DONALD C. LAWLER
　　135 White Cap Road
　　Ocean Park, CA 15385
　　(313) 975-896
　　lawer@juxe.com

　　OBJECTIVE
　　Senior Network Administrator with a growing role in Information Security

　　PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
　　1999 - present　Network Analyst TCS (Canada) Ltd. Oakville, ON, Canada
　　Responsibilities
　　- Supervision of Office Support Team.
　　- Liase with Partners and Managers regarding needs, wants and requirements.
　　- Recommend or specify hardware and software
　　- Negotiate with vendors, quote and order equipment.
　　- Set and implement Security Policies.
　　- Server and network hardware maintenance and configuration.
　　- General LAN Administration.

　　Special Projects
　　Internet Connectivity
　　Installing and configuring Check Point Firewall-1, set up DMZ with Web, FTP, and SMTP servers. Utilizing NAT, permitted desktop access. Tested VPN capabilities.

　　MS Exchange Conversion
　　Migrated office e-mail system from Lotus cc:Mail to MS Exchange 5.5, with Outlook Web Access.

　　Internet Pipe Upgrade
　　Researched the benefits of the various options, received quotes from multiple ISPs and ordered an upgrade to our service.

　　LAN Reorganization
　　Converted LAN from multiple stand-alone servers with extremely weak security to a Windows NT domain, employing common security measures. Utilized DNS vs. WINS due to the presence of UNIX servers.

　　Token-Ring - Ethernet Conversion
　　Planned and implemented the conversion process, went to market for quotes on cabling, supervised desktop upgrades.

　　1997 - 1999　Technical Support Analyst Sedgwick Limited Toronto, ON, Canada
　　Responsibilities
　　- Configuration of Servers and integration of Windows NT and Novell NetWare.
　　- Administration of the corporate e-mail system, Lotus cc:Mail.
　　- Configuration of Client Access software for AS/400.
　　- Y2K Preparation, status determination of hardware and software.
　　- Evaluate and recommend new software & hardware.
　　- Provide 2nd and 3rd level Help Desk support to offices nationwide.

　　Special projects
　　Lotus cc: Mail Upgrade
　　Plotted the upgrade path, tested new client versions, and upgraded cc:Mail servers nationwide.
　　Human Resources Benefits Database
　　Provided technical information and assisted in the design of a Flex Benefits
　　Database to ease the annual renewal process.

　　1994 - 1997 Information Technology Co-ordinator Sedgwick Limitée Montréal, QC, Canada
　　Responsibilities
　　- User support and troubleshooting.
　　- General LAN Administration.
　　- Configuration & upgrade of hardware and software.

　　Special projects
　　Canadian Figure Skating Association (CFSA) Database
　　Designed, developed and maintained a database to track insurance policy
　　renewals of the member clubs of the CFSA, to issue Certificates of Insurance
　　and to produce reports of non-renewed clubs.

　　OTHER
　　I possess excellent interpersonal communication skills, and am quite comfortable dealing with senior management. I work well in a team environment or by myself and excel in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.

　　References available upon request