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Lane Messer

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Senior Managed Services Engineer at STEP CG
📍 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Lane Messer is a Senior Managed Services Engineer at STEP CG, specializing in complex, multi-vendor enterprise networks. His expertise spans routing, switching, security, and automation across technologies like Fortinet, Extreme, and Juniper. Described by colleagues as "extremely smart and diligent," he holds a Bachelors in Information Technology and a 5G LAN Specialist certification.

Beyond his professional role, Lane is passionate about personal technology projects. He has developed his own applications, such as OpenCellSurvey for analyzing cellular signals, and enjoys integrating devices like his EcoFlow power station with data visualization tools like Grafana, demonstrating a deep-seated interest in hands-on hardware and software integration.

He created his own application, OpenCellSurvey, from scratch to better analyze LTE and 5G signal data in the field.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Senior Managed Services Engineer
Job Level
Middle
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Private Cellular Networks
Holds a "5G LAN Specialist" certification and has hands-on experience with Open5GS, srsRAN, and private cellular technologies mentioned in his professional summary.
Network Automation
His skillset explicitly includes network automation using Python, Netmiko, and APIs to manage complex network environments.
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Career

Work history

6-2026
Senior Managed Services Engineer
STEP CG
1-2024
Network Support Engineer Lead II
STEP CG
5-2022 - 1-2024
Network Support Engineer II
STEP CG
7-2019 - 5-2022
District Technician
BELL COUNTY SCHOOLS
6-2019 - 5-2022
District Technology Coordinator
BELL COUNTY SCHOOLS
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Education
Bachelor of Information Technology
Western Governors University
2016 - 2018
Associate's degree
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
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