Lake County, Illinois
(about an hour outside of Chicago)
[email me]
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JP Maurer Lake County, Illinois (about an hour outside of Chicago) [email me] |
Summary
An IT innovator with over 17 years experience in a variety of industries. Exceptional skills designing,
implementing, and maintaining network and server hardware along with Microsoft Windows based software. Hands-on expertise with IP Ethernet
networks, server infrastructure, security, data retention, web-based applications, and voice/video over IP.
Experience
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People Technology Consulting Owner Lake Zurich, IL Started in 1992 |
As owner of my consulting company which helps business, medical, and remote
users with a variety of technology I have gained wide range of clients and industry experience. Own and manage
my own servers plus numerous customer servers in an industry standard datacenter; providing web-hosting, email,
filtered DNS, terminal services, and other high-availability applications. Responsible for two other business
ventures including the design, development, marketing, and sales of
DNS Redirector software, and
JPElectron.com freeware. |
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Saint Viator High School Consultant Arlington Heights, IL Customer since 2008 |
Upgraded Firebox firewall and migrated the configuration from a previous version. Provide as-needed
support to a 3rd party vendor's web-based application as it relates to network and email connectivity. Design and
installation of twelve Cisco 3500 series switches with a 1Gbps fiber backbone throughout the building. |
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Northern IL Food Bank Consultant St. Charles, IL Customer since 2003 |
Rebuilt internal network infrastructure including servers with Windows 2003/2008 (previously NT/2000). Installation
of Cisco ASA (previously PIX) firewalls with dedicated site-to-site VPN. Provide remote assistance and occasional on-site appointments to support
end-users. Maintain Ceres Navision database server tracking warehouse inventory plus that of 2 branch sites. Running
Exchange 2007 for internal email, calendar and distribution list
functions. Windows 2003 Terminal Server with Linux-based bootable CD allows for use of donated computers (any
Pentium or better) as thin stations; providing employee access to Ceres, Outlook, shared files, marketing photos, and filtered
Internet access. Rebuilt and maintain website in ASP, including many web-based forms, provide web server colocation. |
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Form + Function Internal IS Downers Grove, IL May 2002 to March 2003 |
Implemented Cisco switches and PIX firewall for high availability with failover
in an eCompany incubator environment. Exposure to SAP involving transports and startup in conjunction
with NT and SQL Server. Re-built the entire IT infrastructure for a 85+ employee consulting company
including Windows 2000 active directory and Exchange 2000. Migrated 60+ users from an
acquired company on Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000. Implemented single-sign-on across multiple systems including Great Plains,
VPN, web-based resources, SharePoint Portal Server, and Project 2002 Server. Created an IT Support website enabling
roaming consultants to find solutions to commonly asked questions (such as adding a printer)
and to submit support tickets. Built and troubleshot a variety of laptop and desktop hardware,
utilizing desktops as servers when necessary for development. Encouraged best practices across consultant
implementations using internal company systems as an example. |
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divine Internal IS Lisle, IL 2001 to May 2002 |
Migrated 2000+ Lotus Notes mailboxes to the divine hosted Exchange 2000 beta
cluster, and later the released version cluster. Created and rolled out the company-wide standard image
based on four laptop hardware standards and one desktop standard. Scripted build aid process for easy
updating and to keep consistency across hardware models. Automated user personalization and swap
processes. Setup and managed lab environment for image builds and image dumps to new
machines. Product experience includes Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Ghost 6.5, Norton Anti-Virus 7.51,
Office XP, and Windows Scripting Host. Created a web-based survey to collect end-user data on required
software, current machine stats, serial number, office location and tentative migration date. |
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marchFIRST Internal IS Chicago, IL 2001 |
Provided network administration and support to users on four floors of the
233 N. Michigan office, including development datacenter operations. Developed web-based IT Intranet
including how-to articles and service bulletins for end users and administration tools for support staff to
use during desk side visits. Built servers as needed for internal and client projects. Backed up
data for projects and users, rollout of Microsoft Exchange/Outlook, management of wiring closets and VLANs. |
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3 Dog Bakery Consultant Chicago, IL Customer from 2001 |
Setup domain name for website and email hosted on an in-house server behind
a Cisco PIX firewall. Diagnosed malfunctioning tape backup drive, created new daily backup schedule
and tape rotation via Backup Exec. Worked to rectify problems authorizing credit cards when swiped thru
point of sale system magnetic card readers. Provided secure remote administration in case of immediate need. |
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St. Patrick High School Consultant Chicago, IL August 2000 |
Repaired and tweaked functionality of Novell ZENworks security profiles
downloaded to client machines. Made numerous recommendations toward security and restrictive
access in a school environment with potential malicious users. Created ghost image for all library
computers. Added secure networked printers in offices. |
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Fourth Floor Consulting Consultant Chicago, IL August 2000 |
Created ghost image of dell laptops on a bootable CD. Supplied users with
an icon to switch local office or ISP outbound mail server before launching outlook while maintaining SMTP
security. Troubleshoot Ricoh networked copier, setup new networked printer. Ongoing management of
home directories and user accounts on shared NT4 server. Setup ISDN line for Internet access to allow
product demo during a hotel convention. Provided solutions for new office environment with DSL line,
mail server, web server, proprietary application server and networked printers. |
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Steel Warehouse Consultant South Bend, IN June 2000 |
Repaired website functionality to send E-Mail from a form dependant on FrontPage
server extensions. Replaced all links to be relative instead of hard coded. Changed firewall to allow
SMTP mail port traffic. Created backup of website and IIS configuration on CD. |
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Graber Orthodontics Consultant Vernon Hills/Kenilworth, IL Customer since 2000 |
Repair of Novell to NT migration in conjunction with DOS based
dental patient software. Setup network printers for printing of appointment cards and patient
information. Implemented 100Mbps Ethernet, rewired office with CAT5e to accommodate new computers/printers
and repaired existing dead CAT5 runs. Added in-wall CAT5e network jacks to some existing PC locations
and new PC locations. |
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Kemper National Insurance Help Desk Lake Zurich, IL Summer 1997, 1999 |
Win95/98/NT operating system environments, security, roaming profiles, software
troubleshooting, hotline support, software distribution via media and batch setup, hardware installs, scripted
software installs, hardware/software upgrades and diagnostics, memory upgrades, cabling and network communication
setup, wiring closet management, Virtual Private Networking, Wide Area Networking, and Local Area Networking
configuration and troubleshooting. |
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Midas International Consultant Chicago, IL Customer from 1996, 1997 |
Win95/NT Local security via registry/policy editing to prevent unauthorized
program installation and configuration changes, software troubleshooting, custom hotline support, created
software update distribution media and setup utility, hardware installs, repaired numerous Okidata printers,
scripted software installs, hardware/software upgrades and diagnostics, memory upgrades, cabling and network
communication setup. |
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Interests
R/C Car Racing, Skiing, Teaching, Volunteering, Video Editing & Production, Multiplayer Gaming, Xbox 360, Home Automation
Technical Competency (hands-on product experience)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x64, Core) ·
Microsoft Windows Vista ·
Microsoft Windows XP (Home, Pro, MCE, Tablet) ·
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Web, Standard, Enterprise, DataCenter, SBS) ·
Microsoft Windows 2000 (Pro, Server, Advanced Server, Enterprise, SBS) ·
Microsoft Windows 3.1/95/98/SE/ME/NT4 ·
Cisco IOS
Microsoft Office Suite ·
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, 2000, 2003, 2007 ·
Microsoft Outlook ·
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server ·
Lotus Notes ·
Symantec Ghost (Multicast, Walker, Sysprep) ·
RDP, VNC, pcAnywhere ·
Microsoft Visual Basic Professional 3.0 - 6.0 ·
InstallShield ·
MSI Packages ·
Inno Setup ·
Visio ·
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) ·
Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions, SharePoint Team Services ·
Microsoft Publisher ·
Microsoft Works ·
Microsoft FrontPage ·
Microsoft Virtual Server ·
VMware ·
Fingerprint/Biometrics Security ·
Barcode Scanning, Creation, Printing
ISDN, Cable Modem, xDSL, T-1, T-3, Fiber Internet Connectivity ·
TCP/IP Protocol, DNS, DHCP/Static IP ·
Cisco ASA, PIX Firewalls, Routers, and Switches (VLANs) ·
Proxy Server ·
Data Backup/Disaster Recovery ·
Operating System Standardization, Imaging, Deployment ·
Rack, Power Management ·
10/100/1000 Ethernet ·
Wireless Ethernet; WiFi, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, 2.4/5Ghz ·
Fiber & Gigabit Backbone Network Infrastructure ·
Telephony, VoIP ·
Video Conferencing, Video over IP
Computer Hardware (Memory, Motherboards, Drives, etc.) ·
Tape backup, backup to disk ·
SAN ·
RAID 0/1/5/6/10 ·
IP-KVM ·
Hard disk imaging, disk repair ·
Telephone/Network CAT 3/5/6 Wiring ·
Satellite/Cable TV Distribution ·
Home Audio/Theater Installation ·
Home Automation ·
Multimedia, Video Recording/Editing ·
Webcam, CCTV, Video Surveillance
Also see Electronics and A/V Integration
Contact Information
JP Maurer
Lake County, Illinois (about an hour outside of Chicago)
847.917.2103 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm GMT-6/CST
[email me]
I'm most interested in working with companies/individuals who have a product or service that contributes positively to people on this planet.
Respectfully, please do not contact me if you or your client are a group of young people starting a .bomb company to develop
some kind of "social networking" or "web 2.0" (including photo sharing or webcam/chat) site where the only plan is to make a bunch
of $$ from advertisements – I will not participate in such ventures.
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Recruiters: I am not looking for contract-to-hire or full-time work, I welcome any consulting or project-based opportunities! |
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