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Nicholas Chiaraluce

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Last update: 27.02.2019

Server, Network and Web Administrator

Company: AmeriGo Technology LLC
Graduation: Bachelor of Science: Information Systems and Cybersecurity
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: English (Full Professional)

Keywords

Maintenance Networking Hardware Problem Solving Network Security Operational Systems Firewalls (Computer Science) Vmware .NET Framework PHP (Programming Language) Apple IOS + 35 more keywords

Skills

Nicholas Chiaraluce is an accomplished IT professional and Business Owner with demonstrated success implementing strategic IT initiatives that improve business functionality with positive impacts on the bottom line. He is a skilled project manager with proven ability to lead and motivate teams to maximize productivity. Mr. Chiaraluce is adept at moving into new environments and extrapolate from existing experience to quickly adapt to new technologies.

Technologies
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 to 2003
  • VMware & Hyper-V 
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Backup/High Availability Solutions
  • SharePoint Administration
  • Firewall & VPN Configuration
  • MySQL
  • Linux Support
  • Mac OSX Support (Client & Server OS)
  • Web Development (Wordpress, Drupal, .Net, Custom PHP)
Skill Sets
  • Communicate with system users to ensure accounts are set up properly or to diagnose and solve operational problems.
  • Coordinate installation of new equipment.
  • Coordinate network or design activities with designers of associated networks.
  • Design, organize and deliver product awareness, skills transfer, or product education sessions for staff or suppliers.
  • Determine specific network hardware or software requirements, such as platforms, interfaces, bandwidths, or routine schemas.
  • Develop and implement solutions for network problems.
  • Develop and write procedures for installation, use, or troubleshooting of communications hardware or software.
  • Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs.
  • Develop disaster recovery plans.
  • Develop network-related documentation.
  • Develop or recommend network security measures, such as firewalls, network security audits, or automated security probes.
  • Develop plans or budgets for network equipment replacement.
  • Develop procedures to track, project, or report network availability, reliability, capacity, or utilization.
  • Estimate time and materials needed to complete projects. Explain design specifications to integration or test engineers.
  • Maintain networks by performing activities such as file addition, deletion, or backup. Maintain or coordinate the maintenance of network peripherals, such as printers. Participate in network technology upgrade or expansion projects, including the installation of hardware and software and integration testing.
  • Prepare detailed network specifications, including diagrams, charts, equipment configurations, or recommended technologies.
  • Supervise engineers or other staff in the design or implementation of network solutions.
  • Adjust network sizes to meet volume or capacity demands.
  • Communicate with vendors to gather information about products, alert them to future needs, resolve problems, or address system maintenance issues.
  • Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades.
  • Design, build or operate equipment configuration prototypes, including network hardware, software, servers, or server operating systems.
  • Develop or maintain project reporting systems.
  • Evaluate network designs to determine whether customer requirements are met efficiently and effectively.
  • Monitor and analyze network performance and data input/output reports to detect problems, identify inefficient use of computer resources, or perform capacity planning.
  • Research and test new or modified hardware or software products to determine performance and interoperability.

Project history

Information Technology Director
The Center for Social Innovation Needham, MA
  • Communicate with system users to ensure accounts are set up properly or to diagnose and solve operational problems.
  • Coordinate installation of new equipment.
  • Coordinate network or design activities with designers of associated networks.
  • Design, organize and deliver product awareness, skills transfer, or product education sessions for staff or suppliers.
  • Determine specific network hardware or software requirements, such as platforms, interfaces, bandwidths, or routine schemas.
  • Develop and implement solutions for network problems.
  • Develop and write procedures for installation, use, or troubleshooting of communications hardware or software.
  • Develop conceptual, logical, or physical network designs.
  • Develop disaster recovery plans.
  • Develop network-related documentation.
  • Develop or recommend network security measures, such as firewalls, network security audits, or automated security probes.
  • Develop plans or budgets for network equipment replacement.
  • Develop procedures to track, project, or report network availability, reliability, capacity, or utilization.
  • Estimate time and materials needed to complete projects. Explain design specifications to integration or test engineers.
  • Maintain networks by performing activities such as file addition, deletion, or backup. Maintain or coordinate the maintenance of network peripherals, such as printers. Participate in network technology upgrade or expansion projects, including the installation of hardware and software and integration testing.
  • Prepare detailed network specifications, including diagrams, charts, equipment configurations, or recommended technologies.
  • Supervise engineers or other staff in the design or implementation of network solutions.
  • Adjust network sizes to meet volume or capacity demands.
  • Communicate with vendors to gather information about products, alert them to future needs, resolve problems, or address system maintenance issues.
  • Coordinate network operations, maintenance, repairs, or upgrades.
  • Design, build or operate equipment configuration prototypes, including network hardware, software, servers, or server operating systems.
  • Develop or maintain project reporting systems.
  • Evaluate network designs to determine whether customer requirements are met efficiently and effectively.
  • Monitor and analyze network performance and data input/output reports to detect problems, identify inefficient use of computer resources, or perform capacity planning.
  • Research and test new or modified hardware or software products to determine performance and interoperability.

Senior System Engineer
TCom Networks LLC Woburn, MA
  • Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
  • Manage backup, security and user help systems.
  • Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
  • Develop computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
  • Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements.
  • Stay abreast of advances in technology.
  • Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
  • Provide users with technical support for computer problems.
  • Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, or participate in staffing decisions. Control of operational budget and expenditures.
  • Evaluate data processing proposals to assess project feasibility and requirements. Evaluate data processing proposals to assess project feasibility and requirements. Review and approve all systems charts and programs prior to their implementation. Direct daily operations of the department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
  • Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
  • Evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades.
  • Prepare and review operational reports or project progress reports. Purchase necessary equipment.
Management Information Systems Director
Mass Eye and Ear Chelmsford, MA
  • Plan, coordinate and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
  • Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations.
  • Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.
  • Train users and answer questions.
  • Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements to computer systems such as the installation of new databases.
  • Review project requests describing database user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish the project.
  • Develop standards and guidelines to guide the use and acquisition of software and to protect vulnerable information.
  • Develop methods for integrating different products so they work properly together such as customizing commercial databases to fit specific needs.
  • Develop data model describing data elements and how they are used, following procedures and using pen, template or computer software.
  • Identify and evaluate industry trends in database systems to serve as a source of information and advice for upper management.

IT Systems Administrator
The National Center on Family Homelessness Needham, MA
  • Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
  • Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
  • Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.
  • Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks, and to coordinate computer network access and use.
  • Monitor network performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future.
  • Implement and provide technical support for voice services and equipment, such as private branch exchange, voice mail system, and telecom system.
  • Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
  • Gather data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate the system and network requirements.

Computer and Information Systems Managers
Crossroads School for Autism Natick, MA
  • Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
  • Manage backup, security and user help systems.
  • Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
  • Develop computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
  • Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements.
  • Stay abreast of advances in technology.
  • Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
  • Provide users with technical support for computer problems.
  • Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, or participate in staffing decisions.
  • Control of operational budget and expenditures.
  • Evaluate data processing proposals to assess project feasibility and requirements.
  • Review and approve all systems charts and programs prior to their implementation. Direct daily operations of the department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
  • Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
  • Evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades.
  • Prepare and review operational reports or project progress reports. Purchase necessary equipment.

Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Local 718 Firefighter Union Boston, MA
  • Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
  • Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
  • Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.
  • Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks, and to coordinate computer network access and use.
  • Load computer tapes and disks, and install software and printer paper or forms.
  • Design, configure and test computer hardware, networking software, and operating system software.
  • Monitor network performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future.
  • Confer with network users about how to solve existing system problems.
  • Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records.
  • Research new technologies by attending seminars, reading trade articles, or taking classes, and implement or recommend the implementation of new technologies.
  • Analyze equipment performance records to determine the need for repair or replacement.
  • Implement and provide technical support for voice services and equipment, such as private branch exchange, voice mail system, and telecom system.
  • Maintain an inventory of parts for emergency repairs.
  • Maintain logs related to network functions, as well as maintenance and repair records.
  • Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes. Gather data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify,
  • predict, interpret, and evaluate the system and network requirements.

Information Technology Coordinator
Clinical Solutions Tewksbury, MA
  • Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
  • Manage backup, security and user help systems.
  • Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
  • Develop computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
  • Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements.
  • Stay abreast of advances in technology.
  • Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
  • Provide users with technical support for computer problems.
  • Review and approve all systems charts and programs prior to their implementation.
  • Direct daily operations of the department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
  • Evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades.
  • Purchase necessary equipment.

Information Technology Manager
The North East Education Development Center Tewksbury, MA
  • Back up or modify applications and related data to provide for disaster recovery.
  • Determine sources of web page or server problems, and take action to correct such problems.
  • Review or update web page content or links in a timely manner, using appropriate tools.
  • Monitor systems for intrusions or denial of service attacks, and report security breaches to appropriate personnel.
  • Implement web sites security measures, such as firewalls or message encryption.
  • Administer internet/intranet infrastructure, including components such as web, file transfer protocol (FTP), news and mail servers.
  • Collaborate with development teams to discuss, analyze, or resolve usability issues.
  • Test backup or recovery plans regularly and resolve any problems.
  • Monitor web developments through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
  • Implement updates, upgrades, and patches in a timely manner to limit the loss of service.
  • Identify or document backup or recovery plans.
  •  Install or configure web server software or hardware to ensure that directory structure is well-defined, logical, secure and that files are named properly. Document installation or configuration procedures to allow maintenance and repetition.
  • Identify, standardize, and communicate levels of access and security. Document application and web site changes or change procedures. Develop or implement procedures for ongoing web site revision. Develop testing routines and procedures.
  • Evaluate testing routines or procedures for adequacy, sufficiency, and effectiveness.

Local Availability

Only available in these countries: USA
I am available to travel as needed for any project.
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