Bob Mertz

Current

• Systems Administrator at New Life Christian Church
• Owner at Ransom Tech Services LLC

Past

• Contractor at Defender Hosting
• Contractor at PullThePlug Technologies LLC
• Support and Operations Manager at MFC, LLC (dba readnews.com)

• QA Support at Pinogy, Inc
• Systems Administrator at Carpathia Hosting, Inc.
• Management Team at Pizza Hut
• Client Operations Manager at Elite Internet Communications
• On-Site Technician at PA Computer Connections
• Computer Network Administrator at Teen Quest
• Technical Support at Helicon On-Line

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Education

• Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
• CompTIA

Recommended

6 people have recommended Bob

Connections

78 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company

Bob Mertz’s Summary

Focusing on "intelligent" remote hands to allow customers in Ashburn, VA data centers have an acting on-site presence even if their employees are in another state or country. Doing business as Ransom Tech Services, I provide remote hands assistance in area data centers such as Equinix, however, I have a good foundation of the majority of data center servers and network equipment so that I am able to provide reliable feedback rather than just wait for the next command to be told. I've worked in various computer-related sectors and began focusing on data centers about 5 or 6 years ago. I also have a real passion for overcoming obstacles that require creative solutions.

Bob Mertz’s Specialties:

linux, server hardware, macintosh, windows, enterprise data centers, general networking

Bob Mertz’s Experience

• Systems Administrator

  New Life Christian Church

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

• Owner

  Ransom Tech Services LLC

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

• Contractor

  Defender Hosting

  (Internet industry)

  April 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 9 months)

• Contractor

  PullThePlug Technologies LLC

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  March 2006 — March 2008 (2 years 1 month)

• Support and Operations Manager

  MFC, LLC (dba readnews.com)

  (Internet industry)

  February 2006 — March 2008 (2 years 2 months)

• QA Support

  Pinogy, Inc

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)

  Used Pinogy's 360pet software in a real life scenario to provide support to developers for Q&A.

• Systems Administrator

  Carpathia Hosting, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2005 — February 2006 (1 year 2 months)

• Management Team

  Pizza Hut

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Restaurants industry)

  September 1996 — January 2005 (8 years 5 months)

• Client Operations Manager

  Elite Internet Communications

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  October 2000 — December 2004 (4 years 3 months)

• On-Site Technician

  PA Computer Connections

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  January 2000 — November 2004 (4 years 11 months)

• Computer Network Administrator

  Teen Quest

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  August 1996 — May 1999 (2 years 10 months)

• Technical Support

  Helicon On-Line

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  December 1996 — September 1997 (10 months)

Bob Mertz’s Education

• Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

  Psychology 2003 — 2004

• CompTIA

  Linux+ , 2003 — 2003

Additional Information

Bob Mertz’s Websites:

• My Company

Bob Mertz’s Interests:

Aquariums, Skiing, Church Activities

Bob Mertz’s Groups:

Electronic Frontier Foundation, New Life Christian Church

Bob Mertz’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
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• job inquiries
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