Richard Cousans
Senior Project Manager at Conquest Cyber- Claim this Profile
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LinkedIn User
I have known Rich Cousans for almost 3 years in my capacity as Systems Administrator at Scarborough Research. Rich worked with me on various projects as a Sr. Systems Admin, and based on his work, I would rank him as one of the bests in the IT field. Rich is always ready and willing to jump in and take care of any tasks that comes his way. He will never shy’s away from any task or project no matter how big or small. He gives it all he’s got to get the job done. He pays close attention to detail and always performs high quality work. Rich is a multi-talented IT professional with expert skill sets on Networks and Windows Servers. I have learned a lot from Rich over the past few years. He is always willing to share his knowledge with his peers and others. It has been a pleasure to work with such a talented IT pro. I highly recommend Rich Cousans as a Senior Systems Administrator and Team Leader. He would be a great asset to any IT team
Gerard Arzillo
It is my pleasure and privilege to recommend Richard Cousans. When I first began in this industry Richard was a key figure in my success, having experience and knowledge he helped me to quickly acclimate and succeed in the role of Systems Administrator. Richards' wealth of knowledge served as a helping hand for me in my early career. Always ready and willing to help others Richard shows his true potential as both a highly skilled IT Professional, Leader and Mentor. Even when handling multiple projects and implementing time and money saving ideas, Richard has consistently met deadlines and helped coordinate the IT department to success time after time. He would be an asset to any company or team and I personally would jump at an opportunity to work with him again!!
LinkedIn User
I have known Rich Cousans for almost 3 years in my capacity as Systems Administrator at Scarborough Research. Rich worked with me on various projects as a Sr. Systems Admin, and based on his work, I would rank him as one of the bests in the IT field. Rich is always ready and willing to jump in and take care of any tasks that comes his way. He will never shy’s away from any task or project no matter how big or small. He gives it all he’s got to get the job done. He pays close attention to detail and always performs high quality work. Rich is a multi-talented IT professional with expert skill sets on Networks and Windows Servers. I have learned a lot from Rich over the past few years. He is always willing to share his knowledge with his peers and others. It has been a pleasure to work with such a talented IT pro. I highly recommend Rich Cousans as a Senior Systems Administrator and Team Leader. He would be a great asset to any IT team
Gerard Arzillo
It is my pleasure and privilege to recommend Richard Cousans. When I first began in this industry Richard was a key figure in my success, having experience and knowledge he helped me to quickly acclimate and succeed in the role of Systems Administrator. Richards' wealth of knowledge served as a helping hand for me in my early career. Always ready and willing to help others Richard shows his true potential as both a highly skilled IT Professional, Leader and Mentor. Even when handling multiple projects and implementing time and money saving ideas, Richard has consistently met deadlines and helped coordinate the IT department to success time after time. He would be an asset to any company or team and I personally would jump at an opportunity to work with him again!!
LinkedIn User
I have known Rich Cousans for almost 3 years in my capacity as Systems Administrator at Scarborough Research. Rich worked with me on various projects as a Sr. Systems Admin, and based on his work, I would rank him as one of the bests in the IT field. Rich is always ready and willing to jump in and take care of any tasks that comes his way. He will never shy’s away from any task or project no matter how big or small. He gives it all he’s got to get the job done. He pays close attention to detail and always performs high quality work. Rich is a multi-talented IT professional with expert skill sets on Networks and Windows Servers. I have learned a lot from Rich over the past few years. He is always willing to share his knowledge with his peers and others. It has been a pleasure to work with such a talented IT pro. I highly recommend Rich Cousans as a Senior Systems Administrator and Team Leader. He would be a great asset to any IT team
Gerard Arzillo
It is my pleasure and privilege to recommend Richard Cousans. When I first began in this industry Richard was a key figure in my success, having experience and knowledge he helped me to quickly acclimate and succeed in the role of Systems Administrator. Richards' wealth of knowledge served as a helping hand for me in my early career. Always ready and willing to help others Richard shows his true potential as both a highly skilled IT Professional, Leader and Mentor. Even when handling multiple projects and implementing time and money saving ideas, Richard has consistently met deadlines and helped coordinate the IT department to success time after time. He would be an asset to any company or team and I personally would jump at an opportunity to work with him again!!
LinkedIn User
I have known Rich Cousans for almost 3 years in my capacity as Systems Administrator at Scarborough Research. Rich worked with me on various projects as a Sr. Systems Admin, and based on his work, I would rank him as one of the bests in the IT field. Rich is always ready and willing to jump in and take care of any tasks that comes his way. He will never shy’s away from any task or project no matter how big or small. He gives it all he’s got to get the job done. He pays close attention to detail and always performs high quality work. Rich is a multi-talented IT professional with expert skill sets on Networks and Windows Servers. I have learned a lot from Rich over the past few years. He is always willing to share his knowledge with his peers and others. It has been a pleasure to work with such a talented IT pro. I highly recommend Rich Cousans as a Senior Systems Administrator and Team Leader. He would be a great asset to any IT team
Gerard Arzillo
It is my pleasure and privilege to recommend Richard Cousans. When I first began in this industry Richard was a key figure in my success, having experience and knowledge he helped me to quickly acclimate and succeed in the role of Systems Administrator. Richards' wealth of knowledge served as a helping hand for me in my early career. Always ready and willing to help others Richard shows his true potential as both a highly skilled IT Professional, Leader and Mentor. Even when handling multiple projects and implementing time and money saving ideas, Richard has consistently met deadlines and helped coordinate the IT department to success time after time. He would be an asset to any company or team and I personally would jump at an opportunity to work with him again!!
Credentials
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Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
MicrosoftOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Azure
Azure FundamentalsJul, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
CCNP Routing & Switching
CiscoAug, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
ITIL 2011 Foundation
Tata Consultancy ServicesJan, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
CCNA Routing & Switching
CiscoAug, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
CCENT
CiscoJan, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
MCP Designing Security for a Windows 2000 Network
MicrosoftApr, 2001- Nov, 2024 -
MCP Windows 2000 Professional
MicrosoftApr, 2001- Nov, 2024 -
MCP Windows 2000 Server
MicrosoftMar, 2001- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
MicrosoftOct, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Conquest Cyber
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United States
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Computer and Network Security
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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Nov 2019 - Present
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Client Success Manager
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Nov 2019 - Present
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Project Delivery Manager
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Nov 2019 - Present
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Mednax, National Medical Group
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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System Analyst II
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May 2017 - Nov 2019
Systems Analyst II. Technical project management role focusing on Infrastructure and Network related projects. Recent projects completed include Migration of Citrix Provisioning System (PVS), Migration and standardization of network infrastructure Cisco, Palo Alto and Sonicwall to Checkpoint, IT Service Management. Migration to ServiceNow and implementation of ITIL/ ITOM processes. Current in-flight projects include ESB Data migration, BCP Continuity Systems Analyst II. Technical project management role focusing on Infrastructure and Network related projects. Recent projects completed include Migration of Citrix Provisioning System (PVS), Migration and standardization of network infrastructure Cisco, Palo Alto and Sonicwall to Checkpoint, IT Service Management. Migration to ServiceNow and implementation of ITIL/ ITOM processes. Current in-flight projects include ESB Data migration, BCP Continuity
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Tata Consultancy Services
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India
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Site Support - IT Infrastructure
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Apr 2014 - May 2017
Datacenter Administrator/L3 Windows Admin providing onsite support for the client (Nielsen-TCS Relationship). Managing datacenter with 100+ nodes consisting of mixed Windows Server 2012, 2008 VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V (Virtual Machine Manager) environment. Management of Cisco based LAN, Sonicwall WAN Security appliance. Projects accomplished: 1. Migration from Windows 2003 AD to Windows 2008 AD. 2. Migration from Windows 2003 to Windows 2012 R2 Standard. 3. Datacenter migration from 100 + physical servers to Hyper-V Virtual environment hosted on Cisco 'Flexpod' . 4. Migration of FTP to EFT/MFT solution. Show less
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Nielsen Local
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United States
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Market Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Systems Administrator
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Dec 2003 - Apr 2014
As Senior Systems Administrator at Scarborough I am responsible for designing, refreshing and managing the network security, datacenter infrastructure and physical/virtual server environment. Positioned between the IT Director and IT Support staff, I am also responsible for resolving escalations from the IT Helpdesk. With a solid knowledge of routing, switching, WAN/LAN, virtualization technologies and active directory management, I am also designated project lead on all major IT projects. As Senior Systems Administrator at Scarborough I am responsible for designing, refreshing and managing the network security, datacenter infrastructure and physical/virtual server environment. Positioned between the IT Director and IT Support staff, I am also responsible for resolving escalations from the IT Helpdesk. With a solid knowledge of routing, switching, WAN/LAN, virtualization technologies and active directory management, I am also designated project lead on all major IT projects.
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Education
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Durham University
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons, Environmental Technology