Jeremy L. Dixon

737 Smith Level Rd. • Chapel Hill, NC 27516 • Tel: 919-627-3367 • jeremyd88@gmail.com

To Whom It May Concern,

I am a young, ambitious, Computer Science graduate of Durham Technical Community College,

where I double-majored in Networking Technologies and Information Systems Security. I

consider myself a student for life, and never stop seeking knowledge to improve my abilities. I

am now co-currently studying for my NET+, SEC+, and Linux+ certifications (which my DTCC

curricula prepared me for), and plan to have them by the end of 2015. I am very passionate

about technology and have a wide range of skill-sets. I am confident that with my technical

prowess and ability, coupled with my hard work ethic, excellent problem-solving skills and a

creative/adaptable mindset – that I would be an asset to your organization.

Following are some of my qualifications and areas of expertise that I particularly excel in and am

passionate about:

Proficient in designing, administrating, and troubleshooting Ethernet/IP networks. Ability

to identify security needs/requirements and tools to ensure their implementation, while

also accurately planning for future growth and maintaining security standards

Extensive experience working with Cisco IOS CLI, designing and troubleshooting

switched LAN networks, VLAN design, WAN/WLAN and VPN technologies,

configuration of layer2/3 switches, routers, firewalls, and other network

appliances/systems

Broad understanding of virtualization technology with innovative ideas to overcome

challenges, always striving for better efficiency and performance (particularly proficient

with VMware products and software). I am enthusiastic towards learning about new

software and beta test whenever possible (currently evaluating the VMware NSX

platform in my spare time)

Ability to implement and maintain a Windows/Active Directory network environment

Designing and administrating Linux/UNIX/Windows production servers

Ability and desire to learn new software/tools/tecchnologies quickly and efficiently -

strong initiative

Always on top of new and cutting-edge technologies and software –always looking for

ways to improve performance/efficiency

-See attached resume for extensive details concerning my IT qualifications, skills and

accomplishments-

Best Regards,

Jeremy Dixon

Education

Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC 2011 – 2015

Associates in Applied Science in Information Systems Security

Associates in Applied Science in Networking Technology

GPA: 3.25 Graduated with Honors

Skills/Abilities

Proficient with troubleshooting hardware/software issues on workstations/servers,

network troubleshooting, and implementing solutions to performance issues

Hardening of server and perimeter/DMZ devices, endpoint workstation hardening

utilizing industry standard Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware tools and firewall/port configuration

Design and build custom Windows/Linux/Unix production servers and environments to

provide applications, services, and solutions for any network

Use of imaging software for large scale Auto-Deployment of Operating

System/Applications to workstations (Linux/UNIX, GNU tools and Microsoft Windows

Deployment Services)

Excellent understanding of the Ethernet protocol, OSI model/logical functions, network

infrastructure design and security

Extensive knowledge of TCP/IP protocol stack and how to manipulate its functions, sub-

protocols and services

Network Analysis and Penetration Testing (proficient with Wireshark, TCPDump,

SNORT, Metasploit, nMap). Creation of network and security baselines, experience

designing and implementing custom, open-source, and proprietary (NIDS/NIPDS)

systems. Interpretation of raw data packets to pinpoint problems

Ability to build custom Firewall/Router devices using Linux/OSS, NAT/PAT, creation of

low impact ACLs

Solid understanding of cryptography/hashing, key-exchange mechanisms and encryption

standards (IKE, RSA, TLS/SSL, IPsec).

Develop and maintain AAA Servers (TACACS+, RADIUS, Kerberos)

Familiar with Defense-in-Depth (DiD) standards and practices

Capable of writing simple scripts to automate/push services, updates and tasks to network

Ability to configure and implement a wide range of services and network/security

protocols -including but not limited to; Apache/WWW, HTTPS, TFTP, FTP, DNS,

DHCP, PXE, IPsec, TLS/SSH, PPP, Frame-Relay, VoIP

Setup and configuration of Cisco devices and protocols (switches/routers/appliances)

learned using the Command Line Interface (CLI) exclusively

Implementing appropriate routing/switching protocols and devices to maximize

efficiency of any production environment. Designing creative, effective, and secure

LANs, WANs, WLANs, VLANS, VPNs, and Remote Access/Admin solutions – while

keeping security a top priority

Certificates/Qualifications

Networking Technology – CCNA Certificate - 2015

http://www.durhamtech.edu/programs/2015plans/NetworkingTechCCNA.pdf

Secure Networking Certificate – 2015

http://www.durhamtech.edu/programs/2014plans/ISSSecureNetworking.pdf

2010 COMPTIA A+ Certification

Accomplishments/Projects

Graduated with “Cum Laude” Honors from DTCC GPA: 3.25

As part of my Capstone Project at DTCC, I helped co-design and further implement a solution

for Durham Tech's IT students and staff – the Cloud Computing Lab. The Cloud Computing Lab

(CCL) is a cloud-based solution -with funding by the National Science Foundation- that lets IT

students access assigned work via virtual labs/virtual machines using a NETLAB front-end,

that’s usable on any Java enabled web browser -from anywhere. Before this was initially

implemented, a lot of IT course work -and the creation/maintenance of that coursework- was

only possible to do by physically using systems in the campus lab. This has obvious

disadvantages to both students and the school. To improve upon and mitigate the costs of this

environment to Durham Tech, my team(s) helped further develop a sub-system that offloads

storage and hosting of these virtual labs/VM configurations to in-house, Durham Tech owned

hardware. Specifically, I developed a Linux production server that accomplished some of the

fundamental facets of the environment such as; DHCP, DNS, Apache2 server to host the ESXi

installation images/files, the TFTP infrastructure responsible for pushing out said ESXi files to

host machines, and writing PXE/SYSLINUX configuration scripts that allow this entire process

to be both automated and diskless (storage is offloaded to a NAS system). This also allows the

entire process to be initialized with the host machines powered off; as Wake-On-LAN

technology is utilized using a script pushed out from the server. Link to project is below.

http://www.durhamtech.edu/grants/ccl/index.htm

Work Experience

North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC 08/2014 – 12/2014

Intern

As part of the Work Based Learning course required for my Durham Tech curriculum, I was

placed as an unpaid intern at NCCU's Student Computer Repair Center.

Duties included running Help-Desk, hardware/software troubleshooting and installation, virus

removal, resetting students' passwords, etc.

LIVS Food Truck, Durham, NC 03/2013 - 09/2013

Line Cook/Truck maintenance

Food prep and production. Organizing and preparing for high volume and fast paced

sales/events. Labor projection and food cost management. Truck maintenance and duties

included; driving, changing tanks and maintaining propane system, cleaning and upkeep of

equipment, including generator and other general repairs.

Domino's Pizza, Carrboro, NC 08/2006 - 03/2013

Driver/Manger

Duties included; Food prep and production, delivering food, cleaning/washing dishes, shift-

leading/managing (opening/closing store, monitoring food costs, labor, and delegation of tasks to

employees) Customer service; dealing with complaints, organizing events and charities.

J&D Contracting, Chapel Hill, NC 05/2005 - 03/2006

Carpenter's Hand/General Laborer

Foreman’s Assistant; general labor. Carpentry (framing, construction). Assisting with general

construction; measuring and cutting wood/materials, use of table-saw/zaw-saw/ and other

equipment. Clean-up tasks.

References

Linda Hammock

Counselor/Teacher

(919)619-4123

Khalil Hadir

Manager/Co-worker

(919)357-1985

Ryan Mills

Family Friend/Co-worker

(919)225-8338