steve russell

director of information technology

About

A diversified network professional with over 20 years of computer & networking experience. My strengths lie in my ability to quickly and thoroughly troubleshoot any situation; evaluate and prioritize the steps necessary to resolve the problem, and make recommendations that will be beneficial to the client. Specialties: New Domain Installations. Domain Upgrades. Disaster Recovery. Backup solutions. Network Security. VPN Solutions. Email & Web Solutions. Server Consolidation & Virtualization. Server Migrations & Network Documentation.

Country

united states

City

cranston

Industry

computer & network security

Skill

networking, servers, disaster recovery, virtualization, vpn, network security, active directory, system administration, computer hardware, software installation, network administration, hardware, technical support, wan, troubleshooting, firewalls, security, information technology, dns, vmware, computer security, cisco technologies, windows server, managed services, cloud computing, network design, data center, microsoft exchange, voip, information security, switches, vmware esx, network architecture, wireless networking, microsoft technologies, cabling, system deployment, network engineering, microsoft sql server, citrix, sharepoint, tcp/ip, ip, windows 7, infrastructure, storage, dhcp, wireless

Experience

senior network consultant and engineer

connekted

2003-10 - 2008-10 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Assigned to multiple clients to manage their IT systems / networks. Worked with executive level personnel on IT decision making. Created system event management solutions. Designed internal and external monitoring systems. Setup manageable backup solutions, and provided disaster recovery services. Performed many Active Directory upgrades, migrations & new installations. Data recovery for servers and workstations; 100% recovery rate. Performed mock disaster recovery test operations for small businesses.

senior systems and network administrator

sungard decalog

1998-9 - 2003-6 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Daily administration of global WAN which included nodes in Israel, Paris, London, Boston and New York. Administrator of Windows NT 4.0 Domain. Architect and Administrator of Citrix Metaframe Server environment for use with the companies proprietary portfolio management system.

network consultant

tom f stevens computer consulting

1997-10 - 1998-7 · 10 mos

On Site Consultant for Partners Community HealthCare, Inc. - Converted Network from Token Ring to Ethernet. Worked on printer migrations and performed general network support.

primary support specialist

stream global services

1995-8 - 1997-10 · 2 yrs 3 mos

* Answered and solved thousands of technical support calls as a Microsoft Certified Support Specialist. Primary telephone support for user setup, hardware configuration and interoperability problems on; Windows95 * MS DOS 6.22 * Windows 3.1 * Windows for Workgroups3.11

computer sales associate

computer magic

1994-7 - 1995-7 · 1 yr 1 mo

Canvassed local small businesses and started developing relationships. Sold individual Systems plus Novell & Windows for Workgroups Networks.

computer technician

new century systems

1993-7 - 1994-7 · 1 yr 1 mo

Built and supplied custom intel PC’s and custom refurbished Wyse & TeleVideo Dumb Terminals for large automobile dealerships across the United States.

computer technician

seahawk technologies

1989-9 - 1993-6 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Setup new systems with MS DOS 6.x & Windows 3.x. Built custom rack systems. Performed onsite break & fix service for client base.

director of information technology

nursing placement home health & hospice care

2016-10 - Present · 10 yrs

Oversee 4 Networked Locations. Manage Microsoft Server's & Email system. Manage VPN & Routing between all locations. Manage day to day system's & networking duties. Manage mobile users access to Health care system & email.

partner

r&b it solutions, inc.

2008-10 - 2016-10 · 8 yrs 1 mo

R&B IT Solutions, inc. An IT Company that understands today's technical and customer service needs. As an owner I was able to put together a team of highly diversified technical engineers who's skills enabled R&B IT Solutions to service any and all Businesses in RI.