Senior Systems Administrator @ From April 2015 to Present (9 months) Cloud Operations Administrator / Support Engineer @ My role was split between Network/System Administration duties and providing top tier support for Cantaloupe’s proprietary SaaS product to our clients. Served as the main contact point between Cantaloupe and their cloud providers (primarily Rackspace); I also maintained and improved our physical datacenter. Advised on any changes to the environment and scheduled maintenance windows to ensure minimal downtime. Ensured that all security patches were up to date in our environment and frequently checked vulnerability disclosures to ensure vigilance against zero-day threats. I ensured that Cantaloupe met PCI compliance by hardening our systems and firewall as well as preparing needed documentation for the audit; discussed all concerns with our auditors and suggested viable solutions to all concerns.
As a support engineer I focused on rapidly learning Cantaloupe’s proprietary product to better support the customers that had stumped our customer support team. I worked to get fast and useful answers and solutions to our most difficult customer issues. I installed various cantaloupe software products for our customers, as well as troubleshooting issues with the installed software. I created and prioritized issues and discussed them weekly with triage and our development team. From June 2013 to March 2014 (10 months) Network / Systems Administrator @ Managed all tech assets in the San Francisco branch, including all Windows and Linux servers, user desktops, VPN and firewall configurations, Exchange configuration, Backup plan, etc. Managed AD infrastructure for the entire enterprise. Helped secure and manage remote data-center in Gibraltar. Managed a number of apache/tomcat servers for internal and external use. Was on call for emergencies. From December 2011 to August 2012 (9 months)
Bachelor of Science (BS), Telecommunications Management, 4.0/4.0 @ DeVry University From 1999 to 2002 David Smith is skilled in: Online Gaming, Windows System Administration, Linux System Administration, Network Administration, Enterprise Network Security, Offensive Security, Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft Exchange, Backup Exec, Windows Server, Windows & Mac operating systems, VMware ESX, Cisco IOS, pfSense