Richard Thompson

Experience

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  Circuit City

  Mar 2003 - Nov 2006

  Senior Technology Salesman

  Led a group of salesman and technologists alike in helping customers find a product to fit their needs or anything else that they needed technology-wise

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  UPS

  Oct 2006 - Apr 2007

  Junior Assistant Systems Administrator Co-Op

  • Installation and configuration of Windows 2000 and 2003 servers• Network cabling maintenance and configuration• PC and Server asset management• Troubleshooting and repairing hardware and software within the PCs /servers in my functional group.• Researched and started initiative of company to move towards VMware Desktop and VMware ESX server

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  Lehman Brothers

  Apr 2007 - Dec 2007

  Infrastructure Engineering and Support Analyst Co-Op

  • Assist users to solve problems they might be having with Lehman technology• Troubleshooting pc software (MS Windows XP, Citrix, Lehman.com, etc), pc hardware, and systems account management• Blackberry troubleshooting and support• Day to day maintenance of documents and standards in SharePoint portal• Remedy ticket entering and ticket management

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  NJIT CCS Capstone Program

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  Chief Technological Officer

  • Managed all the different project group managers within the capstone program (approximately 26 different diverse projects)• Coordinated with all the group managers and their corporate sponsors for meetings to judge progress and efficiency of the groups• Setup multiple large scale showcases for project selection and project display• Consult the Capstone program on ways to help further the education and sponsorship of the program through different means• Chief Technology Officer from 01/08 to 12/08• Effectively put in over 1000 hours of project management experience as Chief Technology Officer Show less

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  Barclays

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  Network Implementation Engineer Co-Op

  • Build-out and day to day operation experience in a major Data-center• Day to day maintenance of network device inventory• Configuration and installation of Cisco Devices and Network General Infinistream’s• Facilitate outside vendor work inside of the data-center• Cabling of network devices into the Network according to the existing hierarchical design• Coordinate installation of physical devices into the data-center with other groups

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  Barclays

  Apr 2009 - now

  • Build-out and day to day operation experience in a multiple major Datacenters• Installation of Cisco networking equipment (ie. 6509’s, 2960’s, 4948’s, etc)• Configuration and change management of Cisco networking equipment (ie. 6509’s, 2960’s, 4948’s, etc)• Installation and configuration of Network General Network Monitoring equipment• Facilitating outside vendor work inside of the Datacenter• Cabling of network devices into the Network according to the existing hierarchical designs• Coordination of installation of physical devices into the Datacenter with other groups Show less

  • VP US Network Complex Change Individual Contributor

    Nov 2023 - now

  • VP Team Lead, Networks Solutions Design & Delivery Engineer

    Feb 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Assistant Vice President of Connectivity Solutions Network Engineering

    Feb 2017 - Feb 2022

  • Assistant Vice President of Cyber Forensic Network Engineering at Barclays

    Aug 2015 - Feb 2017

  • Datacenter Network Implementation Engineering Consultant

    Apr 2009 - Jul 2015
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  New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  Adjunct Professor

  Adjnuct Professor for the Information Technology Department, teaching undergraduate Linux Administration and Networking.

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  Brookdale Community College

  Sept 2018 - now

  Adjunct Professor

  Adjnuct Professor for the Information Technology Department, teaching undergraduate Linux Administration and Networking.