James Gilbert
About James Gilbert
James Gilbert is a System Administrator at the State of Washington ESD with extensive experience in IT roles across various organizations. He holds degrees in Information Technology from American Military University and Western Governors University.
Title
James Gilbert is currently a System Administrator at the State of Washington Employment Security Department (ESD).
Current Position
James Gilbert serves as a System Administrator for the State of Washington Employment Security Department since 2015, based in Lacey, WA. His responsibilities include developing and maintaining a comprehensive operating system hardware and software configuration database/library of all supporting documentation, conducting routine hardware and software audits to ensure compliance, and writing and promoting standard operating procedures for system administration tasks.
Past Employment
James Gilbert's career includes various roles such as Regional System Administrator at the Social Security Administration, Server Support Specialist at INDUS Technology, Inc., and IT Liason at ALSTOM Grid. Additional positions include System Administrator at the Department of Veterans Affairs and NCI, Inc., Information Technology role at Veterans Affairs Compass Housing, PC Repair and Networking Teacher at Pierce County Skills Center, Customer Care at Vertafore, Inc., and CAE 3/Customer Support at Comcast Cable. He also served in the United States Army as Infantry for 7 years.
Education and Expertise
James Gilbert has an extensive educational background in Information Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from American Military University (2017-2020) and a Bachelor's of Science degree from Western Governors University (2012-2014). Additionally, he earned an Associate of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Everett Community College (2007-2011).