Andrew Platts Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

I provide leadership and support in technology for all the departments and programs at a progressive socially minded nonprofit. Selection of software tools, SaaS, telco, computer hardware, servers, end user adoption, and support is my responsibility. Working with the executive team and over 100 professional staff on new initiatives and strategies to sustain and promote growth at Homeboy, a world leader in the nonprofit space, has been a rewarding experience both personally and professionally. My direct report is to the Chief Financial Officer.- Deployed and expanded integral client database system to track all services provided to program clients; to report to board, executives, foundations, and government agencies- Lead team through complete website rebuild. Including E-Commerce store and CMS.- SalesForce.com integration for donor management team- Member of Marketing Committee - working to strengthen Homeboy’s brand and agency awareness through web, email marketing, print, and social media- Moved organization to Microsoft Office 365 (O365). Saving the agency thousands of dollars a year. Microsoft featured the project in their Case Studies - https://goo.gl/TaeS9f- Continually introducing enhancement of collaborative tools (SharePoint,Office Groups). - I provide support social enterprise business systems in restaurants, retail, professional bakery, and others.- Founder of Homeboy IT Department Internship Program, partnering with Cal State LA

http://www.lakeaugust.comLake August designs original printed fabrics and wallpapers for the design trade and the discerning retail customer. After 10 years of experience in textile design for the fashion industry Alexis Hartman decided to build a company based on her love of interiors and craft of textiles. In just three years Lake August has grown into many of the major market areas of the US. Lake August as garnered the support and accolades from many well established firms and media outlets in the Interior Design and Architecture world. Following our current successes we are moving into markets in the UK and Australia.

Inglewood, California, Us

Direct daily operations. Research, select, and integrate strategic software and hardware systems for corporate operations. Provided support for over 900 users; 120 servers over 40 local and remote facilities across the Unites States. Report to the Vice President of Information Technology.Plan and implement a system-wide infrastructureDesign and support of the Corporate Wide Area Network (WAN)Maintain Internet connectivity functions, including DNS, MPLS private network, and IPSec tunnelsManage central corporate server infrastructure at collocation facilityManage Active Directory Sites Services, Exchange Email, Group Policy, login scripts, WWS 3.0, anti-virusAnnually review and update Disaster Recovery documentation for integral systemsRegularly test fail-over protection of production Exchange serverContinually review and manage vendors with responsibility for selection, contract negotiations and project managementStrategic planning and development for Information Systems with key corporate divisions (Sales, HR, Payroll, Finance)Implementation and support for remote corporate WAN access via VPN appliance (SSL Encryption)

Computer Science

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