Van Loggins
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Any time we had a data center request, Van was there to assist. He was always reliable and he does his job well.
I worked with Van while employed at Dexis. He worked in the IT Department to oversee all internal functions of our office which included Server maintenance, networking, new user setups, etc. Van was always friendly and efficient in his role and I always felt comfortable approaching him wish issues or concerns. When anyone required something from Van, you could be assured it would be done correctly the first time. I think very highly of Van and would like to work with him again sometime.
Any time we had a data center request, Van was there to assist. He was always reliable and he does his job well.
I worked with Van while employed at Dexis. He worked in the IT Department to oversee all internal functions of our office which included Server maintenance, networking, new user setups, etc. Van was always friendly and efficient in his role and I always felt comfortable approaching him wish issues or concerns. When anyone required something from Van, you could be assured it would be done correctly the first time. I think very highly of Van and would like to work with him again sometime.
Any time we had a data center request, Van was there to assist. He was always reliable and he does his job well.
I worked with Van while employed at Dexis. He worked in the IT Department to oversee all internal functions of our office which included Server maintenance, networking, new user setups, etc. Van was always friendly and efficient in his role and I always felt comfortable approaching him wish issues or concerns. When anyone required something from Van, you could be assured it would be done correctly the first time. I think very highly of Van and would like to work with him again sometime.
Any time we had a data center request, Van was there to assist. He was always reliable and he does his job well.
I worked with Van while employed at Dexis. He worked in the IT Department to oversee all internal functions of our office which included Server maintenance, networking, new user setups, etc. Van was always friendly and efficient in his role and I always felt comfortable approaching him wish issues or concerns. When anyone required something from Van, you could be assured it would be done correctly the first time. I think very highly of Van and would like to work with him again sometime.
Credentials
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Proxmox VE6: Learn Virtualization With Proxmox VE6 Today
UdemyOct, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Vmware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization (VCA-DCV)
Pearson VUEOct, 2013- Oct, 2024 -
CompTIA A+
CompTIAOct, 2002- Oct, 2024
Experience
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VoiceNation
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United States
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Linux System Administrator
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May 2020 - Present
Install new/rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc.in accordance with standards and project/operational requirementsContribute to and maintain system standardsResearch and recommend innovative, and where possible automated, approaches for system administration tasksIdentify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scalePerform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backupsPerform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessaryCreate, change, and delete user accounts per request for all softwareProvide Tier II/III and other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issuesRepair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituenciesApply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis based on recommendation from IT Management and upgrade administrative tools and utilitiesConfigure/add new services as necessaryUpgrade and configure system software that supports infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needsMaintain operational, configuration, and other procedure(s) documentationPerform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planningPerform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as requiredAssist with troubleshooting and completion of Help Desk Ticket issuesDevelop and Maintain IT Inventory System
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Aptum
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Canada
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Data Center Administrator Level 3
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Jan 2016 - May 2020
The Data Center Administrator Level 3 interacts with Aptum Managed Hosting customers to physically support and monitor systems. This includes research from online resources, books and product documentation, other employees within the support organization, and the product engineer.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Data Center Administrator Level 3:Configure, install, and support managed servers. Configure, install, and maintain managed network components. Monitor all servers to ensure they are not experiencing hardware issues. Keep the data center organized and efficient. Troubleshoot physical problems and address issues within the facility. Install and upgrade servers within the data center, including server additions and server removals. Work on trouble tickets. Loads OS on managed servers. Troubleshoot problems on managed servers. Troubleshoot problems with initial installation, connectivity, and Monitor problems. Troubleshoot problems with customer servers, which require more than “remote hands” support. Installation of operating systems on servers. Installation and maintenance of networking subsystems. Problem diagnosis and resolution. Monitoring: In-depth analysis and response. Include INMON traffic flow analysis, etc. Network: Troubleshooting including switch port analysis, firewall analysis. Provisioning: Basic knowledge of cluster and SAN provisioning, able to provision these. Hardware: Advanced troubleshooting. Requires in-depth knowledge of all hardware in our standard builds, particularly RAID configuration and troubleshooting. Miscellaneous: Able to implement server rebuild techniques including data recovery tools provided.
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Cloud Engineer
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Apr 2014 - Dec 2015
Built and supported vmware based virtual servers that hosted Quickbooks accounting and Sage ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Software. Provided help-desk support to Software Link Customers with a focus on troubleshooting connectivity issues that prevented the customer from being able to connect to their hosted server using either the RDWeb portal, direct remote desktop connections, or through Vworkspace.Created PowerShell scripts to automate addition and removal of RDWeb collections, and individual RemoteApps in a RDWeb collection for a Windows Server 2012 R2 based Active Directory Environment.Created batch files to automate day to day maintenance tasks to be ran on customer servers using task scheduler.
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Cogeco Peer 1
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Data Center Administrator Level 2
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Apr 2010 - Apr 2014
The Data Center Administrator Level 2 interacts with PEER 1 Managed Hosting customers to physically support and monitor systems. This includes research from online resources, books and product documentation, other employees within the support organization, and the product engineer.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Data Center Administrator Level 2:Configure, install, and support managed servers. Configure, install, and maintain managed network components. Monitor all servers to ensure they are not experiencing hardware issues. Keep the data center organized and efficient. Troubleshoot physical problems and address issues within the facility. Install and upgrade servers within the data center, including server additions and server removals. Work on trouble tickets. Loads OS on managed servers. Troubleshoot problems on managed servers. Troubleshoot problems with initial installation, connectivity, and Monitor problems. Troubleshoot problems with customer servers, which require more than “remote hands” support. Installation of operating systems on servers. Installation and maintenance of networking subsystems. Problem diagnosis and resolution. Monitoring: In-depth analysis and response. Include INMON traffic flow analysis, etc. Network: Troubleshooting including switch port analysis, firewall analysis. Provisioning: Basic knowledge of cluster and SAN provisioning, able to provision these. Hardware: Advanced troubleshooting. Requires in-depth knowledge of all hardware in our standard builds, particularly RAID configuration and troubleshooting. Miscellaneous: Able to implement server rebuild techniques including data recovery tools provided.
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Level I Network Support Analyst
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Aug 2005 - Dec 2009
Under the general supervision of the Senior Network Administrator, Level I Network Support Analyst will assist in the daily and pro-active maintenance of the Windows infrastructure environment. This position is responsible for providing Level I technical and engineering support and to ensure currency of information and provide installation and services as needed to users’ community. Responsible for problem resolution of system related issues at all locations that are part of Danaher Dental Platform North America.
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Assistant System Administrator
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Mar 2003 - Mar 2005
Was responsible for administration of all of the electronic systems of Turbo Logistics.Provided on-site support for over 100 thin client terminals, 12 Linux servers, 2 SCO Unix servers, 2 windows server systems, and over 1 dozen windows desktop systems.Performed Daily Back-ups of all Servers to DDS3 Dat Tape drives.Performed Daily Maintenance on all Servers, including Service Packs, RPM updates, etc.Provided “On Call” Technical support at night and on weekends.
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Education
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2008 - 2009
Lanier Technical College
Associates Degree, CIS Networking -
2001 - 2002
North Georgia Technical College
CIS Diploma, CIS Windows Networking
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