Ben Settle
Franklin,MA
Summary
Detail-oriented and passionate networking professional with a proven track record at Thrive NextGen. Experience with building and maintaining revenue-activating, enterprise-grade production networks. Skilled in Fortinet and Cisco technologies, I effectively collaborated with multiple internal teams in order to deploy IaaS and SaaS to Thrive clients.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Service Deployment Analyst
Thrive NextGen
03.2025 - Current
- Collaboration with project managers and engineers to deploy IaaS and SaaS to Thrive clients.
- Administration of Thrive-HQ IaaS provisioning network, responsible for the concurrent configuration of 100+ firewalls, dozens of servers and switches and other devices before they are delivered to clients as Managed Infrastructure.
Computer Technician Intern
Nerds to Go
03.2024 - 06.2024
- Performed troubleshooting and repaired devices such as printers, workstations, servers and PoS systems.
- Installed equipment onto server racks, and ran cabling to connect them to network infrastructure.
Network Engineer Intern
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
04.2023 - 11.2023
- Worked under the Network Engineering team to assist in ensuring that the companies internal network infrastructure was healthy, secure and reliable.
- Worked with SNMP and NPM tools to gather information about device performance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity & Networking
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI12-2024
Skills
- Network Architecture & Design
- OSI Layers 1-4
- Routing / Switching Protocols
- Virtualization Technologies
- Fortinet Firewalls & Switches
- FortiManager
- Cisco Catalyst / Meraki
- M365 Administration
- ServiceNow
- Kaseya VSA (RMM)
- Addigy (RMM)
- Excel
Accomplishments
Re-designed the Thrive IaaS provisioning network's physical infrastructure and logical topology. Re-designed the network's IP-Schema, implemented structured cabling and organized the operation to enhance efficiency and business output.
Certification
CCNA - Credential ID CSCO14390791
Network Pro - Credential ID 6-1C6-VHC2EH
PC Pro - Credential ID 6-1C6-VHC3C8
Timeline
Service Deployment Analyst
Thrive NextGen
03.2025 - Current
Computer Technician Intern
Nerds to Go
03.2024 - 06.2024
Network Engineer Intern
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
04.2023 - 11.2023
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity & Networking
Roger Williams University