Brian Wing

Current

• Systems Administrator at Calix

Past

• Sr. Systems Administrator at Motorola - Next Level Communication
• Sr. Systems Administrator at Motorola
• Systems Administrator at Next Level Communications/Motorola

• Systems Administrator at Motorola Next Level
• Systems Administrator / Desktop Support` at Next Level Communications
• Systems Administrator / Desktop Support` at NLC
• Systems Analyst at SG Cowen
• Desktop Support Manager at Palm Computing
• Desktop Support Team Lead at 3Com

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Education

• Sonoma State University
• Santa Rosa Junior College
• University of San Francisco

• Rancho Cotate High School

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Connections

254 connections

Industry

Telecommunications

Brian Wing’s Summary

Experienced Systems Administrator

Over 10 years in enterprise information technology. I have worked for many large companies (Motorola, Palm Computing/3Com, Societe Generale) as well as Small/Medium (Next Level Communications, Calix Networks).

I am a graduate of the University of San Francisco with a BS In Information Systems Management (Graduated with Honors).

I understand how to apply technical solutions to business needs and enjoy seeing projects through to completion. It is my goal to improve business processes and augment them with technology.

My short term goals are to complete my MBA and shave a few strokes off of my handicap.

Brian Wing’s Specialties:

Project Management
Windows based operating systems; Win9x, NT, 2000/XP, 2003 Server
NT Domain\ Active Directory administration, Backups
TCP\IP networking, Cisco IOS, Firewall, VPN, Remote Access,
Sun Solaris
RedHat Linux
Vendor relations
Customer service
ITIL, CMMI

Brian Wing’s Experience

• Systems Administrator

  Calix

  (Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

  September 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  Sr Systems Administrator and IT Project Managment
  Duties in this role include:
  Exchange 2007 Administration including Active Sync,OCS and Blackberry Enterprise Server
  Sharepoint 2007 Administration
  Windows Active Directory Administration in 2003/2008
  Symantec (Veritas) Netbackup
  Vignette Portal Administration
  System Monitoring utilizing Linux and Nagios
  VMWare ESX, VSphere, VCenter and View
  Enterprise Applications Infrastructure Support, including ADP Payroll, Hyperion/Essbase, Agile Advantage, SigmaQuest/SigmaSure, E*Trade Equity Edge, Boomi EDI,
  MS SQL Server
  
  IT Project Management:
  All IT Infrastructure Projects
  Recent project - Web Portal Technology refresh ~$150K Budget. Upgraded Vignette Web Portal from Solaris 2.8 architecture to VMWare/Linux x86_64 utilizing hosted services and offshore consultants.
  
  Vendor Management, Review, and Selection:
  Expanding the infrastructure team's capabilities through careful vendor partnerships.
  
  IT Operations Strategy and Architecture:
  Developing IT Services to increase availability and scalability while minimizing cost and headcount. Aligning IT projects with corporate objectives.

• Sr. Systems Administrator

  Motorola - Next Level Communication

  (Telecommunications industry)

  2003 — 2007 (4 years )

• Sr. Systems Administrator

  Motorola

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2000 — September 2007 (7 years )

• Systems Administrator

  Next Level Communications/Motorola

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2000 — 2007 (7 years )

• Systems Administrator

  Motorola Next Level

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2000 — 2003 (3 years )

• Systems Administrator / Desktop Support`

  Next Level Communications

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; NXTV; Telecommunications industry)

  October 2000 — April 2003 (2 years 7 months)

• Systems Administrator / Desktop Support`

  NLC

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; NXTV; Telecommunications industry)

  October 2000 — April 2003 (2 years 7 months)

• Systems Analyst

  SG Cowen

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SCGLY; Investment Banking industry)

  November 1999 — October 2000 (1 year )

• Desktop Support Manager

  Palm Computing

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

• Desktop Support Team Lead

  3Com

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; COMS; Computer Networking industry)

  January 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 11 months)

Brian Wing’s Education

• Sonoma State University

  MBA , Business Administration , 2009 — 2012 (expected)

• Santa Rosa Junior College

  Wine Business & Enology 1992 — 2007

• University of San Francisco

  Bachelor's of Science , Managment Information Systems , 2005 — 2006

  Graduated with College Honors

• Rancho Cotate High School

  1988 — 1992

Additional Information

Brian Wing’s Interests:

Flying, Golf, Wine & Viticulture, Technology.

Brian Wing’s Groups:

Mensa, Tau Kappa Epsilon Alumni (Tau Beta Chapter), University of San Francisco Alumni Association, Airplane Owners and Pilots Association

•    Motorola Alumni
•    Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
•    University of San Francisco Alumni Association
•    TKE Tau-Beta Chapter Allumni
•    Sonoma State School of Business & Economics Students and Grads

Brian Wing’s Honors:

High Honors - California Golden State Exam, Chemistry & Honors - Algebra
Academic Decathlon - Bronze Medalist
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management from USF with College Honors