James Smith

Experience

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  Value Trim

  Sept 2014 - Mar 2015

  Finish Carpenter

  As a finish carpenter, I was required to install new trim, fix incorrectly installed trim, and finish multiple other aspects of the home building processes. All aspects had to be done to perfection and be finished in a timly manor.

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  Spotsylvania Sheriff

  Mar 2015 - May 2019

  Deputy Sheriff

  • Patrolled designated areas in patrol vehicle and on foot to identify security and safety issues• Managed debriefings for criminal subjects to acquire data relevant to investigations• Oversaw criminal cases, coordinated investigations and prepared evidence and investigators for court cases• Collected crime scene evidence, examined physical evidence and investigated secondary locations to build detailed cases based on sound evidence handling practices• Identified witnesses and collected statements to gather information and pursue remedies for violations of legal standards• Followed constitutional standards to properly obtain and execute warrants for arrests and searches• Kept meticulous and detailed records of each case to avoid causing any problems with prosecution• Wrote detailed reports outlining case findings for internal files and legal purposes• Delivered calm, professional testimony to support case evidence, establish timelines and offer law enforcement expertise Show less

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  SANS Institute

  Jun 2019 - now

  • Installed, configured, and supported local area network (LAN) in hotels to support ongoing Student Training• Troubleshoot a variety of layer 2, and layer 3 issues weekly in unknown environment with limited access to venue network configurations• Monitored and configured traffic shaping in live environments to support a high quality network during Student Training• Managed and maintained a fleet of over 300 networking devices including weekly configuration, and security updates• Created and maintained documentation on proper processes and policies utilized during network deployments and network support• Resolved network connectivity issues with remote network environments from various places around the world with limited information and remote access to networking equipment• Assisted the SANS Labs team with the stand up of lab environments in VMWare on AWS• Deployed and configured cloud network firewalls to support the secure training of students• Resolved network and OS issues of cloud based Windows and Linux machines Show less

  • Lead Lab Operations

    Sept 2023 - now

  • DevOps Engineer

    Sept 2020 - Sept 2023

  • Network Engineer

    Jun 2019 - Sept 2020
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  Cisco

  Sept 2021 - Oct 2021

  DevOps Engineer