Benjamin Hodgens
ben@hodgens.net


Objective

An intermediate systems administration position where I can utilize and expand my abilities in a team environment.

Work Experience

Site Deployment Lead for Unisys in support of the 2010 Census

Supervise multiple technicians in the deployment of computing assets and installation of physical site cabling for use at regional Census facilities while documenting coherence to project requirements.

Nov. 2008 - current

Independent Contractor/Self-Employed

Perform equipment pulls, software and hardware upgrades, basic computer repair, and various other tasks. Clients include Pomeroy, Sears, IBM, Best Buy.

Jun. 08 – Oct. 08

Database Administrator for Gold Pages Publishing, Inc., Rapid City, SD

Administered FileMaker 9 database solution and OS X Server and workstations. Recommended several replacement options for FileMaker with implementation timelines.

May 08 – Jun. 08

Systems Administrator for West River Health Services, Hettinger, ND

Responsible for hospital's Windows-based workstations and servers located across 9 remote facilities in a complex hospital/clinical software environment with multiple legacy dependencies. Performed multiple server rebuilds. AD-specific work included schema reorganization, user management, GPO redesign and deployment. Additional responsibilities included hands-on user support, project planning, asset management and acquisition. Thoroughly documented tasks and environment.

Aug. 07 - Jan. 08

Systems Administrator for HES, Huron, SD

Sole responsibility for the budgeting, design, construction, installation, maintenance, and replacement of servers and workstations in 8-person engineering office. Provided technical assistance and end-user support, occasionally over phone or remote connection. Position also required additional responsibilities in land surveying assistance, technical drafting and field inspections.

May 00 – Jan. 06

Temp. Network Comp. System Admin. for The Good Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls, SD

Responsible for 3rd-tier support, project planning involvement, inventory, remote administration, and remote hardware deployment for over 250 remote facilities and national office infrastructure. Also maintained 1-2 level tech support database and department project management portal.

Jan. 05 – June 05



Education

Colorado Technical University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, GPA 3.45

Aug. 03 - March 07

Certifications

United States Government Confidential Clearance
Cisco Certified Network Associate (planned Jan. 2009 completion date)

Technical Knowledge

Operating System Administration – 8 years
10 years of Linux – Debian and RedHat based
MacOS 7 through X 10.5, Server
Windows - NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista

NetBSD UNIX (embedded)
Imaging and software package management
WSUS 2.0 and 3.0
VMWare Server and Workstation testing platforms

Networking/Server Administration – 8 years
Infrastructure planning, documentation, and deployment
Active Directory and Group Policy; Samba

Redundancy, backup planning and implementation

Diagnostics; network/host forensics
IIS and Apache Web Server (Linux & Windows)
DHCP and DNS (Linux and Windows)
Basic MySQL, MS SQL admin. and development

Desktop/User/Hardware Support – 10 years
Need-assessment projection and purchasing
Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0
Microsoft Office 97 through 2003
MEDITECH, QuadraMed, misc. clinical applications
PC system construction and upgrading

Development/Design/Planning – 3+ years/schooling
Perl, C++, Java, PHP, BASH, HTML/CSS
VisualBasic.NET
Web development and design principles
Project planning and management
Microsoft Visio and Project