Randall Jones

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Nov 2004 - Nov 2007

  Deployed secure voice and data networks to support field operations as part of a rapid response communications groupMaintained, operated, installed, and troubleshot mobile satellite communication terminals, multiplexing equipment, cryptographic equipment, circuit timing equipment, and satellite radiosMonitored and maintained network quality using test equipment, including spectrum analyzers and bit error rate testersAttended multiple classes in RF theory and systems, electronics, telecommunications, networking, and systems administrationCreated and installed copper cablingDeployed various RF antennas ( (parabolic, Yagi, and omnidirectional)Accomplished site surveysTracked and inventoried approximately $12 million worth of equipmentSystem administrator for a local area network of 20 personal computersProvisioned laptops for field operationsOccasional trainer Show less

  • Communications Systems Electronics Maintenance

    Apr 2007 - Nov 2007

  • Deployable SATCOM Systems Technician

    Nov 2004 - Mar 2007
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  United States Air Force

  Mar 2008 - Dec 2009

  MILSTAR Technician

  Maintained a top-priority secure satellite communications network and the associated satellite terminal equipment for a classified mission; our customers connected to our service over fiber optic linkLed and participated in maintenance teamsDocumented and reported maintenance actionsMonitored and troubleshot the networkAcquired, used, and destroyed cryptographic materials according to schedule; COMSEC Responsible OfficerResearched MSDSs, maintained supplies, and documented use of hazardous materials Show less

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  Self-employed

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2018

  Personal Computer Technician | Family Caregiver
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  BSN SPORTS

  Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

  Warehouse Associate

  Stocked, pulled, and tracked orders using inventory control system.Worked with quality control personnel to ensure orders met or exceeded expectationsPrepared and packaged orders for shipmentFurloughed due to Covid-19

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  Self Employed

  Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

  Self Employed - General Laborer

  Built fencing, decks, and porchesRepaired sidingPainted houses, decks, and porchesCleared land and brushSelf-study in preparation for CCNA certification

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  AmpThink

  Oct 2020 - May 2021

  Network Systems Administration and Integration

  • Diagnosed and resolved customer network outages (Cisco/Meraki/Linux/Windows) using logs and Wireshark • Serviced customer network configuration change requests (Cisco/Meraki/Linux/Windows) • Provisioned bare-metal and KVM/libvirt linux servers • Installed and configured HA/clustered networking services on Linux and Windows servers • Administered in-house infrastructure (Windows server/desktop and Linux servers) • Integrated monitoring and reporting services with Jira using python and REST APIs• Configured Jira automation and ticket routing• Managed AWS EC2 instances and AWS Route 53 DNS• PostgreSQL and go/golang application tuning/debugging to improve response times of networking application software• Wrote python software against a REST API for generating customer invoices• Used python to reverse engineer a crashed application database; recovered 6700 engineering drawings• Cracked encryption (lost password) on invoice documents• SharePoint administration• Email service provider migration• Wrote internal technical documentation• 24/7 on-call NOC operations for international clients• Wrote scripts (powershell, bash, python) for automating configuration and administration Show less

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  Brandon Industries

  Jan 2022 - now

  Warehouse Associate

  • Pulled and packaged orders• Assembled and sandblasted products• Loaded/Unloaded trucks