Vice President Information Technology

• Jul 2020 - Present

Owner

• May 2018 - Jul 2020

Provided strategic IT direction, development, and infrastructure management for various clients. • Aligned existing IT departments to the changing needs of the client businesses. • Developed IT budgets. • Management and training for AWS and Azure, LAN/WAN, AD, G-Suite, VoIP. • Integration of e-Commerce websites and ERPs like Business Central, NetSuite. • Developed custom WMS. • Assisted with NetSuite rollout. • Vendor selection and management. Provided strategic IT direction, development, and infrastructure management for various clients. • Aligned existing IT departments to the changing needs of the client businesses. • Developed IT budgets. • Management and training for AWS and Azure, LAN/WAN, AD, G-Suite, VoIP. • Integration of e-Commerce websites and ERPs like Business Central, NetSuite. • Developed custom WMS. • Assisted with NetSuite rollout. • Vendor selection and management.

IT Director

• Sep 2015 - May 2018

I was the head of IT, reporting to the CEO. I took over for an MSP and saved the company almost $1 million in IT costs in the first 2 years. I managed a department of App/Desktop Support, Developers, and SQL DBAs. • Provided strategic direction and project management for IT. • Interfaced directly with clients and vendors on data integrations. • Managed PCI compliance and auditing. • Architected environment to deploy a subsidiary’s SaaS pricing software product. • Managed Cisco VoIP system (UCM/CCX/Unity). • Rolled out Office365. • Managed Morse Data InOrder ERP system. Show less

IT Director

• Jul 2013 - Sep 2015

Led all IT functions at the company, ensuring our strategic direction aligned closely with the business. Working with the CFO to set and track the annual IT budget. Also responsible for IT vendor management. Highlights: • Brought main production applications from 85-90% to 99.999% uptime through both infrastructure and code changes. • Created IT Steering committee with CEO, CFO, COO, and President to keep IT direction on track. • Created DR environment in Azure. • Managed PCI compliance. • Revamped entire wireless telephony/connectivity infrastructure at over 90 locations. • Audited and brought into compliance all software and OS licensing. • Managed Application Development team, Support team and BI team. • Maintained Great Plains accounting system. Show less

Manager, System Administration

• May 2012 - Mar 2013

Managed a team of System and Network Engineers, covering server, SAN, LAN, and application infrastructure used by over 25000 employees in 560 locations nationwide. • Led project to upgrade main database servers to SQL 2012. • Did hardware refresh from older model rack mount servers to blade servers running HyperV. • Developed staff to allow for redundancy of skills across team members. Managed a team of System and Network Engineers, covering server, SAN, LAN, and application infrastructure used by over 25000 employees in 560 locations nationwide. • Led project to upgrade main database servers to SQL 2012. • Did hardware refresh from older model rack mount servers to blade servers running HyperV. • Developed staff to allow for redundancy of skills across team members.

IT Manager

• Dec 2005 - Jan 2012

Managed a team of 14 in 3 locations responsible for approximately 3000 Windows servers and 150 ESX servers in our datacenter for almost 60 business units within CoreLogic/First American. • Created, implemented, and documented standards and processes for the department. • Managed and documented audit standards (SSAE16, PCI, SOX, SAS70, etc), and served as liaison for department with all external auditors. • Partnered with business units to understand business needs and provide recommendations for technology solutions. • Architected and implemented large projects, such as datacenter migrations and new application build outs, both for acquisitions and internal growth. • Carried out application deployments in conjunction with Business Unit teams. Show less

IT Director

• Mar 2001 - Dec 2005

Working for a Web development company, I was the primary decision and policy maker for all company technology, reporting directly to the president. • Managing co-located servers hosting approximately 75-100 websites • Exchange, SQL. • Web development and design. • Mentoring of Development and QA staff. Working for a Web development company, I was the primary decision and policy maker for all company technology, reporting directly to the president. • Managing co-located servers hosting approximately 75-100 websites • Exchange, SQL. • Web development and design. • Mentoring of Development and QA staff.

Web Engineer

• Apr 2000 - Mar 2001

Part of an IT team at a .com serving the dental industry. My specific duties included: • Setting up and maintaining IIS, DNS, and SSL certificates • HTML and ASP troubleshooting • Webtrends reports for over 800 client websites on seven web servers on Windows NT and 2000. • Production deployments • Monitoring of all web servers using WhatsUp and redalert.com • After-hours support, in conjunction with an application I wrote that allowed us to reset the servers via our pagers. • Management and support for our Vodavi phone system and Pathfinder voicemail. Show less

PC Technician

• Dec 1998 - Apr 2000

I maintained and administered a Novell 4.11/Windows network of around 150 users. I was responsible for • Phone and network cabling • Website maintenance (some HTML & ASP) and web server configuration (IIS, DNS) • Lucent Definity/Audix phone system • User support and administration • Training of our other PC Technicians. I maintained and administered a Novell 4.11/Windows network of around 150 users. I was responsible for • Phone and network cabling • Website maintenance (some HTML & ASP) and web server configuration (IIS, DNS) • Lucent Definity/Audix phone system • User support and administration • Training of our other PC Technicians.

IS Admin

• Jun 1986 - Dec 1998

Took care of all computer functions for company. Rolled out Peachtree accounting system. Did all desktop publishing for company advertising. Took care of all computer functions for company. Rolled out Peachtree accounting system. Did all desktop publishing for company advertising.