Welcome to ITonRamp’s Network+ Track. The Network+ certification equips an individual to understand and work with networks, both from a physical and logical side. This includes cabling, wired and wireless technologies, routing, DNS, DHCP, security, troubleshooting and beyond.
This is a challenging, involved course. ITonRamp staff will provide training and encouragement as your networking knowledge grows and is stretched.
Age Recommendation: 16 and up.
Prerequisites: A+ or equivalent experience is suggested.
Candidate job roles include network administrator, network technician, network installer, help desk technician and IT cable installer. Companies such as Dell, HP, Ricoh, Sharp and Xerox recommend or require CompTIA Network+ for their networking technicians. The U.S. Department of Defense also recognizes CompTIA Network+.
-- CompTIA.org
Mentored by: Nathan Maxwell
Nathan began his IT career providing software instruction in a small training environment in Leavenworth, KS. From there, he moved into a contracting role as a desktop support technician. As his skill set grew, he began working with the company's servers as well. A few days after that contract ended, he was offered a desktop support/network admin role at another organization. After working there a number of years, the company was largely shut down, and the remaining IT needs were to be covered by their parent company, out of state.
Nathan felt God's leading into small business IT support. This was his launching point. In 1999, Nathan became an independent IT professional, serving small businesses and non-profits throughout the greater Kansas City area. While supporting a client base of roughly 30 organizations, he has deployed over a thousand PCs, 50+ servers, and countless network components and PC peripherals. In the majority of his projects, Nathan fulfilled the role of not only implementer, but also architect, buyer, integrator and follow up support.
Tied closely to his role in businesses, was home support. Nathan would frequently be asked to visit the homes of employees and help with computer issues. He’s spent many hours setting up home networks, configuring remote corporate access, printer sharing, trouble shooting internet access, and addressing a myriad of questions on both PCs and Macs.
From designing and integrating a network at a new building to meet a client's need, to providing organization infrastructure upgrades, with minimal downtime, he’s sought to blend technology with each client's unique needs. Now, he's excited to be a part of ITonRamp and what God is doing here.
Nathan's certifications:
Microsoft Certified IT Professional
Server Administrator – 07/01/2009
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration – 12/05/2008
Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration – 12/05/2008
Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration – 12/05/2008
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – 02/12/2004
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Messaging
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – 02/12/2004
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – 09/30/2004
Microsoft Windows 2000 – 10/16/2003
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 – 06/08/1998
Microsoft Certified Professional
MCP 2.0 – Certified Professional – 04/12/1997
CompTIA A+ – 10/13/2004
CompTIA Network+ – 11/21/2003
CompTIA Security+ – 8/30/2005
Mac OS X Support Essentials v 10 – 07/2009
Certified Novell Administrator
IntraNetware 4.11 – 01/2000
Certified Novell Engineer – 01/2000
Netware 5.0 – 01/2000
