Don Hudson

542 Scates Dr, San Antonio TX

(210) 848-6806

r.k_hudson@yahoo.com

 

 

PROFILE

 

•                      Five years experience in domain level virtual and physical infrastructure management

•                      Three years experience with Windows Server and Microsoft Exchange

•                      Active Secret Security Clearance

•                      Four years experience with Cisco routing and switching technologies

•                      Highly driven, motivated, and flexible employee that is eager to perform and is an aggressive learner

•                      Excellent verbal and written skills

•                      Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel and Outlook

Experience

 

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 1^st MARINE DIVISION HEADQUARTERS BATTALION COMMUNICATIONS CO. Oct 2012 –  Jun 2016

 

Technical Shift Lead (October 2012-June 2016) Camp Pendleton, CA

Optimized and maintained physical hosts, virtual machines, data storage devices, and multiple transmission pieces used by a large amount of users to provide command and control to the 1st Marine Division.

 

•          Upgrade Virtual Machines from Windows Server 2010 Operating System to Windows Server 2012

•          Build and optimize multiple VMware clusters consisting of four physical hosts, on enclaves of various classifications

•          Perform daily switching and routing duties that encompass CCNA level technologies

•          Deploy, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal)

•          Conduct systematic troubleshooting of Cisco routing and switching technologies, VMWare technologies, NetApp technologies, Windows Server and Linux based virtual machines

•          Maintain network health simultaneously on multiple enclaves hosting a variety of services

•          Effectively communicate the status of the communications network to senior supervisors

•          Create and present communications status reports to document and brief network health and requirements in a 24/7 operations environment

•          Manage a help desk staff of 10 and facilitate the needs of 500 Marines and Sailors

•          Conduct technical training for Marine networking professionals in preparation for training exercises or deployments

•          Conduct both formal and informal training for up to 50 trainees on a monthly or bimonthly basis

•          Audit user and administrative accounts to comply with Information Security guidelines and policies

•          Configure Solarwinds program for network monitoring capabilities

•          In depth knowledge and hands on experience with physical datacenter installation and configuration to include power and cooling analysis

•          Total of 4 years experience with WAN and LAN troubleshooting, encryption, and high frequency network tear down/setup procedures

 

 

Education/Training

 

United States Marine Corps

•          Cisco Network Academy CCNA modules 1-4

•          MCTSSA SWAN networking course

•          Basic Electronics Course (A+)

•          Cisco Call Manager course

•          Leading Marines course

•          Information Technology (IT) Essentials

 

John Jay High School

•          Graduated in 2011

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS/AWARDS

 

•         Simultaneously set up and maintained up to 4 separate physical and virtual domain sites while providing hands on training to network Site Administrators in their respective sites

•         Cross-trained multiple Marines with different technical backgrounds to understand and troubleshoot various network components allowing for a fully functioning diverse team regardless of individual technical background