Nick Gephart

Experience

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  Omega Financial

  Sept 2001 - Sept 2002

  Helpdesk Technician

  This company merged with First National Bank

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  Penn State University

  Sept 2002 - Apr 2017

  • Manage over 35 physical and 60 virtual servers in Microsoft Hyper-V environment• Perform vulnerability remediation to maintain compliance of server, client, and PCI networks with tools such as Tenable Nessus Security Center, Wireshark, and Kali Linux• Implement SCCM, SCVMM, SCOM to patch, monitor, and coordinate server and endpoint infrastructure• Audit, design, and implement Barracuda firewall rulesets with NG features in HA environment -NG features managed: URL filter, SSL interception, VPN, and IPS.• Advise on options, risks, costs vs. benefits, impact on other business processes and system priorities Show less • Coordinated IT Support for endpoint management and lifecycle• Provide level 1, 2, and 3 Help Desk support to 350 client computers, 600 application users, and 150+ BYOD mobile device users• Supervise and train tier 1 & 2 Information Technology Consultants/Support Specialists• Responsible for planning, purchasing, and deployment of yearly computer lifecycle replacements• Perform network hardware infrastructure upgrades and server p2v virtualization projects• Managed deployment of SecureDoc encryption server and endpoint encryption implementation Show less

  • Network Systems Specialist

    Nov 2014 - Apr 2017

  • IT Consultant

    Jan 2005 - Nov 2014

  • IT Support Specialist

    Sept 2002 - Jan 2005
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  The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University

  Apr 2017 - now

  • Systems Operations Manager/ISSO

    Mar 2021 - now

  • Systems and Network Security Analyst/ISSO - Team Lead

    Apr 2017 - Mar 2021