Andrew Hoffman
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Jason Konzak
Andy is a diligent worker whom I have immense respect and trust for. We relied on Andy to work with some of our most demanding clients. I have confidence that Andy can handle not only difficult technical situations, but also that he can communicate appropriately within an organization to demonstrate his understanding of an issue and shared sense of urgency. Andy is a natural problem solver and has demonstrated his ability to get to the root causes of issues even when given imperfect or incomplete information. Most importantly, he has demonstrated on numerous occasions his ownership of the tasks assigned to him. I know that if I were to delegate something to him, that it would be handled promptly and appropriately. I have worked with many network administrators, and Andy is one of the best.
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July 26, 2013 To Whom It May Concern: This letter is my personal recommendation for Andrew Hoffman who worked as Network administrator for Idol Minds from 2009 through 2012 Andrew is an outstanding network administrator. I found him to be hard working and skilled in computer networks, tackling all network assignments, in a timely manner with devotion and a smile. Idol Minds is a fast-paced software development company with a constantly changing environment. Andrew readily accepted responsibility for not only overseeing general administrative duties, such as desktop support, but also for more business critical (and complex) jobs of keeping on top of our network. Andrew worked with every level of our employee from CEO to Intern. I received constant compliments from other managers who interacted with him on his professionalism, technical knowledge and patience. As an executive, it is a comfort to know that whenever Andrew is called upon to work with our user community, he will leave those around him more enlightened and more knowledgeable when he is done. Andrew will be an invaluable asset to any technical department, and I highly recommend hiring him. If you’d like to discuss his attributes in more detail, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Dianne Larkowski Former, CFO Idol Minds LLC.
Jason Konzak
Andy is a diligent worker whom I have immense respect and trust for. We relied on Andy to work with some of our most demanding clients. I have confidence that Andy can handle not only difficult technical situations, but also that he can communicate appropriately within an organization to demonstrate his understanding of an issue and shared sense of urgency. Andy is a natural problem solver and has demonstrated his ability to get to the root causes of issues even when given imperfect or incomplete information. Most importantly, he has demonstrated on numerous occasions his ownership of the tasks assigned to him. I know that if I were to delegate something to him, that it would be handled promptly and appropriately. I have worked with many network administrators, and Andy is one of the best.
LinkedIn User
July 26, 2013 To Whom It May Concern: This letter is my personal recommendation for Andrew Hoffman who worked as Network administrator for Idol Minds from 2009 through 2012 Andrew is an outstanding network administrator. I found him to be hard working and skilled in computer networks, tackling all network assignments, in a timely manner with devotion and a smile. Idol Minds is a fast-paced software development company with a constantly changing environment. Andrew readily accepted responsibility for not only overseeing general administrative duties, such as desktop support, but also for more business critical (and complex) jobs of keeping on top of our network. Andrew worked with every level of our employee from CEO to Intern. I received constant compliments from other managers who interacted with him on his professionalism, technical knowledge and patience. As an executive, it is a comfort to know that whenever Andrew is called upon to work with our user community, he will leave those around him more enlightened and more knowledgeable when he is done. Andrew will be an invaluable asset to any technical department, and I highly recommend hiring him. If you’d like to discuss his attributes in more detail, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Dianne Larkowski Former, CFO Idol Minds LLC.
Jason Konzak
Andy is a diligent worker whom I have immense respect and trust for. We relied on Andy to work with some of our most demanding clients. I have confidence that Andy can handle not only difficult technical situations, but also that he can communicate appropriately within an organization to demonstrate his understanding of an issue and shared sense of urgency. Andy is a natural problem solver and has demonstrated his ability to get to the root causes of issues even when given imperfect or incomplete information. Most importantly, he has demonstrated on numerous occasions his ownership of the tasks assigned to him. I know that if I were to delegate something to him, that it would be handled promptly and appropriately. I have worked with many network administrators, and Andy is one of the best.
LinkedIn User
July 26, 2013 To Whom It May Concern: This letter is my personal recommendation for Andrew Hoffman who worked as Network administrator for Idol Minds from 2009 through 2012 Andrew is an outstanding network administrator. I found him to be hard working and skilled in computer networks, tackling all network assignments, in a timely manner with devotion and a smile. Idol Minds is a fast-paced software development company with a constantly changing environment. Andrew readily accepted responsibility for not only overseeing general administrative duties, such as desktop support, but also for more business critical (and complex) jobs of keeping on top of our network. Andrew worked with every level of our employee from CEO to Intern. I received constant compliments from other managers who interacted with him on his professionalism, technical knowledge and patience. As an executive, it is a comfort to know that whenever Andrew is called upon to work with our user community, he will leave those around him more enlightened and more knowledgeable when he is done. Andrew will be an invaluable asset to any technical department, and I highly recommend hiring him. If you’d like to discuss his attributes in more detail, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Dianne Larkowski Former, CFO Idol Minds LLC.
Jason Konzak
Andy is a diligent worker whom I have immense respect and trust for. We relied on Andy to work with some of our most demanding clients. I have confidence that Andy can handle not only difficult technical situations, but also that he can communicate appropriately within an organization to demonstrate his understanding of an issue and shared sense of urgency. Andy is a natural problem solver and has demonstrated his ability to get to the root causes of issues even when given imperfect or incomplete information. Most importantly, he has demonstrated on numerous occasions his ownership of the tasks assigned to him. I know that if I were to delegate something to him, that it would be handled promptly and appropriately. I have worked with many network administrators, and Andy is one of the best.
LinkedIn User
July 26, 2013 To Whom It May Concern: This letter is my personal recommendation for Andrew Hoffman who worked as Network administrator for Idol Minds from 2009 through 2012 Andrew is an outstanding network administrator. I found him to be hard working and skilled in computer networks, tackling all network assignments, in a timely manner with devotion and a smile. Idol Minds is a fast-paced software development company with a constantly changing environment. Andrew readily accepted responsibility for not only overseeing general administrative duties, such as desktop support, but also for more business critical (and complex) jobs of keeping on top of our network. Andrew worked with every level of our employee from CEO to Intern. I received constant compliments from other managers who interacted with him on his professionalism, technical knowledge and patience. As an executive, it is a comfort to know that whenever Andrew is called upon to work with our user community, he will leave those around him more enlightened and more knowledgeable when he is done. Andrew will be an invaluable asset to any technical department, and I highly recommend hiring him. If you’d like to discuss his attributes in more detail, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Dianne Larkowski Former, CFO Idol Minds LLC.
Experience
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Dynamic Sealing Technologies, Inc (DSTI)
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Information Systems Manager
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Nov 2022 - Present
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IT Network & Systems Administrator
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Jul 2014 - Nov 2022
Solo IT admin supporting multiple locations across the US, including configuration, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of all computer infrastructure including network, servers, workstations, and applications.Set up systems to track maintenance expiration for hardware and software to provide accurate budgeting and forecasting of costs. Created SOP’s for all system configurations and changes.Researched, planned, implemented, and documented a disaster recovery site in offsite colo, including migration to a new location.Deployed, maintain, test Veeam replicated backups across a wide range of storage medium and retentions.Implemented and maintain standardization for all Workstations using imaging, PDQ, and WSUS.Managed and Deployed VMware 5.5-7.0 Environment (100VMs 6x Hosts) across 3 separate locationsImplemented a spine-leaf infrastructure with VLTI/VLAN/LAG.Replaced and rebuilt iSCSI storage networks at three locations including Dell EMC PowerStore, 2 Independent Equallogic Groups, 1 Promise Raid array, 1 QNAP.Managed 3x Exchange 2010 servers including updates, maintenance, and monitoringDeployed and configured email archiving using Quest/Archive Manager and MailStore. Designed and deployed Ubiquiti wireless network.Manage ShoreTel phone system across 2 sites. Show less
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Think Bank
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United States
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Systems Administrator - Intel & Workstation
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Oct 2013 - Jul 2014
Responsible for Virtual Machines on VMware ESXi 5.1 environment Built lab using VMware ESX 5.5 and Freenas using ISCSI on a RAIDZ array and NFS storage hosted on Windows server 2012 R2 Setup workstation imaging using a Kace K2000 for Windows 7 deployment of 340 workstations Setup patching for Workstations using a Kace K1000 systems management appliance Set up remote application deployment of software to provide consistency across the environment. Monitor and manage Symantec Enterprise Encryption Full Disk(Guardian Edge) Update and maintain Trend Micro Office Scan on servers and workstations Deployed USB storage encryption using Safend Protector From Wave Systems Active Directory Project Knowledge base for Helpdesk solving complex computer issues including operating system problems (BSOD, startup errors, spyware / virus-created issues) and hardware problems (intermittent issues, performance, laptops.) Show less
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Mayo Clinic(Ciber Consultant)
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Rochester, Minnesota Area
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Systems Engineer
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Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
Disseminated information from over 6000 servers using VMware Configuration Manager, Active Directory Scripting and Sql Server and Access Database Reporting Process Development with a team of 9 people, Used Visio to diagram and chart process flow Managed SQL Server 2012 Install, Backup, Database Administration and Design: SQL Queries and Scripts Access 2010 Development Used Netbackup to troubleshoot backup jobs Worked to reduce system security exposure in the Windows server environment Communicated issues with application Owners to inform about security exposure Show less
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Virsage
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Network Administrator
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Jan 2008 - Oct 2012
Manager for a 30-person account, supporting five servers and 25 desktops using a remote EMR application. Served as a single point of contact for all IT-related issues and projects. Served as an assistant account manager for a 55-person Video Game developer and a 35-person Mac client. Support Citrix hosted desktop solution for 350+ users. Troubleshooting connection and deployment issues of the hosted desktops using VMware ESX and ESXi 5, vSphere, and Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp/XenServer 6.5. Responsible for tracking end-user issues and complaints, suggesting methods of resolution to the Sr. Systems Engineer. Set up and managed OpManager and Spiceworks network-monitoring platforms for 20+ clients with 250 servers. Controlling the triggers the software alerts and troubleshooting issues with the software. Configured the software to proactively alert to potential network issues. Evaluated Zabbix as a replacement for ManageEngine OpManager Setup, Monitor, and resolve issues with backups using, Veeam, StoreGrid, and Backup Exec on Windows, Mac, and Linux Platforms. I was known as the Linux guy, managing Red Hat, and Ubuntu servers. I also have on several occasions revived grub after virtualizing old systems or installing kernel modules to make systems work. Resolved issues quickly and followed through with escalation, vendor issues, RMA’s, ensuring the clients were happy with the resolutions and understood what steps were taken to prevent issues in the future. Accustomed to working with multi-vendor environments and performing as the technical interface between client and vendor. Automated computer setups with Group Policy and Batch files. Set up file and print services on Server 2008 for multiple clients and endpoints. Experience with managing networks. Setting up and configuring DHCP and DNS on Server 2003-3008R2. Setup and replacement of switches and troubleshooting issues with DHCP on a 350-device network. Show less
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Geek Squad Counter Intelligence Agent
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May 2005 - Jan 2008
Supervise day-to-day operations: managing, delegating and coaching my employees. Deal with customer issues/complaints; make bad situations good such as: repair delays, and unsolved problems. Assign duties to Counter Intelligence Agents, CIAs, who are the workforce of the Geek Squad, this ensures that computers are completed in the correct order and all areas are staffed so that all facets of the Geek Squad tech bench is working correctly. Ensuring the profitability of the department and maximizing operations, monitoring our numbers, and performing actions based on the results like; adjusting staffing, coaching, and developing new techniques. Show less
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Education
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2010 - 2013
Regis University
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Computer Science
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