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A Day in the Life of a Network Professional
Jim GloverNetwork Manager
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
What is the OITMP?
The Oklahoma IT Mentorship Program (OITMP) is an outreach initiative that connects networking professionals from Oklahoma institutions with students who are studying IT at Oklahoma academic institutions.The OITMP is established under Oklahoma's National Science Foundation Inter-Campus and Intra-Campus Cyber Connectivity (C2) grant, “Oklahoma Optical Initiative.”
OITMP Goal●Official Goal: Expose Oklahoma security/networking students to the practical day-to-day life of security/networking professionals.●Hidden Secret Goal: Identify, develop and recruit talent!
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Job Shadowing
●On-Site●Schedule a time with us to see what we do!●E-mail the project leader, Henry Neeman ([email protected]) to set up a time.●Virtual●E-mail us at [email protected]●Facebook: [email protected]
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Other Opportunities/Resources
●Cisco Academy●Francis-Tuttle●OU IT internal for now●IT Internships at OU●Contact Jennifer Pike ([email protected])●Jobs at OU–http://jobs.ou.edu●Jobs at OneNet●http://www.okhighered.org/job-opportunities/
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Who is Jim Glover?
BS Computer Science LA Tech University30+ years in ITComputer OperatorMainframe System ProgrammerServer Sysadmin (web, mail, DNS, etc.)Network ManagerHobbies: Computers, Amateur Radio & Photography
Department of CorrectionsFacts
Approximately 4,000 employeesApproximately 500 network devicesApproximately 100 sites17 Minimum, Medium, Maximum Security7 Community Corrections Centers15 Community Work CentersProbation and Parole Offices, etc.
DOC Network Organization
Department of CorrectionsUnique Challenges
Culture of independenceFacilities widespread, isolatedMovement through facilities slow, restrictedChronic budget woesLegislative and public ambivalence“Beans 'n' bullets”Chronic understaffing
Department of CorrectionsStrengths
Culture of independenceExperienced, motivated staffOffenders provide inexpensive labor
Department of CorrectionsIT Status
IT recently centralizedMuch network cabling substandardNetwork usage patterns in fluxVMware virtualizationActive DirectoryVideo conferencingRemote host access
Department of CorrectionsIT/Network Goals
Improve standards adherenceIncrease network stabilityPaperworkDevelop and follow policyDevelop and follow formal proceduresDocumentAchieve excellence
Network Certificationsto Consider
BICSIBuilding Industry Consulting Service InternationalStandards and training for cablingCCNACisco Certified Network AssociateConcepts and practices of Cisco network device configuration
My Professional Duties
Network device configurationRouters, switches, security devicesCabling managementNetwork designNetwork maintenanceSecurityTroubleshooting
Network ProfessionalEssential Knowledge
Network ProfessionalEssential Knowledge
TCP/IPTCP vs UDP; how connections are madeLogical portsSubnets and masksInternet ProtocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, FTP, DNS, DHCP, POP, NTP, SSH, etc.
Network ProfessionalEssential Skills
Project ManagementTroubleshootingOSI model layers in order: 1, 2, 3 …Packet Sniffing (e.g. WireShark)
Network GroupQuest for Excellence
Design: Plan for the futureCabling: Do it right; do it once.ProceduresBenefitsDocumentationFlexibilityRepeatabilityConsistency
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Questions?
Contact InformationJim [email protected]
Slides with OU logo courtesy of Dr. Henry Neeman and the OU network staff
