Name: Benjamin Spears Location: Dickson, TN Contact: ben@spears.network Objective: Seeking a Systems Administrator role to leverage 10 years of experience in managing IT systems, networks, and software applications and eight years of remote work experience to deliver efficient solutions for the organization. Work Experience: IT Systems Administrator at Tennsco (Dickson, Tennessee) - Role: IT Systems Administrator - Duration: June 2019 - Present - Description: I currently manage and administrate the technological infrastructure of Tennsco, which is the largest industrial manufacturing chain in Dickson County. I travel among nine locations to correct issues submitted through our ticketing system relating to networking, computer security, phone systems, print servers, software applications, data management, and other tasks as they arise. I also work remotely to fix users' problems that do not require travel. Service Desk Specialist at TDOT (Nashville, Tennessee) - Role: Service Desk Specialist - Duration: January 2015 - June 2019 - Description: The job duties that I primarily performed included remote Tier 1 & 2 technical support, print server administration, and training newcomers. I also upgraded/deployed thousands of hardware devices on other TDOT campuses statewide. Computer Sales Associate at Best Buy (Nashville, Tennessee) - Role: Computer Sales Associate - Duration: September 2014 - February 2015 Education: Nashville State Community College - Major: AAS, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology - Duration: 2014 - 2016 Honors & Awards: - Summa cum laude (3.9 GPA) Skills: - Wide Knowledge of Computer Hardware/Software - Windows Server Environments - Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL) - Ubiquiti Networking and Camera Security - 3CX - Server Management - Data Migration/Management - Office 365 Administration - Nutanix - Veeam - Active Directory and GPO Administration - PsExec - Script Automation - Firewall Management - Hardware Installation - KnowBe4 Campaigns - MSRA, VNC, RDP and TeamViewer - PDQ Deploy - IDEAL Administration - Bash/Batch Scripting Hobbies: - Gaming - Cycling - 3D Printing - Weightlifting - Listening to Music - Hiking - Kayaking - pfSense and unRAID - Digitizing Old Media