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Chad Hargis

7821 Dan Kestner Court

Nashville, Tennessee 37221

Home:  615-673-6245

Cell:      615-496-3300

Email:   mail@chadhargis.com

Web:    http://www.chadhargis.com

 

 

Objective

 

To apply my skills as a network professional with forward thinking, dynamic initiative along with hard work, good ideas, and teamwork.

 

Experience

 

Hardware:

Cisco routers & switches · Dell Servers, Workstations, & Laptops ·  IBM Servers, Workstations, and Laptops · Compaq Servers · LANs · WANs · T1 · Frame relay · DSL · ISDN · HP JetDirect print servers ·  Ethernet cabling ·  Nokia Firewall Routers · Juniper Netscreen Firewalls · Astaro Security Gateways · Sonic Wall SSL VPNs ·

 

Software:

Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, NT, 95, 98, ME, Server 2000, and Server 2003 · Novell Netware 4.X & 5.X · Red Hat Linux · SUSE Linux · Novell Directory Services · CheckPoint Firewall ·  Novell eDirectory · NDPS · Microsoft Office Suite · Microsoft SMS 2.0 · Citrix MetaFrame · Alcom/Esker LanFax · Routing & Switching · Microsoft Remote Access Server (RAS) · Microsoft Proxy Server  · TCP/IP · IPX · Computer Associates Arcserve · Veritas Backup Exec · Veritas NetBackup · Internet Information Server (IIS) · Microsoft Visio · Bindview EMS · DNS · FTP ·  DHCP · HP OpenView · Dell Open Manage · Attachmate Extra! · Microsoft SNA Server · Lotus cc:Mail · Lotus Organizer · ODBC connectivity · Microsoft Exchange · Checkpoint FW-1/VPN-1 · Vignette Application Portal · Apache Web Server

 

 

Other:

Network Security Policy Analysis · Project Management · Budget Analysis · Network Analysis & Design · Firewall/Proxy technology · Technical Writing

 

 

Employment

April 2004 – Present                             Actus Lend Lease                                 Nashville, TN

Regional IT Manager

  • Responsible for the support of three corporate offices and multiple project locations East of the Mississippi River with a user base in excess of 300 users including the corporate headquarters in Nashville, TN
  • Manage a team of four direct reports including network engineers and desktop support personnel
  • Assisted in both corporate and project budgeting
  • Engineer and upgrade corporate and project infrastructure including the implementation of routing protocols, point-to-point networks, and site-to-site VPNs
  • Assist in resource planning and disaster recovery planning
  • Assist in managing vendor relationships
  • Provide top level infrastructure support to all corporate and project locations nationwide from Hawaii to New York.
  • Develop and implement corporate IT policy
  • Assist in development of short and long term growth planning

 

 

September 2003 – April 2004                Metro Nashville Government                Nashville, TN

Beacon Technologies (Contractor)      

Sr. Network Engineer

  • Assigned to Beacon’s largest client – Metro Government / Metro Nashville Public Schools
  • Supported network of over 130 WAN locations including 129 schools
  • Coordinated efforts with the school districts ISP, Education Networks of America (ENA)
  • Forecasted and planned for future infrastructure needs of the school district
  • Implemented district wide centralized DHCP solution
  • Served as advanced technical support for field technicians

 

March 2003 – September 2003              Member Service Corporation                Franklin, TN

Director of Marketing & eServices

  • Coordinated online insurance marketing efforts for large credit union clients
  • Managed projects related to online services such as online enrollment, quote engines, and website development
  • Administered local area network
  • Migrated company from NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 and Active Directory
  • Managed Veritas Backup Exec
  • Developed disaster recovery plan

 

August 2002 – March 2003                    HCA /TekSystems (Contractor) Nashville, TN

Systems Engineer, eHC Internet Strategies Group

·         Responsible for security hardening and testing on Windows 2000 servers and applications

·         Tested Microsoft Server 2003

·         Responsible for support of production, development, and QA environments on Windows 2000

·         Supported development, graphics, and marketing personnel

·         Organized off-site data protection and disaster recovery system

·         Migrated multiple environments to Veritas Backup Exec 9.0

·         Managed departments Active Directory container

·         Advised project managers regarding network architecture and resource planning

·         Installed and supported Vignette Application Portal, IBM HTTP Server, and IBM Websphere for corporate intranet development

 

March 2002 – August 2002        Smart Data Strategies                           Franklin, TN

Director of Information Technology

·         Responsible for firewall management and data security

·         Managed NT/2000 server farm of over 20 servers

·         Administered NT Terminal Server used by remote sales agents

·         Responsible for maintenance and support of Microsoft SQL Server

·         Establish corporate network access and security policy

·         Set standards for managing corporate software and licenses

·         Manage IT staff and assist in growing their skill set

·         Responsible for planning future network growth and expansion

·         Implemented help desk / call tracking system for IT department

·         Identify and resolve existing network issues

·         Established plan for Active Directory migration

·         Managed corporate domain names and certificates

·         Revised/upgraded company training facility

·         Arranged and managed contracts with building tenants for network usage

·         Responsible for IT budget

 

June 1998 – January 2002         Service Merchandise Corporation        Brentwood, TN

Sr. Network Administrator

·         Responsible for daily operations of 40+ server farm of NT, Metaframe, and Novell servers

·         Used Citrix Metaframe with both PC and Windows terminals in warehouse applications

·         Structured Novell Directory Service to secure applications via LDAP

·         Supported 1500+ user community in 4 separate locations

·         Managed several critical network projects from analysis to implementation

·         Provided high level technical support for escalated user support issues

·         Migrated entire infrastructure to year 2000 compliant status

·         Extensively involved in development tasks such as web portals and warehouse management systems

·         Designed and implemented Active Directory Lab

·         Approved software and hardware via testing and research

 

November 1988 – May 1998      Member Service Corporation                Franklin, TN

Systems Engineer
  • Managed database of sensitive financial data of over 1 million customers
  • Designed and implemented company’s initial network and expanded over several years
  • Managed project activity
  • Trained office staff on new applications and technology
  • Responsible for daily operations of NT network
  • Supported and secured remote access
  • Responsible for design and production of marketing materials and campaigns

 

 

Education

 

Middle Tennessee State University                                                       Murfreesboro, TN

  • Bachelors Degree in Mass Communications
  • Minor in Computer Information Systems (Systems Analysis)
  • Minor in Speech Communications

 

Sword & Shield Enterprise Security                                                     Knoxville, TN

§        Checkpoint Firewall configuration and administration

 

Dale Carnegie Course                                                                           Nashville, TN

  • Received Award for Achievement
  • Received Award for Human Relations
  • Received Special Recognition for 100% Attendance

 

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

  • NT Server
  • NT Workstation
  • NT Server in the Enterprise
  • Internetworking with TCP/IP
  • Implementing and supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0

 

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

  • CCNA version 2

 

New Horizons Computer Learning Center                                             Nashville, TN

  • Course 827 - Administering Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0

 

New Horizons Computer Learning Center                                             Atlanta, GA

  • Novell Course 995 – Directory Technologies

 

New Horizons Computer Learning Center                                             Madison, WI

  • Novell Course 991 – NDS Tools and Diagnostics

 

Dell Computer Corporation                                                                  Austin, TX

  • Dell Certified Technician in:
    • PowerEdge Servers
    • OptiPlex Desktops
    • Dimension Desktops
    • Latitude Laptops
    • Dell Workstation

 

 

Honors and Organizations

  • Recipient of Mike F. Grace Memorial Medal and Scholarship
  • Awarded September 1998 IT Associate of the Month by Service Merchandise