Arthur Brant Email & Phone Number

Abilene, Tx, Us

Abilene, Tx, Us

Arthur directs the university efforts in the areas of information security, networking, and system administration. Balancing the needs of reliability, security, and the increasing demands of connectivity, Arthur manages a team that works to provide a secure and robust connected experience for students, faculty, and staff. Significant accomplishments include ...- Successfully migrated the campus’ on-premise telephone system to Zoom Phone (UCaaS), expanding features and capabilities without increasing expenses for telephone services.- Launched mandatory awareness training for all full and reduced full time employees, enforced MFA for all faculty, staff, & students, & revised data classification policies to better manage university data protection efforts.

Abilene, Tx, Us

Taught a special topics Physical Education Activity Course (PEAC) on the topic of Axe Throwing. This was a course that met weekly for seven weeks and guided students through the techniques and skill of axe throwing. The course was organizing like a recreational team league were students were organized into teams of three throwers and competed in three matches each week. At the end of the course a single elimination tournament decided the league winners. During the course I created instructional videos discussing how to safely throw an axe, scoring an axe match, the equipment associated with axe throwing, and the organizations that govern axe throwing competitions. Student grades were based on 70% attendance and particiaption and 30% weekly quizes.

Abilene, Tx, Us

Arthur directs the university's systems and networking groups which maintain a robust, functional, and reliable infrastructure for the university's technology environment. Managing 90% of the university's technology capital expenditures, Arthur ensures these capital projects are in-line with business and strategic initiatives. Working with administrative and academic departments, Arthur strives to manage user expectations and promote effective ways in which technology can address business challenges. Key accomplishments included ...- Matured Information Security posture through strategic partnerships (security operations services & awareness training platforms) and establishing/executing regular assessments (controls, vulnerability, penetration, & compliance)- Accelerated use of virtual server environments, launched virtual desktop environment, and expanded the use of cloud environments to include backup storage, authentication services, and servers

Abilene, Tx, Us

Arthur coordinated the voice, video, and data networks that connected campus users with each other and the world. Supervising networking and telecommunication administrators and analysts, Arthur ensured the university had a reliable and functional communication infrastructure, critical for the university's successful integration of technology and innovation in the classroom.Through national and international speaking engagements, Arthur represented the university and shared successful ways the university leveraged innovative technologies to equip students for the 21st century global workforce. In 2009, Arthur was instrumental in ACU receiving Alcatel-Lucent's Dynamic Enterprise Analyst-Choice Award and ACUTA's Institutional Excellence Award.

Abilene, Tx, Us

Arthur managed the voice, video, and data networks that connected campus users with each other and the world. Supervising networking and telecommunication administrators and analysts, Arthur ensured the university had a reliable and functional communication infrastructure, critical for the university's successful integration of technology and innovation in the classroom. Key accomplishments included ...- Migrated electronic door hardware (200+ doors) from serial communications infrastructure to Ethernet infrastructure- Pivoted remote network access from dialup modems to Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Abilene, Tx, Us

Project lead for the deployment of wired ethernet connections per pillow in Residence Halls, doubling the number of wired network connections on campus. Led the university's initial deployment of wireless LAN as part of a TIFB grant. Coordinated the university's successful move from an ATM network backbone to a Gigabit ethernet network backbone. Developed and maintained a 5 year strategic plan for the network operations for the university.

Abilene, Tx, Us

Maintained the 3,500 line telephone and voice mail systems and a 40 channel, 2,000 port cable television system. Implemented three inbound call centers using Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) technology. Coordinated the million dollar project to replace the university's telephone system in eight months from RFP release to cutting over to the new system.

Abilene Axe Company is a WATL venue that offers twelve lanes for axe and knife throwing. Since 2019, the venue has hosted team axe throwing leagues. Since June 2020, I have organized the seasonal team leagues and in the Fall of 2022 expanded the leagues to include the Duals Axe Throwing discipline. Leagues typically run six weeks on Wednesday nights and we hold leagues in the Winter (Jan/Feb), Spring (Mar/Apr), Summer (Jul/Aug), and Fall (Sep/Oct). We also host periodic tournaments between league seasons. Beginning in 2023, we began hosting WATL Marathon leagues where participants can compete along side thousands of axe throwing enthusiasts who are looking for a spot in the WATL worlds championship tournament. In 2024, we began hosting weekly WATL Hatchet leagues which run eigth weeks for times during the calendar year.

Peterborough, Ontario, Ca

Perform service, maintenance, and moves, adds, and changes (MAC) on Nortel Meridian PBX and Nortel Norstar key systems for clients throughout Central and Western Oklahoma.

M.S., Christian Ministry

B.S., Christian Ministry