Brad Charles
Systems Administrator at Lubbock County- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
Microsoft: Windows 2008 Server Administrator -
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)
Windows Server 2012
Experience
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Lubbock County
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United States
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Systems Administrator
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Jun 2020 - Present
-manage dual-site, 200-server VMware vSphere infrastructure -manage hybrid Dell-EMC network storage environment using Compellent, Isilon, & Data Domain -manage Veeam server backups including DR-site copies & Windows agent-based jobs -monitor network infrastructure using Solarwinds Orion & Veeam ONE -standardize documentation with networking & systems teams using MS-Office/Sharepoint/365 -manage dual-site, 200-server VMware vSphere infrastructure -manage hybrid Dell-EMC network storage environment using Compellent, Isilon, & Data Domain -manage Veeam server backups including DR-site copies & Windows agent-based jobs -monitor network infrastructure using Solarwinds Orion & Veeam ONE -standardize documentation with networking & systems teams using MS-Office/Sharepoint/365
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Bee Networks
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Lubbock TX
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Senior Engineer
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Mar 2020 - Jun 2020
-designed hybrid local and cloud backup solutions utilizing Synology, Backblaze, and Microsoft Azure -Google Forms design to help automate time-tracking & data-gathering workflows -Wi-Fi, networking, and firewall implementation -server, PC, and VM builds and troubleshooting -network monitoring and patch-mgmt design -Office365 setup and configuration -designed hybrid local and cloud backup solutions utilizing Synology, Backblaze, and Microsoft Azure -Google Forms design to help automate time-tracking & data-gathering workflows -Wi-Fi, networking, and firewall implementation -server, PC, and VM builds and troubleshooting -network monitoring and patch-mgmt design -Office365 setup and configuration
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Disk Networks LLC
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Lubbock TX
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Manager and Lead Engineer
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Mar 2018 - Mar 2020
Providing IT solutions to small West Texas businesses, as well as sub-contracting services to other IT providers. Providing IT solutions to small West Texas businesses, as well as sub-contracting services to other IT providers.
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Prosperity Bank
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United States
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Systems Engineer
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Apr 2015 - Feb 2018
Recent projects: *design and rollout domain mgmt, patching, and AV protection to multi-vendor, multi-state ATM network *design and implement new WSUS infrastructure supporting over 500 servers and over 4000 PCs *rollout new application servers for Dell ActiveAdmin and multi-poller SolarWinds Orion monitoring *managed Schneider APC Symmetra multi-cabinet installation project for data center power needs Recent projects: *design and rollout domain mgmt, patching, and AV protection to multi-vendor, multi-state ATM network *design and implement new WSUS infrastructure supporting over 500 servers and over 4000 PCs *rollout new application servers for Dell ActiveAdmin and multi-poller SolarWinds Orion monitoring *managed Schneider APC Symmetra multi-cabinet installation project for data center power needs
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CoNetrix
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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 Engineer
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Feb 2008 - Apr 2015
Specialties: *lead engineer for 800+ node monitoring and patch-mgmt platform *Windows Server ecosystem design, troubleshooting, and migration *data backup: BackupExec, Veeam, CommVault, Synology *virtualization design and setup: VMware & Microsoft Hyper-V *lead engineer for Symantec Endpoint Protection *Microsoft SQL Server setup, troubleshooting, and migration Specialties: *lead engineer for 800+ node monitoring and patch-mgmt platform *Windows Server ecosystem design, troubleshooting, and migration *data backup: BackupExec, Veeam, CommVault, Synology *virtualization design and setup: VMware & Microsoft Hyper-V *lead engineer for Symantec Endpoint Protection *Microsoft SQL Server setup, troubleshooting, and migration
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Network Manager
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Dec 2000 - Feb 2008
*design, implement, and troubleshoot all aspects of operation for small LAN/WAN *IT decision maker, budget and IT-planning manager *design, implement, and troubleshoot all aspects of operation for small LAN/WAN *IT decision maker, budget and IT-planning manager
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Education
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Texas Tech University
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Texas A&I University
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