Jason Tyus
IT Manager at Georgia Crown Distributing Co- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure — Certified 2016
MicrosoftSep, 2016- Oct, 2024 -
MCSA: Windows Server 2012
MicrosoftOct, 2014- Oct, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)
Windows Server 2012 Server InfrastructureOct, 2014- Oct, 2024 -
Citrix Certified Administrator
XenApp 6.5 Administration -
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator -
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Windows Server 2003 Security -
Security+
CompTIA
Experience
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Georgia Crown Distributing Co
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Beverage Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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IT Manager
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Jun 2023 - Present
• Manage all employees within the IT department. • Provide operational direction for the information technology needs of the business. • Perform system administration functions on physical and virtual systems as well as cloud-based environments in order to maintain business continuity as well as data security. • Work with departmental managers to define short term and long term needs of the business. • Monitor and maintain backup and disaster recovery platforms. • Monitor data intrusion systems for any security threats and eliminate those threats. Show less
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Houston Healthcare
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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300 - 400 Employee
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Manager - IT Infrastructure
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Aug 2020 - Jun 2023
• Manage all servers, systems, storage, switching, routing, and telecomms for 2,100 employees.• Direct four system administrators to support IT across virtual (95%) and physical (5%) systems.• Manage a $1M+ hardware/software infrastructure budget, resulting in 5% in cost savings.• Oversee IT infrastructure, including vendor relationships, equipment purchasing, and payments.• Support IT needs based on software and hardware end-of-life cycles and IT forecasting.• Supervise three technicians to resolve networking (routing/switching), cabling, firewall, intercom, and telephony issues.• Assist in network design for 2,900 Cisco phones running on Cisco Call Manager and issue resolution of 20-30 tickets per week.• Own IT inventory, including servers, switches, phones, firewalls, access points, and storage area network.• Developed and implemented policies related to backup, email retention, storage creation, and validation to maintain compliance. Show less
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Senior Systems Administrator
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Mar 2015 - Aug 2020
• Led a three-member team of systems administrators to drive IT projects and resolve IT issues.• Reported on tickets closed, storage forecasts, project status, and issues.• Managed VMWare VSphere environment and performed daily checks via network management software on all server equipment.• Managed storage arrays for Storage Area Networks and HPe 3PAR and forecasted storage needs.• Served as key decision-maker on major software, hardware, and storage purchases.
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Systems Administrator
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Apr 2010 - Mar 2015
• Oversaw over 60 physical servers in a Windows 2003/2008 Server environment.• Managed 15 ESX hosts and over 325 virtual servers in a VMware VSphere environment.• Implemented and maintained Citrix XenApp environment with nine servers and 20+ applications such as Meditech, Office Suite, and PACS System for external physicians and remote users.• Implemented and maintained iSCSI SAN environment to increase storage for organization.• Performed daily system admin checks on servers and H.I.S. system, evaluating data center, backup completion, and storage.• Managed Active Directory infrastructure, including users, computers, DNS, DHCP, and group policy.• Conducted daily backup of 300+ production servers using Veeam and HP StoreOnce.• Ensured a high level of availability and security, working with IT security team on annual audits.• Created policies to ensure system provisioning and maintenance met company requirements. Show less
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Mitchell County School System
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Camilla, GA
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System Network Manager
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Jun 2006 - Apr 2010
• Maintained Windows 2003 servers, Active Directory infrastructure, and backup servers. • Supervised three technology specialists to resolve IT issues for 1,500 users. • Redesigned Windows 2003 Active Directory infrastructure. • Spearheaded update project of Windows 2003 and Exchange 2003 servers, gathering requirements, managing budget, and working with vendors; racked, installed, and configured servers. • Migrated multi-domain Windows NT network into a single domain to modernize infrastructure. • Established new IT policies, which defined acceptable use of IT assets. • Updated company website using content management system and HTML. Show less
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Georgia Department of Agriculture
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United States
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Government Relations
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200 - 300 Employee
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User Support Technician I
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Jul 2005 - Jun 2006
• Provided management information system user support on a continuing basis by phone or site visit. • Installed and maintained personal computer hardware and software. • Setup and close accounts for employees using Active Directory. • Provided management information system user support on a continuing basis by phone or site visit. • Installed and maintained personal computer hardware and software. • Setup and close accounts for employees using Active Directory.
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Technical Support Specialist
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Jun 2004 - Jun 2005
• Assisted five schools with 1,500 users in resolving 10-15 IT issues per day across hardware and software systems; • Managed school system’s Financial Data Server. • Resolved Windows 98/2000/XP Pro issues, Windows NT/2000/2003 Server issues, and crimp RJ45 ends for Cat 5 cabling. • Added and deleted user/e-mail accounts via Remote Desktop and VNC. • Managed phone and voice mail systems; troubleshot and resolved various networking issues. • Assisted five schools with 1,500 users in resolving 10-15 IT issues per day across hardware and software systems; • Managed school system’s Financial Data Server. • Resolved Windows 98/2000/XP Pro issues, Windows NT/2000/2003 Server issues, and crimp RJ45 ends for Cat 5 cabling. • Added and deleted user/e-mail accounts via Remote Desktop and VNC. • Managed phone and voice mail systems; troubleshot and resolved various networking issues.
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Education
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Savannah State University
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Computer Information Systems
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