Title:SUPPORT SUPERVISOR
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NAME: Jim Blair
ADDRESS: **** ***** **** *** ***
CITY: San Antonio
STATE/PROVINCE: TX
ZIP/POSTAL CODE: 78216
COUNTRY: USA
EMAIL: abpyyn@r.postjobfree.com
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CANDIDATE ID: 111953
CITIZENSHIP: US
Citizen
EDUCATION: High School
EXPERIENCE: 24
WILL RELOCATE: Open
RELOCATION INFO:
JOB WANTED: Any
RATE NEEDED: $60000 $64999
HOMEPAGE:
HOTSKILLS: Computer/Telecom(24), LAN Admin(21), WAN Admin(16), Application Support(20),
ACD Support(20)
ESUME
James W. Blair
301 Hwy 3351 South
Boerne, TX 78006-5765
Cell 210-***-****
7/2000
to 8/2001GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED
1211 Arion Parkway Suite 118, San Antonio, TX 78216-2809
SUPPORT SUPERVISOR
Responsible for the network management of local and wide area networks located in the San
Antonio Tech-Ops, Customer Contact Center, and Warehouse facilities. Install, configure,
and manage all network related equipment consisting of T1 Concentrators, Ethernet
Switches, Cisco Routers, NT Servers, Remote Access control devices, printers and
workstations. Supervise Support Technicians and manage all user service requests and
scheduling of system equipment installs and upgrades. Evaluate system performance issues
and determine need to upgrade systems according to performance parameters.
11/96
to 7/2000INFORMATION SYSTEMS NETWORK (ISN) CORPORATION
10410 Perrin Beitel Road, San Antonio, TX 78284
LAN ADMINISTRATOR / ENGINEER
On-site Contractor for the United States Postal Service responsible for the network
management of local and wide area networks located in the San Antonio District office.
Administer Novell and Microsoft network users and manage all LAN and dialup access
hardware and software. District WAN currently encompasses numerous LANS connected to
nationwide WAN. Manage all District computer clients and their associated hardware and
applications. Maintain all District software applications and perform the needed upgrades
for operating systems and application software. Perform product evaluations and recommend
for hardware and software purchases. Have extensive network experience in the process of
installing, configuring, and upgrading server/client systems.
10/94
to 11/96TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
7430 Louis Pasteur Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-4513
NETWORK MANAGER II
Responsible for the network management of Texas Department of Health, Public Health
Region 8. Area covers 28 counties with interconnection via WAN and/or dialup access.
Manage all Regional computer clients and their associated hardware and applications.
Responsible for the management of Regional telephone systems and all digital/analog
circuits. Responsible for acquiring vendor supplied services when required. Instrumental
in the planning and design of new facility where Regional Headquarters and multiple local
facilities were relocated, consolidated and upgraded to switched Ethernet environment.
10/93
to 10/94PERSONAL COMPUTER SERVICE CENTER
1030 Central Parkway South, San Antonio, TX 78232
FIELD ENGINEER
Responsible for on-site support of numerous Novell networks and stand-alone PC sites.
Perform in-shop repairs on numerous types of computer equipment for carry in customers.
Developed strong customer relation skills for supporting users and management of mission
essential systems and components.
4/93
to 10/93SAN ANTONIO LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMIITEE
P.O. Box 830386, San Antonio, TX 78283-0386
SYSTEMS ANALYST
Planned and implemented state of the art Token Ring LANS and WAN for the support of the
1993 U.S. Olympic Festival. Duties included installing, configuring, and optimizing all
hardware, software, and network systems and components.
1986
to 4/93INTELOGIC TRACE, SAN ANTONIO SERVICE DISTRICT
8415 Datapoint Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229
SENIOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT ENGINEER
Provided field support to extensive customer base. Extensive systems planning, analysis,
implementation and debugging. Provided emergency standby support for national systems
support division.
1980
to 1986DATAPOINT CORPORATION
8400 Datapoint Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229
SENIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE ENGINEER
Installed, maintained, and upgraded a wide range of data processing and telecom systems.
Provided national support of lnfoswitch Telecom Systems. Optimized ACD performance for
Southwest Airlines system at San Antonio Reservations Center.
1976
to 1980UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS SPECIAL