Michael Smith

Experience

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  Illinois State Water Survey

  Aug 2006 - Oct 2011

  Hydrologic Field Technician

  Collected, monitored, organized, and presented stream flow and water quality data from streams and rivers throughout the state of Illinois following USGS protocols. Data was collected for the purpose of making regulatory decisions regarding soil erosion in agricultural areas of the state. Collection methods required extreme attention to detail and data integrity was paramount. Required to work very long hours in remote areas with no supervision often working throughout the night to collect data that captured storm runoff events. Calibrated, operated, and maintained highly precise mechanical and electrical equipment during adverse conditions. Show less

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  US Army

  Feb 2012 - Jan 2017

  Senior Network Administrator and Section Leader

  Supervised the daily tasks of a section of 23 junior leaders and soldiers. Responsible for deployment, operation, and maintenance of small networks each providing data and VOIP services to up to 40 non-secure and 40 secure customers during 1-4 month missions throughout the United States and Europe. Trained and developed soldiers in various Army tasks as well as in civilian education and civilian training opportunities such as CompTIA and Cisco certification exams. Responsible and accountable for government equipment valued at several million dollars. The goal of my section is to be able and prepared to provide world-class voice and data communication to anyone in the world at a moments notice. Show less

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  Amazon Web Services

  Jan 2017 - now

  • Cloud Engineer

    Mar 2018 - now

  • Cloud Support Associate

    Jan 2017 - Mar 2018