Paul S
Network Administrator
  • College Station,
  • Texas,
  • United States of America
Member Since: 2002/09/05
Industry: Academia/Education/Training
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15+ years exp. With Windows/Linux OS administration. 10+ years exp. With network engineering and infosec.

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Professional Background
Desktop Support Manager / Network Administrator
Local Government
August 2005 – Present
Oregon
Desktop Support Manager: oversee PC tech team as they support 800+ computers and act as escalation support for serious issues. Windows 7/8/10, Antivirus, Microsoft Office, software troubleshooting, deployment, hardware troubleshooting, and more.

Network Administrator: Cisco network infrastructure, Fortigate UTM firewall, IPS, SIEM, VMware vsphere 5.5, Microsoft Exchange server, Windows 2008/2012 R2, Bind DNS, CentOS, Microsoft SQL server, Active Directory, Symantec Endpoint Protection, and more.
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Education
Community College in California
AA
Emphasis on math and science
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Full Biography

14+ years as an IT professional with a passion for information security and high quality work.

Certified by CompTIA: CASP+ (2019), Network+, Security+ (2014-2017)

I have advanced skills in the following:
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1/10, Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, and 2012 R2, VB.net, PHP 4&5, MySQL 4&5, MS SQL, Windows Batch scripting, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Virtual Computers, Cacti Network Monitoring, VBscript, VMware ESX Server, vSphere 5.5, SAN (iSCSI), Checkpoint Firewalls, Fortinet UTM Firewalls, ASP.Net, ASP, Acronis Backup and Recovery, WLAN, Microsoft Office, Visio, Network Diagrams, Cisco switches and routers, IPSEC VPN, Mobile device security and encryption, Information Security, SIEM, Veeam Backup and Replication.

I have some experience with:
Ubuntu (Linux), CentOS (Linux), C#, C, VB6, Harris Microwave Radio Equipment, HP switches

I am currently learning about:
AIX (Unix ), IPv6, AJAX

My current goals include expanding my knowledge and obtaining certifications in the area of Information Security.

Specialties: Windows Operating Systems, VMware, TCP/IP, SQL Injection, Web Application Hardening, Malware, Firewall security, and Information Security.

http://www.paulscomputerservice.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulspagnola

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English
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Current: Level 11
Paul needs 32,484 points to level up.
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  • Web Servers
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  • PHP
    1
  • Switches / Hubs
    1
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005
    1
  • ASP.NET
    1
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    1
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    1
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    1
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    1
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