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Brandon Darling


Brandon Darling
Systems Engineer
office: 563.242.7504
email: brandon@rfronttech.com

Questions for Brandon

  • What is the most challenging thing you have ever done?

    • Worked for someone less educated than me.

  • If you didn't work in IT what would you be doing?

    • Lawyer

  • What is one pertinent bit of free advice you would give our customers?

    • Information Technology is the only industry that is understood by people who do not manage it, and managed by people who do not understand it. If you don't understand technology, never make a single technology decision. Paying $100 for a consultant to tell you a simple yes or no will literally be the most valuable purchase you will ever make. Period.

Core Competencies

  • Expert Microsoft admin (MCSE 2000), Active Directory, Exchange, Group Policy, Terminal Services, SQL, Data Protection Manager, ISA Server
  • Expert knowledge of ITI banking systems, Unisys Mainframe, ITI Premier, Ecom, MFA, Prime, and Navigator
  • Expert network engineer (CCNP 2001), Cisco IOS platform, PIX / ASA appliances, VPN, familiar with Nortel and Juniper platforms
  • Expert storage and virtualization engineer, SAN / NAS from EMC and Apple, virtualization technologies from VMWare and Microsoft
  • Experienced with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Visio, and Project Server

Professional Experience

  • Partner & Consultant, Orbis Technology, Inc., Moline, IL Spring 2001-Present
  • Orbis Technology, Inc., founded in 2001, provides high level project management, consulting and networking services to Midwest-based businesses. Single handedly recruited and groomed a team of professional contractors that possess equal parts business savvy and highly technical skills

Education, Certifications & Training

  • B.A. cum laude, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
  • Apple XSan Administration Certificate, Apple Campus, Cupertino, CA
  • IICLE Certificate for Forensic Data Analysis in Litigation, Chicago, IL
  • FCC Licensed Radio Technician
  • FDIC audit and compliance expertise
  • Cisco CCNP (2001)
  • Microsoft MCSE (2001)
  • Apple ACSA (2003)