Michael McConnell

About Michael McConnell

An IT Professional with more than 20 years of experience, utilizing knowledge of security, server, and network technologies to assist various industries. Experience utilizing virtualization technology to reduce IT costs while improving reliability. A proven record of project management success evaluating, installing, and supporting all areas of the network- Communication: communicate well when speaking and writing, able to act as a liaison between different personality types, comfortable and effective communicating with both management and co-workers- Leadership: able to motivate a team, ability to provide wide range of interpersonal skills to encourage and instruct others- Responsibility: accustomed to being in a position of responsibility, self-motivated and willing to set goals and work to achieve them - Organization: use time and resources effectively; consider efficiency, planning, and accountability very important- Computer expertise: formulated traditional or non-traditional competitive technology strategies, lead the development, testing, and implementation of state of the art technologySpecialties: VMware, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco ASA, Fortigate, Sonicwall, HP Procurve, IBM Servers, Dell Servers, HP Proliant Servers, Cisco Servers, HP EVA. EMC Clariion, Active Directory, MS Exchange, Linux, OS X, Windows, Apache, IIS, Nortel PBX, Cisco Unified Communications.

Experience

1. Director of IT

   Tri-State Truck Center, Inc

   Aug 2011 — Present · Memphis, TN, US

   Manage LAN/WAN infrastructure, Intel based servers, Cisco Unified Communications system, desktops, software, and support systems for 350+ users across 9 locations-Migrated from Cisco UCS to Hyperflex converged infrastructure-Implemented and manage Cisco UCS Blades-Implemented and manage EMC VNX Storage-Implemented and manage Vmware vSphere 5.1-Consolidated Microsoft HyperV virtual a and physical servers to new infrastructure-Redesigned LAN and WAN infrastructure to improve performance, reliability, and security.

Education

• VMWare

  VCP, Virtualization

  2010 — 2011

Skills

• Windows
• Vmware
• Citrix
• Infrastructure
• Vmware Esx
• IT Strategy
• Dns
• Cisco Technologies
• Wan
• Iis
• Antivirus
• Security
• Disaster Recovery
• Fortinet
• Ibm Servers
• Servers
• Networking
• Sales
• Vmware Vsphere
• Virtualization
• Routers
• Vsphere
• Hyper-V
• Dell Poweredge Servers
• Sales Engineering
• Firewalls
• San
• Pre-Sales Engineering
• Cisco Call Manager
• Vpn
• Hp Procurve
• High Availability
• Emc Storage
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Hardware
• Storage
• Unified Communications
• Network Engineering
• Technology Sales