Brent Norris
250 Timberwood Dr.
Smiths Grove, KY 42171
brent@brentnorris.net
270-597-9396
http://www.brentnorris.net
OBJECTIVE
Position with a growing company as a server administrator for UNIX and/or Windows environments with opportunity to use my technical and networking skills while developing skills in other areas.
EXPERIENCE
9/2002-Present, Edmonson County School District
Brownsville, Kentucky
Assistant Technology Coordinator, Server Administrator, Network Administrator
- Responsible for all technology inside the school district
- Worked with all versions of Windows on the desktop
- Administered Windows, and Linux servers in various roles
- Helped design completely new network for the school district including fiber backbones
- Developed specialty backup software for school district
- Built, installed and setup Asterisk PBX and hardware
- Installed and managed several networking components including routers, switches, wireless access points, and hubs.
- Developed custom Bash and CGI scripts to automate internal tasks
8/2001 – 9/2002, AFNI Inc.
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Network Technician
- Maintain 300 desktop workstations running Windows 2000
- Administrate two Linux servers, which serve out directories to those workstations using SAMBA, act as account servers and print servers; push out files to the desktops
- Assist in administering several Windows 2000 servers and help to run Active Directory
- Knowledge of Organizational Units in Active Directory and in setting up and deploying policies for them.
- Setup and deploy several new systems and setups to the machines, built images and deployed those to the desktops using Symantec Ghost Enterprise console
- Maintain backup systems, fileservers, DNS, and WINS servers running Windows 2000
- Work with telephony equipment and phone setups.
4/2000 - 7/2001, Western Kentucky University Center for Biodiversity Studies
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Server Administrator
- Maintained and upgraded four main servers, each with more than 50 accounts, running Windows NT and Windows 2000 with streaming video and audio capabilities
- Upgraded two server to Windows 2000 from Windows NT
- Set up a DNS server, several websites and FTP sites
- Developed system to back up all servers to one central machine, a system that allowed for lost files to be replaced from backup up to 6 months prior
- Developed a load balancing and server fall-over system
- Served as technical support person for the Biology Department, with both PC and Macintosh
- Managed several peer-to-peer networks among training classes and classroom setups.
4/2000 - 5/2001, WKU-Linux
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Server Administrator
- Maintained three servers for more than 30 users
- Installed and configured programs for the Linux operating system
- Migrated servers to new hardware, including accounts, mail spools, mail archives, and custom configurations and programs
- Maintained and secured FTP server that transferred more than 525 gigabytes of data per month
- Set up a system to stream the user group's meetings across the Internet
EDUCATION
9/1997-5/2001, Western Kentucky University : Bowling Green, KY
B. S., Computer Science. Minor: Math
AFFILIATIONS
9/2002 - Present : President (2011), Member Region 2 District Technology Officers
9/2002 - Present : Region 2 Technical Topics Group, Multiple Presenter
3/2000 - 12/2003 : WKU-Linux : Member, Server Administrator, Executive Adviser
3/2001 - 3/2002 : Association for Computer Machinery
8/1997 - 12/1998: Western Kentucky University Swimming
