James (Jim) Poehlman

Milpitas, California

650-302-6650

jim@netbones.com

 

PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL SUMMARY

 

·         100% Hands-On – seriously, I love to get in the middle of issues and be a part “of the fix”.  I’m NOT a sit-at-the-desk manager. I am really good at dealing with the managerial side of the business, and at the same time fixing things while nobody notices.  

·         I’m really great at being the “right fit” for those situations that require someone with more experience, more customer support and more patience.  Many times I find myself getting involved in things I think I know nothing about, but after a few minutes I fully understand the complexity, brevity and necessity of what’s being discussed.  That kind of environment thrills me!

·         Now, the boring stuff -

o       Strategic Planning and Implementation

o       Proposals and Contract Negotiation, Customer and Vendor Management (not my favorite thing to do but I’m good at it.) 

o       WAN Optimization, Storage Architecture and Analysis

o       Virtualization Technologies (SCVMM, VCenter, EC/AWS, Azure….)

o       Oracle ERP Implementations & migrations

o       Wireless, Mobile, MDM solutions. Android/Apple

o       Cisco, Juniper Networks, Citrix, Fortinet, Enterprise Wireless, Aruba, Dell/HP/IBM/Clone Servers, EMC, Network Appliance, Equalogic, Citrix  

o       Project Analysis and Management, which includes having to really be a jerk when necessary. 

o       Disaster Recovery and Backup Strategies (Veeam, PHDVirtual, Axcient, VSS, AppAssure, Cloud solutions, etc.) 

o       IT Security and Network Controls, NAC/NAP, IDS/IPS/Anti-Malware Remediation. It’s a mind-set, not a technique so much. 

o       Cloud Solutions and Initiatives, Network Technologies and Trends, Global Networking Initiatives, and understanding the complexities of what a global company has to deal with to get business & engineering flowing efficiently.

o       Cisco CCNP, CCNA, Microsoft MCSE, and Novell CNE (that one…probably expired in 1998 I think!)

o       RAT/RDP agents & tools (Kaseya, ManageEngine, etc.)

o       Completed extensive technical, management and vendor product training while in the US Air Force and concurrent with post-service commercial employment

 

 

 

James (Jim) Poehlman

650-302-6650 / jim@netbones.com

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

CTO – Netbones, Inc. – Mar 1994 – Present

Primary role as the CTO/Technical Architect for new business development and ongoing business requirements for existing customers. Responsible for all client procurement, development and management. Responsible for the vision and mission for the organization Expert in Network Design, Windows Server technologies and their deployment, Network Security, VPN, Wireless, Routing technologies, SharePoint, Cloud Computing, NAS, ITIL, Firewalls, IDS/IPS/AntiSpam/AntiVirus, Honepot/Honeynet deployment, Exchange 2003/2007/2010/2013, Microsoft Lync, Virtualization (VMWare & HyperV) and Penetration Testing. Complete end-to-end customer support for all desktop and back-end systems including Office 365 and RDS.

 

IT Manager - Clontech Labs, Inc. – May 2013 – November 2013

Complete top-bottom management of the IT Infrastructure.  100% in-charge of the local and hosted Oracle instances (PROD/TEST/DEV), as well as the implementation of new Oracle modules as they are needed. I support over 120 servers (VM & Physical, two sites (Madison WI and Mt. View), and over 160 clients.  Supporting Exchange 2010 with TMG, RadWare, Cisco, Juniper, Meraki, IBM & Dell servers.  All-encompassing management of everything IT.

 

Senior Network Engineer – Cobaltix, LLC – Jan 2013 – June 2013

Manage and support 6 different clients for Cobaltix.  My current clients include Fremont Bank, Crosslink Capital, Makena Capital, Hunter Technology Group, Institute for The Future and Digital Air Strike.  Support VMware (SRM/HA), Cloud (Azure & AWS), Exchange 2010, Active Directory/GPO, InfoSec initiatives, Qualys, VDI (Citrix), SQL Clustering & Monitoring (Insight), Core Networking and Infrastructure and general user support.

 

Qualcomm Inc. - Senior IT Engineer -  (Feb. 2012 – Aug 2012)

Qualcomm acquired Ubicom in early 2012 and I transitioned over to work with the Engineering Compute IT group in support of new chip development and the new IT infrastructure.   

 

Director of Information Technology - Ubicom Inc. – (2000 – 2012)

Hands-on management and support of all aspects of the network infrastructure, facilities and operations for company’s San Jose HQ and R&D branch offices in Turkey, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.  I was responsible for managing the around-the-clock support for all aspects of the Global IT infrastructure.  Managed a team of 5 people (1 Linux Sys Admin, 2 Admins and 1 Facilities person) locally, 3 IT staff remotely.  Interfaced with Engineering, Marketing and E-Staff on strategic IT initiatives and drove high-visibility programs to 100% completion.

 

Network Supervisor -Ventritex/St. Jude Medical/EDS - 1996-2000

Ventritex was acquired by St. Jude Medical, and I transitioned into EDS to support the Ventritex campus.  Installed, configured, maintained and administered the Sunnyvale campus network infrastructure to include Novell, Windows and various networking hardware. I worked globally with the Network Engineering team to support the integration of new companies and technologies. 
 

Manager of Network Operations - Protel Technology - 1993-1996

I supported the systems infrastructure, enterprise applications, sales and tech support systems for the organization.   Provided all server, software and desktop support; assisted in Trade Show setup, demo and customer training on the Protel product line.

 

Contract Network Technician - Crossroads Staffing - 1990-1993

Contracted to various and diverse companies as a Network Technician and Systems Administrator with a primary focus on Novell, PC Hardware and Software, and customer service.

 

Cryptographic Technician - United States Air Force - 1983-1989

TS-SCI Clearance, Rank E4

I setup, maintained and repaired worldwide, multinational uber-secure data and voice networks for exclusive use of classified voice or data transmissions. I worked on crypto systems that were installed throughout the world, including the Space Shuttle, Missile Defense systems and Strategic Air Command centers in the Pacific Rim.