Chris O'Rourke

Current

• Chief Executive Officer at Slate Technologies

Past

• Senior Network Engineer at Netropole
• IT Manager at Herald News

Education

• Portland Community College

Recommended

3 people have recommended Chris

Connections

81 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

Chris O'Rourke’s Summary

To facilitate and foster confidence in technology allowing businesses to focus more on growth and less on operational worry.
In my 13 years as a network administrator and manager from, Windows 95 all the way to Windows Vista and OS X Leopard ease of use is still trumped by self confidence.
My goal has always been to inspire and create a happy working environment for my networks and my staffs/customers.

Chris O'Rourke’s Specialties:

Network administrator with multiple certifications (MCSE, MCSA) and 13 years
of responsible IT experience. Expertise includes: multi-platform environments
(Novell 5.1, NT 4.0, Linux, Unix, Ethernet, and Macintosh), LANs/WANs,
Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP systems and workstation optimization, computer
network design and setup, Tcp/Ip, technical infrastructure, Apache, PHP &
MySQL. Reputation for dedicated teamwork, high-energy work ethic, and
commitment to customer service.

Chris O'Rourke’s Experience

• Chief Executive Officer

  Slate Technologies

  (Partnership; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  End to end business technology analysis, forecasting and management.

• Senior Network Engineer

  Netropole

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

  October 2007 — August 2008 (11 months)

  Managed network infrastructure and day to day troubleshooting for multiple business clients. Maintained patching guidelines and installation scripts. Also responsible for DNS management and Sendio ldap configuration. Day to day duties involved management of disparate server versions and a wide variety of software and hardware. Handled vulnerability and security testing as well
  as mail server spam and virus filtration.
  Installation and management of network sniffers and probes for traffic
  shaping and network optimization. Configuration of legacy email servers and backup management. Installation of Sharepoint templates and system and server builds.
  Also responsible for training client users and client network contact personnel as well as user guide and policy documents for client disbursement.

• IT Manager

  Herald News

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  May 2007 — October 2007 (6 months)

  I managed network infrastructure and day to day troubleshooting of a 130 machine network. Planned and implemented a move from an old facility to a brand new gigabit/fiber based location. Shortly after the move I planned and implemented a migration from a workgroup based network with 2 fileservers to an Active Directory/Open Directory mixed network with 4 Windows 2003 servers and 2 OS X Tiger servers to maximize the performance of a mixed OS
  environment. Position handled every facet of network and computer
  infrastructure management as well as printer maintenance and
  troubleshooting.
  Designed and created a SharePoint 2007 internal intranet with individual team sites for each department. At new building took company from a 768kbps DSL line to a 10mbit cable connection for redundancy. I dealt with mixed legacy systems on a daily basis (Mac OS 9, Windows 95) and upgraded users wherever possible. Also responsible for the training, and management of a part time technician.

Chris O'Rourke’s Education

• Portland Community College

  None , Music Theory, Information Technology , 1994 — 1995

Additional Information

Chris O'Rourke’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Chris O'Rourke’s Interests:

PHP, MySQL, CSS, Photography, Drum Corps International, emerging mobile technologies, Convergence concepts, UI Design, Parenting

Chris O'Rourke’s Groups:

Legion of Tech

•    PDX Technology Professionals - Portland Oregon

Chris O'Rourke’s Contact Settings

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