Marc Simcox
Owner at 24/7 Keywords
- Location
- Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
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Summary
I am a network and systems administrator, with an interest in email, and database administration. I have general knowledge of Web architecture and internet marketing.
Specialties
Network administration, Systems administration, people skills, project management, Exchange administration
Experience
IT Manager, Network/System Administrator
Strom Aviation
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry
July 2007 – May 2011 (3 years 11 months)
• Project coordinator for network integration of main office and branch office in Texas
• Managed various projects for database programmer, telecom/network updates, disaster recovery, and 3 company acquisitions
• Worked with developer and upper management on Key Performance Indicators to create a portal site for clients that can log in and see statistics about job requisitions
• Redesigned website using various SEO techniques raising ranking to 1st page of Google results for major industry keywords
• Support of 75 users in 4 branch offices, and 5 home offices connected through MPLS, VPN, and Microsoft terminal server
• Responsible for purchasing and inventory of all electronic goods for company
• Created budgetary analysis for determining when to replace hardware
• Developed spreadsheet with TCO per user setup to help create standards for hardware/software setup.
• Reduced fixed asset costs by evaluating and renegotiating contracts
• Setup offsite disaster recovery site
• Implemented company standards for phones, printers, and other items enabling a time savings in setup of new user
• Various help desk duties
Operations Support Specialist, Network/System Administrator
Rhinotek Computer Products
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Business Supplies and Equipment industry
January 2003 – November 2006 (3 years 11 months)
Completed desktop migration of 150 desktops from Windows 95/98 to Windows XP
Responsible for Administration of 20 HP and Compaq Servers with Windows NT4, Server 2000, and 2003 operating systems, Including Exchange 2003, SQL 2000 Great Plains Solomon, HP Storageworks San.
Support for 150 on-site and remote users.
Implemented new nightly procedures through a series of scripting, scheduling, and server consolidation, saving 3.5 hours of time.
Solved long standing issue with Exchange system, by upgrading to Exchange 2003 Enterprise, implementing HP Storageworks SAN, and setting size limits on incoming/outgoing mail and mailbox quotas.
Responsible for all telecommunications and network wiring.
Infocenter Technician/System Administrator II
Pioneer Electronics
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; Consumer Electronics industry
September 2000 – November 2003 (3 years 3 months)
• Upgraded 3 office sites and 2000+ users from Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 9x to Windows 2000.
• Migrations consisted of replacing Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 9x workstations with Windows 2000 workstations. Installed and configured Windows 2000 to connect to Pioneer network; migrated user and Pioneer data assets from NT 4.0 and Windows 9x to 2000; SMS file-transfer; verifying all data transfers/conversion integrity.
• Upgraded user workstations with Windows 2000 or by reimaging existing workstation with Windows 2000 Ghost image from server. Workstations consisted of Dell Optiplex and Latitude series. Number of workstations per site ranging from 50-1200+.
• Phone and desktop support via Microsoft SMS for over 2500+ users ranging within 3 main departments. Opening, updating, and closing support tickets using Frontrange Heat. Collaborating with other Pioneer IT departments for additional technical support.
• Assisted with Tape backup support and troubleshooting for Veritas, BackupExec 8.6.
Support Tech/Teacher’s Aide
Computer Education Institute
June 2000 – September 2000 (4 months)
• Provide computer and network assistance for students during class.
• Work with trainer during the class to help answer any questions the students have.
• Maintain classroom network, replacing computers and parts as necessary.
Network Technician
TEKsystems
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry
January 2000 – June 2000 (6 months)
@Pioneer Electronics, Inc. - Migration Technician – Long Beach, CA
Upgraded and Migrated user information on 500 Dell laptops and workstations, working on turnaround times of 1 day upgraded 15 laptops and 6 workstations per day.
@California State University System - PC Technician – Orange, CA
Delivered and installed desktop workstation and configured for network. Configured a branch router for additional computers.
@Hard Rock Café - PC Technician – Beverly Hills, CA
Installed six desktop and laptop workstations. Configured connection to corporate network via Citrix and performed software upgrades as necessary.
PC Technician for the following clients
TriStaff
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry
October 1999 – December 1999 (3 months)
• Entex - Relocation Technician – Los Angeles, CA
Coordinated the removal of 500 off lease desktops and reinstallation of new Dell desktops for Medicare Facility.
Graphic Artist
FEDEX KINKOS
Printing industry
October 1997 – July 1999 (1 year 10 months)
I worked as a Typesetter at the Lasertype Long Beach location, Before that I worked in various positions including Graphic Artist and Computer support at several locations in Southern California, mainly in the Costa Mesa Location.
Skills & Expertise
- Windows 7
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows Network Administration
- A+ Certified
- Search Engine Positioning
- HTML + CSS
- SEO
- SEM
- Keyword Research
- Wordpress
- Keyword Analysis
- Internet Strategy
- Online Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Google Adwords
- Google Analytics
- Google Webmaster Tools
- Local Marketing
- PPC
- Organic Search
Languages
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English
(Native or bilingual proficiency) -
Italian
(Elementary proficiency) -
Japanese
(Elementary proficiency) -
Chinese(Mandarin)
(Elementary proficiency)
Education
Maric College
Network Administration
2000 – 2001
University of Advancing Technology
Multimedia and Virtual Reality
1996 – 1997
Minnetonka
High School, General
1987 – 1991
Additional Information
- Websites:
- Interests:
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Technology, Computers, Geek Stuff, Snowboarding
