Experience

Woodlake Addiction and Recovery Center

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  - Reporting to the CEO, direct the technology vision of the company's architecture and IT business processes within a highly visible role. - Implement and enforce standardization across 8 locations throughout the Southeast Louisiana market and support new business initiative by developing IT requirements. - Work with company executives to execute strategic plans and technology focus by implementing enterprise IT architecture. - Ensure Business Continuity and design Disaster Recovery site plans and evaluate systems and technology alternatives to recommend the best methods of project and product implementations. - Oversee all activity related to network engineering, servers/workstations, hardware, and telephony. - Manage inventory control, third-party support/service contract negotiations, and end-user support Show less



EXCEL Group

• United States
• Construction
• 500 - 600 Employee

• IS Operations Coordinator

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2017

  - Maintains the IT infrastructure, information security systems, administrative systems and client support services - Expanded the company’s infrastructure from 5 to 21 servers, 150 to 550 computers, 3 to 8 office locations, and implemented cloud services along with many other IT infrastructure improvements - Provided helpdesk support for approximately 300 users in the Baton Rouge head office with an additional 200 users in designated remote offices - Laptop and Desktop builds utilizing such software as Dell Kace Norton Ghost, Active Disk and Acronis TrueImage Enterprise version with engineering software additions and custom configurations - Network Administrative duties from server builds to Group Policy management, Terminal Services configuration and management - Server data backup/restore duties utilizing Backup Exec 2010 R2 and Unitrends - Print server administration utilizing a mixture of Windows 2003/2008/2012 servers - Implementing and administering all necessary maintenance and operation procedures for facilities, including security, cable and rack installs - Configuration management of the corporate Paperless system designed to store electronic documentation - Installation of SAN related hardware at the data center - Oversaw consolidation of local offices into new complex. Work included the coordination, installation and set-up of 150 person office situated on three floors of single office building Show less



Woodlake Addiction and Recovery Center

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Director

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2015

  - Maintained a reliable and secure network by enforcing organizational standards in a large manufacturing environment - Design, plan & implement both site specific and enterprise-wide system solutions - Rack, stack, configure and cable network equipment including switches, access points routers, camera systems, phones, servers, security appliances - Maintain detailed documentation including but not limited to rack elevations network diagrams, IP addresses, and port configurations - Implement and maintain disaster recovery and backup procedures - Recommended strategies policies and procedures by identifying problems evaluating trends and anticipating requirements - Troubleshoot network connectivity issues, consulted with vendors as needed Show less



Gulf South Technology Solutions, LLC.

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Network Engineer II

  • 2011 - 2012

  - Worked closely with the CTO and Tech Services Manager to implement a maintenance window and develop configuration review procedures, resulting in a substantial improvement of the network's uptime. - Maintain and manage enterprise-class network resources for multiple clients simultaneously and seamlessly - Suggested, developed and implemented local area network in the organization, monitored data communications network to ensure that network was available to all system users - Resolved data communications problems, installed, operated and maintained LAN related and other software & hardware - Maintained networks, providing fast access of data to all users, eliminated redundancy thereof and provided security features and data back-up facilities Show less



Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA), A GHD Company

• Canada
• Civil Engineering
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Network Administrator

  • 2009 - 2011

  - Regional network administrator for Gulf Coast offices of an international company to ensure daily activities are aligned with Network Operations Division priorities and objectives as outline in the company ISO 9001:2008 quality systems. - Oversaw consolidation of local offices into new complex - Work included the coordination, installation and set-up of 200 person office situated on two floors of single office building - Daily responsibilities included the creation and administration of all new Windows user accounts, printers, utilization of Microsoft Active Directory state wide, technical support for client utilized file transfer protocol (ftp) usage to support transfer of confidential information - Maintained internal network and internet connection. Show less



Belle of Baton Rouge

• United States
• Gambling Facilities and Casinos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• MIS Specialist

  • Nov 2006 - Nov 2009

  - Support specialist for large gaming and hotel facility, duties included the creation of company policies and procedures to govern corporate security, email, and internet usage, access control, and incident response - Daily work activities included on-call response technician, installation and configuration of Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft Office workstations, servers, and peripheral devices - Routinely provided Nortel/Meridian installation, testing, operation, maintenance and management, voice communication systems, and associated equipment Show less