Bryan Tipps
San Diego, CA.
(858) 635-5769
[email protected]

Technical Experience Summary

• Novell Certified Engineer (IntranetWare)
• Over 9 years professional experience designing, installing and maintaining Novell and Windows NT Local and Wide Area Networks
• Extensive knowledge of PC hardware and software
• Over 4 years experience managing Network Integration technicians
• Over 8 years installing and supporting host connectivity (gateway) solutions across multiple platforms
• Practical field programming and data conversion experience
• Over 9 years of designing and installing network cabling solutions (fiber optic, twisted pair, coaxial, RS232)
• Conducted training for multiple end-users during on-site conversions
• Involved in designing, installing, and maintaining routers for WAN's and Internet connectivity solutions during the past 4 years

Personal Strengths Summary

• Excellent teaming skills
• Highly adaptable to change
• Rapid learner
• Produces strong results with minimum supervision
• Goal oriented
• Extremely resourceful
• Well accustomed to travel

Employment History:

Wang Government Services ........................................................ 5/99 - Present
Position Title: Senior Certified Network Administrator
Responsibilities: Shift leader for San Diego Sector Border Patrol Data Center with DOJ security clearance. Performed Administration, Installations and Maintenance on Netware 4.11 wide area network with multiple sites. Involved in research and planning on future network expansions and reconfigurations as well as end user support.

Mesa Computer Systems / FundsXpress, Inc. ............................ 9/96 - 5/99
Position Title: Senior Systems Integrator
Responsibilities: Managed Systems Integration department which consisted of 2 to 6 people. Also, personally designed, installed and supported Novell 2.x, 3.x, 4.x and Windows NT local and wide area networks, gateways, bridges, and routers for financial institutions; as well as a variety of other professional industries. Achieved high levels of customer satisfaction through designing and implementing efficient and effective solutions utilizing all resources available to me. This position also included direct end-user sales involvement.

Professional Network Systems ..................................................... 6/95 - 9/96
Position Title: Network Engineer
Responsibilities: Personally designed, installed, and supported Novell 2.x, 3.x, 4.x and Windows NT local and wide area networks; as well as PC software and hardware. Managed activities of subordinate technician. Performed optical data conversion services for financial institutions.

Mesa Systems ............................................................................... 9/92 - 6/95
Position Title: Network Technician
Responsibilites: Designed, installed, upgraded, and supported Novell 2.x and 3.x local and wide area networks; as well as PC software and hardware.

Communications Transmission Group Inc. .................................. 2/90 - 9/92
Position Title: System Support Specialist
Responsibilites: Provided hardware and software support for a Novell arcnet network (running Netware v2.15), IBM PC and clone workstations, an IBM System 36 mid-range computer, and a LAN gateway for the System 36. Programmed and implemented a company wide data system using a 4GL database language and BASIC. Also, performed periodic backups, researched data, and wrote technical documentation for programs.

Lumberman's Investment Corp. ................................................... 6/87 - 2/90
Position Title: part-time Marketing Clerk
Responsibilities: Prepared mortgage loan files for microfilming. Assisted in warehousing loans, performed data entry when needed, and helped to keep the office running smoothly.

Education and Technical Training:

8/85 - 6/89.....Georgetown High School: Completed all required courses, with emphasis on computer theory and mathematics, and received diploma.
9/89 - 1/90.....Austin Community College: Working toward Associate of Science in Computer Science. Hours to date are 30.
1/90 - 8/91.....Southwest School of Electronics: Received technical training.
9/90...............Novell System Manager Course: Received certificate of completion.
10/90.............University of Texas informal class: Programming with dBase
6/95...............Windows NT Advanced Server Technical Seminar
8/95...............Completed Netware 4 Certified Netware Administrator (CNA) Exam 11/98 Netware 5 Technical Seminar
10/99.............Completed Certified Novell IntranetWare Engineer (CNE)
10/99 - pres...Computer based training toward Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) + Internet; number of tests taken: 1 of 9


Resume lasted updated: October 28, 1999