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John Rushing

970.948.8124 | [email protected] | Fruita, CO 81521

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I am a Public Safety Technology Professional with a strong drive for helping others and increasing the safety of
the public overall. I enjoy applying my expertise and experience to new challenges and am always seeking
professional growth opportunities. I love solving technology puzzles, sharing my enthusiasm with others, and
collaborating to innovate. My background includes Public Safety Hardware and Software Deployment, Public
Safety IT Service Management, Sworn Law Enforcement, and Healthcare.

I have a variety of skills that help me make meaningful contributions including:


-Rapid and decisive problem-solving and prioritization in high-stress and rapidly changing environments.
-Managing multiple systems for multiple user groups with minimal or no policy/procedural guidance.
-Expertise in field application of Public Safety technology tools, and tailoring of user training to focus on actual
use-case scenarios.
-Clear and concise documentation of complex and highly customized systems.
-Strategic critical thinking to implement solutions that go beyond immediate issues.
-Detailed understanding of the CJIS Security Policy.
-Skill in communicating clearly to a variety of audiences using tact and discretion.
-Understanding of business processes of various levels of government organizations.

SKILLS

• Software Installation • Windows Administration • Disaster Recovery


• System updates and upgrades • Network Troubleshooting • Infrastructure Resilience
• Backup Management • Virtualization Technologies • Technical Troubleshooting
• System Integration • Database Management

EXPERIENCE

Mobile Video Presales Engineer


Motorola Solutions, 2023 - Current

• Deploy evaluations and provide demonstrations of in-car and body-worn video hardware and software
solutions to public safety agencies in support of sellers

• Review quotes and assist in response to RFPs/RFIs.

Sr Support Spclst IV - PremierOne Hypercare


2022 - 2023

• Provided highly focused PremierOne Support attention on-site and remotely for customers experiencing
multiple, complex challenges with their PremierOne environments

• Delivered highly technical, multi-day training to end customer IT resources


• Acted as a SME for PremierOne, assisting colleagues with adding functionality, break/fix, configuration, and
troubleshooting.
Sr Field Service Technician, Emergency Call Handling
2021 - 2022

• Implemented/deployed complete VESTA Emergency Call Handling (911) systems.

Solutions Architect Team Lead, Software Deployment And Integration


2020 - 2021

• Led a team (7) of Solution Architects with a variety of expertise to deploy hardware and software to support
Motorola Solutions' Public Safety Command Center Software Suite

• Developed, maintained, and delivered highly technical, multi-day training to end customer IT resources.

System Technologist - PremierOne CAD/Records/Mobile


2018 - 2020

• Installed and configured complex and highly redundant systems that include Fortigate firewalls, Extreme
switches, clustered VMWare hosts, and BigIP F5 network traffic managers

• Trained customers and peers on technical topics such as System Administration and client software
function and installation/configuration

• Performed software and hardware troubleshooting in an enterprise environment.

Applications Specialist - Premierone CAD/Mobile


2016 - 2018

• Delivered on-site support of new system deployments and major upgrades primarily focused on system
software configuration

• Trained customer administrators to configure and maintain highly complex Public Safety software systems

System Technologist III - Tier 1 Support, Public Safety


2015 - 2016

• Provided direct application support for PremierOne CAD and Mobile, Premier CAD and related applications,
and CommandCentral applications

• Maintained a caseload of service incidents; prioritizing activities and communicating with stakeholders,
managing incidents throughout the service delivery lifecycle

• Monitored systems using System Center, responding to alerts appropriately, maintaining and improving
System Center configuration.

Public Safety Technology Manager


Pitkin County Government, 2008 - 2015

• Oversaw day-to-day technology support of a 911 Center, 4 Law Enforcement agencies, 4 Fire/EMS agencies,
and Emergency Management; coordinated and supervised the work of Pitkin County's help desk vendor for
Public Safety customers.

Law Enforcement (8 Years), TSA Screener (2 Years P/T), And Registered Nurse (8 Years)
1991 - 2013

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Registered Nurse


WEBSITE, PORTFOLIO AND PROFILES

resume.rushingnet.com

CERTIFICATIONS

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals


• CompTIA Security+CE (expired)
• Google Apps Administrator
• Previous Airbus DS Sentinel Patriot 911 and Aurora MIS Installation and Maintenance
• Spillman Application Administrator
• Numerous Geeksquad, TrendMicro, and similar helpdesk certifications through previous employer
• College Coursework completed in Networking basics, Networking Security, and Firewalls and VPNs

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