Ryan Fowler, Denver, CO, Network Administrator, Wireless Networks, Networking Security, Server Expert, Telephone Systems

Ryan Fowler

Arvada, Colorado | United States

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Ryan Fowler (ID: 1193479)

Senior Architect/Engineer With Diverse Data/Telecom Background

	Networking & Telephone Systems
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Member Since:

July 30, 2009 | 0 quotes in last 30 days | Last Signed in: August 21, 2009

Location:

Arvada, Colorado | United States

Would work on site:

Yes

Earnings (All Time):

Earnings by Skill (Year):

Networking & Telephone Systems	$0
Network Administration	$0
Routers, Firewalls & Security	$0
Server Administration	$0
Telephone Systems	$0
Wireless Networking	$0

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Rate:

Min. Rate: $70.00 | Min. Budget: $200.00

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Industries:

Construction & Building, Consumer Goods & Services, Education, Retail & Wholesale, Technology & Internet

Highlights

I have a very strong passion for technology in its many forms.

I am absolutely fascinated with designing robust, scalable, and most importantly stable environments that enable businesses of any size to realize the full potential of their technology investments.

Notables:
-Hybrid engineering - I have worked with UNIX, Linux, Novell, and Microsoft platforms throughout the life of my career. I have an especially strong talent for making hybrid-mixed environments work together harmoniously and efficiently.

-Complex LAN/WAN Design & Implementation - From the simplest layouts to the most involved and complex architectures I have an extremely solid background in building hardened and robust LAN/WAN solutions. Branch offices and branch facilities are one of my strongest skill sets.

-Migrations and remediations - Due to the complex business demands surrounding most migration or remediation efforts, my background in business management and inter-department working allows me to guide even the most cumbersome migrations with ease.

-Telephony - Aside from my extraordinarily strong data technical skill sets I also come armed with enterprise-class telephony experience both within the VoIP (SIP/IAX) world as well as the TDM/PBX world. From simple office deployments to large call centers, I have had the experience and background to design and implement telephony solutions that surpass some of the most expensive and comprehensive deployments out there.

Skills

Years of Experience:	15 year(s)
Highest degree:	Bachelor's Degree
Software Skills:	-Microsoft: * NT Server 3.51 - 4.0 * Windows Server 2000 - 2008 * Windows desktop (client) including: 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7 * Exchange Server 5.5 - 2007 * SMS, MOM, System Center * Hyper-V * SQL Server up to 2008 * ActiveDirectory including large organization GPO design/deploy * Enterprise deployments including high-availability/clustering -Virtualization: Citrix XenServer VMWare ESX Server Microsoft Hyper-V -Linux Distros: RedHat, CentOS, Slackware, Debian * File, e-mail, web, etc... server configurations including complex layouts * LinuxHA / DRBD / Clustering
Additional Skills:	-LAN/WAN Cisco, HP, Juniper, SonicWALL, etc... familiarity and experience Design of TCP/IP networks from ground-up, or remediation, or upgrades in capacity Extensive work negotiating services with circuit carriers (Qwest, L3C, etc..) Multi-site connectivity/WAN design including ability to ensure compliancy-standards Global carrier circuit procurement and management -Telecom Asterisk 1.2-1.6 * TrixBox 2.x * Avaya IPOffice * Shoretel Systems * Design of complex dial plans * Multi-site project design, engineering design, budgeting, implementations, etc.. -Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity * Extensive experience designing disaster preparedness and business continuity planning, as well as test sets and routine documentation updates of procedures * Development of off-site business continuity facilities with automatic fail-over practices -Managed Services * Have worked extensively within the MSP field and am familiar with contract language and ensuring that clients deployments are compliant to contract obligations. -Training * Ability to prepare physical or virtual training materials * Ability to train large groups efficiently and effectively * Systems administrator training after new implementations -Documentation * Creating of new and "freshening" of existing technical documentations and diagrams * Creating "living documents" for technical staff to work with during normal daily operations * Inventory control, loss prevention, and other documentation standards work
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Desired Working Parameters:
* Tele-commute - For most projects this will be the ideal mode of operation. My Internet connections are multi-redundant and extremely robust, allowing me fail-safe access.

* Tele-commute can include establishing secure IPSEC or other VPN connections, when requested or required by the client.

* On-Site - Projects requiring on-site presence, travel is available (see below.)

Travel:
* I am available for on-site engagements within 100mi of the Denver Metro without additional travel expenses.

* Air travel is required for any on-site project work more than 150 miles outside of my Denver Metro home base.

* If air travel is required the client will need to provide a standard economy rental car. If rental vehicles are unavailable/not practical, client will be responsible for any taxi, bus, or subway tolls

* A per diem expense will be applied for each 24-hour period consumed by on-site project work. This per diem expense will be calculated at market rates for your specific location.

* Pre-payment of all air travel and/or rental vehicle expenses will be required. Client may book airline tickets at a standard "Y" (economy) on my behalf if preferred.

Payment:
* Project initiation will require 50% pre-payment of estimated expenses
* Upon completion of project objectives the remaining 50% balance is expected within ten days.
* Per diem / travel expenses should be reimbursed by the client no more than five days after travel has been completed.