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Summary

I enjoy building products from scratch, and getting them to market. I am very people and team oriented, and I've been told that I am a solid leader. Running my own IT consulting business taught me many things, and it has helped me evaluate situations from both a business as well as a technology perspective. I am driven to build solid relationships with customers, and complete projects successfully.

You can reach me at nathan@finkfamily.org.

Work History

May 2007 - Present
Systems Engineer 
• Shared account responsibility for the Sprint Mobility network
• Gather customer requirements and work with the development organizations to prioritize and deliver new features and solutions
• Provide specific solutions/technology/product consulting, technical and sales support
• Direct engineering support for the Sprint Engineering teams
• Initiate, develop and maintain a strong relationship with the customer based on frequent interaction
• Cisco Products: 6500, 7600, 12000, ASA, ASR, ACE, CRS-1, ISR, SAMI (HA, PDSN)
• Specialty: Wireless & Mobility

Mformation Technologies Inc.

Mar 2007 - Apr 2007
Sr. Sales Engineer 

Sep 2006 - Feb 2007
Sr. Sales Engineer 
• Provide pre-sales field and phone support for channel partners and end customers
• Work directly with customers to gather product requirements
• Resolve customer issues with Product Management, Post-sales Support, and Engineering
• Install and support customer field trials
• Perform project planning, site installation, commissioning, and acceptance testing
• Support technical publications, application notes and training documentation

Sprint Nextel

Oct 2001 - Sep 2006
Sr. Systems Engineer 
Sr. Systems Engineer (SME) on the network operations engineering team that was responsible for designing, implementing and supporting much of Sprint’s wireless data network (1xrtt & EvDO). Lead engineer and team lead for the PCS Data Link product for four years.

Experience with the following technologies: routers, switches, dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), switches, firewalls, Mobile IP Foreign Agents (PDSN), Mobile IP Home Agents, 2G IWF, Virtual Private Networks, Load Balancers, RADIUS servers, Windows servers, SQL, and Network Analyzers/Sniffers. Proficient in network documentation and product research and analysis.

Voyager Solutions LLC

Jan 2001 - Dec 2001
Owner 
Maintained a client base of small to medium sized businesses. Consulted on design and product purchase. Installed and maintained customer networks, servers and applications. Handled all facets of the business: sales, service, development, and finance.

1998 - 2000
Sr. Systems Engineer 
ISG is a successful systems integration firm with nine locations throughout Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. I was involved in the following: sales support, solution identification/design, solution implementation, client/customer support, and attending client opportunity meetings as the technical resource.

Education

Global Knowledge PMP

2007 - 2007
Week long PMP training course. I'm not PMP certified yet.

2003 - 2007
BS, Business Administration
Magna Cum Laude

National Outdoor Leadership School

2000 - 2000
Semester in Patagonia
http://www.nols.edu/courses/locations/patagonia/patagoniasemester.shtml
Hike and camp in Patagonia’s valleys, travel in the mountains and sea kayak in breathtaking Patagonian fjords, stopping to visit with locals along the way. Leadership outcomes are strong on the Semester in Patagonia due to the remote nature of the travel and the harsh weather encountered. Teamwork, communication and problem solving are critical to the success of this expedition.

Kansas State University

1997 - 1998
Information Technology