Senior System Engineer

• Jul 2014 - Present

Owner

• Sep 2012 - Present

Senior Analyst

• Aug 2004 - Jul 2014

Recruited based on reputation as one of select few with the top-tier technology expertise to successfully manage monumental volume and diversity of legal and regulatory information housed by this institution. Constantly evaluate technology needs and refine organization wide systems and processes. Manage purchasing and vendor negotiations; establish relationships and orchestrate services of partners and contractors. Aid organizations in global locations on a range of technical issues involving high availability of data in diverse environments under strict parameters and deadlines. Planned and crafted projects to enable the use of social media tools to facilitate access to data dense information.- Rebuilt infrastructure into a fault tolerant, scalable cloud based , environment permitting frequent addition of new technologies and features to handle an 80-fold upswing in site visits over 8 years. - Leveraged content management systems and disparate back end technologies within a cloud environment.- Designed, built, and refine systems to provide large linked data solution including constant updates from disparate international sources and integration into a public facing product.− Advise international partners on backend infrastructure and public facing technologies.− Offered solutions and services to international regions and entities, allowing open and transparent access to their legal and governmental systems.. - Transitioned the organization from on site hardware-based, static data infrastructure to cloud-based CMS-based solution ultimately allowing added / deleted features, real-time-data to be integrated, and strengthened audience participation. - Co-engineered system to utilize partner’s user base to author articles for the legal community.- Designed and built out a linked data infrastructure, Initial build exceeded a 10 million triplestore database for an international corpus of pharmacology data.

Senior Systems Administrator

• Sep 1994 - Aug 2004

Initially managed helpdesk, led team, and oversaw technical support and training. Purchased and implemented new equipment and technologies. Progressed to SSA position, running email and teaming with web developers to maintain content. Maintained data systems and infrastructure, network infrastructure, mailing lists, online teaching aids, and collaboration software. Managed staff budget. Advised institution on critical technology-based organizational initiatives.* Built robust, effective, and well-run helpdesk from ground up, technically and administratively, serving total of more than 900 staff and students. * Implemented 3-year replacement schedule for technology, in addition to reducing call response to 20 minutes and repairs to 2 hours. * Rolled out widespread internet connection as well as modernized in-house web email and data integrity infrastructure.* Leveraged technology to maintain forward-thinking environment, magnitudes-above accreditation requirements.* Installed organization's first online class collaboration system well ahead of main campus systems, updated all hardware and architecture and implemented CMS.

Computing Technician II

• Jan 1990 - Jan 1995

Prior experience as Computing Technician II for Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, 1990-1995; maintained and developed HAZ-MAT inventory system; managed cradle to grave tracking of all hazardous materials at 3 plants. Prior experience as Computing Technician II for Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, 1990-1995; maintained and developed HAZ-MAT inventory system; managed cradle to grave tracking of all hazardous materials at 3 plants.