Brian Hoyt
hoyty@hoyty.com
(703)721-0872

Certification

Certified as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer + Internet in Windows NT 4.0.  Tests and scores can be found here.

Work Experience

Network Administrator, Roland Park Country School (http://www.rpcs.org): January 2003-

Manage network for private K-12 school.  Network includes 10 servers, 500 laptops, 100 desktops and a 802.11b wireless infrastructure.

 

Senior Systems Engineer, Planet Technologies (http://www.go-planet.com): September 1999-January 2003

Worked on small company's networks performing system administration tasks.  Developed  Qwest's Managed Exchange ASP offering.  Assisted the Department of Energy and the President's Information Coordination Center in preparing for Y2K.

 

Technology Specialist, Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com): January 1999-June 1999

Preformed pre-sales support for Microsoft products, particularly Backoffice and Windows 2000.

 

Consultant, Wordlink, Inc. (Company no longer exists): November 1996-December 1998

Major project worked on is a 20,000+-user implementation of Microsoft Exchange 4.0 - 5.5. Duties including Migration from Host (Dissos / OV), Lotus cc:Mail, HP Openmail, second tier support for client issues concerning Exchange 4.0 / 5.0 and Outlook, and server administration.

 

Assistant Network Administrator, Administrative Information Technology Services (formerly Administrative Information Systems and Services) (http://www.aits.uillinois.edu): February 1996-October 1996

Helped maintain Windows NT server network. Setup and upgraded clients to Windows 95 and NT workstation. Tested new hardware and software for implementation. Also aided and advised Administrators in purchasing of new hardware and software.

 

Network Technician, University of Illinois Housing (http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/technology/URHnet/): August 1995-October 1996

Worked with students of varying technical capabilities on implementation of network capabilities as well as determining and removing of software and hardware conflicts. In addition aided and advised URHNet administration concerning implementation and maintenance of the network and the software to access it.

 

Assistant Regulatory Compliance Officer, Westinghouse Communications (Company no longer exists): June 1995-August 1995

Drafted corporate wide policies concerning critical compliance issues with FCC and state Public Service Commissions.  Dealt directly with state P.S.C.'s in revision of Communication Tariffs.

 

Computer Consultant, VCampus (formerly Imsatt Corp.) (http://www.vcampus.com): February 1993-January 1994

Responsible for the editing of educational software for physics and chemistry to be used in high schools and colleges.

Programming Skills

Experience programming in: C, C++, Assembly (Intel 80x86), Pascal, Tudor, Mathematica, and Scheme.

Troubleshooting Skills

Troubleshooting skills with DOS, Win 3.1x, WFW 3.1x, Win 95, Win NT, Win 2000, Win XP. Knowledge of hardware, with respect to diagnosing, replacing, and capabilities.