Sean Feeney

HotSpot Technologies

HotSpot Technologies

HotSpot Tech provides affordable, down-to-earth technology solutions for small businesses, web designers, developers and non-technology oriented professionals in all fields. We specialize in open source solutions and support.

• Startup type: Sole Proprietor
• Status: Active
• Stage: Growth

Over ten years experience through such student organizations as the Kentucky Student Technology Leadership Program, the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), and SkillsUSA-VICA as well as through the following employers working in all phases of computer operations, computer repair, help desk/technical support, Internetworking, web design, web development and web programming including the operation and maintenance of multiple types of computer consoles, servers and peripheral equipment. 1996-Present.

Employer:	Logic Technology
Position:	Infrastructure Support Consultant
Time period:	August 2009 - Present
Description:	• Security remediation

Employer:	L.J. Michaels, Inc.
Position:	Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Time period:	September 2007 - December 2008
Description:	• Responsible for all technology assets of the organization including servers, workstations, routers, switches and websites. • Integration of the Internet and the World Wide Web into both immediate business plans and long-term strategy in a volatile market and an industry undergoing drastic change. • Maintenance of Apple and Windows PCs. • Electronic Sign Message Design • New Media Marketing • Website Development • Small-scale Active Directory management.

Employer:	MaximumTailgating.com
Position:	Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Time period:	May 2007 - December 2008
Description:	• Designed and implemented a public ning-based social network and wiki. • Consultation on and implementation of new IT initiatives. • Responsible for innovation, integrity, and maintenance of company website.

Employer:	Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation, Terre Haute, IN
Position:	Systems and Network Administration Student Co-op
Time period:	June 2006 - February 2008
Description:	• Maintained and updated over 160 Windows 2003, Red Hat Linux and Unix AIX servers in four different countries. Exposed to LPAR and HACMP environments. • Compiled network security reports and rolled out Windows Updates using Shavlik HFNetChkPro. • DNS management using Cisco Network Registrar. VMWare ESX virtual server installation and management. • SAN management using IBM TotalStorage Manager. Contingency and backup planning. • Enterprise-wide deployment and configuration of IBM Director, BMC Portal, and IBM Tivoli software. • Generated savings of $16k/year by planning and implementing Open Source Solutions like Nagios, Perfparse and Centreon. • Implemented Microsoft Project Server application to replace previous organization management tools. • Performed server builds including hardware configuration, racking, cabling and OS installations. • Corporate wiki management and upgrades. Administration of over 50 My/MS-SQL databases. • Perl, VBScript, Batch and shell scripting to generate server logs and automate tasks. • Planned and implemented a new Citrix development environment to provide better stability for offshore resources and consultants.

Employer:	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN
Position:	CSSE Webmaster
Time period:	September 2005 - September 2006
Description:	• Evaluated the state of the current website and made recommendations for improvement. • Designed and implemented a new version of the website using a CMS. • Created a PowerPoint presentation about how to improve the entire Rose website.

Employer:	Best Buy
Position:	Geek Squad In-Store Tech Agent I
Time period:	February 2005 - August 2005
Description:	• Repaired customer PCs and electronics. • Evaluated the current state of customer units and the cost effectiveness of repairing them. • Recommended complete solutions for individual customer needs.

Employer:	Covington Independent Public School District, Covington, KY
Position:	Cisco Computer Internetworking Student Co-op
Time period:	May 2002 - August 2004
Description:	• Designed and implemented the high school website and websites throughout the district. • Supervised a team of web design co-op students. • Installed and maintained Windows NT/2000 servers and Windows 2000/XP workstations. • Recommended software and hardware purchases and consulted on network security issues. • Planned, installed and supported LANs, video networks and editing bays. • Wired an entire elementary school’s MDF on my own.

Employer:	Channel One News, Los Angeles, CA
Position:	Student-Produced Week (SPW) Webmaster
Time period:	April 2004
Description:	• Designed and implemented a special SPW section using Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash, and BBEdit on an Apple workstation. Built the site’s daily content including a blog, photo gallery and behind-thescenes videos using a Bricolage CMS. • Site featured on the daily news program to 8.5 million high school students and received 50,000 visits within its first three days of being online.

University:	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Time period:	2005 - 2009
Degree:	Software Engineering, BSc

Awards:

1st State SkillsUSA-VICA Website Design, 2005 1st Regional SkillsUSA-VICA Technical Math, 2004 1st Regional SkillsUSA-VICA Internetworking, 2003 and 2004 2nd State FBLA Network Design, 2005 2nd Regional FBLA Website Development, 2004 2nd State FBLA Technology Concepts, 2003