From random switches to a planned network
The office had a mix of switches and modems and no network plan. I made the case for a proper router and new access points, then set up separate VLANs for the wired network and the Wi-Fi.
Experience / WebCastle Media and Zoople Technologies
WebCastle Media and Zoople Technologies
I was the lead IT administrator for WebCastle Media and its subsidiary, Zoople Technologies, an IT training institute. I looked after both at once.
What I handled
- Servers, routers, switches, firewalls and access points across both organizations.
- Network design: LAN, VLANs, subnetting, routing and access control.
- User accounts, permissions and sign-in across Windows Active Directory and Linux.
- Windows Server and Linux systems: hardening, patching, service setup and monitoring.
- More than 200 workstations and laptops: setup, updates and software compliance.
- IT assets from purchase to retirement, including vendor talks, billing and licenses.
- Documentation: network diagrams, asset registers, procedures and incident logs.
- A team of two junior IT staff, whom I led and coached.
Stories from the job
Staying online through ISP outages
When the internet provider had outages and IP address changes, I moved the office to the secondary connection. I then worked with the provider's technical team and the router vendor's support team to reconfigure the setup.
Planning a new office network
When a new office space first opened, I travelled there to plan the network side.
Photos
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