A. Peter Olson, Jr.
polson@red-bean.com
http://www.red-bean.com/polson
(mobile) 630-430-6926
OBJECTIVE
I am seeking a challenging senior IT Support engineering position. I am particularly interested in
secure access technologies, including VPN, firewall, Windows Terminal Services, and Citrix
Presentation Server.
EXPERIENCE
- 2000-present | Alcatel-Lucent | Member of Technical Staff
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Member of services team focusing on Remote connectivity to customer
neworks for Real-Time Technical Support of Alcatel-Lucent products.
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Designed, implemented and supported Windows Server 2003 Active
Directory authentication domains on remote equipment.
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Designed, implemented and supported Citrix Metaframe Presentation
Server farms in multiple remote locations.
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Configured an outbound remote access solution used by thousands
of users and connected to over sixty customer networks.
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Designed and implemented DMZ networks using Juniper Netscreen firewalls.
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Designed, implemented, and supported Veritas Netbackup to backup
multiple systems of various platforms.
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Implemented VMWare Server virtualization software in production to
enable better utilization of hardware deployed in the field.
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Supported custom Java applications requiring multiple versions of Java
Runtime Environment on Windows Terminal Server and Citrix Metaframe.
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Worked to bring multilple support organizations including
those from different companies together to achieve a high-performance,
and inexpensive business-to-business remote access system.
- 1998-2000 | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | Telecommunications Engineer
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Responsible for implementing a secure remote access system for
Federal Reserve employees based on encrypted dialup solution and Citrix Presentation Server.
Designed and implemented two-factor authentication system using RSA ACE server and SecurID.
- 1995-1998 | Sidley & Austin | Remote Access Administrator
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Responsible for implementing a nation-wide dialup remote access solution for large law firm.
Implemented Citrix Winframe system for fast access to client server document managment system over slow
dialup links. Desktop technician supporting Windows LAN Manager network and DOCS Open document management tools.
- 1993-1995 | Caprel Consulting | Technical Support
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Desktop and telephone support technician, with focus on engineering and computer aided design support at a major
corporation.
EDUCATION
- 2004-present | DePaul University
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Masters student of Computer Science focusing on Network Security
- 1989-1993 | University of Chicago
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B.A. Psychology with emphasis on Biology
OTHER INTERESTS
Choral singing, role-playing games, recumbent cycling, and flying
radio controlled airplanes.