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Timothy Elson

Network Engineer & Linux Administrator

Colliers, WV linkedin.com/in/telson

Profile.Summary

Network Engineer and Linux Administrator with over 10 years of experience in enterprise networking, cloud infrastructure, and server administration. Expert in Cisco routing and switching, Palo Alto firewalls, Linux systems (CentOS, Ubuntu), and cloud platforms (OCI, AWS). Proven track record of architecting SCADA/OT network modernization projects, executing large-scale wireless site surveys, and maintaining high-availability web hosting environments.

Tech.Specs

Routing & Switching

Cisco IE3300, Catalyst 2960, WAN/LAN Architecture, VLANs, OSPF, BGP, Subnetting, QoS, DMARC Extensions

Linux & OS

Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS), Windows Server, LVM, Shell/BASH Scripting, Kernel Tuning

Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle Cloud (OCI), AWS, Cloudflare, CloudPanel, cPanel/WHM, Apache, NGINX, Web Hosting Stacks

Telecom & VoIP

Asterisk PBX, Polycom IP Endpoints, SIP Protocols, Auto-Attendants, IVR, Ring Groups, Wireshark SIP Analysis

Exec.Logs (Experience)

Network Engineer

WWT / Norwin / BHE

Sept 2024 – Aug 2025

Engineered a network modernization project replacing legacy unmanaged switches with Cisco IE3300 managed switches across 60 OT/IT SCADA sites.
Designed site-specific subnetting, calculating IP allocations and creating comprehensive Visio topology diagrams.
Collaborated with firewall teams to push configurations to Palo Alto firewalls via Panorama prior to field deployment.

Network Engineer

Conquest Technologies

July 2023 – Feb 2025 Sept 2014 – Nov 2018

Led wireless engineering for a multi-phase refresh across 200+ enterprise warehouse facilities in North America.
Engineered predictive/post-survey RF designs using Ekahau AI Pro and Sidekick, strategically placing APs in high-density environments.
Executed core network operations: circuit turn-ups, DMARC extensions, and multi-vendor WAN/LAN/VoIP installations.

Linux Administrator / Owner

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

May 2022 – Present

Architect Linux cloud infrastructure running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on ARM compute instances in OCI.
Administer web stack via CloudPanel, configuring NGINX/Apache and MySQL, and managing Cloudflare DNS/Security rules.

Linux Administrator (Tier 3)

InMotion Hosting

May 2019 – May 2022

Delivered advanced support across a 2,000+ node CentOS server environment, resolving critical PHP, DB, and CMS application issues.
Administered cPanel/WHM environments, ensuring email deliverability via SPF/DKIM/DMARC and mitigating real-time DDoS attacks.

Network Field Engineer

Marathon Petroleum

Previous Experience

Deployed and maintained critical network infrastructure across multiple remote and industrial site locations.
Ensured reliable connectivity for SCADA and operational technologies in high-availability environments.

Early Career / Technical Roles

Freedom Voice | Comcast Cable | Wholesale Computers

Foundation

Freedom Voice: Provided VoIP administration, SIP trunking support, and network troubleshooting.
Comcast Cable: Executed ISP networking tasks, coax/fiber deployments, and customer premises equipment (CPE) configurations.
Wholesale Computers: Handled hardware deployments, systems builds, and baseline IT support operations.

Certifications & Training

AWS Training & Certification

AWS Technical Essentials

Completed: September 06, 2026

AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials

Completed: September 04, 2026

Cisco Certification

Cisco CCNA Certification Training (200-125)

Presented by CED Solutions, Atlanta, GA

Completed: March 19 – March 24, 2018

Instructor: John Friedrich (40 Classroom Hours)

cPanel University

cPanel Professional Certification (CPP)

cPanel User Interface Proficiency

Date of Certification: July 31, 2019

ID: 0acd-459c-51f4-ff6c

Academic Foundation

Computer Science

Belmont Technical College

Foundational studies in computer science, systems administration, and programming methodologies.