Mike Hiivala

Mike Hiivala

Technical Consultant

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  • About me

    Systems Engineer at Western National Insurance

  • Education

    • Fridley High School

      1992 - 1995

      Activities and Societies: Baseball, Football, Computer Club

  • Experience

    • Teksystems

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2003
      Technical Consultant

      Consulted for a technical recruting company at multiple locations such as GE Capital, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN, Dayton Hudson Corporation, StorageTek, GMAC Finacial.

    • Opus Corporation

      Jul 2003 - Aug 2009
      SMS Administrator - Wise Packager

      Responsible for creating MSI packages for all software for the company. Currently supporting over 150 applications. Also responsible for supporting the SMS servers, and deploying update and applications to the company's workstations.

    • JWT

      Aug 2009 - May 2012
      Technical Support Analyst

      Technical Support Analyst - Wise Packaging - SCCM 2007 implementation at RMG Connect / J Walter Thompson

    • Mirum Agency

      Aug 2009 - Aug 2017
      Systems Engineer

      Windows and Linux based server support. Desk side administration, imaging of workstations, user account creation, cisco call manager support, printer/copier support.Set up virtual cloud web servers at Amazon and RackspaceAdministered and maintained more than 50 Linux and Windows serversScheduled and reviewed AlertLogic vulnerability reportsManaged AlertLogic Intrusion Detection systemOn call and after hours support monitoring for website outagesDomain name and DNS managementDeveloped and maintained systems standards and documentationPracticed and prepared “Disaster Recovery”Some Apache and MySQL experience Show less

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