RJ Ponzio

Communications Specialist

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Barnegat, New Jersey, United States

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Timeline
About me
IT Manager
Education
- U.S. Army Signal Center at Fort Gordon
  1998 - 1999
  MOSQ 31L & 31F Communications
  • MOS(31F/25F) - Switched mobile subscriber equipment and communication security equipment.• MOS(31L/25L) - Installation, maintenance, and testing of wire, cable, and fiber optics.
- Ocean County College
  1995 - 1997
  Associate of Science (A.S.) Engineering
Experience
- US Army
  Feb 1998 - Feb 2006
  Communications Specialist
  OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM III~ Senior Node Operator / Tech Control / NOC LiaisonOPERATION FALCONS HONOR~ Homeland Security ~ Task Force Bravo• Enhancing the intrusion detection capabilities of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Generation Facility.• Served as NCOIC, shift supervisor of military personnel. Responsible for daily situation reports to higher command.• Trained soldiers on communication and operational security and administered computer based surveillance and monitoring equipment. Show less
- Integra Realty Resources
  Jul 1999 - Apr 2002
  Local Technology Manager
  • Administered and maintained a Windows NT 4.0 domain with 30+ users.• Configured IP scope, proxy server, and Exchange server to bring reliable access to the Internet & email.• Developed software to streamline the exchange of information between databases and services.• Conducted training classes and wrote technical documents to aid in the training of employees.• Performed extensive hardware, OS, application and network troubleshooting.• Built, upgraded, and repaired computer systems with replaceable units as needed. Show less
- Crossroads Realty
  Dec 2005 - Feb 2015
  Director of Technology
  Implement and manage all technology services required to a family-owned and operated real estate firm consisting of 15 offices with 350 employees.
- Shore Web Tech LLC
  Jul 2011 - now
  Managing Member, Founder
  Shore Web Tech LLC is a full service web technology company based at the Jersey Shore. Our mission is to provide affordable solutions to small and medium businesses using the latest technology. While our primary focus is Website Development, Hosting and Online Marketing; we also provide Disaster Recovery, Remote Management, Monitoring Services, as well as Automation.
- The Wireless Experience
  Feb 2015 - now
  Information Technology Manager
  Manage and administer all aspects of corporate network, servers, endpoints, on-prem/cloud active directory, network/endpoint security, automation, disaster recovery, web hosting. Installation and maintenance of all network infrastructure, endpoints and point of sale equipment for 120+ retail locations.
Licenses & Certifications
- Yext Certified "Local SEO" Partner
  Yext
  Sept 2013
  View certificate
- CompTIA Security+ ce Certification
  CompTIA
  Jul 2024
  View certificate
- Google Certified Professional
  Google
  Aug 2011
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to RJ Ponzio
  Yext Certified Partner Yext Sep 2013 Satisfied all courses and requirements to attain status of "Certified Partner". We now have access to more tools, better control of services, and discounted rates fro our clients.
- Awarded to RJ Ponzio
  Google AdWords Qualified Individual Google Aug 2011 Agencies, marketing professionals and online experts who have been certified by Google to manage AdWords accounts.
- Awarded to RJ Ponzio
  ARMY Commendation Medal (x2) US ARMY Oct 2005 Awarded two Army Commendation Medals (ARCOM) while serving with the U.S. Army in Tikrit, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. It is awarded to soldiers who distinguished themselves by heroism, meritorious achievement or meritorious service.
Volunteer Experience
- Search Engine Marketing
  Issued by Media Cause on Sept 2011
  Associated with RJ Ponzio
- PPC Marketing (Google Grants)
  Issued by Sparkrelief.org on Nov 2012
  Associated with RJ Ponzio