1. Vance Harper
211 Village Drive, Jacksonville, NC 28546
(843) 934-3199
wvanceharper@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE: Proven IT Manager with over 20 years of IT and honorable military service looking to
leverage an experienced background in management and network engineering and security as a
Network Engineer.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
 Security Clearance  Cyber Security  Network Design
 Leadership  Teamwork  Customer Service
 Cisco Technologies  Time Management  Troubleshooting
 Change Management  Operations
Management
 Project Management
EXPERIENCE:
IT Operations Chief, US Marine Corps, Jacksonville, NC September 2013-November
2015
Supervise and account for the efficient employment of 14 IT technicians.
Advise senior management on best practices of network services and implementation.
Manage and report to senior management on IT projects that affect the region with minimal
customer impact and degradation of services.
Respond to network service requests and incidents through Remedy IT Service Management suite.
Collaborate with departments regarding technologies offered through the organization’s service
catalog.
Network Operations Chief, Marine Corps Forces Command, Norfolk, Va. July 2010-July
2013

2. Vance Harper
211 Village Drive, Jacksonville, NC 28546
(843) 934-3199
wvanceharper@gmail.com
Supervise and account for the efficient employment of 7 uniform and 2 contractor support network
technicians.
Advise senior management on best practices of network design and implementation.
Inform senior management regarding network outages and ensure timely resolutions.
Participate in Change Management Board regarding network design.
Resolve network incidents through Remedy.
Install, configure and maintain network connectivity utilizing layer 2 and layer 3 switching and routing
protocols to support over 500 customers.
Configure, update and manage network devices through SolarWinds Network management software.
Implement and validate security on over 500 network and end user devices through patch
management.
Provide Active Directory structure, DNS, Exchange and network services for 175 customers for
classified and unclassified networks at Continuity of Operations cold site.
Install, configure and maintain secure network connectivity utilizing Fortigate firewalls and Cisco
routers and switches for 175 customers for classified and unclassified networks at Continuity of
Operations cold site.
IT Manager, US Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, NC January 2007-April
2010
Supervise and account for the well being, training and staffing of 26 uniform and contractor support
network technicians and system administrators.
Configure and maintain, DNS, DHCP, VoIP, Exchange and network services for over 3,500 customers
for classified, unclassified and coalition networks.
Configure and maintain secure satellite, wireless line-of-sight and wired network connectivity utilizing
layer 2 and layer 3 switching and routing technologies such as VTP, EIGRP and BGP to support over
3,500 customers across multiple geographic locations for classified, unclassified and coalition
networks.
Instructor, USMC Communications School  Twenty-nine Palms, Ca June 2002 - December 2006
Supervise and account for the training and well-being of 20 entry level students during a 2 month
duration of entry level technical training.
Provide instruction on network design and numbering systems and subnetting to student personnel
through lecture, hands-on training and evaluation.

3. Vance Harper
211 Village Drive, Jacksonville, NC 28546
(843) 934-3199
wvanceharper@gmail.com
Provide instruction on Active Directory, DNS and DHCP configuration to student personnel through
lecture, hands-on training and evaluation.
Provide instruction on layer 2 and layer 3 routing and switching utilizing VTP, EIGRP, BGP
configuration to student personnel through lecture, hands-on training and evaluation.
Provide instruction on backup and restore procedures utilizing Veritas Backup Exec to student
personnel through lecture, hands-on training and evaluation.
Provide instruction on encryption devices installation and configuration to student personnel through
lecture, hands-on training and evaluation.
EDUCATION:
Completed 90 Semester Hours towards a Bachelors of Science in Information Technology
Management at American Military University (November 2016 anticipated graduation date)
Currently pursuing CCNA certification (December 2015)
LEAN Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training
Project Management Professional Bootcamp
Senior Leadership and Management Course
Advanced Leadership and Management Course
SharePoint 2007 Administrator Course
Cisco Certified Network Associate Bootcamp
Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting
Building Cisco Remote Access Networks
Building Cisco Multilayered Scalable Networks
CheckPoint Meta IP DNS
Formal Schools Instructor Course
Tactical Network Supervisor Course
CERTIFICATIONS:
CISSP Certified (#406385)
CEH Certified (#ECC39931919079)
CompTIA Security+ Certified (#COMP001020149938)
Active Secret Security Clearance
References Available Upon Request