James Hurst

32 Sunset Dr. ¨ Scott Township, PA 18411

570.585.0876

570.575.0316

Summary of Qualifications

Highly talented and versatile Information Technology professional possessing over thirteen years technical experience combined with more than four years of director/management experience is seeking a position in a progressive, excellence driven, focused IT department. Skills gained from time with small to large businesses as a technician to director combined with great focus and a desire to continue updating knowledge allows for an excellent fit with any IT department.

Technical Development

Certified Virtualization Expert (CVE) 4.1 – 03.25.2011
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Windows 2003– 11.10.2006
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator Windows 2003 – 03.30.2006
Member of IT Academic Advisory Board for McCann Business School – 11.01.2004
Certified SonicWall Security Administrator – 09.24.2004
CompTIA Linux+ Certification – 07.31.2002
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Windows 2000 – 12.21.2001
Cisco Certified Network Associate – 11.12.2001
Certified Lotus Specialist R4 – 07.18.2001
NT-CIP Certification – 03.01.2001
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer + Internet NT 4.0 – 08.04.2000
MCSE course - Keystone College – 05.01.2000
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer NT 4.0 – 03.23.2000
Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet NT 4.0 – 03.23.2000
Microsoft Certified Professional NT 4.0 – 01.13.2000
CompTIA Network+ Certification – 10.05.1999
CompTIA A+ Certification – 08.30.1999

Technical Skills

RIM Blackberry Enterprise Server 5.0 & 4.0 server setup & administration
Siteprotector/Proventia G100 configuration & administration
TriGeo SEIM administration
Server virtualization utilizing VMWare ESX/VSphere 4.1 & 4.0, VMWare server & Microsoft Virtual PC & Server
3COM router & switch configuration
Cisco Unified CM Administration v6.1.2 & Cisco Unity Connection Administration v2.1
Cisco SMB router configuration
Cisco PIX 515, 506E & 501 Firewall administration
WebSense Enterprise Edition V6.3
Barracuda Anti-Spam Model 400 & 300, Content Filter Model 400
SonicWall PRO3060 & TZ170SP Firewall/VPN Appliances with Enhanced operating system
Check Point VPN-1x Edge Firewall/VPN Appliance
OpenSSH configuration for secure FTP access
Windows Server 2008, Server 2003, Server 2000 & NT 4.0
Windows 7, Vista, XP Professional, 2000 Professional, NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows 9x, Windows 3.x & DOS
Microsoft SQL Server 2008, 2005, 2000 & 7
Microsoft Exchange 2007, 2003 (SP2 w/Internet Message Filter), 2000 & 5.5
Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange version 6 & 5
Symantec Brightmail Gateway Virtual Appliance
Symantec Endpoint Protection/Symantec Anti-virus enterprise configuration & administration
Microsoft ISA Server
Remote application/desktop provision using Windows Terminal Services 2003 & 2000 & Citrix Metaframe Server
Merak Mail Server 7.0 & 6.5
DHCP, WINS, DNS, ping, tracert, telnet, ftp & Web server configuration/troubleshooting
SMS 2.0, Proxy Server 2.0, SNA Server 4.0 & 3.0
Microsoft Office Professional 2010, 2007, 2003, 2000, XP, 97 & 95
Veritas Backup Exec 2010, 12.x, 11.0, 10.0, 9.0, 8.6 & 8.5
UltraBak Backup 7.1.4
Solaris 9, 8 & 7 experience
Linux (Redhat, SuSe & Mandrake) knowledge
Lotus Domino & Lotus Notes R5 & R4 mail administration
MAC O/S 10 & 9 troubleshooting
Gateway, Dell, HP/Compaq, IBM & clone Intel/AMD server & PC hardware
SPARC server & workstation hardware (Enterprise 250 servers , Ultra 10 & Ultra 5 workstations)
Switches, hubs, routers, MAUs, Token Ring & Ethernet
Novell Netware 3.12 exposure
Borland CaliberRM R5.2 administration
FreeBDS DNS server configuration

Professional Experience

Fidelity Bank – June 2008 to present

Network & Systems Administrator

Blackberry server transition from v4 to v5
Exchange 2000 to 2007 server transition
Administer ESX HA systems & virtual servers/appliances
Maintain sixty Wintel servers throughout thirteen locations
Monitor & manage network routers, switches & firewall for all locations
Administer phone system for organization

ACHIEVE (formerly Broome-Tioga ARC) – July 2007 to June 2008

Director of Information Technology

Prepare & manage Information Technology budget
Manage IT staff
Interact with user base (approx. 300) to solve IT issues
Report to & participate in Executive & General Management team meetings
Design, implement & manage all high level network/systems
Design & implement technology plan for the organization
Eliminated budget cost for consultant support, hosting services
Improve network/domain efficiency
Plan & implement company domain name change
Implement new systems (i.e. Exchange 2003) & improve existing systems
Streamline IT through vendor reduction
Eliminate “server sprawl” using virtualization products

NovaSource, Inc.– February 2007 to July 2007

Contracted to Northrop Grumman Corporation
Lead CaliberRM Business Systems Analyst for the United States Postal Service

Analyze business requirements for USPS divisions & create projects in CaliberRM according to USPS IT standards

City of Scranton Municipal Government – August 2003 to February 2007

Director of Information Technology – January 2006 to February 2007
Network Systems Manager – November 2005 to January 2006
LAN Coordinator & PC Technician – August 2003 to November 2005

Saved the City over $6000.00 per month through service consolidation & vendor negotiations
Built LANs at all City locations & connected via creation of WAN
Assembled & administered all City servers
Designed & implemented City’s e-mail, security & IT infrastructure
Administrator of 350 node user base
Part of decision making team for City’s new financial system
Lead decision maker for City wide CCTV security system
Coordinate with Lackawanna County IT department to allow Scranton Police & Fire access to parent county systems

Jim Hurst Consulting Services – Owner – January 1999 to present

Network, PC/server design & implementation

Designed & implemented IT needs for several customers
Created web hosting side of business for customer needs
Partnered with web designers to provide added services for clients

Scranton Times/Tribune, Times Shamrock Inc. – February 2003 to August 2003

Helpdesk/PC/MAC technician & Network Administrator

Wintel & MAC hardware setup & troubleshooting
Windows 2000 Professional, NT 4.0 Workstation & MAC OS 10, 9 setup & troubleshooting
NOC administration of servers: backups, troubleshooting, maintenance & user administration

Thomson Education Direct – April 1997 to August 2002

Network Manager & Helpdesk/PC Technician Supervisor- August 2000 to August 2002
Network & Communication Specialist – August 1998 to August 2000
Helpdesk/PC Technician – April 1997 to August 1998

Serviced a user base of 1000 node network
Built & administered Wintel & SUN servers
Converted MAU based token ring network to 100BaseT network
Repaired student PCs
Represented business through two network transitions due to buy-outs

Quinn Micro Computer Systems (part-time evening/weekend position) – March 1998 to August 1998

Network Technician for training facility
PC Technician

Diagnosed & repaired customer PCs
Designed, built & administered company training facility

Education

Lackawanna Jr. College 1985 - 1987 AAS Business Management with Minor CIS
Bloomsburg University 1989 - 1992 BSBA Business Management

Technical Training

New Horizons – VMWare vSphere 4.1 Ultimate Bootcamp
Learning Tree International – Unix Administration I & II using Solaris 7
Domino R5 System Administration - Learning Tree International
Domino/Lotus Notes R5 Introduction – Learning Tree International
University of Scranton – CCNA Training course
University of Scranton - Microsoft SQL Server 7 Administration & Database Design

· Unitek IT Training – MCSE 2003 Upgrade

· Unitek IT Training - Exchange 2003 Systems & Mail Administration

· Keystone College – MCSE Windows NT 4.0 course