Paul's Resume

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PAUL KOLENBRANDER

A Full-time or Part-time position as a system and/or network administrator. Will bring 15 years of experience in PC, client-server, web design, software & hardware solutions to any sized business.

Freelance Computer/Internet Consultant, Brandon, FL

Freelance Consultant (2001 - Now)

Installing, maintaining and upgrading networked computer systems. Also webdesign and administration for various clients. Results: Doubled or tripled their product/service bundle and/or revenues. As of 2004 I work on an on-call contract basis for two consultancy firms, TekSystems and TacWorldWide. Some of the projects I have done for them are:

TekSystems

February 2005 – Server and workstation installs for Pep Boys: As Technical Project Team Leader I was in charge of a team consisting of 2 technicians and 1 cable technician charged with installing new servers, workstation, printers and PoS terminals at PepBoys locations. My duties included managing my team, installing the servers, the new network box, troubleshooting any problems that arose as well as interfacing with the store manager and his associates as well as PepBoys DSC. This project lasted well over 3 months and I was responsible for installing over 20 stores (in the Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico markets) succesfully.
November 2004 – Computer migration for Gambro Healthcare.: As a subcontractor I replaced existing systems with new Dell desktops as well as migrating existing applications and user data. This project was done at several Gambro locations around the Tampa Bay area. My duties also included interfacing with the local staff, training them in the use of Windows XP as well as solving any other IT related issues they might have.
October 2004 - Desktop Support and LAN Administration at KB Home Tampa Division.: I substituted for the regular administrator who had been out for over a month due to illness, for a week. Making sure all incidents were caught up so he would not be swamped upon his return the next week. Doing desktop support both for local and remote users. The latter either remotely or on site depending on the issue. As well as setting up/fixing Windows 2000/2003 and XP machines and resolving network (LAN/WAN) issues. From troubleshooting routers/switches to the installation of the same to verifying connectivity of the physical network.
August 2004 – Laptop migration for Homebanc.: A project similar to the one at JP Morgan. Migrating users from old laptops running NT 4.0/Win2k to new units running XP professional. My duties included backing up user files from the old laptops, installing and configuring the new unit, migrating the data and ensuring (QC) the correct functioning of all applications and the integrity of the migrated data.
August 2004 - Server upgrades at Sam's Club.: As a subcontractor I upgraded Dell servers with more memory and a different OS. Ensuring network integrity during and after the upgrade to ensure no hiatus in network/server performance would be experienced by the staff as they were doing their work during the upgrade.

TacWorldWide

December 2004 – present – Deployment at JP Morgan IMPB.: As a subcontractor I was hired to be lead technician/project manager for the installation and deployment of new systems as well as the upgrade of existing ones at various JP Morgan Private Banking sites such as West Palm Beach, Atlanta and Miami. My responsibilities included but were not limited to interfacing with the client's IT manager, overseeing and managing from 3 to 8 technicians, quality control and next day support for the client's users.
June 2004 - present - Installation and Deployment at JP Morgan/Chase.: As a subcontractor, I participated in the installation and deployment of over 200 new systems at JP Morgan/Chase. As well as migrating existing systems to the latest OS and or hardware. Including day 1 desktop support for JP Morgan/Chase users. This included the installation of brand new workstations, flat panel LCD screens and assorted peripherals. Migrating existing workstations from NT 4.0/2000 to XP and doing QC for these migrations. Also doing day 1 support for migrated users, solving any issues they may have. On a related project for JPM I participated in the rollout and user support for mobile users. This consisted of configuring and quality checking laptops, migrating the date from the old units as well as doing one on one support for the user, solving any problems and helping them master the new hardware and software. Currently I am the Lead Technician for the project.
August 2004 / October 2004 - Installation and Deployment of workstations at AG Edwards.: As a subcontractor I participated in the installation and deployment new systems at several AG Edwards branches. Both workstations and servers. This project entailed the replacement of old workstations with new ones as well as the installation/configuration of new servers and the removal of old ones. My duties included ensuring proper functioning of the workstations, servers and network. As well as quality control to ensure everything was functioning as desired by the client.
August 2004 / September 2004 System - Upgrade and Data Migration for Wachovia.: I Upgraded users from existing desktops systems to new laptops running XP Professional as well migrating their data and applications from their old to their new system. Also ensuring data integrity, the correct functionality of newly installed applications and training the user in the use of these and his/her new laptop to insure a smooth transition from the old to the new system.
August 2004 / September 2004 - Network circuit migration at Colonial bank.: As a subcontractor I migrated network circuits at a number of Colonial bank branches. Using Cisco 2600 Router, D-Mark and Smart Switches. Ensuring the correct functioning of the network and workstations after the migration.
July 2004 - Installation and Deployment of PoS systems at Lenox-Dansk.

Kolenbrander Plastics BV / PKS Computer Products, Eindhoven NL

IT Manager / Consultant (1989 - 2001)

Following my stint with L+T, my focus was directed at automating the family business. Along with doing sales, purchasing and logistics, a further result was the start-up of PKS Computer Products. This full service IT firm specializes in consulting small businesses on the use of the Internet, assisting them with troubleshooting, updating and installing their various computer systems. Also PKS assists those clients in setting up their web sites.

PKS has several 5-20 employee clients for whom it provides full service; i.e. system maintenance, upgrades, new system installation, network maintenance and new hard and software procurement advice. As well as development/customization of several applications in e.g. dBase V

During this period several articles and reviews for computer magazines were written, on subjects ranging from hardware reviews, via a primer on HTML, to an overview of the CARDS network used at NASA KSC.

Skills/Technologies used: System Administration, Unix, FreeBSD, Network Administration, Windows 9x/NT Webdesign, MySQl/PHP, web/news/mailserver maintenance/setup, Perl, Java(script),C.

L+T Informatica, Eindhoven NL

System Analyst/Software Engineer (1984 - 1989)

Contracted out to Philips (Magnavox) Customer Service from 1984 to 1988. Supervised three software engineers in development of a state of the art, Philips' Installed Park System (IPAS) package for world-wide medical system use. Optimized design, quality of work, compliance with minimal fault tolerances, and customer satisfaction.

Another responsibility I assumed was to upgrade the SerVac (Service Activities) and SerLog (Service Logistics) packages used by Philips Medical Systems to a level of userfriendliness and reliability equivalent of the IPAS package.

The above systems ran on Philips 7x00 series mini's and were written in a combination of both the DATA(Vision) and COBOL languages.

My following project was at Philips Data Systems in 1989 helping to develop a procedure and system enabling that company to offer migration services from P7x00 series data files to the PC environment, i.e. word processing documents. I held a security rating high enough to entrust me with personally converting documents written by the CEO and board of directors of Philips International.

Skills/Technologies used: System analysis/Software Engineering, COBOL, Basic, Vision, C, application desgin/development, PC installation/maintenance.

Knowledge of FreeBSD installation/configuration as well as maintenance. Experience with Intra/Internet mail (sendmail) / news (inn) and firewalls (ipfw/natd) as well as webservers (Apache). Demonstrated ability to both setup and maintain a secure news/mail/webserver for use in a corporate intranet environment.

Knowledge of Windows 3.1/95/98/NT/2000 Ability to install/configure as well as troubleshoot and upgrade (both hard and software) these systems.

Experienced in COBOL, Basic, C, Rexx, HTML, JavaScript and PERL. Working knowledge of Linux (RedHat) and AmigaDOS. Proven trackrecord of installing, configuring and maintaining the above systems.

Specific skills

Microsoft Windows and Unix system installation, configuration, migration,troubleshooting, support and upgrading of hard and software. Network installation, maintenance and support. Certified in Information Technology Terminology, Computer Fundamentals and Windows Administration. An MS Registered Partner (MRP) with experience in a. o. Active Directory, Policies, Exchange and IIS.
Help desk support for end and corporate users, assisting them in setup and problem solving issues. Certified in Computer Technical Support.
Intra/Internet email systems using sendmail (Unix/NT/W2K), mdaemon (NT/W2K/W9x), and Mercury (NT/W2K), news systems (INN) as well as web servers (Apache (Unix/NT/W2K/SBS2003), IIS(NT/W2K//SBS2003) Sambar (NT/W2K/W9x//SBS2003), and firewalls (ipfw/natd). Certified in Apache 1.3.12 Administration.
Web site design-Fluent in HTML and familiar with client compatibility issues. Certified in HTML 3.2, Adobe Photoshop and Java(script).
Sales of both hardware and software, as well as VAR to end-user and business customers.
COBOL, Basic, C, Rexx, HTML, Java (script) tcsh and sh, PERL, AmigaDOS-Installation, configuration, maintenance. Certified in COBOL Advanced Programming and various other programming languages.

Certifications Recently Obtained

Several schools and selfstudy

1984 - Now

Certification in various computer courses, GPA : n/a,

Eindhoven Netherlands

Courses and selfstudy on a variety of subjects. Ranging from Unix system management to Windows maintenance, CGI-BIN programming, SQL, sendmail, inn, apache and the likes

L+T Informatica, in-house course

1983 - 1984

Certification in COBOL programming, GPA : B+,

Eindhoven Netherlands

Advanced COBOL programming course.

T.U.E.

1979 - 1983

Certification in various programming languages, GPA : B,

Eindhoven Netherlands

Courses in COBOL programming, BASIC programming and basic computer skills.

MEAO - Economisch Lyceum

1975 - 1979

Bachelors in Economics, GPA : B+,

Eindhoven Netherlands

Graduated in the top 10 MEAO-Commercial, Economisch Lyceum, Eindhoven.

MAVO - Eckart College

1975 - 1979

Diploma , GPA : B,

EINDHOVEN Netherlands

Graduated MAVO, Eckart College, Eindhoven. Equivalent to US College education

Active member of the Tampa Bay FreeBSD usergroup. Responsible for their webpage.

Actively involved in several voluntary Internet related community activities such as Digitale Stad Eindhoven, an initiative to put my hometown on the Internet, as well as doing voluntary helpdesk work for the local Internet Provider.

Maintaining a presence in various UseNet newsgroups answering those questions I can answer.

Member of the Eindhoven Chamber Of Commerce. (Kamer van Koophandel)

Fluent in Dutch, English and German. In posession of a Class E Florida driver license.

Experience with graphics tools such as PhotoShop for the creation of graphics elements for websites.

Software professional: COBOL - BASIC - PERL - C.

System administration: Unix - FreeBSD

System maintenance: Windows 3.1/9x/NT

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