Derek Fikes

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My professional expierence includes managing budgets, schedules, as well as a team of employees. I have had the oppurtunity to resolve many problems that have risen during my career , which has made me stong in leadership and problem-solving. My goals as I go forward in my professional career is to use my knowledge and my eagerness to learn in order to not only expand myself but also the company that I work for.

I currently work in IT for Procurri as an IBM Engineer. My day to day duties include troubleshooting IBM Pseries, Iseries, Storage server issues. I am also responsible for auditing and testing these servers to make sure they are working and are built to specific configurations for our customers. One of my favorite duties about my job is the hands on knowledge I gain everday from my own work as well as from co-workers with several years of experience in the field.

I have a great passion for the Technology field as I have completed A+ training courses. I have also studied CCENT/CCNA, as well as starting o explore all IT aspects including programming, security and the business of IT to really find the area(s) in which I excel, as it is my greatest passion and what I strive to be great at. I have a passion for the IT Secuirty field, and have just passed the exam to become Comptia Security+ Certified.

Outside of work, I am a big sports fan, with the UNC Tarheels being favorite team. My family is very important to me and I enjoy spending alot my free time with the ones I love as well as playing golf