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🏆🥇✨Proven track record of delivering top-notch IT solutions ✨🥇🏆 - I specialize in networking, cybersecurity and virtualization including Citrix, VMware, and Microsoft technologies. My expertise spans Unifi, Meraki and Cisco in networking, SonicWall, Palo Alto and FortiNet in security as well as VMware, XenServer and Hyper-V virtualization. I've consistently achieved high client satisfaction through my dedication to excellence and attention to detail. **Key Skills:** 👉 Virtual Machine Management: Proficient in template automation, Citrix MCS, PVS, and Citrix AppLayering for efficient virtual machine deployment and management. 👉 User Experience Optimization: Skilled in enhancing user experience with Citrix WEM, Citrix UPM, Profile Unity, and AppSense solutions. 👉 Wireless Deployments: Experienced in deploying wireless solutions from Meraki, Ubiquiti, and Cisco for seamless connectivity. 👉 Network Security: Expertise in implementing and managing network security firewalls from Meraki, Ubiquiti, SonicWall, Cisco, and Palo Alto to ensure robust protection. 👉 Storage Area Network (SAN) Deployment: Knowledgeable in SAN deployment utilizing Pure Storage and Dell/EMC solutions for reliable data storage. 👉 Exchange Connectivity: Proficient in troubleshooting Exchange connectivity issues and optimizing mail flow for uninterrupted communication. 👉 Windows Patch Management: Skilled in deploying Windows patches using WSUS and Ivanti Patch for enhanced system security and performance. 👉 Microsoft Distributed File Services (DFSr) Deployments: Experienced in deploying DFSr solutions for efficient file replication and management. **Why Choose Me:** ✅ Proven Track Record: With a long history of successful client engagements, I have built a reputation for delivering exceptional IT solutions. ✅ Client Satisfaction: My focus on client satisfaction drives me to go above and beyond to meet project requirements and exceed expectations. ✅ Technical Expertise: I stay updated with the latest advancements in Citrix, VMware, and Microsoft technologies to provide cutting-edge solutions. ✅ Attention to Detail: I pay meticulous attention to detail in every project, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in implementation. ✅ Collaborative Approach: I believe in transparent communication and collaboration, working closely with clients to understand their needs and deliver tailored solutions. **Let's Connect:** 🥇 Ready to elevate your IT infrastructure? Reach out to discuss how I can help you achieve your goals efficiently and effectively.

I.T. and Network Support, management, and repair. I have a little over ten years of experience in this field in a variety of different environments with a background in customer service. I utilize industry standard practices to get the job done securely and correctly the first time while being able to articulate client needs well enough to translate them into manageable and scalable solutions. Security and Functionality is the focus! Work with me to achieve the goals you have laid out for your organization and it's technical infrastructure!

Meraki Certified Network Operator and Firewall Network engineer, I have many years setting up and configuring, VPN, SD-WAN and remote locations Meraki and Cisco Switches and networking. Fortinet Firewall setup and config with remote locations and firewall filtering. User VPN setup and configure. Firewall rules and filtering. Nimble SAN Storage server setup and config with VMWare Esxi 5.0-6.7 setup and config with ISCSI connectivity for system storage profiles. Switches, Cisco Aeronet, Meraki, Ubiquiti and Motorola wireless, Nuuo video monitoring and LifeSize video conferencing. Troubleshoot TCP/IP, DNS, WINS, DHCP and VPN. Support and maintain computing services including Windows Hyper-V and IBM iSeries and System X servers, VMWARE Esxi 5.5-6.5. Server, 2003-2019 Citrix XenApps, and Windows environment. Troubleshoot EDI transactions in Data Masons Vantage Point and Liaison AS2. Administer Office 365 mail and apps.

I am a CCIE-certified Network Engineer with over 14 years of experience designing, upgrading, and supporting on premise and hybrid enterprise network infrastructure across healthcare, financial services, professional services, public sector, and managed services environments. My background is rooted in deep hands-on expertise across routing and switching, data center networking, WAN architecture, and advanced troubleshooting in complex, multi-vendor environments. I have worked extensively with platforms including Cisco, Palo Alto, Infoblox, Arista, and Juniper. Throughout my career, I have led large-scale remote and hybrid deployments, stabilized critical network environments, and improved uptime, performance, and scalability across both data centers and distributed enterprise systems. I bring a strong ability to partner cross-functionally with infrastructure, security, and operations teams to deliver resilient, high-performing network solutions. CORE COMPETENCIES: ★ Data Center Architecture ★ Routing & Switching ★ SD-WAN ★ Network Security ★ WAN Architecture ★ Infrastructure Modernization ★ Advanced Troubleshooting ★ Cisco Nexus & Catalyst ★ Palo Alto / Fortinet Firewalls ★ Infoblox ★ BGP / OSPF / EIGRP ★ MPLS / DIA ★ Network Automation (Ansible) ★ High Availability & Resiliency ★ Leaf & Spine / Core & Distribution & Access TOOLS: Cisco IOS | Cisco NX-OS | Cisco Nexus (9000/7000/5000/2000) | Cisco Catalyst | Cisco ACI | Arista EOS | Juniper MX/EX | ArubaOS | Nokia OS | Cisco Meraki | BGP | OSPF | EIGRP | vPC | STP | VDC | VXLAN | EVPN | NAT | QoS | Multicast | VRF | DMVPN | IPsec | HSRP | VRRP | GLBP | LACP | LLDP | CDP | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN | Viptela SD-WAN | SilverPeak SD-WAN | MPLS | DIA | Metro Ethernet | Palo Alto | Fortinet | Cisco ASA | Cisco ISE | Cisco DNA | Wireshark | Ansible | TCL Shell | Python | SecureCRT | PuTTY | ServiceNow | Microsoft Teams | Zoom | Webex | Outlook | Visio CERTIFICATIONS: CCIE Routing & Switching #51201 | CCNP | CCDA | MCSE

I'm the Level III IT consultant who works for other MSPs and IT consultancies — the senior hand you bring in for the hard problems junior techs escalate: network redesigns, cybersecurity hardening, server migrations, and emergency triage. 30+ years in the trenches, U.S. Navy trained, Top Rated with a 100% Job Success score. Based in the Chicago area / Northwest Indiana, with remote and on-site coverage nationwide. Where I go deep: - Networking & Security: Design, configure, and secure networks with SonicWall, Fortinet, Cisco/Meraki, UniFi/Ubiquiti, TP-Link Omada, and Netgear — firewalls, VLANs, VPNs, 2FA/MFA, site-to-site bridges. - Servers & Hosting: Nearly 30 years of cPanel/WHM, DNS, POP3/IMAP, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace; Apache/PHP/MySQL on RHEL/CentOS/AlmaLinux for reliable hosting and maximum uptime. - Systems & Cloud: Windows Server 2025, Windows 11, Linux, and macOS; Azure/Hyper-V virtualization and AWS/GCP deployments — from design through deployment and ongoing operations. - Microsoft Stack: Microsoft 365 administration and migration, Entra, Intune, and Active Directory Group Policy. Industry experience: HIPAA-compliant IT for medical/dental, Dealer Management Systems for automotive groups, secure corporate networks, and structured wiring and access control for warehouses. How I work: Precise and methodical. Project-based engagements first, hourly for smaller targeted work. I bring clear status updates and a bias toward documenting what I change, so the next person — internal or external — can pick up where I left off. I coordinate across internal IT teams, third-party vendors, and contract boards when an engagement requires it. Background: Self-taught IT professional since 1997; U.S. Navy Aircrewman, Patrol Squadron 26 (VP-26), 1990–1995, earning a Navy Achievement Medal for technical expertise on a classified surveillance system. Network Operations Center engineer at eSignal/Interactive Data, 2000–2007. Founded Ateki LLC in 2002. If you need a senior consultant who can redesign a network, harden security, migrate a server room, or own the escalations your team is stuck on — and who shows up, communicates, and documents — let's talk about your project.

𝗨𝗣𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧-𝗩𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥 ✨ 🥇 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱: 📬 𝖣𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖢𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 👨🏻‍💻 𝖨𝖳 𝖢𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 🔒 𝖤𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗅 𝖲𝖾𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖤𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 & 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 🛡️ 𝖤𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗅 𝖲𝖾𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒 & 𝖣𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖤𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗍 🔑 𝖣𝖬𝖠𝖱𝖢, 𝖡𝖨𝖬𝖨 & 𝖬𝖳𝖠-𝖲𝖳𝖲 𝖢𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗅𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍 💻 𝖦𝗈𝗈𝗀𝗅𝖾 𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗄𝗌𝗉𝖺𝖼𝖾 & 𝖬𝗂𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗈𝖿𝗍 𝟥𝟨𝟧 𝖠𝖽𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 & 𝖧𝖺𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 🧩 𝖥𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖢𝖳𝖮 𝖲𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 — 𝖳𝖾𝖼𝗁 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝖣𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗀𝗇 & 𝖮𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖲𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗀𝗒 📈 𝖠𝖨 & 𝖠𝗎𝗍𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖡𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖮𝗉𝗍𝗂𝗆𝗂𝗓𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 💬 𝖲𝗅𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝖠𝖽𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 & 𝖠𝗎𝗍𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 ⚙️ 𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗄𝖿𝗅𝗈𝗐 𝖤𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 & 𝖢𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗌-𝖯𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆 𝖠𝗎𝗍𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 (𝖹𝖺𝗉𝗂𝖾𝗋, 𝖬𝖺𝗄𝖾, 𝗇8𝗇) 🌐 𝖭𝖾𝗍𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝖤𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 ☁️ 𝖢𝗅𝗈𝗎𝖽 𝖡𝖺𝖼𝗄𝗎𝗉 & 𝖣𝗂𝗌𝖺𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖱𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 💽 𝖮𝖲 𝖬𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 & 𝖵𝗂𝗋𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗓𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 🌟 𝖤𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝖨𝖳 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝗌𝗄𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌𝖾𝗍. 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: ✅ CCNA – Cisco Certified Network Associate ✅ AI Solutions on Cisco Infrastructure Essentials ✅ Zscaler Zero Trust Cyber Associate ✅ Proofpoint Certified Email Authentication Specialist ✅ Proofpoint Certified Security Awareness Specialist ✅ Proofpoint Certified Ransomware Specialist ✅ 𝖪𝗅𝖺𝗏𝗂𝗒𝗈 𝖣𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖲𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍 ✅ 𝖣𝖬𝖠𝖱𝖢 𝖢𝖾𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖤𝖺𝗌𝗒𝖣𝖬𝖠𝖱𝖢 ✅ 𝖹𝖳𝖢𝖠 (𝖹𝖾𝗋𝗈 𝖳𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖢𝖾𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝖠𝗋𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍) ✅ 𝖢𝖬𝖭𝖮 (𝖢𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗈 𝖬𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗄𝗂 𝖭𝖾𝗍𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝖮𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗈𝗋) ✅ 𝖤𝖢𝖬𝖲 (𝖤𝗇𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖾𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖢𝗂𝗌𝖼𝗈 𝖬𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗄𝗂 𝖲𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖯𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝟤) ✅ 𝖦𝗈𝗈𝗀𝗅𝖾 𝖢𝗅𝗈𝗎𝖽 𝖦 𝖲𝗎𝗂𝗍𝖾 ✅ 𝖩𝖠𝖬𝖥 𝖢𝖾𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝖠𝗌𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾 ✅ 𝖣𝖢𝖠𝖳 𝖨𝖨 (𝖣𝖺𝗍𝗍𝗈 𝖢𝖾𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝖠𝖽𝗏𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝖳𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗂𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗇) 🏆 𝖡𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖲𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗀𝗒 𝖦𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖦𝗅𝗈𝖻𝖺𝗅 𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗆𝗉𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟥 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 🎓 𝖬𝖡𝖠 📘 𝖡.𝖲. 𝖠𝖼𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 📢 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 As of September 2024, inactive contracts will incur a 1-hour monthly fee to remain open. This change helps maintain availability and competitiveness on the platform while ensuring continued support for all clients. Thank you for your understanding and ongoing partnership!