Kevin McGeachie
Hubbardston
Summary
Data Center Operations Engineer with over 6 years of experience at The MITRE Corporation, specializing in Cisco routers and switches. Expertise in troubleshooting complex issues efficiently while maintaining operational continuity. Strong skills in vendor management and technical documentation contribute to enhanced infrastructure efficiency and security. Focused on optimizing data center performance and reliability.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Data Center Operations Engineer
The MITRE Corporation
08.2011 - Current
- Datacenter Operations Management
- Vendor Management
- JIRA/Confluence
- Hands on support experience of data center IT equipment and processes such as networking, server racking cable management and installs.
- Roles & Responsibilities:
- 6-8 years of experience in a large Data center support environment
- Install and remove IT equipment as needed.
- Read and review patch sheets, label and run cables per spec
- Install and extend circuits as needed.
- Troubleshot complex issues under tight deadlines, prioritizing tasks effectively to minimize disruptions to ongoing operations.
- Review new projects needs and help determine location, power, and network capacities.
- Maintained technical fluency in required equipment and networking hardware for assigned jobs and facilities.
- Set up distribution equipment for remote sites.
- Recognizes and analyzes problem conditions and determines root causes whether hardware, software, network.
- Applies technical knowledge to determine remedies and/or work around for abnormal conditions. Must be able to determine when vendor assistance and other technical support is required.
- Identifies the need for documentation and job aids and follows through to ensure completion and dissemination.
- Ensures physical security for the data center and systems hardware.
Education
Associate in Electronics Engineering Technology - Engineering
ITT Technical Institute
Framingham, MASkills
- Cisco Routers and Switches
- Data Center Cabling
- Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
- Data Center Operations
- Equipment Installations
- Fiber Channel Switches
- Fiber Optic Cabling
- Information Technology Operations
- Network Inventory
- Optical Fibers
Certification
Data Center Infrastructure Specialist (DCIS )
US Navy
US Navy from 1993 to 1995
Clearance:
DOD-Secret Clearance
Timeline
Data Center Operations Engineer
The MITRE Corporation
08.2011 - Current
Associate in Electronics Engineering Technology - Engineering
ITT Technical Institute
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