Reginald Wilson

Reginald Wilson

Information Systems Specialist and Network Administrator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sr. Technical Support Engineer at Palo Alto Networks

  • Education

    • ITT Technical Institute

      2009 - 2011
      Associates Computer Networking Systems 3.85

      Activities and Societies: National Honor Society

    • The University of Texas at El Paso

      1992 - 1995
      Physics

      Activities and Societies: Society of Physics Students

  • Experience

    • Sofanou

      Sept 1996 - Oct 1999
      Information Systems Specialist and Network Administrator

      Administered single-person computer department. Designed and implemented company database application that assisted human resources, materials management, tooling inventory and vendor performance. Responsible for on-site technical support for computers and office equipment. • Increased effectiveness and accuracy of material utilization. Resulted in cost savings of plastic usage. • Production reports reviewed at the highest levels of management.

    • DMS Electronic Filing Inc.

      Nov 1999 - Sept 2000
      Network Administrator

      Provided technical support for Sales Manager. On-site computer troubleshooting and install upgrades to existing systems. Created cash register database that managed inventory and calculated tax.

    • Providian Financial

      Aug 2001 - Aug 2002
      Customer Service and Sales

      Provided Customer Service and sold products on Inbound Calls.

    • AFFINA

      Aug 2002 - Feb 2006
      Technical Service Representative

      Provided In Warranty Technical Service for client companies.• Awarded for Customer Service Excellence for September 2002

    • Kelly Services

      Mar 2006 - Jul 2007
      Technical Contractor

      Create database to manage 1500+ products and 105 suppliers. Database was very successful and continues to be utilized by EDS. Provided Customer Service via email. Created Excel form to solve complex problems involving light Visual Basic scripting.

    • Electronic Data Systems

      Aug 2007 - Jan 2009
      Customer Consultant

      Manage and maintain account log and procurement website with current prices, purchase orders, and shipping logistics.

    • ASSA ABLOY

      Feb 2009 - Feb 2012
      Technical Customer Service Representative

      Troubleshoot and Provide Technical support for Front Desk, Locks, Safes and Property Management Systems for the Hotel Industry. Create reports in Crystal Reports XI for management.

    • SourceDirect

      Feb 2012 - Jun 2013
      Command Center Technician

      Network Monitoring and IT Support• Monitor internal and external customer’s servers, routers and applications.• Provide internal technical support• Administrator of the company’s VMware lab environment• Resolve technical issues presented via the Nimsoft Enterprise monitoring system• Received the NCA certification for enterprise monitoring. (Nimsoft Certified Administrator)• Dispatch Critical Systems Engineers and Software Engineers for server and storage maintenance

    • Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.

      Jun 2013 - Mar 2017

      Tier 3 VPN Product Team Member. Primarily resolve cases involving Check Point's VPN products and solutions. Also resolve cases regarding authentication, and hardware.Write and update Check Point Secure Knowledge articles. Provide International Technical Support via Chat Sessions. Troubleshooting hardware and software issues with Check Point's Linux based Firewall Appliances.

      • VPN Product Team Specialist

        Aug 2014 - Mar 2017
      • Support Analyst

        Jun 2013 - Aug 2014
    • Palo Alto Networks

      Mar 2017 - now

      Cases are escalated to me from previous engineers for additional review and resolution. Provide Technical Support for Palo Alto Firewall Appliances and Software. Acquired the Accredited Configuration Engineer PAN-OS 8.0 certification on September 26th 2018Received the Palo Alto Certified Network Security Engineer Certification on November 19th 2018

      • Sr. Technical Support Specialist

        Feb 2023 - now
      • Technical Support Engineer Tier II

        Mar 2017 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • MCP

      Microsoft
    • Check Point Certified Security Professional

      Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.
      Dec 2014
    • VMWare Certified Professional

      VMware
      Sept 2012
    • Nimsoft Certified Professional

      Nimsoft AS
      Aug 2012
    • Check Point Certified Security Engineer

      Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.
      Feb 2015
    • Network+

      CompTIA
      Feb 2006
    • A+

      CompTIA
      Feb 2005
    • Check Point Certified Security Master

      Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.
      Nov 2016
    • Blue Coat Certified Professional

      Blue Coat Systems
      Oct 2015
    • Palo Alto Certified Network Security Engineer

      Palo Alto Networks
      Nov 2018
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