Ron Graves: in Castle Rock, CO
Ron Graves
Castle Rock | United States
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Richey May & Co
Director of IT | 03/2011 - 02/2020
• Oversee all technology operations and evaluating them according to established company goals
• Manage internal technology team of 7 employees, including systems administrators, network engineers, cyber security engineers and help desk technicians
• Develop strategies in relation to our company's IT infrastructure (computer and information systems, security, communication systems)
• Devise, establish, and maintain IT policies, procedures and systems to support the implementation of strategies set by the Partners
• Analyze the business requirements of all departments annually to determine their future technology needs
• Collaborate with all department heads to address any ongoing IT support issues and concerns and to strategize better work efficiencies utilizing newer technologies
• Facilitate the purchase of equipment and sourcing of IT supplies ensuring cost effective pricing comparisons
• Oversee the implementation/upgrade and maintenance of all hardware systems and company applications
• Manage IT project scope, budget, timeline and risk and assumes responsibility for successful completion of projects
• Implement appropriate controls to detect internal and external security threats and vulnerabilities utilizing third party technologies (Black Carbon, Tenable)
• Perform facility management including the relocation of office equipment, server room maintenance, office technology maintenance and several off-site projects
• Implemented a friendly remote user access environment for all remote users and clients utilizing VPN, Terminal Services, and VMware VDI
• Technical Project Management (200 workstations upgrade to windows 10 64-bit, virtualization of all servers, new VPN system, new terminal servers, new company
QEH2
District Technology Manager | 09/2007 - 03/2011
• Provide CIO services to each client ensuring company goals and growth are met
• Account Manager – visit each client weekly to ensure their overall needs are being met.
• Manage all IT and Business solutions for each client, which includes SBS 2003-2008, Exchange 2000-2007, all Microsoft OS’s, Email, Office products, and small databases.
• Stabilize the environment of each client to minimize IT support so that they can focus on future company growth.
• Coordinate all Project Management and business solutions including accounting and customer service. Sit down with each client and create a project plan to help them achieve their goals in order to grow.
• Make recommendations on new software and hardware upgrades and then perform upgrades. This includes setting up virtual servers and machines for development.
• Install and configure all new hardware.
• Network migrations to virtual environments using VMware software.
• Sales – up sale clients on new products software to achieve better performance.
• Constantly analyze overall company to see how it can improve in performance and minimize overhead.
• Create and implement a disaster recovery plan for each client to assure minimal downtime.
Education history
Arapahoe Community College
Associates of Science | 1995 - 1998
Regis University
| 2003 - 2005
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