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Christopher J. Kure
- Phone: 760-505-8245
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: 801 M Street Unit 1223, Rio Linda, CA 95673
Profile
Detail oriented, fast learning, responsible, and efficient.
Experience
Construction Labor / Skilled Labor — Cooper Oates Air Conditioning (Sacramento, CA)
09/2019 – 04/2020
- Fabrication shop and multiple job-site work for new construction. Assisted with copper and steel welding and basic fabrication (cutting, grinding, MIG welding).
- Operated warehouse equipment (pallet jacks, forklifts) and used pipe vices, stands, levels, clamps, and vice-grips to position materials.
- HVAC assembly: modular boxes for split heating/cooling systems and copper welding (brazing). Performed nitrogen 'floating' to limit oxidation during brazing.
IT Technician / Help Desk / Field Service — Consolvant / Santech Systems (San Diego, CA)
04/2017 – 07/2018
- Provided desktop and server support: imaging, hardware upgrades, RAID, drive replacement, and system deployments.
- Exchange and Active Directory administration; onboard/offboard user lifecycle and VPN administration for remote users.
- Supported Office suites (2000 through 2016) and Office365; logged and tracked tickets via tracking system.
Technical Consultant / IT Managed Service Provider — Self-employed (San Diego & Orange County, CA)
02/2007 – 02/2017
- Delivered end-user and small-business IT services: desktops, printers, scanners, POS systems, backups, and mobile device support (iOS & Android).
- Experience with macOS (10.4 thru 26), Windows (XP thru 11), and multiple Linux distributions. Managed DHCP, DNS, Windows Server (2000–2012), and Exchange (2003/2010).
- Built and configured desktops and servers; focused on business continuity and scalable configurations.
Education
- University of California, Santa Barbara — B.A., Geographic Science (2006)
Skills
- Construction / Handyman / Industrial Plumbing / Fabricating / Mechanical Repair Services
- Active Directory / Domain Controller Management / Group Policy Management
- Microsoft Windows Desktop OS Deployment (Imaging / Licensing / Asset Management / End-User Configuration and Support)
- Microsoft Windows Server Administration
- Help Desk Customer Support (Ticket Management / Issue Tracking / Problem Resolution Support)
- WAN Management (Traffic Shaping / Analytics / Endpoint and Tunnel Management / Access Control)
- VPN (Addressing / Traffic Routing / Remote Connection Routing)
- Ethernet / Fiber / WiFi (Single AP & Mesh) / Guest WiFi Administration
- DNS Server Management (Internal / External / Internet DNS)
- DHCP Server Management (Addressing / Reservations / Subnets / VLAN)
- Microsoft Exchange / Exchange365 Management (Setup / Database Migration / Troubleshooting)
- System Administration (Consulting / Configuration / Deployment / Management)
- Authentication (Kerberos/NTLMv1/2/3)
- Event Monitoring and Log Review Process (Required for Compliance Audits i.e. SAS70)
- Network Administration / Infrastructure Management and Monitoring
- MacOS / WindowsOS / ChromeOS / Linux / and variety of other platforms
- iOS Device Management / Deployment / Configuration / Repairs / Migrations / Troubleshooting
- iOS Development / Developer Provisioning / Xcode / App Signing & Distribution
- Android Device Management / Deployment / Administration / Support and Troubleshooting
- Windows Remote Desktop / RDP / VNC / TeamViewer / Logmein / Citrix / many more
- Computer Desktop and Server Hardware (Custom Builds / Deployment / Configuration and Purchase Consulting)
- Google G-Suite Deployment / Configuration / Administration / Migration
- FTP/SFTP/HTTP Server Management / Access Control
- Routing protocols / Network Connection Management
- Terminal / CMD / Powershell / etc. (command line usage / administration )
- Firmware (BIOS / UEFI / Android (Bootloader / Recovery / OEM Unlock) / iOS DFU Restores (w/ Activation Blobs)
- Firewall Configuration and Security Management (Deployment / Traffic Analytics / Penetration testing)
- Backup Solution Implementation and Disaster Mitigation Management (Imaging / Cloud / Data Redundancy / On-site and Off-Site Physical Backups)
- VMWare / VDI / VT-x / Virtualization (VirtualBox / VMware / Parallels Desktop)
- Digital Menu Management (Food Industry)
- Specialty AV Equipment Setup and Support (HDMI Matrixing, Sound Processing, Large Screen Projector Support)
- Streaming Services support and network usage optimization for time sensitive content
- Physical Location Access Control Administration (Key FOB / Key Card Registration, etc.)