Experience

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  LaGrange School District 105

  • 701 7th Ave, La Grange, IL 60525 Phone: (708) 4...

  • Technology Assistant

    • Aug 2016 - Present
    • 701 7th Ave, La Grange, IL 60525 Phone: (708) 4...

    Responsible for administering and managing the student Chromebook program for the district comprising approximately 750 students and 1000+ Chromebooks. Establish Chromebook use policies and procedures, sign out/in loaner Chromebooks and repair all Chromebooks as necessary.

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  National Able Network

  • 567 W. Lake Street, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60661

  • IT Intern Help Desk Specialist

    • Apr 2016 - Jun 2016
    • 567 W. Lake Street, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60661

    Responsible for diagnosing and resolving computer, monitor and printer issues and installing hardware and software including operating systems for multiple departments. Create, manage, assign, and close user requests using software for service tickets. Add, remove, and edit user profiles in Micro...

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  Weiss Builders & Design, LLC

  • Oswego, Illinois

  • Operations Manager

    • Aug 2011 - Jan 2015
    • Oswego, Illinois

    Responsible for overall office management; administrative project management; contracts; information technology and communications; human resources, purchasing, billing, payroll, accounting.(Quickbooks) Specific accomplishments:• Developed and implemented a database system that standardized and f...

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  Our Lady Of Tepeyac High School

  • Chicago, IL

  • Technology Director/Teacher

    • Jul 2009 - Aug 2011
    • Chicago, IL

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments:• Maintained the school’s technology hardware and software• Instituted technology integration and faculty/staff technology profession development programs• Migrated the student body and faculty from Microsoft Office to Google Docs and Open Office as a cost-cutting...

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  The Way We Were

  • Chicago, IL

  • Operations Manager

    • Jun 2008 - Jul 2009
    • Chicago, IL

    Designed, developed, and published the web site (www.thewaywewereslideshows.com); create slideshows containing textual information, still photographs and video clips using specialized software involving keyframing, layers, Ken Burns effects, and other advanced presentation techniques; developed t...

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  Sacred Heart Schools

  • Chicago, IL

  • Director of Information Technology

    • Nov 2001 - Jun 2008
    • Chicago, IL

    Responsible for managing, coordinating, planning and budgeting all aspects of technology and systems comprising 7 servers, 400 computers and 31 printers on a five-building wired and wireless campus. Systematically advanced the schools from an early 1990’s educational technology environment and m...

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  North Shore Communications

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Partner

    • Jan 1990 - Nov 2001
    • Greater Chicago Area

    NSC was a management, technology and administrative consultancy company that provided services to small and medium-sized businesses including advising and assisting in the areas of strategic and business planning, finance, operations and marketing; preparation of all types of business documents; ...

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  Tele-Com International, Inc.

  • National with headquarters in Chicago

  • Vice President of Operations

    • Aug 1988 - Dec 1990
    • National with headquarters in Chicago

    TCI was a Chicago-based telecommunications company with offices in Las Vegas and a nation-wide customer base. Responsibilities included sales, marketing, technical operations, operator center operations and human resources in both the Chicago and Las Vegas offices.

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  Town Manager

  • Cherryfield, ME

  • Town of Cherryfield

    • Aug 1986 - Dec 1988
    • Cherryfield, ME

    Responsible to citizens and town selectmen for taxes of all types; maintenance, security, protection and operations of all town roads, facilities, and properties; and citizen safety. Developed an economic improvement plan and developed and implemented an automated property tax billing system.

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  U.S. Army, LTC, Retired

  • Lieutenant Colonel

    • Nov 1960 - Jun 1986

    Last two assignments: • Executive Officer, U.S. Army Center for Military History, Washington, D.C. • Commander of a geographically isolated 750-person combat battalion and installation facility in the Republic of Korea. Other managerial and leadership positions held during my military service wer...