Joseph A Barnette

Joseph Barnette 4655 White Plains, MD 20695 --Summary Highly skilled VoIP Migration Engineer offering over 15 years of TDM and VoIP technologies and procedures. Professional expertise in VoIP migrations and system administration. Top Skills VoIP migrations (VoIP and TDM) Microsoft Skype for Business PowerShell scripting IP-Based management interfaces UNIX/LINUX Office 365 HTML file Configurations Database servers Strong technical troubleshooting Excellent team player EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONs Colorado Technical University Network Security January 2016 to January 2019 College of Southern Maryland IT Fundamentals September 1993 to September 1996 ITIL v3 Foundation certification Axelos June 2012 to present Avaya AS5300 switch certification Avaya June 2010 to present Comp/Tia Security Plus Comp/Tia April 2017 to April 2020 Experience Skype Migration Engineer June 2016 to present Discovery Communications Inc., Ran scripts in PowerShell ISE for pre and post migration steps Performed verification through Office 365, Active Directory and Skype online Trained users on the difference between a physical phone compared to new soft client. Migrated Avaya users to Skype for Business for Discovery Communications worldwide Configure users to the Uniform-Dial plan and VPN through the Avaya Site Administration Run duplication and license scripts through Microsoft PowerShell ISE for pre-migration tasks January 2016 to June 2016 Pro-Karma Consulting Configured current VoIP technology to be implemented by Valmont Industries. Administer and configured Avaya AS5300 phone system for client. Implemented and deployed Fusion desktop clients to replace physical phones. Configured Unified sites to connect to main core site. Tested and ran monthly reports for number of calls to number of physical devices on network. Senior Network Engineer January 2015 to January 2016 Verizon Managed VoIP/VTC projects for CFPB Upgraded phone system from analog to converged SIP environment Monitored and updated all Avaya VoIP equipment through upgrade, patches and fixes Troubleshooting for high level government official’s issues. Managed VOIP/VTC projects for the CFPB Upgraded CFPB phone system from analog to converged SIP environment Monitored and updated all Avaya VoIP equipment through upgrades, patches and fixes Downloaded files from Avaya PLDS to keep system equipment up to date Installed and tested AS 5300 phone switch in the Pentagon Administered VoIP switch for upgrades and official shut down steps. Provided onsite migration support and technical assistance Taught classes that gave end user understanding of new technology Administration rights to the AS 5300 and servers associated with switch Built and maintained VOIP phones in AS 5300 switch.  Used Remedy tickets to fix issues for customers Provide onsite migration support and technical assistance to customers. Provide user training and post cutover support Telecommunications Engineer January 2001 to January 2010 American Systems Corporation Installed and assembled telecomm equipment within secured operation rooms Followed blue prints for accurate detail of the telecomm job Tested and labeled fiber and cooper drops using Fluke testers Terminated and assembled 8-pin modular connectors and coaxial connectors Traveled across the US to different D.O.D sites