Joshua Gira

Director of Information and Instructional Technology & Operations at NC State College of Natural Resources
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Professional working proficiency
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Credentials

  • Skills for Inclusive Conversations
    LinkedIn
    Jul, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences
    LinkedIn
    Oct, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
    LinkedIn
    Oct, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Unconscious Bias
    LinkedIn
    Sep, 2020
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • NC State College of Natural Resources
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Information and Instructional Technology & Operations
      • May 2018 - Present

      Lead and manage two distinct areas under one umbrella: all things IT (Instruction and Infrastructure) and Operations and Facilities. The position’s duality, combined with my communication and project management skills and vision allows me to address future needs, maintain security and compliance for our network and data, provide sustainable and flexible high-performance computing resources (local and cloud) for our research, space-planning (to address growth), and facilitate workflows for multiple business functions, such as onboarding, purchasing, deployments, security access (virtual and physical), and user support. Show less

    • Director of Information and Instructional Technology
      • Nov 2017 - Apr 2018

      Director of Information and Instructional Technology for the College of Natural Resources, responsible for the leadership, promotion and support of infrastructure used for instruction, research, and outreach.

    • Interim Director of Information and Instructional Technology
      • Mar 2017 - Nov 2017

      Interim Director of Information and Instructional Technology for the College of Natural Resources, responsible for the leadership, promotion and support of infrastructure used for instruction, research, and outreach.

    • Assistant Director of Client Services and Systems Administration
      • Aug 2014 - Mar 2017

      *Manage Physical and Virtual Servers (VMWare and Hyper-V) running Windows and Linux OS' - providing both support for core infrastructure services (file and print) and research computing (HPC and Application Servers)*Setup and deploy workstations and servers with Windows Deployment Services (WDS)*Utilize SCCM and group policy to deploy software and manage security*Manage and maintain data integrity, NTFS permissions, Shadowcopy, and scripted backups, for shared network storage (EMC Celerra)*Facilitate purchasing for entire college, including departmental life-cycle deployments, teaching labs, and A/V equipment.*Manage software contracts, including maintaining student access for Microsoft Imagine.*Utilize ServiceNow to manage workflow and track work load.*Serve as webmaster and DBA for production level Online Journal Service (OJS) running LAMPProject Management: past projects include college-wide VOIP upgrades, Classroom/Conference Room A/V upgrades (liason with vendors, site planning, budgeting, and purchasing), and WebEx Rollout*Build, Maintain, and Manage access for the campus virtual computer lab (VCL)*Manage three part-time employees*Serve on multiple campus-wide committees, include Active Directory - Policy (Chair), Security, and Infrastructure, Cloud Services, and Business Process. *Provide workshops for students and faculty on emerging technologies, such as Google and WebEx Show less

    • Systems Administrator
      • Jan 2002 - Aug 2014

      *Manage Physical and Virtual Servers (VMWare and Hyper-V) running Windows and Linux OS' - providing both support for core infrastructure services (file and print) and research computing (HPC and Application Servers)*Setup and deploy workstations and servers with Windows Deployment Services (WDS)*Utilize SCCM and group policy to deploy software and manage security*Manage and maintain data integrity, NTFS permissions, Shadowcopy, and scripted backups, for shared network storage (EMC Celerra)*Facilitate purchasing for entire college, including departmental life-cycle deployments, teaching labs, and A/V equipment.*Provide stop gap solutions for faculty using Sharepoint Services with MSSQL backend*Serve as webmaster and DBA for production level Online Journal Service (OJS) running LAMPProject Management: past projects include college-wide VOIP upgrades, Classroom/Conference Room A/V upgrades (liason with vendors, site planning, budgeting, and purchasing), and WebEx Rollout*Manage three part-time employees*Serve on multiple campus-wide committees, include Active Directory - Policy, Security, and Infrastructure, Cloud Services, and Staff Senate. *Provide workshops for students and faculty on emerging technologies, such as Google and WebEx Show less

  • Electrifier, Inc.
    • United States
    • Construction
    • Network Administrator
      • 1999 - 2001

      *Purchased, configured, administered, and maintained multiple servers in a multi OS LAN, running Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Novell 5.x *Ordered, configured, and administered servers used for web hosting – running Microsoft IIS v4 and 5, including Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), and Microsoft SQL Server (v7.0 and 2000) *Administered production web site and test servers, insuring security, availability, updates, and 24 hour support *Project Management: Proposed, coordinated, and planned network and web site changes *Negotiated Leases and Contracts for T1 access, VPN, Hosted Exchange, Desktop/Laptop/Servers, Web Hosting, Data Storage, and other service providers *Worked directly with CTO and Development team, installing and configuring SQL, SourceSafe, Interdev, Testtrack, Filemaker, Crystal Reports, and other development tools, including the registration and testing of custom COM Objects *Setup and Administered Microsoft Exchange v5.5 and 2000 Show less

  • UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Computer Consultant
      • 1997 - 1999

      *Administration and setup of Windows NT 4.0 Servers for web (IIS) and ftp access of research data *Administration of NetWare 3.11 servers, including account creation, logon scripts, and printer configuration *Installed and configured operating systems and applications (150+ desktop and laptop computers - PC and Mac) *Documented, demonstrated, and trained user applications, including Windows, Microsoft Office, Netscape Communicator, Internet Explorer, etc *Diagnosed and repaired hardware and software problems Show less

Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    BA, Industrial Relations, German
    1993 - 1997
  • Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
    German
    1994 - 1995

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