BRANDON ELLIOTT

Phone: 888.763.6797
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Objective: To find projects requiring creative problem solving and unique challenges



CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

Independent Technology Consultant, Neosys Consulting, LLC. Atlanta, GA
Feb 1998-Present

SBT Business Technologies, Inc.
Jun 2001-Present


• Positions Held: Senior Security Consultant / Project Manager / Tech Support Manager
• Managed four (4) tech support personnel, one (1) senior developer, and one (1) salesperson to improve customer service, marketing/sales effectiveness, and internal C-level reporting
• Responsible for twelve (12) local clients, three (3) Win2000 Servers, and all twenty (20) Bankers’ Bank networks. Project manager for security implementation and setup of SBT banking software
• Documented network, drafted migration plan to Win2000 Active Directory

Neosys Consulting, Inc. – Technology/Business Development
Oct 2003-Oct 2007


• Positions Held: Senior Software Developer (PHP), Systems Engineer (RedHat Enterprise)
• Developed proprietary code for remote content management and built LinkSmile.com around that service. Built a full featured shopping cart from scratch and sophisticated inventory management
• Developed a powerful web page “crawler” that spiders and catalogues all web pages it finds on the Internet for use by the Neobus search engine. Also built an advanced, proprietary ranking algorithm
• Wrote all proprietary code to automatically generate website thumbnails for ShrinkTheWeb.com’s service –which is used by LinkSmile.com, Neobus.com, and many outside webmasters

Bellsouth Technologies Services Inc., / MATRIX Resources, Inc., Tucker, GA
Oct 2000-May 2001


• Positions Held: Senior Systems Architect for Intel Server Platform Group [ISPG]
• Helped develop WSH and NT utility scripts to perform various functions for critical projects
• Research and testing to provide a solution for ADSL Billing utilizing Citrix nFuse/MetaFrame and Windows Terminal Server to eliminate UDP traffic for use through a highly secured Firewall.
• Installed and NetIQ and BMC Patrol 3.4 to monitor network security, intrusions, etc
• Windows 2000 Adv. Server/Server/Whistler/Professional architecture, testing, and standards development and documentation for Native Mode deployment throughout the entire Bellsouth Enterprise [1,500+ servers / 75,000+ clients]

Syncor Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. / MATRIX Resources, Inc., Duluth, GA
Apr 2000-Sep 2000


• Positions Held: Project Manager / Systems Management Server 2.0 Senior Consultant
• Engaged with Executive Management on Business Processes, Technology Issues, and Best Practices
• Project management of moderate-size group of seven (7) individuals to rollout SMS 2.0 for this International, geographically dispersed Fortune 500 company. Consisted of 1,300+ WAN/LAN-based machines and 250+ laptop users
• Complete design/planning authority with actual hands-on during development and implementation

C&S Technologies dba Imagion Internet Services, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Jun 1999-Apr 2001


• Positions Held: Principal / Project Manager / Network Consultant / Webmaster
• Engaged with Executive Management on Business Processes, Technology Issues, and Best Practices
• Complete “full-cycle” analysis/design/implementation of Enterprise for this Internet Service Provider [ISP] from conception. Coordinated with vendors: DELL, Cisco, and 3Com (Total Control), etc. to deploy state-of-the-art solutions

J.A.Evans &Associates., Atlanta, GA
May 1999-Jul 1999


• Positions Held: Senior Network Engineer / Access Database Programmer
• Performed a business analysis to determine need/requirements for an updated database
• Developed client tracking/reporting/invoicing database to meet exact needs and requests

Lanier Worldwide, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Nov 1998-Apr 1999


• Positions Held: Project Manager / Senior cc:Mail Consultant / Network Engineer
• Initially served as a high-level consultant on issues regarding cc:Mail problems, then acted as cc:Mail administrator/engineer during migration to Exchange
• Also took lead on entire project and coordinated with other consultants regarding Novell, Windows NT, Exchange, and WAN issues using Cisco routers in troubleshooting network related problems

IMS Group, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Sep 1998-Mar 1999


• Positions Held: Project Manager / WAN Engineer / Network Engineer / Internet Specialist
• Work performed on an as-needed basis during this period
• Performed hardware purchase, installation of CSU/DSU and Bay AN1001 router. Configured T1 using Frame Relay over new DLCI circuit and provided solution for Exchange 5.5 server accessibility problem through Guardian firewall

Intasys Management Systems, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Jul 1998-Aug 1998


• Positions Held: Network Engineer / Internet Specialist / Security Specialist
• Contracted to optimize/configure performance of the network, MS Exchange 5.0, and Proxy Server
• Extensive reconfiguration of the network, intranet, email, and Internet connections

Burnham Transportation, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Feb 1998-May 1998


• Positions Held: Network Engineer / Internet Specialist / Winframe Project Manager
• Contracted to re-design a failing network. Increased performance by approx. 65% within 3 weeks
• Responsible for a 400+ workstation Network with WAN links throughout the United States and Canada for which my management over a revolutionary type of Citrix Winframe Project lowered operating costs by $35,000+ per month
• Responsible for Top-Tier(Level II) support dealing with TCP/IP, ARP, DLC, IPX, IGRP, HP JetDirect, Unix, AS400s, Novell Intranetware 4.11, RS6000s, and Windows95/NT



PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

P.O.S. System/IT Network Support, Morrison’s Restaurants, Atlanta, GA
Sep 1997-Mar 1998


• Positions Held: Heat Administrator / Installer/Support Analyst for Point-of-Sale systems in 160 stores
• Designed and implemented HEAT Call Center and Logging system for internal help desk use
• Trained in Micros P-O-S terminals and back office. Assisted in roll-out to various locations nationwide

NEC Help Desk/IT Professional, Wang Laboratories, Marietta, GA
Jan 1997-Sep 1997


• Positions Held: Technical Mentor/Advisor / Trainer / System support analyst
• Extensive trouble-shooting skills and proficiency acquired as user of PC Desktops and LAN’s
• Customer satisfaction through practice of patience, teamwork, and interpersonal skills

Electronic Technician Management, Carefree Clearwater, Smyrna, GA
Jun 1992-Oct 1996


• Positions Held: Project Management / Electronics Tester/Assembler / Component Assembly
• Learned to effectively plan, organize, and follow-through to produce quality water purification units
• Learned soldering skills, population and trouble-shooting of board-level components
• Directed team efforts to minimize production costs while meeting all given deadlines



REFERENCES

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RESUMÉ SUMMARY

Achievements

CISSP – Security
CCNA – Cisco Networking
MCSE – Microsoft
MCP+I – Internet
MCT – Microsoft Trainer
A+ - Hardware Certified


Recent Projects

www.LinkSmile.com
www.ShrinkTheWeb.com
www.Neobus.com
www.Imagion.com
www.FindHosts.net

*All work completed from start to finish – Web Design, PHP Coding, 3rd party integrations, and all Proprietary Technology.


Consulting Experience

SBT, Inc: 6+ years
ShrinkTheWeb: 2 month
Neobus Search: 3 month
LinkSmile: 2+ years
Imagion.com: 2 years
Bellsouth: 1 year
Magnum Coll: 3 month
Syncor: 6 month
C&S Tech: 2 year
JAEvans: 3 month
Lanier World: 6 month
IMS Group: 6 month
Intasys Mgmt: 3 month
Cleveland Elect: 3 month
Burnham Trans: 3 month


Education / Training

Some College: Junior
Southern Tech, GA
Major: Management
Minor: Mathematics

Courses: Completed
Microsoft Trainer
MySQL Database Arch.
HEAT Help Desk Software

Languages: Fluent
English and Spanish