Jay Vocaire
Director IT Security at CommuteAir- Claim this Profile
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Peter Henderickx
I really enjoy working with Jay. He has proven himself to be of invaluable value to our company, mainly through his problem solving skills and IT knowledge, but also due to his ability to really own IT projects (most of the time from the top of his head). He's well organized, a hard worker and he is able to deliver projects on time, even though we've thrown some challenges at him the past years. He was able to get our company back on track again. Highly recommended.
Moss Jacobs
I have had the privilege of working with Jay for little more than 14 months now and in that time I have known Jay to be a well-grounded and down to earth business partner and colleague. He is a calculated risk taker, pragmatic leader and realist who seems to grasp ideas holistically whilst still taking note to the more acute details. I found this to be incredibly valuable in working with him. Jay has the ability to explore and understand nearly all possible perspectives to an idea and its numerous applications. He is an hard worker and value creator in the truest sense. If I was creating an I.T. "A-Team" Jay would be my first choice!
Peter Henderickx
I really enjoy working with Jay. He has proven himself to be of invaluable value to our company, mainly through his problem solving skills and IT knowledge, but also due to his ability to really own IT projects (most of the time from the top of his head). He's well organized, a hard worker and he is able to deliver projects on time, even though we've thrown some challenges at him the past years. He was able to get our company back on track again. Highly recommended.
Moss Jacobs
I have had the privilege of working with Jay for little more than 14 months now and in that time I have known Jay to be a well-grounded and down to earth business partner and colleague. He is a calculated risk taker, pragmatic leader and realist who seems to grasp ideas holistically whilst still taking note to the more acute details. I found this to be incredibly valuable in working with him. Jay has the ability to explore and understand nearly all possible perspectives to an idea and its numerous applications. He is an hard worker and value creator in the truest sense. If I was creating an I.T. "A-Team" Jay would be my first choice!
Peter Henderickx
I really enjoy working with Jay. He has proven himself to be of invaluable value to our company, mainly through his problem solving skills and IT knowledge, but also due to his ability to really own IT projects (most of the time from the top of his head). He's well organized, a hard worker and he is able to deliver projects on time, even though we've thrown some challenges at him the past years. He was able to get our company back on track again. Highly recommended.
Moss Jacobs
I have had the privilege of working with Jay for little more than 14 months now and in that time I have known Jay to be a well-grounded and down to earth business partner and colleague. He is a calculated risk taker, pragmatic leader and realist who seems to grasp ideas holistically whilst still taking note to the more acute details. I found this to be incredibly valuable in working with him. Jay has the ability to explore and understand nearly all possible perspectives to an idea and its numerous applications. He is an hard worker and value creator in the truest sense. If I was creating an I.T. "A-Team" Jay would be my first choice!
Peter Henderickx
I really enjoy working with Jay. He has proven himself to be of invaluable value to our company, mainly through his problem solving skills and IT knowledge, but also due to his ability to really own IT projects (most of the time from the top of his head). He's well organized, a hard worker and he is able to deliver projects on time, even though we've thrown some challenges at him the past years. He was able to get our company back on track again. Highly recommended.
Moss Jacobs
I have had the privilege of working with Jay for little more than 14 months now and in that time I have known Jay to be a well-grounded and down to earth business partner and colleague. He is a calculated risk taker, pragmatic leader and realist who seems to grasp ideas holistically whilst still taking note to the more acute details. I found this to be incredibly valuable in working with him. Jay has the ability to explore and understand nearly all possible perspectives to an idea and its numerous applications. He is an hard worker and value creator in the truest sense. If I was creating an I.T. "A-Team" Jay would be my first choice!
Credentials
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MCSA: Office 365
MicrosoftSep, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
ITIL Foundation
LoyalistSep, 2012- Nov, 2024
Experience
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CommuteAir
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United States
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Airlines and Aviation
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500 - 600 Employee
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Director IT Security
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Dec 2022 - Present
Setup new cybersecurity and identity department. Deployed MFA and Conditional Access Policies.Converted applications to SSO via Azure and ADFS. Oversaw cybersecurity audit and penetrationtesting activities. Closed critical and high findings. Created patching cadence for all servers anddesktops. Work with software department to create more secure code and AWS architecture.
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Director IT Infrastructure
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Jun 2017 - Dec 2022
Directly responsible for management of the infrastructure and help desk teams. Transitioned companyfrom small shop IT to modern efficient operation as company tripled in size. Implementedstandardization throughout organization to allow for seamless user connectivity at any site and full WFHcapabilities. Reduced help desk tickets per capita by ~80%. Converted from legacy PBX systems to fullcloud VoIP. Restructured LAN into properly secured segments. Leveraged PowerShell, GPOs, imaging,Intune and other technologies to automate most repetitive tasks. Setup backup datacenter and systemoperations centers. Converted from fully physical to fully virtualized. Managed automation initiatives toreduce errors and multi-system data entry including creation of onboarding and offboarding scripts, HRIS to AD synchronization, phone system call paths and employee benefit enrollment. Show less
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Bennett Adelson Consulting
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Consultant
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Mar 2016 - Jun 2017
Responsible for leading customers through entire project lifecycles from discovery and architecture to delivery and operational handoff. Projects across the Microsoft stack and additional infrastructure areas including Office 365, Exchange, Skype for Business with voice, Azure Active Directory and Multi-factor Authentication, ADFS and SAML, Load balancers, PowerShell scripting, Hyper-V and VMWare. Responsible for leading customers through entire project lifecycles from discovery and architecture to delivery and operational handoff. Projects across the Microsoft stack and additional infrastructure areas including Office 365, Exchange, Skype for Business with voice, Azure Active Directory and Multi-factor Authentication, ADFS and SAML, Load balancers, PowerShell scripting, Hyper-V and VMWare.
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Arhaus
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Network Engineer
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Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
Created and implemented architectural standards for a new headquarters network. Established enterprise naming and addressing standards. Designed new enterprise backup and DRP solutions. Resolved issues with the existing NetApp deployment. Worked on application certification for Windows 10 image deployment. Created and implemented architectural standards for a new headquarters network. Established enterprise naming and addressing standards. Designed new enterprise backup and DRP solutions. Resolved issues with the existing NetApp deployment. Worked on application certification for Windows 10 image deployment.
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A. Schulman, Inc.
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United States
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Plastics Manufacturing
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500 - 600 Employee
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Infrastructure Projects Team (Contractor)
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Sep 2014 - Aug 2015
Headed projects to standardize acquired companies including networking, software, servers, virtualization, ERP, WAN, and telephony. Worked with an international team to create global network, systems, and documentation standards. Collapsed multiple independent Active Directory domains into one global domain. Rebuilt and managed existing VMWare vSphere environments. Worked with the Office 365 conversion team to increase conversion performance. Headed projects to standardize acquired companies including networking, software, servers, virtualization, ERP, WAN, and telephony. Worked with an international team to create global network, systems, and documentation standards. Collapsed multiple independent Active Directory domains into one global domain. Rebuilt and managed existing VMWare vSphere environments. Worked with the Office 365 conversion team to increase conversion performance.
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RL Canning
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Technical Consultant
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Apr 2012 - Jul 2014
Techical lead for multiple clients responsible for systems engineering and execution. Heavy emphasis on virtualization and network overhaul of existing global IT environments. Led migration from legacy PBX to Lync Enterprise Voice in multiple US and international locations. Created global standards for multi-national company to help bring dispersed IT departments together into one group. Techical lead for multiple clients responsible for systems engineering and execution. Heavy emphasis on virtualization and network overhaul of existing global IT environments. Led migration from legacy PBX to Lync Enterprise Voice in multiple US and international locations. Created global standards for multi-national company to help bring dispersed IT departments together into one group.
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Fiducius (formerly ISLoan Solutions)
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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IT Manager
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May 2005 - Apr 2012
Manage 4 Active Directory domains in 3 locations. Responsible for all of IT including Windows servers and desktops, iSCSI Storage, VMWare, Fortinet Firewalls, VDI, and Cisco switches. Manage 4 Active Directory domains in 3 locations. Responsible for all of IT including Windows servers and desktops, iSCSI Storage, VMWare, Fortinet Firewalls, VDI, and Cisco switches.
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Senior Engineer
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Mar 2011 - Dec 2011
Consultant for small to mid-sized companies with an emphasis on VMWare deployments and performance tuning. Consultant for small to mid-sized companies with an emphasis on VMWare deployments and performance tuning.
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Applications Support Specialist
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Jul 2002 - May 2005
Systems administrator in a mixed Netware and Windows NT environment. Systems administrator in a mixed Netware and Windows NT environment.
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Education
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1996 - 2001
Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management
Management / MIS
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