JASON POWELL

1100 Misty Hollow Road El Dorado Hills, California 95762

(916) 412 9169
jpowell@digitallore.com

TITLE: CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER / INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER

PROFILE
Highly dynamic, enthusiastic, and dedicated IT professional with more than 14 ye
ars of experience in network and telecommunications. Equipped with superior back
ground in business management, project management, staff and department manageme
nt, budgeting, site planning, network design, and troubleshooting. Demonstrated
expertise in all functional areas involved in the installation and maintenance o
f both small and large networks including telecommunications hardware and softwa
re systems.
Enthusiastic in problem solving and decision making combined with the ability to
develop and implement effective action plans. Exhibit excellent written and ver
bal communication, documentation, as well as professional and personnel administ
ration skills. Knowledgeable in LAN, WAN, and telecommunications architectures a
nd concepts.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Network Security Technologies
- Firewall Systems, VPN Systems, Cisco PIX, Cisco Security Policy Manager,
Cisco Secure ACS, Checkpoint FW-1, Cisco 3005 VPN, RSA ACE Server. ISS Black Ic
e, Zone Alarm, Nessus Security Scanner, Snort! IDS
Network Support
- LAN / WAN, Client /Server LAN Analysis and Troubleshooting, NT /Netware
Integration and Migration, Internet /Intranet Design and Implementation
Protocols
- Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, Wireless (802.11), Frame Relay, MPLS, CSU/DS
U, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, DNS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, LDAP, SNMP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SSH, IPS
EC, PPTP, L2TP, Microsoft Active Directory
Remote Access Support
- xDSL, ISDN, Dial-up (NT, Lucent (Ascend), Digi), RADIUS
Network Analysis
- CiscoWorks, Whatâ⠬⠢sUp Gold, Syslog, Orion
Network Management
- Network Associates Sniffer, Fluke, Ethereal Packet Analyzer, tcpdump
Wireless Systems
- 802.11 b/g/a, WEP, WPA, WDS, Ã¢â ¬Ë Meshâ⠬⠢ Networking
Key Vendors
- Microsoft, Cisco, HP, Lucent, Dell, Mikrotik
CAREER HISTORY
IT MANAGER
K-Designers
2440 Gold River Road, Rancho Cordova, CA, 95670
Supervisor: Tony Tobia, (916) 853 7400
May be contacted 2008-Present
Salary per Year: $85,000
Hours per Week: 40
Manage overall aspect of IT, from helpdesk to server migration, as well as ensur
e proper maintenance and functioning of all systems. Initiate new projects to en
hance productivity and cost savings. Coordinate the conversion from Paradox 6 to
SQL 2008 with a .net front end. Lead efforts in upgrading the 8-year old telema
rketing system to increase savings, redundancy, and productivity. Effectively ma
naged all assigned tasks including cell phone support, asset management, printer
support, computer and laptop support, server maintenance including backup, patc
hes, Citrix farm maintenance, costing for network, computer and phone related bi
lls for entire company, report creation, video conference support, video trainin
g support, and ongoing projects such as live VoIP and application conversion.
- Successfully converted statewide network from Frame Relay to MPLS
- Improved and virtualized majority of servers through a combination of VM
ware and Microsoft products
- Increased security by separating network traffic, installing a firewall,
deploying anti-spam and anti-virus solutions
- Reduced monthly bill by $40 thousand through the effective implementatio
n of Polycom based video conference solution for new employee training
- Played a lead role in implementing VoIP Cisco Phone system and leveraged
MPLS network to provide free calls, reduce cost, and upgrade existing phones sy
stem
- Expertly installed and configured network monitoring system as well as i
mplemented trouble ticketing system for end users to submit requests to IT for s
upport
- Implemented email marketing campaign for potential and existing customer
s
OWNER/ IS CONSULTANT
Jason Powell and Associates, Inc.
1876 Casterbridge Drive, Roseville, California 95747
Supervisor:
May be contacted 2001-2008
Salary per Year: $60,000
Hours per Week: 5
Improved, executed, and maintained systems, both in business and technical, as w
ell as directed daily business operations. Formulated strategic plan for product
s and technical requirements; created and implemented designs to assist both int
ernal and external client bases; and ensured high level of system administration
, database, thin-client and core services.
- Worked with a team doing a security audit for the Office of Statewide He
alth Planning and Development
- Network and server maintenance for Complete Business Services
- Contracted with Placer Title Company deploying Citrix Nfuse for employee
access from home
CO-FOUNDER/OPERATIONS
Mindsync Corporation
6363 Auburn Boulevard, Suite C Citrus Heights, California 95621
Supervisor:
May be contacted 1998-2005
Salary per Year: $108,000
Hours per Week: 40
Created, assigned, and managed ongoing operations of locally based, nationwide p
rovider of Internet services including dial-up, DSL and wireless broadband servi
ces. Oversaw SQL backend design, deployment, and management for authentication,
email and web servers. Administered anti-spam and anti-virus systems maintenance
and facilitated consistent update to email system of more than 6000 email users
.
- Generated, researched and improved citywide wireless broadband infrastru
cture with numerous firewalls, and VPN tunnel configurations
- Established Mindsync from ground up, from creation to expansion to sale
of company; executed and maintained systems, as well as directed daily business
operations, including the sale and migration to the new owners
SENIOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR/ IS MANAGER
Sunrise Support Services
1 Sierragate Plaza, Roseville, California 95678
Supervisor: Chris Fisher, (916) 783 4200
May be contacted 1998-2003
Salary per Year: $65,000
Hours per Week: 40
Organized outsourced IT for clients, including Placer Title Company and DSL Glob
al Event Marketing. Designed, managed, and implemented statewide network consoli
dation of more than 50 offices with over 500 end users to a centrally managed se
rver farm / distributed system with NT clustering for file and print services. P
rovided primary direction to all ongoing client upgrades, assignment of personne
l, research and deployment of new technologies, technical sales support, includi
ng Year 2000 project management. Oversaw VPN and Firewall configuration of natio
nwide offices converging in central Citrix server farm as well as migration of M
icrosoft NT4 domain to Microsoft Active Directory.
- Successfully enhanced standards and procedures including disaster recove
ry and security systems for statewide enterprise network of more than 80 nodes
- Configured and implemented rolling of wireless laboratories connecting t
o central Citrix server farm including Oak Ridge High School, Sheldon High Schoo
l, Union Mine High School, and Elverta School District

OTHER EXPERIENCE
HOME LOAN CONSULTANT
Countrywide Home Loans
2796 East Bidwell Street, Folsom, California 95630
Supervisor: Chris Kobz, (916) 817 8200
Do not contact Sep 2005-Feb 2008
Salary per Year: $60,000
Hours per Week: 40

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Biological Science, Minor in Chemistry,
California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 95819 ~ 1996
High School Diploma
Jesuit High School of Sacramento, Carmichael, CA 95608 ~ 1987
TRAINING
- Microsoft TCP/IP
- Microsoft NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Access
- Citrix WinFrame 1.8 Administration
- Citrix MetaFrame Administration
- Citrix Resource Management Services Administration
- Citrix Advanced Citrix Server Implementation
- Introduction to Cisco Router Configuration
- Advanced Cisco Router Configuration

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
- Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet, Microsoft Corporation
- Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0, Microsoft Corporation
| Internetworking in Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows
- Networking Essentials
- Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 Certification Examination
- Cisco Router Configuration, CompuMaster
- Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Corporation