Todd Russell - Experience

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Positions held

• Director of IT for Saint Joseph Seminary College - 2008 to present
  • Manage campus network - pfSense firewall router with Ubiquiti switches and wireless access pointsdeployed acroos multiple VLANs
  • WebTitan HQ for campus-wide DNS filtering
  • Manage campus phone system - IP-based Mitel 3300 supporting over 200 phones
  • Manage server infrastructure - FreeNAS / TrueNAS, Linux, Windows Server
  • Design and implement redundant rsync-based backup system for all campus systems and servers
  • Set up and manage Google Apps for Education account supporting over 200 users
  • Manage all aspects of campus computers and mobile devices
  • Coordinate support for faculty, staff, and student end users
  • Create policies and documentation required for SACS accreditation reviews
  • Budgeting and strategic planning
  • Up-to-date documentation of IT processes and technologies
  • All other technology related items
  • Retired tehnologies: Nortel and Avaya routers and switches, Astaro Security Gateway, Smoothwall UTM, Aerohive access points, VMWare server, Microsoft SQL, MySQL, Quickbooks, AccPac / Sage 300, Raiser's Edge, Mandarin Library Server
• Webmaster for Saint Joseph Seminary College - 2007 to 2016
  • Manage webservers - internal server (Macintosh OS X, then Ubuntu Linux, then Debian Linux) and a CentOS "Linux Virtual Private Server" from Liquid Web
  • Manage DNS Zones for all domain names
  • Collaborate on redesign of five institutional websites from 2007 to 2008
  • Hand-code all five new websites in HTML, CSS, and Javascript with occasional php and MySQL for database and advanced needs
  • Redesign and rewrite the login, registration, and management segments for the Abbey Youth Fest website using php, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and Javascript
  • Handle all site update requests
  • Collaborate on redesign and restructuring of the Abbey and Seminary's entire web presences from 2010 to 2011
  • Architect and code file-based website templating system for the redesign from 2010 to 2011
  • Hand-code the HTML, CSS, Javascript, php, and MySQL for the new websites from 2010 to 2011
  • Implement social networking strategy for the new websites in 2011
  • All other web technology related items
• Assistant to the Director of IT for Saint Joseph Seminary College - 2005 to 2007
  • Maintain campus network and assist in the migration to the new Nortel infrastructure
  • Maintain campus phone system (Vodavi) and assist in the migration to the new Mitel system
  • Maintain Windows servers and related services - Server 2003, AccPac, Quickbooks, Raiser's Edge, Mandarin Library Server, Active Directory, DNS, print server, IPSwitch mail server
  • Migrate Windows servers to VMWare
  • Set up and configure Moodle on Ubuntu Linux server
  • Install and configure Apache, MySQL, php, and phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu Linux for internal sites and databases
  • Hardware support on every level including building machines
  • Operating system and software support on servers and client machines
  • Assist faculty, staff, and students with their individual technology issues
• Web Developer and Application Programmer for Bertucci Incorporated - 2003 to 2005, 2007
  • Web development of eCommerce and membership sites using HTML, CSS, Javascript, php, and MySQL
  • Linux server management
  • Domain and DNS management for client hosting
  • Hardware, software, networking, and OS support for clients
  • Windows application programming using Pascal in Delphi
• Part-time Self Employment - 2002 to present
  • Computer repairs, upgrades, troubleshooting, installs, etc...
  • Computer tutoring
  • Videography
  • Video format transferrals
• St. Peter Catholic Church - 2000 to 2003
  1. Positions
     • Full-time Coordinator of Youth Ministry, Jr. High CCD, High School CCD, and Confirmation programs (2001 to 2003)
     • Part-time Jr. High CCD Coordinator (2000 to 2001)
  2. IT Related Experience
     • Set up, upgrades, repairs, and maintenance of Ministry Center computers
     • Install a network in the Ministry Center
     • Microsoft Access and FileMaker Pro databases for RCIA, CCD, and Confirmation programs
  3. Management
     • Coordinate Youth Ministry, Jr. High CCD, High School CCD, and Confirmation programs
     • Budget for Youth Ministry, Jr. High CCD, High School CCD, and Confirmation programs
     • Followed through from vision to proposal to completion of the parish's purchase of a nearby house to use as the parish Youth House
     • Coordinate volunteers for the above mentioned programs

Education

• Foley High School in Foley, AL
  Advanced Diploma (1992 to 1996)
• Faulkner State Community College in Bay Minette, AL
  Associate in Science for Computer Science (1992 to 1994)
• Troy State University in Troy, AL (now Troy University)
  Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Cum Laude (1994 to 1996)
• Saint Joseph Seminary College in Saint Benedict, LA (also listed as Covington, LA)
  1.5 years of the Pre-Theologate Program (1998 to 1999)

Most valuable skills from experience

• Broad range of experience with numerous products and software - From server to end-user tools, I have experience with more pieces of hardware and software than I care to count. Being one of only two IT employees at my current position forces me to be a "jack of all trades" and to be familiar with countless pieces of software and hardware that specialized IT personnel would never be forced to deal with. I also have developed the interpersonal skills needed to support end-users of varying experience levels.
• End-user support expert - Troubleshooting problems is a skill inherent to anyone who deals with computers, but I have a broad range of experience in this regard as I have handled end-user support as a side job, then professionally since 2001. This has covered every version of Windows since 3.1, every version of Macintosh since 7.1, multiple distros of Linux, every mobile OS from a dizzying array of PDAs and phones, and numerous pieces of software. I have well-above average skills in general logic, which helps me to solve problems that others with similar timeframes of experience fail to solve. Some of the people I have served have marvelled after seeing me solve problems that their previous IT Professional could not figure out.
• Clear writing style - I have been writing creatively since 1992, and professionally since 2008. My creative writing consists of poetry, short stories, a short book about my journey through Ireland, and a novel. I have written opinion pieces, religious reflections, reviews, and critiques. Professionally, I have written reports, documentation, and tutorials for my current position. You can find a collection of my writing here at my site (links in the left sidebar).