Michael Usry

631 Sparks Road

Morganton, GA 30560
T (706) 374-2354
C (706)455-4189
mu75832c@westpost.net

Profile
I've spent the last 22 years working in the Information Technology field. I am
looking to put my skills to work for an employer that can expand our careers. F
or the last 10 years, my work has included different fields including, design, p
roject management, network security, and computer repair while being a Systems A
nalyst for a small company.
Experience
Systems Analyst, Corrugated Replacements, Inc., Blairsville, GA - 2000-2010
I was responsible for day-to-day support of a manufacturing company and it's sep
arate subsidiaries. I designed the websites while I worked with the Sales Depar
tment on different Marketing materials. I maintained the ERP support of Sage MA
S500, which ran on Microsoft SQL Server 2005. I designed the daily backup strat
egy using Computer Associate's ARCserve, monitored the SQL server to keep it run
ning efficiently. I was responsible for network maintenance, setup and monitori
ng. Network security was done using Fortinet's Fortigate. I did all computer r
epair, updates and testing, project management, and training in the Windows and
Apple environments. I also work with the CEO, CFO and General Manager on any co
mputer upgrades, purchases, support the company required or any other IT related
project throughout the companies.
Owner, MBUDesigns, Morganton, GA - 1995-Present
I work with customers to do their bookkeeping and design and maintaining website
s, marketing material, computer repair and training on Macintosh and Windows bas
ed computers.
PC Technician, Best Buy, Suwanee, GA - 1997-2000*I was responsible for the daily
repair of computer desktops and notebooks that came into the service center. W
hile there, I maintained the highest completion rate percentage and the lowest r
edo rate of any PC Technician in the South East area for Best Buy.
Information Systems Director, North Georgia Medical Center, Ellijay, GA - 1996-1
997
I supported 50+ users in the hospital and 10 Doctor's offices on a SCO-UNIX syst
em for all patient and doctor information while working with all departments on
training, updates and upgrades for their computer needs.
Computer Operator, Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, GA - 1989-1995
I was responsible for all nightly processing, phone support, and front line repa
irs on the Hospital's Main Frame, Mini-computers, Personal Computers and Network
. I also wrote all of the procedures for the department on processing and train
ed all new personal.
Education
MacSpecialist, Vila Park, IL - Apple Xsan 2 Administration*ComputerTree, Duluth,
GA - Apple Snow Leopard Server Essentials*ComputerTree, Duluth, GA - Apple Snow
Leopard Support Essentials*LCM Security, Alpharetta, GA - Fortinet Security*Ne
w Horizons, Atlanta, GA - A+ Certification Mac, 1997*AeroTek, Atlanta, GA - A+ C
ertification PC, 1997*Pickens Technical Institute, Jasper, GA - Computer Program
ming, 1988
Certifications*Apple Certified Support Specialist*A+ Certified, Mac*A+ Certified
Skills
Forti-OS, VPN, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop,
Aperture, Final Cut Pro, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Microsoft Windo
ws 95 through XP and Windows Server NT, 2000 and 2003, Active Directory, DNS, T
erminal Services, Apple Mac OS X and OS X Server, Open Directory, MySQL, RADIUS
Server, Software Update Server, Address Book Server, WIKI Server, iChat Server
, MS-SQL 2000 and 2005, Microsoft Office 2000 - 2007, iWork, MAS200, MAS500, Cr
ystal Reports.