1. Matthew Nelson
1975 Lee Street, Maplewood MN, 55117
Phone: 651-428-4869 E-Mail: matthewn@mtu.edu
Objective
To gain experience in the fields of Computer Networking & System Administration by means of full time position
Education
Michigan Technological University, Houghton MI Graduated Spring 2014
 Bachelor of Science Degree – Computer Networking and System Administration with an emphasis on Network Security
 Relevant coursework: Senior Project I & II, Network Security Engineering I & II, Networking Administration I & II,
Unix/Linux Administration I & II, Microsoft System Administration I & II, Wireless Computing & FCC Regulations,
Web/App Server Administration, Storage Area Networks, Database Management, Basic Programming (Java, C, C++) ,
Computer & OS Architecture, Project Management
 Senior Project I & II– Built and maintained private cloud in our lab, compared advantages and disadvantages between our
private cloud and public cloud providers (Amazon Web Services – EC2)
o Worked under Professor Xinli Wang
o Built a private cloud using XenServer as well as rented space from AWS to observe the advantages and
disadvantages of having either a private or public cloud to implement IaaS
o Work and paper was published by Association for Computing Machinery – October 13, 2014
 ‘Comparing Public and Private IaaS Cloud Models’
 Department GPA of 3.34
 Cumulative GPA of 3.16
Experience
Project Engineer – Network Implementation Team – Open Systems International, Medina MN May 2014 – Present
 Design, document and implement a unique network and server/workstation backbone for each customer project
 With use of automation and manual deployments, build Redhat / Windows Servers, Windows 7 Workstations to customer’s
requirements
o Custom OS Hardening scripts to lockdown any and all services not in use
 Implement network on L2/L3 Cisco 2960’s, 3560’s, harden network with Cisco ASA 5525’s, 5505’s
o Add ACL’s to firewalls further defining LAN traffic across network, assign ports on switches to correct VLANs
o Network may consist of between 5 and 50 servers/workstations
 Work with 3rd Party Vendors (Symantec, Tripwire, Trendmicro) to install/configure Antivirus and Backup software on a per
contract basis
o Worked with Symantec NetBackup Support Engineers extensively for 4 months to troubleshoot Bare Metal Restore
failures seen on a system
 Worked directly with Symantec Engineers, found root issue that was causing the problem, continued to
work with Symantec to test possible fixes, a patch was released to their software after issue was resolved
Friendship Connection, Roseville MN June 2011 – March 2014
 Watched over school children ages 5-14 at Out-of-School Daycare Program
 Summer of 2013 – Worked with a child that has Downs Syndrome making sure his needs are met and adapting the program
when needed – Also worked with the district to further build the Special Needs Program within the district-wide program
 Summer of 2012 – Worked with a child with Downs Syndrome, was his mentor throughout the summer, catering to daily
activities to his needs, guiding him when needed
 Summer of 2011 - Focused on one child with a physical disability, adapted everyday activities towards his level, encouraged
him to interact with the other children and was his tutor throughout the summer
Computer Skills
 Setting up and maintaining networks and computer systems by means of Linux and Windows, as well as conducting
penetration testing and vulnerability scans to protect networks
o Cisco IOS: EIGRP, OSPF, ISIS
o Cisco 2960’s, 3560’s : Cisco ASA 5525’s 5505’s
 Setting up and administrating various infrastructure server types in Windows Server 2008/2012R2 and Redhat Linux
o Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, NFS, NIS, Apache
 Operating systems: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 & 8, Server 2008, Server 2012, RedHat, Kali, BackTrack, Mac OS X