Systems Architect | Solutionist | Exchange Expert | CISSP | Technology Evangelist | Christopher.Kusek@Pkguild.com
Greater Chicago Area
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- Professional Services Consultant at NetApp
- Vice-Chairman and Founding Member at Chicago Windows User Group
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- Technology Evangelist at PKGuild (Self-employed)
- Professional Services Consultant at Network Appliance
- Systems Architect - Solutions Specialist at Peters & Associates
- Technology Advisor at Ethical Technologies, L.L.C
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Christopher Kusek’s Summary
Systems Architect & Evangelist responsible for high level architecture design, review of complex networking solutions, staff mentoring, and trouble shooting guidance. Results driven and highly focused on solving problems, and ensuring the highest level of quality under any circumstance within all environments.
Always seeking new ways to harness my ability to solve highly complicated and complex problems in new and innovative ways, resulting in cost savings and higher levels of confidentiality, integrity and assurance.
Email Me: Christopher.Kusek@Pkguild.com
LinkedIn Open Networker (LION)
Christopher Kusek’s Specialties:
CISSP, NSA IAM, MCP, MCSA, MCSE and MCITP for Messaging and Security, Technology, Troubleshooting, Problem Solving, Best Practices, Wireless, Mobility, Messaging, Security, Unified solutions, VOIP, Infrastrucutre, SW/HW Virtualization, (VMWare, VirtualServer, XEN), Storage, Auditing, Mentoring, Leadership, Migration, Architecture, Advanced Solutions, Documentation, Community Service. MCSE* (NT4.0, 2003, 2008)
Christopher Kusek’s Experience
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Professional Services Consultant
NetApp
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; NTAP; Computer Hardware industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
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Vice-Chairman and Founding Member
Chicago Windows User Group
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2002 — Present (6 years 8 months)
Vice-Chairman, setting leadership and guidance for the direction of the organization.
Founding member of the Chicago Windows Users Group.
CWUG is a community of individuals dedicated to making the users and administrators of Windows products successful in their work, home and leisure environments through the sharing of ideas, best practices, information and research and development. -
Technology Evangelist
PKGuild (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 1999 — December 2007 (8 years 1 month)
As a Technology Evangelist, I have held myself to the highest standards of quality in my engagements of Speaking, Leading or Mentoring. Acting as a mentor for many members of the IT community, I've helped set precedent to enable and exhibit the possibilities available. I actively challenge my mentee's to fulfill their full potential in their abilities both within IT and throughout the business and social culture available to them.
So it does not overshadow my other entries, I have this entry inactive.
I speak actively on a wide range of topics, covering very detailed and high level breakdowns of technology and how it may apply to business as a whole. I perform one-on-one and multi-group sessions training in the workforce in order to maximize the skills and technology being utilized.
I am always seeking to help others who would realize real benefit from a mentor/mentee situation, and helping to fulfill the full potential of an individual to help them shine. -
Professional Services Consultant
Network Appliance
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; NTAP; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2007 — July 2007 (1 month)
Please refer to NetApp entry
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Systems Architect - Solutions Specialist
Peters & Associates
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1996 — June 2007 (10 years 10 months)
As a Systems Architect at Peters & Associates, Christopher Kusek is responsible for high level architecture design, review of complex networking solutions, staff mentoring, and trouble shooting guidance. Specializations include messaging and collaboration, infrastructure and migration, security practices and best practice guidance and establishment.
Peters & Associates was founded in 1981 and is dedicated to the design, integration and support of technology infrastructure solutions. We have vast experience in project management, directory solutions, security, mobile computing and messaging systems. Our consultants deliver scalable infrastructure solutions in a predictable manner with an emphasis on security and reliability, allowing our clients to leverage their business investments in technology. Peters & Associates has been recognized as an industry leader by VARBusiness in its VARBusiness 500, and as a top 10 integrator by Smart Reseller. -
Technology Advisor
Ethical Technologies, L.L.C
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
January 2004 — December 2005 (2 years)
Acted as a Technology liaison and adviser on technical matters interfacing directly with the board. Worked closely with the development and application staff to ensure technical matters were resolved in a timely fashion, providing simplification and breakdown of problems in order to design effective solutions.
Christopher Kusek’s Education
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Microsoft
Microsoft 2007 — 2007
MCSE 2008
MCITP: Exchange 2007
MCTS: Exchange 2007
MCITP: SQL 2005 Design -
Microsoft
MCSE , 2003 , 2005 — 2005
MCSE/MCSA Security
MCSE/MCSA Messaging (Certified in 5.0, 5.5, 2000, 2003, and 2007) -
ISC2
CISSP , Certified Information Systems Security Practitioner , 2002 — 2002
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Microsoft
MCSE , NT 4.0 , 1998 — 1998
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Christopher Kusek’s Interests:
Problem solving, innovation, reading, learning, teaching and educating, efficiency, mentoring, speaking, leading, business networking, solving business issues, Community, Baltimization.
Christopher Kusek’s Honors:
Americas Teamwork Award, NetApp, 2009
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