Experience

Works24

• IT Director



Works24

• Edmond, OK

• IT Director

  • Jul 2010 - Present

  • Define and execute server and network requirements and purchases. • Manage staff of 12 that provide support for custom applications and services offered by company. • Developed incremental-forever backup system on Linux using rsync, keeping redundant copies on NAS located in CoLos for DR purposes. Also, scripted AWS Glacier backups using Amazon APIs for offsite mass storage of media. • Host applications run on Windows Server 2012, 2016, CentOS, and Ubuntu. • Maintain and support all SQL, web, media host, and application servers. • Implemented Linux based document tracking and wiki systems for company, rewriting portions of existing applications to fit the company’s needs. • Implemented Linux based imaging system for company to lay down images on PXE booting devices on specific network segment. Show less



Farmers Insurance/CSC

• Oklahoma City, OK

• Systems Engineer

  • Oct 2005 - Mar 2012

  • Lead on and off-shore support teams to remedy issues with monitored applications, servers, and networks. • Moderated change meetings and organized go/no-go calls comprised of division administrators and directors. • Organized reports and statistics used to track causes of outages and best practices to address or prevent them. • IT was outsourced to CSC in 2010. I was retained and worked there another 2 years. • Lead on and off-shore support teams to remedy issues with monitored applications, servers, and networks. • Moderated change meetings and organized go/no-go calls comprised of division administrators and directors. • Organized reports and statistics used to track causes of outages and best practices to address or prevent them. • IT was outsourced to CSC in 2010. I was retained and worked there another 2 years.



a la mode, Inc.

• Oklahoma City, OK

• Systems Administrator

  • Mar 2004 - Jul 2005

  • Managed support teams of varying sizes from 5 to 30, depending on project objectives. • Performed administrative duties for web and file servers. • Implemented a Linux based IDS, Linux based server-monitoring application with email and SMS notification capabilities that provided Apache web based summary, internet content filter, security and safety scan procedures and protocols, and a hot fail-over CISCO firewall array. • Managed support teams of varying sizes from 5 to 30, depending on project objectives. • Performed administrative duties for web and file servers. • Implemented a Linux based IDS, Linux based server-monitoring application with email and SMS notification capabilities that provided Apache web based summary, internet content filter, security and safety scan procedures and protocols, and a hot fail-over CISCO firewall array.