Chris Pound
About Chris Pound
Chris Pound is a System Administrator specializing in Windows, currently employed at ITHAKA since 2019. He has a diverse background in network administration and systems consulting, with previous roles at Securian Financial Group, Innolink Systems Inc, and Qwest.
Work at ITHAKA
Chris Pound has been employed at ITHAKA as a System Administrator specializing in Windows since 2019. His role involves managing and maintaining Windows-based systems to ensure optimal performance and security. He is based in Princeton, NJ, and has contributed to the organization's IT infrastructure for over five years.
Previous Experience in Network Administration
Before joining ITHAKA, Chris Pound worked at Securian Financial Group as a Securian Technology Analyst focusing on remote network administration from 2014 to 2016. He also served as a Network Consultant and Systems Administrator at Innolink Systems Inc from 2016 to 2019 in New Castle, DE. Earlier in his career, he was an Operations Tech at Qwest for one year from 2010 to 2011.
Education and Expertise
Chris Pound has a solid educational background in computer networking and information systems. He studied Computer Network Administration at Crown College, earning an Associate of Science (AS) degree from 2007 to 2009. He furthered his education at ITT Technical Institute-Eden Prairie, where he achieved a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Information Systems Security from 2010 to 2012. He also completed an AS in Computer Network Systems at ITT Technical College from 2009 to 2010.
Technical Projects and Contributions
Throughout his career, Chris Pound has engaged in several technical projects. He configured a disaster recovery system using encrypted virtual machines to ensure business continuity and data protection. Additionally, he integrated an Azure-based Exchange environment with existing on-premises systems, enhancing communication efficiency. He successfully migrated servers from a secondary on-premises site to Microsoft Azure, improving the company's cloud infrastructure. Chris also conducted user testing for fail-over scenarios to confirm system functionality and reliability.