Who
am I
What do I provide
A unique consulting solution
Dramatic cost savings
A brief list of services available
When am I available
Where am I able to provide my
services
Why would a person/business employ
my services
How do you contact me
Some example solutions
My resume in pdf
(acrobat) or rtf
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Who
am I:
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Previous consultant and current network administrator who prides himself
in efficiently and properly configuring equipment and assisting /
training others in my field.
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What do I provide:
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unique consulting solution ^ |
Because of the
availability cheap high speed internet access lines, and the vast
amount of free
and commercial remote applications, the ability to telecommute
to provide consulting services is more possible than ever before.
I offer a unique, cost effective solution to small and large
businesses alike by reducing the overhead of consulting services.
By hiring me out to do work remotely for your business, you are
able to eliminate the over head of some big ticket items such as
air fair, hotel stays, meals, car rentals and the like which can
very quickly add up and are, in almost all cases, billed to a
client by other consulting firms.
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Because of the
location of my residence, on site work and face to face
meetings occurring in the central Indiana area can be
arranged for minimal or no additional cost. |
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| Dramatic
cost savings ^ |
In my previous work as a
network security consultant it was not uncommon at all to receive a call
from a sales manager on a Friday afternoon asking me to ship out from
Chicago on the coming Sunday to arrive in California for a one day
engagement the coming Monday and then return that very same day.
In the aforementioned
case, due to last minute travel arrangements such as air fair
purchases and other expenses, it was not out of the ordinary to have
4,500$ worth of expenses tied to a 1,000$ consulting fee for a simple
mornings worth of work. Just imagine, that's 4,500$ that could be
otherwise spent on additional equipment, training, or whatever else your
business needs require.
Perhaps most frustrating
of all for both my client and myself is that in most cases the
consulting work performed was work that could have been easily
accomplished remotely, possibly on the day the contract was signed,
rather than waiting from Friday to Monday.
By taking advantage of
the tools and solutions available today its just as easy to provide
remote assistance to clients and eliminate much of the consulting over
head that is just simply not necessary and pass those savings on to the
client.
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| A
brief list of services available ^
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Of course this is
not a complete list, (please also see some example
solutions as well) but to give you an example of some of the
potential services I am capable of offering:
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Basic
network and software administrative tasks, such as updating
firewall rules, mail systems, intrusion detection systems,
configuring backups, applying security permissions, adding
removing users, web page updates, etc, etc.
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Network
configuration reviews.
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Network and security assessments
and penetration tests.
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Scripting solutions to ease repetitive
or difficult tasks for users or admins.
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Pre-configuration
of systems and services per a clients request, before
shipment to the client, which provides a configured system
upon receipt by the client.
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Software installations,
upgrades and patching.
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Troubleshooting and
diagnostics.
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When am I available: ^
It depends on your needs, I am available to work days, nights, and
weekends and off business hours if needed. Basically whatever is most
convenient for you, as long as the requested times do not conflict with
current or prescheduled clients needs, which is available upon
contact.
Where am I able to provide my
services: ^
The short answer is, practically everywhere, but similarly to above, it
depends on your needs and what you are looking for assistance with. To
give some examples:
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If you're looking for
network design reviews and suggestions, you'll probably only need
email, fax, or even FedEx to send me diagrams of your current
layouts.
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2)
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If you're looking
into having me update a web page for you, I can make the necessary
changes and upload them myself if you so please or, send you the
files via email or even on a burned cdrom via FedEx for you to
load on your web server yourself.
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3)
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If you would like me to
have a look at your email MTA (message transfer agent) such as
postfix and make changes to filter unwanted spam, or malicious
attachments, you'd probably only need to grant me administrative
access via SSH or some such means. Alternatively you could send me
the existing configuration files, which I could edit appropriately
and return back to you (documented, of course) for you or your
staff to edit the live configurations as they see fit.
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Note:
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Because of the
location of my residence, on site work and face to face meetings
occurring in the central Indiana area can be arranged for minimal
or no additional cost.
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Why would a person/business employ
my services: ^
With all the hundreds of
possible areas of specialization and varying types of network software
and hardware in existence today its difficult to expect your current
staff to have detailed knowledge of every particular bit of knowledge.
Though Im not claiming
to know everything there is about all things network related, I can say
that I do have a welth of varying knowledge on a vast array of
equipment, software packages, security, and most things relating to
networking. In my past I have worked as a network administrator and
network security consultant, which put me in direct contact and real
world working situations with tiny companies ranging from only a handful
of employees to corporations and institutions as large as GE (General
Electric), Purdue University, Bloomberg, AFG (American Financial Group),
and Conseco; to name just a few.
I believe that I am a skilled technical individual with good
interpersonal skills who is capable of conveying ideas clearly and
concisely. I work equally well in team and solitary projects and feel as
though I am a valuable asset to those seeking to better their
organization, as I feel those who have worked with me in the past would
agree.
For some demonstrations
and examples of sample work
please feel free to review some sample solutions I have constructed in
the past for previous employers and clients.
How do you contact me: ^
Simple... phone, fax, email or instant message.
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