Aspiring IT Generalist

Aspiring IT Generalist

Greetings! My name is Chris Mackey. Thank you for visiting my resume. First off, my apologies for the photo quality. This is one of maybe 7 total selfies I have taken in my lifetime, so there is opportunity to improve in this area.
I have a passion for improving departmental efficiencies and processes through effective planning and documentation. Lowering technology debt is key, and something that is not always implemented effectively, even with experienced project managers. Additionally I have taken two college Project Management courses and considered it to be a strength of mine ever since.
Documentation is a passion of mine in any aspect of work and life. One of the latest documents I have created is metrics for a (currently wildly successful) YouTube channel. This was first done in Excel, then migrated to M365 Excel, and Google Sheets.
Feel free to look around my website to learn more about my projects and experiences!

What I’m working on

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GNS3 Lab Environment

One thing I never got working back in 2015-2019 was GNS3 on my work machine as I was trying to use Hyper-V.  It seems like they've made the Hyper-V setup much easier now so things are working on my home machine, and I've begun importing devices into it. My current...

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VoIP Phone Hosting

I've brought up a Windows 11 Enterprise trial VM and installed 3CX to it. I tried using my YeaLink T55A Teams phone in hybrid mode as a SIP phone but found this to be either not doable or feasible. Currently testing the softphones on PC and iPhone. Purchased DiDs and...

Projects

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Network Diagram - Physical

Setup Install Microsoft Visio or Wondershare EdrawMax. Gather a barebones blueprint in PDF form of each site (few/no identifiers, simply walls, doors, etc.). Download/import stencils for physical infrastructure (e.g. Cisco, Panduit, etc.). On the first tab, create standard layers (e.g. Room numbers, port numbers, port type, cabling paths, access points,...
Company: Network Administrator

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Docker

Currently playing around with Docker. I have 2 servers hosted with Linode, one with just SearXNG and the other I have installed Yacht, which is a web UI for Docker. I'm looking to understand it better so that I know what a good use for it might be, or whether...

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Cisco 4331 - Inactive Analogue Line Alerts

Some analogue lines would constantly go down without notice, so I was tasked to find a no-cost solution for this problem.  There are devices which can do this quite easily, however they are not cost efficient for 50 sites, so I did a good deal of research, and this is...
Company: System Technician 2

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Windows Server Upgrades

Migrated all site Windows servers from Server 2003/2008 to Server 2012 R2 using new hardware. Distributed AD at each site had to be demoted prior to swapping server. All services were rebuilt on new servers (DHCP, DNS, NTFS shares, etc.). Built servers in the office prior to going to each...
Company: Systems Administrator

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Experience

System Technician 2
Greater Saskatoon Catholic SD,
Saskatoon, SK | April, 2020 - April, 2021

Projects Related
Network Administrator
Northwest School Division #203,
Meadow Lake, SK | September, 2014 - October, 2019

Projects Related
Systems Administrator
Northwest School Division #203,
Meadow Lake, SK | September, 2012 - September, 2014

Network Support Specialist
Northwest School Division #203,
Lloydminster, SK | November, 2009 - September, 2012

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Certifications

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CompTIA Network+ ce

Badges & Skills

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Innovation

Education

Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology - Network Management
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology | August, 2008 - June, 2010

With Honors

IT Diploma
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology | September, 2006 - June, 2008