Michael Cox

Current

IT Manager at Central Distributors

Past

Technology Manager at Saline District Library
Tactical Network Specialist at United States Marine Corps

Education

Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

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Michael Cox’s Summary

IT Manager with experience in corporate, local government/non-profit, and federal government/military Information Systems and technology.

8+ years experience installing, administering, and maintaining information systems, including Windows, Linux, and Solaris on Dell, HP, Compaq, and Sun servers.

8+ years experience installing, administering, and maintaining network infrastructure, including Cisco switches, routers, single/multi-mode fiber-optics, and cat-5/5e/6 UTP cabling.

4+ years leading the IT department of an organization, including developing and implementing policy. Extensive experience working with CxO-level executives, management, warehouse, delivery, administration, and sales staff.

Michael Cox’s Specialties:

Information architecture, infrastructure, networking, Windows desktop (3.1 to Vista), Windows Server (NT 4 to 2008), purchasing, accounting systems, SQL, Linux servers and desktops, firewalls, VPN, anti-virus, anti-spam, wireless deployment.

Michael Cox’s Experience

IT Manager

Central Distributors

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

February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)
Technology Manager

Saline District Library

(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)

July 2003 — February 2006 (2 years 8 months)
Tactical Network Specialist

United States Marine Corps

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

July 1999 — July 2003 (4 years 1 month)

0656 Tactical Network Specialist
Installed, maintained and supported all network infrastructure for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and 2nd Marine Air Wing. Daily experience on over 250 Cisco switches and routers and Cabletron/Enterasys switches. Extensive experience with single and multi-mode fiber. Also installed, maintained and supported more than 100 Windows NT Server/2000 servers running various software. Lead administrator of Sun Unix servers.

Michael Cox’s Education

Eastern Michigan University

MBA , Enterprise Business Intelligence , 2008 — 2010 (expected)
Eastern Michigan University

BBA , Computer Information Systems , 2003 — 2005

Graduated Magna Cum Laude