ID 2005-2008
* Worked to move the company from El Cajon, CA to Post Falls, ID
o Consulted with contractors concerning the configuration of office and meeting
space
o Installed and supported servers in Post Falls which were moved from the CA lo
cation
o Installed and supported an NEC IPS phone system consisting of a Call Center,
Voice Mail
and a PBX server hardware
o Provided desktop installation and support services as employees began to work
* Built and supported a ten server SAN with fiber channel connectivity
* Maintained all hardware and software maintenance contracts and ensured timely
renewal
* Managed weekly movement of backup media between Buck and an off-site storage l
ocation
IT MANAGER, Kenworth Sales Company; Spokane, WA 2001-2004
* Configured and maintained PCs and servers for four LANs located in three diffe
rent states, and installed
and maintained all software and hardware for those locations
* Configured and maintained DSU/CSUs and routers for a ten-site WAN
* Monitored a ten-site WAN by graphing interface traffic from routers and noting
oddities to determine
circuit problems
* Started up a new location; installing a complete network with WAN connectivity
in nine days
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
VMWare Version 3 Installation, Configuration and Management (2009)
Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Transact-SQL (2008)
Planning, Implementing & Maintaining a MS Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
Infrastructure (2007)
Xiotech Magnitude 3D Configuration and Support (2006)
Xiotech Certified Engineer (2006)
NEC 2000 Internet Protocol Server (2005)
Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional (2005)
Supporting, Troubleshooting and Optimizing Windows 2000 (2002)
CCNP courses: Building Cisco Remote Access Networks; Building Scalable Cisco Ne
tworks
Cisco Switching University
Adtran Reserve Product Certification
CCNA Training
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Eastern Washington University