Jeff Sepeta
jeff@sepeta.com
www.sepeta.com
847-890-1250 Cellphone
Employment:  
Manager of Information Systems, Lancaster Health Group
February 2007 - May 2008

Supported nursing home enterprise including 7 VPN locations and over 250 employees (workstations/laptops) and ~1000 residents. Manage network, email, T1 connectivity w/ Cisco routers & VPN through Watchguard firewalls. 20+ hardware servers and 10+ virtual servers, oversaw migration from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 Active Directory infrastructure. VMWare Free implementation and image maintenance. Manage help desk with 2 part-time contractors and 1 intern. Upgraded Symantec Corporate Antivirus and Backup Exec, NAS, and backup storage. Trained employees in graphics and web applications.

 
Network Administrator, Rapid Solutions Group
July 2006 - October 2006

Maintain and upgrade ~60 HP/Compaq servers & 160 workstations and laptops running Windows Server 2003, Server 2000, NT4 Server and Windows XP Pro. Software supported includes Exchange 2003, SQL 2000, Great Plains 8.0, Crystal Reports, Backup Exec, and Cisco IP VPN client as well as Microsoft Office, Visio, Project, Crescendo, and AS/400 terminal connections. Troubleshooting network, telephone, Bluetooth, Blackberry, and software issues using Trackit help desk software. Provide 24x7 phone support for all 4 offices nationwide.
 
Systems Administrator, Colborne Corporation
November 2005 - May 2006

Maintain and upgrade multiple servers running Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium including Exchange 2003 and SQL 2000 as well as Backup Exec 10D and Symantec Corporate Antivirus. Workstation support for Windows XP Pro. Security and firewall auditing using Watchguard Firebox X700 and Cisco 1700 router, including upgrading wifi security. Network infrastructure redesign and implementation of several distributed applications on multiple Windows 2000 servers. Conversion of paper forms processing system to Adobe Acrobat. Intuitive Manufacturing ERP customization and reporting. Supported sales force with several vertical market applications including Siebel Upshot CRM and QuoteWerks. Train staff on digital video and multimedia production.
 
Networking Consultant & Trainer
September 2001 - October 2005
Supported SOHO market with network installation/maintenance, including Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Small Business Server 2000, Exchange 2000. Installed many 802.11b/g wireless networks. Managed firewall policies (Checkpoint) and NAT (many vendors). Installed Windows XP, Mac OSX, POS system. Trained virtual music/MIDI studio technology to members of NWOU Mac users' group and Chicago Club Cubase. Served on board of directors for TROU Mac users group 2003-2004. Also ran Chicagoland iPod loading service.
 
Director of Information Technology, Prudential Preferred Properties
July 2000 - September 2001
Network administrator supporting 87 staff, 500 realty agents, 7 office WAN/LAN running 15 Windows NT/2000 Dell servers including MS Exchange and IIS, 3Com switches, 7 Cisco routers. Handled $100,000 IT budget and service level agreements (SLA's) with vendors. Managed and mentored DBA, webmaster, and contract help. Responsible for 24/7 support of network systems including T1's. Backups/data recovery using Backup Exec.
 
LAN Systems Integrator, American Bar Association
March 1997 - May 2000
3rd level technical support supporting 1000 employees in 3 locations. 24/7 maintenance of WAN & LAN connections using Nortel Layer 3 Switches, 65 Compaq NT4 servers, 900 NT4 desktops, 100 Windows 98 laptops, 50 Macintoshes and 2 Sun servers. Implemented Microsoft IIS 4.0 intranet and Site Server 3.0 internet. Managed projects including Y2k, NT4 training for IT staff, and digital publishing department modernization. Junior DBA duties for SQL7.
 
Networking Consultant & Trainer, Electronic Publishing Services
March 1995 - March 1997
Supported 200+ electronic publishing customers with troubleshooting, network and workstation installations, and training on Windows 95, Windows NT, and Macintosh platforms. Customers included American Express, Everen (Kemper Securities), and Whirlpool.
 
Computer Systems Coordinator, Ausco, Incorporated
August 1994 - March 1995
Novell Netware administrator. Supported LAN/WAN connections, 1 Netware 3.12 server, 25 pc's, 2 Macintoshes, and four database servers: Hyperion Essbase (SCO Unix), Sybase System 7, Omnis 7, FileMaker Pro.
 
Manager of Information Systems, Jack Levy Associates
November 1993 - July 1994
LAN administrator and trainer supporting company with 80 Macintoshes and 20 PC's. Installed and managed Microsoft Mail server. Installed Ethernet. Designed 20+ FileMaker Pro databases to track workflow.
 
Technical Support Specialist, Chicago Computer Company
April 1993 - November 1993
Network engineer and trainer for Chicago's first Apple retailer. Provided service to over 200 corporate accounts in the Loop, as well as to Elvis Costello and Squeeze.
 
Systems Engineer and Trainer, Midwest Visual Equipment Company
December 1991 - March 1993
Network engineer and trainer for Apple's largest K-12 dealer. Provided service to over 500 primary and secondary schools from Elgin, IL to Fort Wayne, IN. Handled multimedia education and presentations.
Education:  
Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Administration, member Apple Consultants Network
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Administration, Querying w/ Transact-SQL, MS-SQL Database Design, member Apple Consultants Network
Windows 2000 MCSE course
Nortel Accelar Switch & Router Administration, Fundamentals of Solaris 2.x and Solaris System Administration I, Personal Effectiveness for IS Professionals
Y2K Crisis Management and Project Planning and Control
Administering MS Windows NT 4.0, Supporting MS Windows NT 4.0, Intranets Design & Implementation, Creating & Managing a Web Server using IIS 4.0, Mastering Windows NT
Sybase Introduction to SQL, SQL Server Administration, Fast Track to Sybase
Apple Networking Certification, Training the Trainer seminar

University of Notre Dame, BS in Government (International Relations) and Computer Applications (MIS)