Experience

ACI Learning

• Denver, Colorado, United States

• Instructor/Mentor

  • Jan 2020 - Present



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• SharePoint Developer & Admin/IT Manager

  • Dec 2006 - Feb 2016

  • Configured and maintained MS Server 2003 and 2008 with Active Directory, MS SQL 2000/05/08, MS Exchange 2003 and 2007, MS Exchange 2003 and 2007, MS SharePoint 2007 and 2010 standalone and farms, and VMWare ESX 3.5 through ESX 4.1 Servers• Implemented server farms entirely physical and/or virtualized and maintained an overall uptime of greater than 99.999%• Integrated many Army Battle Command Systems servers into the Enterprise network• Developed many SharePoint lists and workflows for internal operations• Assisted and trained external organizations to create and use various Sharepoint tools• Managed life-cycle replacement and maintenance of 600+ information systems • Researched, proposed, and planned all hardware and software upgrades to ensure baseline configuration and budget compliance • Responsible for researching, learning, testing, and implementing new technologies• Managed Network Operation Centers, System Administrators, Network Administrators, and Tier II & III Helpdesks organized into teams Show less

• Business Intelligence Manager

  • Dec 2006 - Feb 2016

  • Worked with individuals and sections to simplify and streamline existing business processes, by reducing redundancy and idle queue time between steps. Reduced travel authorization process man-hours by approximately 80%.• Created or customized several automated systems to increase efficiency and accuracy for tracking equipment maintenance/accountability, software upgrades, version control, travel authorizations, project budgets, personnel info(while maintaining individual privacy), optional and mandatory personnel training, and AAR logs using MS Access, SQL 2005, and/or SharePoint• Streamlined inventory system to eliminate operational downtime for large classified communication network Show less

• Project Manager

  • Nov 1994 - Feb 2016

  • Planned, designed, supervised, and managed closed-network and all supporting enterprise services, equivalent to a medium-sized business, for 30+ training exercises. 90% of the exercises were conducted in a Secret-classified environment and three in a mixed environment• Designed site, network, and equipment layouts, SharePoint sites and lists, Helpdesk Tracking system/database, and integrated server and desktop images• Coordinated classrooms, training facilities, and resources• Frequently filled in for my boss, which was a Lieutenant Colonel position, during concurrent training exercises, and received a Meritorious Service Medal for two of those exercisesSenior Observer/Controller Trainer• Taught classes for MS Office, MS Server 2003, MS SharePoint 2007 installation, administration and End-User Interface, common soldier tasks, collective training tasks, Network Operations Center tasks, Tactical Operations Center tasks, and the Military Decision Making Process with some audiences exceeding 100 personnel at one time• Conducted many informal After-Action Reviews• Trained internal and client unit soldiers on all common soldier, unit, Tactical Operations Center tasks, and the Military Decision Making Process Show less

• Logistics Manager

  • May 1995 - May 2012

• Infantry Squad Leader

  • Nov 1990 - May 1995