Experience

Dan Newlin Injury Attorneys

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Information Technology & Systems

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Loews Hotels & Co

• United States
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Information Technology

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2023



Holiday Inn Club Vacations

• United States
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Enterprise Infrastructure Architect

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2015



Hyatt Regency Orlando

• IT Director

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2015



Peabody Hotels

• Regional IT Director

  • Jan 2008 - Oct 2013

  Responsibilities: Provide leadership and management for Peabody hotels; operate and maintain data systems, telecommunications facilities and services to meet the needs of the hotel staff, partners and guests; responsible for all aspects of IT (including supervision of staff, budget preparation, technical recommendations, development of standards/policy); responsible for strategic planning and operational decisions to realize the mission of the Peabody Hotel Group; design/manage large fiber/copper data network infrastructure; oversee 50+ servers and 500+ PCs, laptops and mobile devices, 4000+ SIP/IP/analog/digital phones, IP cameras and digital signage. Selected Achievements: Designed and implemented systems for $450M expansion/renovation; realized a 50% savings thru virtualization projects, 35% savings in supplies/power/cooling thru green initiatives; developed a “sandbox” so that all business units can test and train in a near production-like environment; implemented a $2M neutral host distributed antenna system; replaced legacy Nortel TDM phone system with analog/digital/SIP telephony system resulting in 60% savings in services/maintenance while increasing scalability, mobility and productivity; technology initiatives highlighted by several industry magazines. Show less



The Peabody Orlando

• IT Director

  • Jan 2001 - Oct 2013

  Responsibilities: Oversee staff of system operators, network techs, software support analysts and Data Center Manager (10 direct reports); plan departmental annual budget and capital projects; implement IT policies; manage/maintain growing systems environment (20 servers and nearly 300 workstations/laptops, mobile handhelds and Blackberry handhelds; manage data network (routers, switches and wireless system); manage/maintain and deploy e-service (marketing website and internet reservations); monitor systems patch levels and system compliance status. Selected Achievements: Created an environment thru the selection of management systems and strategic partnerships to better utilize our time/resources, serve our guests in a quick and efficient manner, extend our presence into competitive markets while decreasing our overall cost and driving incremental revenue; built meaningful relationships with business partners paving the way for future opportunities for the organization. Show less



LBS Publications

• Technology Director

  • May 1995 - Mar 2006

  Responsibilities: Provide technical leadership and recommendation for ownership, publishing, and foundation. Coordinate SOWs and SLAs with business partners and 3rd party developers. Responsibilities: Provide technical leadership and recommendation for ownership, publishing, and foundation. Coordinate SOWs and SLAs with business partners and 3rd party developers.



Dell Technologies

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Home and Small Business Support

  • Jul 1999 - Jan 2001

  IT support desk for clients to troubleshoot system and installation related problems. IT support desk for clients to troubleshoot system and installation related problems.