Michael Tate Phone: 404-797-0274 mtate318@gmail.

com
Personal Summary:
Self inspired professional seeking the best opportunity possible in the DC metro
IT industry.
Substantial technical, personal, and networking skills from 20+ years of real wo
rld experience.
Attitude of expecting success and adaptable personality brings a positive outcom
e to any opportunity.
Skills:
Network and TCP/IP - Planning/sub netting/implementation/support.
Switching - VLANS, Trunking, Etherchannel, Port Security.
Routing - BGP, OSPF, RIP1 and 2, EIGRP, Routing Tables, costs.
Storage / Server / SCSI / RAID / SAN Design, implementation, repair and rollou
t.
Firewall administration TCP - UDP - Allow/Deny services.
Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista/7, Macintosh and Linux PCs In a networked environment.
Extensive experience in Data Center and NOC environments.
Support applications and services in a corporate environment.
Experience:
DrFirst.com – Rockville, MD
Systems / Network Technician March 2010 – Present
Prepare and install equipment to support the company database and website. This
equipment includes Switches, Routers, Firewalls, Load Balancers, Servers, Power
Distribution, and Cable management.
Voxeo IVR – Orlando, FL
Network / Systems Engineer May 2006 to July 2009
Maintain Data center to include design/addition/installation/imaging of CentOS
(Linux) and Windows based servers by Rackable Systems, Setup and maintenance of
Rapid Scale SAN, Maintenance/Configuration of Cisco 4006 and 4510 switches with
BGP connectivity, and remote management via Cyclades console servers. Monitor a
nd report server and BGP status daily. Help clients use the IVR infrastructure t
o their best benefit.
Emag Solutions, LLC – Atlanta, GA
Data Services Specialist Oct 2005 – June 2006
Restore data from a variety of media formats including DLT, LTO (Ultrium), DDS,
and others. Use Media Merge PC, Tapewise or Ontrack Power controls to obtain dat
a and find Microsoft Exchange data. Use Power Controls and OutIndex to extract
Outlook PSTs from the Exchange database and keyword search the mail folders acco
rding to client specs.
Independent IT consultant November 2003 – October 2005
Solve complex issues for individuals and small business. Provided service on Win
dows and Linux Servers, storage, security and backup strategies, and recommendat
ions for new technologies.
AT&T
Senior Network Analyst Atlanta, GA May 2000 – October 2003
Designed, installed, and maintained network infrastructure for the ADSL and Elec
tronic Bill Payment business units of BellSouth including Network Appliance cach
ing engines Cisco’s Arrowpoint content switches, and Cisco 6509 switches. Responsibl
e for building out Cisco 7500 series routers for the international internet busi
ness unit to include acquiring the BGP AS numbers and IP address space, and sett
ing up the BGP sessions. Obtained Cisco CCNA during this period.

W H Smith
Senior Network Analyst Marietta, GA August 1999 - April 2000
Responsible design and implementation for major enterprise wide network upgrade
to facilitate a 400 location point of sale rollout Implemented a Cisco AS-5300 t
o manage connectivity. Managed corporate network / server infrastructure capacit
y planning, design, and installation.

SunTrust
Server Engineer Atlanta, GA April 1998 - July 1999
Responsible for Enterprise wide server consolidation design that resulted in an
install base of over 1000 servers being reduced to 330 servers. Ensured that ser
ver design would integrate with move from Token Ring to Ethernet infrastructure
and a new IP address scheme. Designed the documentation template used for the co
nceptual design of all server installations. Facilitated the timely installation
of over 28000 PCs through an aggressive deployment schedule.

Federal Express
Network Engineer Memphis, TN July 1996 - March 1998
Integrated the Online Design Services Department into the FedEx Novell Directory
Services tree, Designed and supervised migration plan for moving from Macintosh
to a Windows NT 4.0 environment for all graphic and multimedia client workstati
ons. Developed and implemented Backup and maintenance procedures for the worksta
tions and servers in this department. Obtained Microsoft MCSE during this period
.
Systems Management Group
Network Engineer Memphis, TN March 1995 - June 1996
Designed and installed Local and Wide area networks throughout the Mid-South are
a. These installations included NDS design, 3.x to 4.x migration, and hardware s
pecification, and wide area connectivity. Obtained Compaq ASE during this period
.
TPI Resturaunts
Network Analyst Memphis, TN April 1994 - February 1995
Eliminated unscheduled down time on a Novell 3.11 150 user token ring network. S
et CC:mail up on the network. Trained users on the use of their computers. Maint
ained a Compaq Proliant 2000 with RAID 5 on a Smart Array controller. Supported
the implementation of an Xcellenet wide area network which has been designed to
serve a 500 unit restaurant chain.
Autozone
Technical Analyst Memphis, TN August 1993 - April 1994
Responsible for support of an 800+ site computer upgrade, which included prepara
tion for a Hugh’s satellite connection and installation of an upgraded SCSI hard dri
ve. This equipment was rolled out by the company employees in only eight weeks.
Maintained an in house UNIX TCP/IP based Ethernet network. Developed training on
store computer and point of sale systems for Help Desk analysts. Researched and
implemented hardware upgrades and additions. Participated in the installation o
f RAID based Compaq servers.
US Navy -
LAN Technician Dam Neck, VA Jan 1990 – January 1993
Built and maintained 2 building, 150 user Novell based LAN. Specified and ran ca
ble. Set up servers and workstations. Created user accounts and set up applicati
on access. Obtained Novell CNE during this period.