A highly skilled IT Professional with over 25 years professional experience in the IT arena across several industries, that adapts well to any environment and learns new systems, concepts and procedures quickly.  Expertise includes problem analysis and resolution, network design and implementation, security, and disaster recovery planning and execution. Employs strong problem solving and analytical skills, an excellent work ethic, a constant desire to learn and teach, and a commitment to customer service and professionalism. Critical change agent and skilled team leader, with a track record of designing state of the art data centers, devising effective disaster recovery strategies, and implementing standards based policies. Has the ability to develop strong professional relationships with fellow team members and delegate and coordinate tasks to achieve successful project completion..

As part of Limeade's acquisition of Sitrion, I managed the transfer of information from Sitrion over to Limeade, including  the O365 and Azure environments. My primary objectives were to cleanup, minimize, and upgrade their existing corporate infrastructure with a more cloud (Azure) focus moving forward. I also managed the corporate infrastructure and Helpdesk team. With a helpdesk team of two (one of which I hired) we accomplished the following:
? Diagnosed and repaired existing Active Directory issues
? Upgraded to Server 2019 AD infrastructure Integrated with Azure AD
? Implemented Certificate services security
? Took over stalled VoIP Telephony upgrade project and brought it to implementation
? Consolidated and removed old servers/services onto upgraded (2019) servers
? Coordinated  Microsoft Partner Network membership, saving over $20k/year in licensing fees

IT Manager

Managed IT department, covering Servers, Network, and Helpdesk, for 3 globally dispersed offices and remote employees. Manage vendor contracts related to IT, IT purchasing, Internet and Telephony, and Equipment Maintenance. Managed security compliance for SOC2 and other certifications, Maintain network security and compliance, consult on physical security compliance, and consult on product security and encryption procedures. Managed team of three System Administrators, accomplishing the following:
? Configured and maintained Exchange, Lync, and O365 Hybrid environment
? Configured and maintained ADFS authentication for multiple endpoints
? Managed migration for acquisition of Tomoye as our Canadian office
? Managed migration for acquisition of Sitrion as our German/EU office
? Planned and coordinated IT portion of moving all 3 offices to new locations
? Managed initial SOC2 certification compliance and recertification
? Coordinated security training for all employees on Passwords, Handling of PII, and Anti-Phishing
? Configured a backup AD site in Azure with full data replication of critical files

Director of IT and Security, Sitrion

Manage, maintain, and support a network of 250 users in 7 physical locations, including users located at multiple remote jobsites. Migrated network infrastructure from an unmanaged and inefficient switch topology to a structured environment using managed switches. Managed contract support personnel to assist in major projects, provided direction to contract help desk, as well as handled day to day end user support. Cleaned up and maintained Group Policies, to provide a consistent user experience for remote connectivity, printer and file access for all remote sites, and a secure computing environment. Built relationships with major IT equipment distributors, to consolidate IT purchasing increasing the efficiency and cost effectiveness of IT purchases, resulting in an average of 15% cost savings. Coordinated installation and setup on a Lifesize® video conferencing system between all offices. Coordinated purchase and installation of a Cisco IP Telephony system, replacing multiple separate PBX systems at main and satellite office locations. Lead the design and implementation of offsite Disaster Recovery data center, with real time data replication to provide seamless failover capabilities. Began process of migrating existing servers to a virtual server setup, utilizing VMware ESX.

Participated in management and maintenance of a network of 350+ users, in 6 physical locations. Assisted in conversion from Novell and Linux to a Windows environment running Microsoft Exchange. Migrated and upgraded network infrastructure utilizing Cisco Catalyst switches and Routers. Managed all servers and critical systems including Domain security, Enterprise Anti-Virus, Internet security and monitoring, and E-mail systems. Configured and maintained a Xiotech SAN connected to critical systems. Worked with the Purchasing Department to develop standards for IT purchases of workstations, laptops, and printers.  Implemented Riverbed Steelhead WAN accelerator between offices, to improve network performance. Developed proposals for upper management for upgrading our infrastructure, and services. Employed, directed, and supervised contract IT personnel when necessary, for specific projects. Helped plan the opening of a new office, in regards to network infrastructure, connectivity to enterprise MPLS network, and procurement of workstations and servers.  Held training seminars on multiple topics including Password Best Practices, Security Concepts, Outlook, and new employee orientation. Managed daily backups of all locations, and helped develop and coordinate offsite backup storage plan. Worked with other team members to develop a disaster recovery plan, which was successfully implemented and executed for hurricane Katrina, allowing the company to quickly return to full operation in a new location. Directed recovery team in all efforts following hurricane Katrina, and was instrumental in recovery process, and restoration of complete enterprise functionality.

IT Coordinator

Computer Systems Analyst

Managed a network of 150 users, in 3 physical locations. Supervised two support personnel to support all users of the network, including software support of MS Office, AutoCAD, Rebis 3D, and PDMS, as well as other engineering specific software packages. Completed conversion from a Windows/Novell network to a Windows Network. Upgraded from Exchange 5.0 to Exchange 5.5. Implemented Internet connectivity on all workstations utilizing Microsoft Proxy Server. Implemented Norton Anti-Virus Enterprise Edition. Coordinated connection of all three offices via T-1 connections, whereas previously the offices were separate networks. Interviewed candidates for Network Administrator position, and hired and trained him to take over responsibilities. Continued to consult as needed on upgrade to Active Directory and Exchange 2000.

Network Administrator

Member of Helpdesk supporting proprietary software for Medical offices. Traveled to client sites for installations, and upgrades.  Performed some Visual Basic development for Scratchpad®, a Dr.'s notepad for pen based computers. Performed all in-house IT Support.

Senior Systems Analyst

Telephone Helpdesk for local Computer reseller that advertised in Computer Shopper.

Technical Support Specialist

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