Innovative Technology Consultant
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Principal at InnoCloud
- Past
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- Director of Information Technology at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church/Little Flock Christian School
- Senior Network Engineer at MTC Telcom, Inc.
- Network and Sales Support Engineer at Friedman Computer Solutions
- Lead Sales Engineer, Field Technician and LAN Administrator at Winstar Communications
- Network Installation and Support Manager / Part Owner at Highland Networks, Inc.
- Network Installation and Support Manager / Part Owner at Highland Networks, Inc.
- Facilities Administration and Construction Manager at The MBI Group, Inc.
- Network Technician at Georgia Institute of Technology
- Education
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- Columbia Union College
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- McLean High School
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Andrew Mitry’s Summary
With over 10 years of technology experience in both small and large organizations, I seek challenging work with dynamic organizations where I can apply my technical expertise, leadership skills, and enthusiasm. I have a reputation as an innovative, dedicated and results-driven professional.
Andrew Mitry’s Specialties:
• IT Planning and Management
• LAN/WAN Design and Administration
• Systems Acquisition
• Hardware Acquisition
• Disaster Recovery Solutions
• Cloud Computing
• Helpdesk Management
• Cisco Switches, Routers and PIX Firewalls
• IPSEC/SSL and Hardware VPN Solutions
• Microsoft Windows NT/2000/2003 Server
• Server Virtualization with VMware/SAN
• Microsoft Exchange 5.5/2000/2003/2007
• Google Apps
• Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP)
• VOIP/Traditional Phone Systems
Andrew Mitry’s Experience
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Principal
InnoCloud
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Consulting on innovative solutions for organizations that wish to embrace the latest technologies including Open Source applications, SaaS, Virtualization and VoIP.
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Director of Information Technology
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church/Little Flock Christian School
(Religious Institutions industry)
May 2004 — May 2008 (4 years 1 month)
• Overseeing a team of employees and volunteers that manage the technology, audiovisual, and web infrastructure and projects
• Correlating current and future technology needs to organizational growth plans ensuring cost effective implementation
• Developing project requirements, obtaining and evaluating vendor proposals, and selecting and implementing best solutions
• Deploying a virtual infrastructure and storage area network using open source technologies
• Developing and presenting an annual technology budget to management and board of directors
• Designing and implementing a sustainable technology infrastructure from a single server and 5 computers to three physical,16 virtual servers and 115 computers across four locations
• Managing a migration to new customer relationship management system
• Designing a disaster recovery plan, including backup strategy, offsite backup, emergency plans and contacts -
Senior Network Engineer
MTC Telcom, Inc.
(Computer Networking industry)
March 2003 — April 2004 (1 year 2 months)
• Consulting with clients, evaluating and planning for current and future IT needs
• Migrating clients from NT4/Exchange 5.5/Win98 to Windows Server 2003/Exchange 2003/WinXP
• Migrating clients from a NT4 server environment to a Linux server environment
• Setup of remote users and offices using VPN and VOIP Technologies
• Managing network security for multiple clients using Firewalls, IDS, AD and Symantec Client Security
• Analyzing, designing and implementing network security for several nonprofit organizations
• Creating and enforcing security policies
• Developing annual network maintenance programs
• Adding new hosting products to company offerings
• Creating custom sales proposals for clients with various configurations
• Creation of a remote monitoring and support infrastructure across distributed sites and clients
• Training staff and management in the use of various helpdesk packages
• Training client management and staff on new systems -
Network and Sales Support Engineer
Friedman Computer Solutions
(Computer Networking industry)
September 2002 — February 2003 (6 months)
• Designing, installing and administering LAN/WAN for approximately 30 small to medium sized firms
• Deploying MS Windows 2000 Server, MS Exchange, Hardware & Software Firewalls, ISPEC VPN
• Managing relocations for medium-sized firms, including coordination with various vendors
• Researching and proposing voice and data connectivity solutions for clients
• Conducting new product research, testing and implementation
• Writing and presenting customized information technology proposals to prospective clients -
Lead Sales Engineer, Field Technician and LAN Administrator
Winstar Communications
(Public Company; WCII; Telecommunications industry)
September 2000 — May 2002 (1 year 9 months)
• Working with sales executives to provide technical support for company products both pre-sale and post-sale
• Training sales staff in voice and data theory and applications
• Customizing voice and data solutions to meet special customer needs
• Assisting customers and their vendors in network design and implementation
• Installing and supporting data and Internet T1 circuits and voice circuits
• Working with microwave radios for the installation and maintenance of T1 circuits
• Administering Local Area Network supporting remote offices of up to 100 people, which included providing Windows NT/2000/XP desktop support, Windows NT and Solaris Server Administration, and physical network support -
Network Installation and Support Manager / Part Owner
Highland Networks, Inc.
(Computer Networking industry)
December 1999 — August 2000 (9 months)
• Creation of a 24/7 IT customer support team skilled with finding creative, low-cost and effective solutions
• Providing consulting and support services to facilitate the relocation of a large architectural firm
• Coordinating the selections and installations of telephone systems and voice/data services
• Installing and supporting Cisco desktop switches
• Building Linux based routers and firewalls
• Implementing small and medium-scale Windows 2000/NT/98 networks -
Network Installation and Support Manager / Part Owner
Highland Networks, Inc.
(Computer Networking industry)
December 1999 — August 2000 (9 months)
• Creation of a 24/7 IT customer support team skilled with finding creative, low-cost and effective solutions
• Providing consulting and support services to facilitate the relocation of a large architectural firm
• Coordinating the selections and installations of telephone systems and voice/data services
• Installing and supporting Cisco desktop switches
• Building Linux based routers and firewalls
• Implementing small and medium-scale Windows 2000/NT/98 networks -
Facilities Administration and Construction Manager
The MBI Group, Inc.
(Construction industry)
January 1999 — November 1999 (11 months)
• Managing facilities at five different locations including all electrical, plumbing, HVAC, structural and communications systems
• Coordinating multiple trades and sub-contractors to complete the construction of a custom-built private home
• Creation of a technology infrastructure for the management of accounting, job tracking, and communication systems -
Network Technician
Georgia Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 1997 — December 1998 (2 years )
• Managing department migration from UNIX to Windows NT
• Design and installation of two 30-workstation research labs and one 20-workstation classroom
• Setup of multiple NT Servers supporting faculty and students
• Diagnosing multiple platform hardware and software problems
Andrew Mitry’s Education
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Columbia Union College
B.S. , Management Information Systems , 2002 — 2004
Valedictorian Graduation Speaker
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Georgia Institute of Technology
Industrial and Systems Engineering 1996 — 1998
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McLean High School
1992 — 1996
Additional Information
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Andrew Mitry’s Interests:
cloud computing, open source, virtualization, VoIP, woodworking
Andrew Mitry’s Groups:
Church IT RoundTable (CITRT)
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Christians in Technology Networking Group
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