Bryson Medlock

976 East Amber Drive ? Oronogo, MO, 64855 ? 417-208-0146 ? bamed@bamed.org

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EXPERIENCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL

Linux System Administration / IT Security / Voice over IP

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Over 10 years of experience providing IT solutions to businesses of various sizes and infrastructures. To date work experience has covered a wide range of skill sets. Currently looking for a position that will provide new opportunities and challenges specifically in the area of IT Security.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Director 1/2004 to Present

College Heights Christian Church Joplin, MO

• Manage a network consisting of

• • approximately 50 Windows XP Workstations
  • a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V server with six guest OSes
  • a Windows Server 2003 servers
  • an OpenBSD server as the Internet router/firewall/content filter
  • a Linux web server
  • an Asterisk VOIP phone server
• Responsibilities include
  • Plan and support network infrastructure, including all current servers
  • general help desk support
  • all hardware and software support
  • infrastructure planning and implementation
  • disaster recovery
  • database administration including report design and assisting in developing business practices related to database use
  • software design
  • phone system upkeep
  • reviewing all logs related to these systems as well as all documentation and maintenance for these systems
  • Responsible for recruiting and training volunteers to help in these tasks as well as training staff in the use of these systems.
  • Security specific responsibilities:
    • Managing OpenBSD firewall
    • Upkeep of antivirus solution
    • Regular investigation of server logs; including the IDS snort
    • Incident Response
    • Occasional penetration testing
    • Physical Security: Offer support for computerized access control system
• Recently completed projects
  • Migrated to Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V
  • Integrated Samsung PBX with Asterisk VOIP solution
• Current projects include:
  • Deploying MS Exchange 2007
  • Currently performing an in-depth Security Audit

Senior IT Consultant 10/2002 to 12/2003

ATS Network Professionals Joplin, MO

• Acted as a portable IT department for various businesses within a 300 miles radius
• Responsibilities included

• • design and implementation of various network infrastructures
  • general PC and network troubleshooting
  • custom designed database applications
  • data recovery
  • disaster recovery planning
• Designed some custom applications using VB6 + MSSQL:
• • Point of Sale system for a local retail shop
  • Application for a local Law Office to keep track of payments on notes and judgements

PC Repair Technician 8/1999 to 10/2002

Computer Renaissance Joplin, MO