Charles Lin

8452 Rolling Ridge Court

Ellicott City, Maryland  21043

H: (410) 203-1416

C: (443) 857-1398

 

Charlin8452@gmail.com

 

SECURITY CLEARANCE:  Department of Defense. Active Top Secret.

                                               

OBJECTIVE:  Experienced Electrical Engineer seeking a position in the Information Technology Industry.

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

·          Extensive experience in the field of Electrical, Network, Systems Administrator, Video & Audio Network Engineering and Design.

·          Skillfully performed duties as a Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, Network Infrastructure and Security Network Designer.

·          Certified in various Information Technology Standards which include CISSP, CCNA, MCSE, Security +, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and Windows NT 4.0 MCSE + Internet.

·          Experience using Microsoft Visio applications for network design.

·          Hands-on skills with Windows 2003, 2000, Windows 7 &8, XP, NT4.0, ME, 98, Data Communication and PC application software. UNIX, VAX/VMS, MS-DOS, and MVS-ISPF.

·          Exceptional attention to detail, excellent customer support skills, and great team building skills.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

2010 -2013, System/IT/ Network Engineer, Advanced C4 Solutions, Fort Meade, MD

 

·          Lead engineer in the design and implementation of system and network infrastructure for the Headquarters of the US Army Cyber Command and DISA.

·          Utilizes Visio applications to design, implement, and modify network drawings.

·          Designs, implements, and maintains NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and JWICS Copper/Fiber infrastructure.

·          Implements Network services through the use of Cisco Blade Switches, Cisco switches 4507s, Clear Cube Blades, Dell servers, and Video and Audio broadcasting devices.

·          Enhances customer support and communications by providing on demand voice and high speed communications through fiber optic MTRJ, MPO, SC, LC, ST connections and copper category 6 type cabling.

·          Designs the installation of conduit, wire raceways, face plates, termination patch panels, 110 punch down blocks, and J-hooks to customer requirements and industry standards using network diagrams and blueprints.

·          Leads the design and installation category 6 copper cabling to ANSI/EIA/TIA-568, Fiber-optic telecommunications cables wiring.

·          Conducts QA/QC inspections, certified Fluke DTX 1800s on installations to ensure standards are met and the excess use of materials is avoided.

2005-2010, Systems/Network/Electrical/Electronic Engineer Consultant, Various Locations

 

·          Designed, installed, implemented, maintained, migrated, and administrated user accounts.

·          Installed and Maintained Dell Power Edge servers, PCs, Video, and Audio network for NASA Head Quarter Washington DC, three Dentist offices, and Generators Electrical firm

·          Supported Helpdesk Operators and provided service to over 200 users.

·          Ensured customer satisfaction through follow-up operations and communications.

 

2004-2005, Systems Engineer Consultant, Thomson Financial, Rockville, MD

 

·          Served as member of Microsoft Systems Engineer team was responsible 24/7/365 for monitoring local /remote, installing, configuring, build/re build, deploying, troubleshooting, maintaining and upgrading 600 local and 100 remote Servers Enterprise running Windows 2008, 2003, & 2000. Setup technical contract and working with Dell, HP, IBM, Egenera, Unisys Vendors on many Service agreements Hardware maintenance /replacement parts or Software Vendors update/purchase regarding software licensing and maintenance issues. 

·          Used Big Brother and Dell Open Manager tools for monitoring and troubleshooting LAN , WINS, DNS. Load Balancing, RAID, IIS, SSL, SQL, Veritas Netbackups 3.4, & virtual machines.

·          Constantly upgraded Trend Micro virus server protection software and MS security patches.

·          Collaborated with other Technical Operations groups in Colorado, Minnesota, Boston, New York, Rockville, USA or international Canada, Indian, Ireland, Australia, UK.

·          Researched emerging technologies and documented customers web hosted banking productions to include: Wachovia, Wells Fargo, Legg Mason, and Fidelity.

 

1988-2004, NASA Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin, Greenbelt, MD

 

·          Designed, installed, implemented, maintained, administrated, performed update for user accounts, user directories, group privileges, Sygate Server firewall application, Server/Desktop securities,  McAfee 4.5 Virus upgrade four Dell Power Edge 4400 Win 2000 & NT4.0 Servers, one IIS 4.0 Web Server, Dell  Power Edge 4300 Win2000 Print Servers, three hundred Dell and IBM PC compatible Workstations Win2000 or NT 4.0 Operating Systems, Silo tape backup, twenty-four HP Network printers, HP 750s’ design plotters,  HP local Scanner Copy/Faxes printers and various local peripheral equipment.

·          Served as Principal Systems Engineer was responsible for Network Security, monitoring, operating and managing, troubleshooting, network restored actions, node/network configuration, administration, and security management of any of the components. Performed pro-active monitoring of network element alarm and alerts to identify those components/elements that may lead/already are causing network degradation or failure, security monitoring and management, fault isolation and diagnostic functions to include determination and execution of corrective actions on a real-time basis.

·          Installed, upgraded and troubleshot the following application software: Remedy, MS Access, and Eudora Pro 5.1: Email PC application; Internet Explorer 6.1 and Netscape 5.4; Microsoft Office 97 or 2000 Pro. (Doc, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Access.); Adobe Acrobat 5.1; WinZip 8.1; SnagIt 6.1; Scanner & CD/DVD Burner PC applications and Hummingbird Exceed 9.0 for Unix in PC platform; Satellite Toll Kit (STK) 5.0.

·          Installed, configured, tested and deployed Norton ghost.

·          Designed, implemented, configured, fabricated, and maintained hardware & firmware for 400 nodes data communication LANs, two Cisco 7500s’ routers, one Cisco 7000s’ router, four Cisco Catalyst 4000s’ switches, three 3Com switches, eight Cabletron Fiber Hubs, one DCA 7000 T1 Mux, NASCOM, serial/parallel interfaces, modems and data switching systems.

·          Designed, implemented, maintained, configured video/audio NASA CCTV network, Dynas video switch system for 100 Composite and 75 RGB video channels import/export to all NASA facilities.  They consisted of three LCD Sony conference network video overhead projectors to three 100” flat screens, four Hitachi VCRs , three CD Recordings and other local monitors’ video/audio electronic equipment.

·          Stayed current with technology by conducting research, building, and testing new PC technologies by utilizing networks within engineer labs.

·          Constantly upgraded PC’s Win2003/2000/XP/ME/98/95 Operating Systems, telecommunication devices, Hardware & Software.

·          Provided various engineering functions, Risk Management, Calibration all Electronic equipment based on ISO 2002 Standard, setup technical contract, maintained, coordinated and updated the corporate hardware and software database to track warranty and license Hardware/Software maintenance Vendors, researched cost analysis and made recommendations to management regarding updating and maintenance processes or purchase new PC/LAN software/hardware. Prime Mission Support Engineer 24/7/365, providing critical mission functions for a variety of NASA missions: DOD, Air-Force, Navy, Shuttle STSs’, Delta, etc. at Goddard Space Flight Center, Flight Dynamic Facility Division. As Flight Dynamics Facility technical Hardware & Software conducted many training electronic/electrical technical, Window 2000, NT 4.0, XP, ME, 98, 95 and PC software & hardware for Engineers, PC technicians, and intern personnel.

 

1987- 1988, Systems Engineer Consultant, IBM/Boeing. Federal Systems Division, Gaithersburg, MD

 

·          Troubleshot and maintained Fiber-Optic IBM 3044s Network, 3270-74 controllers, multiplexers, modems, IBM PCs and printers.

·          Maintained PC LAN, Network Communication and Apollo 3000 workstations for NASA Centers throughout the United States.

·          Troubleshot, installed, deployed, maintained and repaired/replaced hardware down to the component and board level any communication systems, UNIX, SUN Boxes, PCs and electronic/electrical devices.

 

1986- 1987, Systems Hardware and Network Engineer, NASA, Greenbelt, MD

 

·          Maintained, reconfigured, troubleshot and repaired NASA communication Networks employing various Ethernet, LAN, Token Ring and Appletalk networks, MicroVAX II, VAX 11/780-785, 8650, Classic II MODCOMP.

·          Configured PCs, terminals, modems, multiplexers, and Data communication protocols.

·          Troubleshot down to component and board level when necessary.

·          Supported coverage 24/7/365 for Network, Server, User accounts, Web host, and Virus Detections.

 

EDUCATION

 

·          BS, Electrical Engineering, Virginia State "Cum laude", 1986

·          AAS, Electrical Engineering, John Tyler Community College, Chester Virginia "Cum laude" 1984

·          Certificate C+, Computer Information Systems, Prince George’s Community College, Maryland.

 

TRAINING

 

·          LINUX at UMBC, Baltimore, MD 2013

·          CISSP at UMBC, Baltimore, MD 2013

·          CCNA at Academy of Computer Education, Greenbelt, MD 2013

·          Security+ and CEH at UMBC, Baltimore, MD 2011

·          Cisco CUCS, Washington, DC

·          Cisco BSCN 1.0 Global Knowledge, Herndon, VA

·          MCSE Certificate Program, Advantec Institute

·          Fundamentals of the Unix system, Hewlett Packard, Rockville, MD

·          Introduction to Cisco Router Configuration Course, Cisco Systems, Norfolk, VA

·          UNIX Survival Skill, Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network, GSFC, NASA.

·          Introduction to UNIX Course, Computer Sciences Corp (CSC), Greenbelt, MD

·          Barco Projector 800 Series Component level, Barco Inc. USA. Atlanta, GA

·          Barco Projector 400s maintenance, Barco Inc., USA, Atlanta, GA

·          Symon Visual Communication System.

·          Seiko Thermal Printer, Seiko Instrument USA.

·          Data Communication Concepts and Facilities, GSFC.

·          MVS-ISPF, CSC, Greenbelt, MD

·          T1 Network. Telecommunication Techniques Corp.

·          Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRSS) Orientation and System Data Flow, GSFC.

·          T1 Network and Digital Telecom, Data-Tech Institute.

·          Data Communications. American Institute, Falls Church, VA

 

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

 

·          Clear Cube Blades, C and I port PCoIP zero Clients

·          Egenera BladeFrame

·          Dell PowerEdge Server all models

·          HP all Proliant Server DLs

·          IBM all X series, IBM Blade Center Servers with Raid 5/SCSI/IDE disk, IBM 3174, 3270-74, 5080

·          PC Workstations

·          Silo tape backup

·          Cisco routers 7500s, Cisco switches 4000s, Cabletron Fiber Hub, 3COM switches, T1 DCA 7000

·          HP Laser printers and Plotters

·          Video overhead projectors Sony, Barco, NEC, various audio and video equipment

·          Symon visual communications

·          UNIX 9000, 500s&300s

·          SUN

·          VAX 8810, 8650, 11/780-785, MicroVAX, Modcomp II

·          Memorex 3270s controllers

 

AWARDS

 

·          Flight Dynamics Facility GSFC. NASA Shuttle STSs’.

·          Solar Anomalous and Magnetosphere Particle Explorer (SAMPEX).TOPEX/POSEIDON.

·          USAF Space Test Payload-1 (STP-1).

·          Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO).

·          Trajectory Computation and Orbital Products System (TCOPS). NACS/CDAW

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