Kevin Gregg

Current

Lead Project Deployment Technician / Network Engineer (contract) at TAC Worldwide
Lead Network Engineer / Installation Technician (contract) at Kforce

Past

Lead Network Engineer at The Computer Merchant
Network Engineer (contract) at Clearpath Consulting
Lead Systems and Technical Analyst / IT Point-of-Contact at Whirlpool Corporation

Network Technician (contract) at Techsolve, Inc.
Systems Technician at G.E. Automation Services @ Nissan North America
Account Executive / Educational Counselor at New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Owner, Operator, IT Business Analyst and Network Consultant at Infination Technology Solutions (Sole Proprietorship)
Network and Systems Administrator at MEMA
Store Manager, Business Consultant, Sales, Technician at Compu-Cure, Inc.

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Education

University of Mississippi
Mississippi State University
Starkville Academy

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Industry

Computer & Network Security

Kevin Gregg’s Summary

CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft, Novell, and Cisco partner; Microsoft OEM System Builder since 1997; Dell DCSE certifications: Lead Project Deployment Management and Dell Service Provider; MSFT SQL Server (2000) certification.

TECHNICAL TRAINING
Microsoft, Cisco, Novell/Novell Linux, Citrix; SunOS/Unix, BSD, Linux, DEC, VAX/VMS; VoIP, wireless, Ethernet, VPN, telecom, and related business client-server and productivity software; network/security hardware and software. MSFT: Active Directory, Group Policy, SoftGrid virtualization, Bitlocker, Vista deployment, Server 2003/2008, Software Assurance, MDOP, DaRT, DEM, AIS, SMS, OM, SCCM, AGPM, .NET, Visual SourceSafe, SharePoint. VMWare. IBM RACF, ClearCase, AIX, SMIT, Z/OS

Multi-faceted in both business and technical aspects of IT.

Kevin Gregg’s Specialties:

Business and security analysis, BPI, disaster planning and recovery, project management, business development, service and operations management, resource planning; change, risk and configuration management; gap analysis, log management, threat management, defense-in-depth, incident handling, VA, PT, auditing, compliance, documentation; problem-solving and troubleshooting, business and network consulting, cost analysis; RDBMS, network infrastructure design, implementation, repair and sales.

Kevin Gregg’s Experience

Lead Project Deployment Technician / Network Engineer (contract)

TAC Worldwide

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

May 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)

• Facilitated PC rollouts in a team lead capacity, mainly for a financial institution
Lead Network Engineer / Installation Technician (contract)

Kforce

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; KFRC; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

September 2004 — Present (4 years 2 months)

• Installed and configured wireless access points for a large hotel chain
• Troubleshot RS/6000 servers for pharmacies in large discount stores
• Installed and configured LCD POS systems, using WYSE, NCR, TEC, Verifone, and Metrologic equipment for discount stores
Lead Network Engineer

The Computer Merchant

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2005 — August 2007 (2 years)

• Installed and configured IBM eServer client-server controllers, switches, POS terminals and other peripherals in a Windows, Novell Linux, and AS/400 environment for a department store chain
• Set up a Microsoft gigabit LAN for a local event in a temporary control room
• Multiple Cisco VoIP rollouts for a national investment firm, supervising technicians and contracted vendors; rolled out phones, performed upgrades on Cisco routers, installing VID modules and configuring VWIC Ethernet; worked with trainers after the switch
Network Engineer (contract)

Clearpath Consulting

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2004 — December 2004 (3 months)

• Installed, upgraded, and configured Microsoft network servers and programmed a satellite communication receiver for a TV station
Lead Systems and Technical Analyst / IT Point-of-Contact

Whirlpool Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WHR; Consumer Goods industry)

2004 — 2004 (less than a year)

• Business responsibilities: Improve network, IS and plant production while enforcing corporate IT agenda
• Network/systems included Cisco routers and WAPs, Teklogix RF; IBM eServers, RS/6000; Novell, Microsoft, WYSE, Citrix, SQL/CE; Lucent Definity PBX, AUDIX; internet paging; Lotus Notes, Clarify, Maximo, Veritas, security
• Updated disaster recovery plans
• Coordinated system rollouts in all departments; assisted in the migration of 30 applications to SAP
• Project management; supervised a full-time workstation support technician and all on-site vendors
• Made requested network security changes in Microsoft, Lotus Notes and Novell; Assisted plant towards full SOX compliance
• Found BPIs that improved productivity, reduced errors, and increased efficiency; recommended and implemented changes for enhanced productivity and security; cost/systems analysis, documentation, communications
• Performed under a 5% annual budget reduction during a large plant migration and expansion
Network Technician (contract)

Techsolve, Inc.

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2002 — July 2003 (1 year 1 month)

• Installed and configured Dell network and system equipment, wireless Macintosh networks, Microsoft OS and industry-specific business software including Lotus Notes and Novell—business locations in Tennessee and Kentucky
Systems Technician

G.E. Automation Services @ Nissan North America

(Public Company; Automotive industry)

November 2001 — June 2002 (8 months)

• Plant-wide network and systems maintenance of the Nissan plant
• Site-level support for production monitoring & control system; technical and administrative support for all departments
• Manufactured custom-built rack-mounted network enclosures and configured multi-mode fiber and Ethernet; repaired and configured terminal servers, computer systems, broadcast printers, bar code scanners and other floor equipment; assisted with manufacturing, configuring, installing and testing Baumer RF/RFID systems for production control locations
• Created and updated a relational database and integrated network data
• Mainly dealt with G.E. Cimplicity, DEC, VAX/VMS, SENIX, SmartEye, Microsoft, Cisco, and G.E. Fanuc PLCs
Account Executive / Educational Counselor

New Horizons Computer Learning Center

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; NEWH; Information Technology and Services industry)

2001 — 2001 (less than a year)

• Marketed and sold Microsoft computer training solutions to small and mid-size businesses
• Assisted individuals on Microsoft, Novell, Cisco, and CompTIA certification tracks
Owner, Operator, IT Business Analyst and Network Consultant
Infination Technology Solutions (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 1997 — December 2000 (3 years 8 months)

• Started up, owned and operated an integrated network and computer services firm
• Directed manufacturing and sales of custom-built, branded OEM computer systems
• Microsoft, Novell and Cisco network infrastructure design, installation and administration; repairs and upgrades
• Web site design, hosting and content management, custom software programming and IT training
Network and Systems Administrator

MEMA

(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

• Recommended, installed and configured their first T1 network; administered, installed and configured a 60-user, 3-building LAN/WAN
• Microsoft environment with Lotus Notes/Domino and agency-specific industry software on servers, desktops and laptops
Store Manager, Business Consultant, Sales, Technician

Compu-Cure, Inc.

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year)

• Helped double the revenue at this computer repair facility in one year

Kevin Gregg’s Education

University of Mississippi

Management Information Systems 1994 — 1996

mainly self-taught; fully utilized the university network and internet's capabilities to my educational advantage regarding networking and security, mainly for fun

Activities and Societies:

Worked at Computer Central in a lead technician and sales capacity
Mississippi State University

Computer Engineering / Marketing 1992 — 1994

mainly self-taught; fully utilized the open access of the internet through *.msstate.edu from 1988 and beyond, learned a plethora about computers, networking and internet protocols, security and ethics

Activities and Societies:

Worked at Simple Solutions as a technician and in a minor sales capacity
Starkville Academy

High School - Honors, Computer Science, 1988 — 1992

Rewrote Computer I and II class curriculum with a friend. Volunteered assisting teaching Intro to Computer Literacy during my senior year. Started my first business as a senior as a IBM & Compatible Hardware and Software trainer--advertised locally.

Activities and Societies:

Computer Club, Lab Assistant, sports and technology enthusiast

Additional Information

Kevin Gregg’s Interests:

IT Security webcasts, product whitepapers, new vulnerabilities and attack vectors, TCO/ROI, defense-in-depth, and other emerging technologies in the security industry

Kevin Gregg’s Groups:

PartnerPoint - An Online Community of over 8,000 Microsoft Partners Worldwide - www.PartnerPoint.com
On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
Black Hat
National Information Security Group
PaulDotCom Security Weekly
ISACA Professionals
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
WiMAX360 Group
Infosecurity Europe
Whirlpool Alumni
Secunia
Mississippi State University - Alumni & Friends
VoIPSA
White Hat Hacking