John W. Stallings 
47577 Reef Terrace, Sterling, VA 20165
Tel:  [Send email to request phone number] 30-5414
johnny1001 * verizon.net 

CLEARANCE TS

PROFILE Resourceful, solution-oriented, and highly motivated Field Support
Engineer professional with in-depth knowledge and more than 21 years of
successful experience. Specialty: Troubleshooting large systems and peripherals.
Excellent interpersonal skills and sound management practices make for routine
client satisfaction. Candidate possesses extensive customer relations experience
and problem-solving skills and is a genuine team player.

EDUCATION AIMS Junior College, 1979
Electronics Engineering, Greeley, Colo.

 Computer Learning Center, 1987
 Computer Electronics Technology, Springfield, Va.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

JR Mannes Defense Services Corp. Arlington, VA, - 5/08 to Present

Information Technology Consultant

 * Providing System Engineering support to the client requirements
 * Assessing managements data center requirements preparing hardware
specifications for acquisitions
 * Organizing hardware installations for site surveys
 * Performing diagnostic testing on Sun server hardware components, ie
CPU/Memory mother Boards, Power Supplies, Interface Boards, NIC cards, Center
Plane Boards.
 * Trouble shooting Sun server for point of failure and component replacement.
 * Performing Cat 3 and Cat 5 Ethernet cable testing utilizing the Pentascanner
cable test equipment
 * Determining the clients existing and future hardware requirements

General Dynamics, Chantilly, Va. - 4/01 to 5/08

Field Engineer

 * Provided Sun hardware maintenance to government and commercial accounts
 * Served as a technical support liaison to the on-site systems administrator
 * Troubleshot key elements relating to RAIDS, DLT, Tape Devices, and Shoe Boxes

 * Analyzed and tested customers' Enterprise and Sun Fire servers/workstations
 * Implemented Sun Fire midrange systems for 440 through 6800 servers
 * Performed maintenance support on the Sun Fire 210 through 6800 servers, Blade
servers, Netra servers,X64 servers, T 2000 thru T 6000 server line, Ultra
Enterprise servers 3000 thru 6500
 * Executed software diagnostics programs
 * Attended various Sun Systems maintenance classes: Sun Solaris OS/8, Sun Fire,
Sun Storage System, and Sun Ultra Enterprise Server Maintenance

Teledyne Brown Engineering, Arlington, Va. - 8/95 to 4/01

Hardware Engineer

 * Conducted technical maintenance support of 70 Sun servers and more than 120
workstations in a Solaris platform, PCs and Macs, and communication interfaces
 * Served as a liaison to contract vendors
 * Planned and developed troubleshooting reports
 * Tested, documented, and debugged system routines for the Center for
Monitoring Research's four major networks
 * Developed and prepared hardware requirements for purchase orders, and
maintained an inventory of all computer equipment and spare parts

National Women's Resource Center, Alexandria, Va. - 1/95 to 8/95

Field Engineer/Technical Administrator

 * Provided hardware and software support including installation,
troubleshooting, personal computers/software applications, and micro-computing
consultation

Trico Business Systems, Chantilly, Va. - 2/94 to 1/95

Field Engineer

 * Provided technical customer service support for the client's personal
computers, peripheral devices, and software systems
 * Coordinated new installation, repairs, and maintenance
 * Conducted site surveys

Bell Atlantic, Lanham, Md. - 6/88 to 2/94

Field Engineer

 * Diagnosed problems and repaired advanced computer equipment for commercial
accounts
 * Established and maintained excellent customer relations
 * Implemented front in-line processors and network topology

Eaton Corporation, Springfield, Va. - 5/87 to 6/88

Electronics Engineer

 * Provided technical customer support including troubleshooting and technical
testing of PC equipment
 * Implemented and managed the company's quality assurance program

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 * Communication circuitry and systems
 * Sun Ultra Enterprise servers
 * Sun Fire servers
 * Ultra and Sparc workstations
 * RAIDS
 * PCs
 * Laptops
* Macs
* Cisco Routers
* Alantec PowerHubs
* HP printers