Michael Kostis
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Michael Palais
Michael Kostis is an excellent admin. Extremely smart, highly motivated, great communication with all staff or customers. A huge asset to any company.
Michael Palais
Michael Kostis is an excellent admin. Extremely smart, highly motivated, great communication with all staff or customers. A huge asset to any company.
Michael Palais
Michael Kostis is an excellent admin. Extremely smart, highly motivated, great communication with all staff or customers. A huge asset to any company.
Michael Palais
Michael Kostis is an excellent admin. Extremely smart, highly motivated, great communication with all staff or customers. A huge asset to any company.
Experience
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evo
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United States
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Retail
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200 - 300 Employee
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System Administrator
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Jul 2021 - Present
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Payscale
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior System Administrator
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Jan 2015 - Jul 2021
-Monitor and support PayScale’s 24x7 SaaS service offerings -Maintain corporate network infrastructure across multiple cities including load balancers, firewalls, VPNs, switches, and physical servers -Scope and schedule physical server refreshes -Design, build, and support PayScale’s AWS and Azure networks including integration with our on-prem services -Work directly with the Security team to implement improvement and support SOC II audits. -Respond to Tier III help desk tickets from internal and external users and Jira tickets from Engineering/DevOps Show less
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Ryther
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Greater Seattle Area
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Network Administrator
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Mar 2013 - Jan 2015
Create and maintain firewall policies on WatchGuard XTM across locations and XCS - Manage and maintain LANs (private & public) and BOVPNs - Implemented and maintain spam quarantine server - Manage Windows Servers 2003/2008/2012 and Exchange Sever 2010 - Review and update licensing for software - Research, identify, and implement Information Technology related purchases - Manage and verify backup rotation scheme daily - Troubleshoot and consistently resolve issues in a timely manner - Responsible for all user and account additions, changes and terminations (passwords, etc.) when needed - Diagnose and repair problems, investigate system errors, and ensure user accessibility Show less
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NETWORK & COMPUTER CONSULTANT
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Jun 2009 - Mar 2013
Advise staff on IT-related matters and respond in a timely manner to mission critical issues Implemented and maintain NOD32 Antivirus Software Created and maintain documentation for network email and backup procedures Instituted a new file server with on-site and cloud-based backup locations Optimized CAT5 cable to allow for more efficient network access Advise staff on IT-related matters and respond in a timely manner to mission critical issues Implemented and maintain NOD32 Antivirus Software Created and maintain documentation for network email and backup procedures Instituted a new file server with on-site and cloud-based backup locations Optimized CAT5 cable to allow for more efficient network access
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Pacific Science Center
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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100 - 200 Employee
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INFORMATION SERVICES TECHNICIAN
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Jun 2006 - Mar 2013
Evaluate, negotiate prices for, and purchase computer hardware, software and peripherals Configure, build, upgrade and maintain 200+ client computers and devices including NAS servers, WATCHOUT clients and server, security cameras and software, etc. Maintain 15+ Windows servers Manage permissions of 300+ user accounts, including the creation, modification, and removal of these accounts on the Exchange and Active Directory Servers Implemented and maintain ESET NOD32 Antivirus Software Verify backup rotation scheme daily Manage and maintain 3 LANs (two private, one public) Configure gateway firewall as well as manage policies and VPN access to the firewall Manage shared files and folders of approximately 200 users Troubleshoot and consistently resolve issues in a timely manner Install CAT5 cable for networking and phone lines Install and configure analog and digital phones on PBX Perform many of these services for staff at a satellite location Show less
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PURCHASING MANAGER
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Sep 2001 - Jan 2007
Saved money by checking outside sources for better prices on goods Managed a staff of 10 employees, creating and delegating tasks for each Led teams to accomplish multiple merchandise resets in the store Maintained pricing for all items in POS database Saved money by checking outside sources for better prices on goods Managed a staff of 10 employees, creating and delegating tasks for each Led teams to accomplish multiple merchandise resets in the store Maintained pricing for all items in POS database
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Education
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Bellevue College
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Seattle Central College
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The Evergreen State College