Lake County, Illinois
[email me]
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JP Maurer Lake County, Illinois [email me] |
Summary
An IT innovator with over 18 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 including wireless and VPN, web-based applications, voice/video over IP, datacenter infrastructure and security,
data retention, business continuity and disaster recovery. Not afraid to provide remote or desk-side support/training
to end-users. Dynamic personality has proven capable of coordinating the efforts of many as well as communicating
with executives.
Experience This list is not exhaustive.
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People Technology Consulting Owner Lake Zurich, IL Started in 1992 |
Owner of Illinois based IT consulting company helping business, education, medical,
and remote users with many aspects of technology. Able to apply a wide range of industry experience, not just limited to
IT, through unique projects and client interaction. Own outright and manage servers, plus 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 |
Upgrade and configuration migration of Firebox firewall. Provide support
to a 3rd party vendor's web-based application as it relates to network and email connectivity. Installation of PRTG and
DNS Redirector software for bandwidth insight. Design and installation of twelve Cisco 3500 series switches with a 1Gbps
fiber backbone throughout the building. Upgraded Active Directory domain controllers to Windows Server 2008 x64. |
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ECD Company Consultant Lincolnshire, IL Customer since 2004 |
Provide application support and upgrades to a proprietary property management database
across a Wide Area Network, including Terminal Server access from branch locations. Server maintenance, upgrades, and Internet
monitoring of backup and system components. Installation and maintenance of a multi-camera and Internet enabled CCTV system and
recording server. |
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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, dumps, and user customization process of 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 Michigan St. 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 network printers for office staff. |
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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. 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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Graber Orthodontics Consultant Vernon Hills, 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 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
Working with companies/individuals who have a product or service that contributes positively to society. In addition I enjoy
R/C car racing, Skiing, Teaching, Volunteering, Video editing & production, Live audio, Multiplayer gaming, Home and industrial automation.
Technical Competency Hands-on product experience.
Microsoft Windows 7 ·
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x64, Core, Web, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, SBS) ·
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
Microsoft Office suites, Publisher, Works, Visio ·
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, 2000, 2003, 2007 ·
Microsoft Outlook/Entourage ·
Lotus Notes ·
Symantec Ghost (Multicast, Walker, Sysprep) ·
Acronis True Image ·
RDP, VNC, KVMoIP, pcAnywhere ·
Microsoft Visual Basic Professional 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ·
InstallShield ·
MSI Packages ·
Inno Setup ·
nLite, vLite ·
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) ·
Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions, SharePoint Team Services ·
Microsoft FrontPage, Expression Web ·
Microsoft Project, Server ·
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server ·
Microsoft Virtual PC, Virtual Server, Hyper-V ·
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, Trunking) ·
Proxy Server ·
Data Backup/Disaster Recovery ·
SOHO, Branch Office Connectivity ·
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 ·
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 Other Areas of Consulting
Contact Information
JP Maurer
Lake County, IL (about an hour outside of Chicago)
Phone 847-917-2103 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm GMT-6/CST
[email me]
Website: jpmaurer.com
This Resume: jpmaurer.com/resume
Testimonials: jpmaurer.com/good
Consulting: peopletechnology.com
Software: dnsredirector.com
Freeware: jpelectron.com
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