Experience

New Directions Technologies Inc.

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr. Systems Administrator

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Oxnard, CA



IT

• Accounting

• Injured but recuperating quickly with physical therapy. I can still do interviews!

  • Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

  Simi Valley, CA


American Senior Benefits; Aflac
• Insurance Agent

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2019


The Law Offices of Kopald and Kopald - A Professional Law Corporation

• Law Practice

• Care Giver / Chauffeur

  • Dec 2015 - Jul 2019

  Thousand Oaks



California Lutheran University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Grad Student (4th yr in MBA program)

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2019

  Thousand Oaks, CA Candidate on my last year of studies for the MBA program, with an emphasis on IT Management.



Aflac

• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accident and Health Agent, LIC 0M10710 California;

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  Sherman Oaks, CA



Synetic Solutions, Inc.

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Oxnard, CA Assisting CEO Lynn Dines with a few projects: Citrix implementation, and and engineering process designs (with Visio and Adobe Acrobat tools) for a Records Management System; 10 week internship that is now complete! I do love it here, at SSI, and I hope a position becomes available for salary. It's in my place of birth, so I feel I have actually come "home" every time I drive by the farms, the military bases, and the ocean air!

• MBA IT Management Candidate

  • Mar 2014 - 2014

  Thousand Oaks, CA Starting the future endeavors of creating my own business. Looking forward to these classes! I am enrolled and will start in June, 2014



Western International University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate - MIS

  • Oct 2011 - May 2013

  Western International University Masters degree in Information Systems Engineering. Commencement ceremony: 18 May 2013



Harris Corporation

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Information System Technician C

  • Oct 2007 - Jul 2010

  Naval Satellite Operations Center Headquarters, Point Mugu, CA Working on Cisco switches, VM software, Symantec Ghost, security software, DoD Gold Disk software, all aspects of Active Directory, Server room environments, Cat 5e and fiber optic technology, Space Weather, satellite technology, and customizing software for use with those systems.



Harris CorporationPoint

• INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN C

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of the Cisco equipment Assignment of the IP Addresses throughout all contracts Researching technical documents retrieved online Assisting civilians and the other contracted employees at NAVSOC, when needed Maintenance and installation of security patches when the security bulletins advise of a vulnerability in the system, in accordance with the Defense… Show more Administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of the Cisco equipment Assignment of the IP Addresses throughout all contracts Researching technical documents retrieved online Assisting civilians and the other contracted employees at NAVSOC, when needed Maintenance and installation of security patches when the security bulletins advise of a vulnerability in the system, in accordance with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Maintenance and installation of Symantec Endpoint, and virus definitions / updates. Liaison between my peers in the corporation and the civilian supervisors in my division Show less



Conejo Valley Adult School

• IT Administrator

  • May 1999 - Oct 2007

  Worked on servers and workstations around campus, often repairing or replacing components. Also dealt with internet security, email security, and network administration.

• Computer Specialist

  • May 1999 - Oct 2007

  Administering the network topology with various operating system platforms Administration of the backups for the various servers on campus Site Technician - Helpdesk Technical Support for both the main campus and for the satellite campus, Horizon Hills Technical Support for the Juniper NBX System VOIP Telephony and Cisco VOIP switches on both the main campus and for the satellite campus, Horizon Hills Liaison between staff in following departments: Professional Development Center… Show more Administering the network topology with various operating system platforms Administration of the backups for the various servers on campus Site Technician - Helpdesk Technical Support for both the main campus and for the satellite campus, Horizon Hills Technical Support for the Juniper NBX System VOIP Telephony and Cisco VOIP switches on both the main campus and for the satellite campus, Horizon Hills Liaison between staff in following departments: Professional Development Center, Literacy, Learning Center, English as Second Language; Liaison between the Administrative staff, Principal, Vice Principal, Vocational Student Coordinator, Student Counselors, and general office staff Assembly / tear-down of the computer lab, and tutoring students, when needed Enrollment, secretarial, clerical and administrative duties Liaison between resellers and vendors for our computer and network parts throughout our campus Assembled purchase orders and Net 30 terms for the campus office manager. [Vendors included Cisco Systems, 3Com, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, CDW-Government, Tiger Direct, and many others]


Conejo Valley Adult EducationThousand
• Network Administrator

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2007