Joshua Hale

Josh Hale

Network Engineer

Fayetteville, NC

Currently working as an IT technician at Fidelis IT with full responsibility for small- to medium-sized business network configuration, VLAN design, firewall rule sets, and uptime monitoring.

Professional Experience

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IT Technician

Fidelis IT • 2023 – Present

- Manage Windows servers, focusing on network services including DNS, DHCP, and mail server configurations.

- Configure pfSense, SonicWall, and OPNsense for production environments using hardening guides.

- Provided Tier 3 network support via ticketing system.

- Configured VLANs and traffic shaping on Ubiquiti and SonicWall devices.


Please see below for more skills / experience. ⬇️

Recent Projects

Network Monitor Project

OPNsense HA Setup

Need uptime? Follow this guide on how to set up high availability for OPNsense.

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Powershell

PowerShell User Creation Script

Automated the creation of Active Directory users using PowerShell.

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win

Windows 11 Setup Script

Windows 10 is coming to an end. Here is how to deploy Windows 11 faster.

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Skills

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Server Administration
AD, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, Exchange, Windows Server 2019, 2022, 2025, Ubuntu Server, Proxmox
📶
Business Wireless
Deployed UniFi networks with RF planning, captive portal and multi‑SSID segmentation
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Networking Systems
Cisco, Ubiquiti, VPN, VLANs
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Network Security
SonicWall, FortiGate, pfSense, OPNsense, ACLs, NAT, Zero Trust
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Backups & Recovery
Windows Backup, Synology Business Backup, MSP360
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Automation
PowerShell scripts, batch

Education & Certifications

FTCC

Associate of Science

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Network+

CompTIA Network+

3CX

3CX Advanced Engineer