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Noble Schools

Perform & direct the daily Information Technology (IT) operation to ensure that information systems are current & effective so they efficiently meet the requirements of the organization & its stakeholders, including planning, organizing & execution of critical IT functions, directing IT operations, supporting & maintaining existing applications, gathering & interpreting analytical data & developing new technical solutions / Research, recommend & implement network/system enhancements that improve system reliability, performance, complexity & availability while reducing operation costs / Devise creative & innovative approaches where established criteria do not exist / Manage project & workflow planning/ management across all phases of a project / Identify & prioritize tasks & needs / Provide strategic technology decisions, budgeting & acquisitions / Manage E-Rate processes / Provide technical & staff mentoring & support / Diffuse & manage stressful situations / Communicate effectively with diverse personnel displaying varying degrees of technological expertise / Provide network & systems administration of a multi-site Windows Server 2019 network environment / Perform various roles including administration of a Dell EMC VxRail Hyperconverged Infrastructure, VMware, AD/ DNS/ DHCP, Exchange 2019, Office 365 Administration, GSuite Administration, wired network (HP switches) & wireless network (Aerohive AP), firewall (Palo Alto Networks), VPN (Palo Alto Networks), VOIP phone (Cisco), backup & disaster recovery (Veeam), as well as various other software needed throughout the organization / Implemented a 1:1 technology program to enhance learning with Chromebooks PreK to 12th grade / Integrated various software with Clever for streamlined student rostering and login / Implemented a new website and alerting system / Implemented Dell EMC VxRail Hyperconverged Infrastructure in datacenter / Implemented Gmail for Students

Noble, Ok

Performed & helped direct the daily Information Technology (IT) operation to ensure that information systems were current & effective so they efficiently met the requirements of the organization & its stakeholder, including planning, organizing & execution of critical IT functions, directing IT operations, supporting & maintaining existing applications, gathering & interpreting analytical data & developing new technical solutions / Researched, recommended & implemented network/system enhancements that improved system reliability, performance, complexity & availability while reducing operation costs / Devised creative & innovative approaches where established criteria did not exist / Managed project & workflow planning/management across all phases of a project / Identified & prioritized tasks & needs / Assisted Technology Director with strategic technology decisions, budgeting & acquisitions / Provided technical & staff mentoring & support / Diffused & managed stressful situations / Communicated effectively with diverse personnel displaying varying degrees of technological expertise / Provided network & systems administration of a multi-site Windows Server 2016 network environment / Performed various roles including administration of the storage area network (Equallogic), VMware, AD/DNS/DHCP, Exchange 2016, Lync (Skype for Business), wired network (HP switches) & wireless network (Aerohive AP), firewall (Palo Alto Networks), VPN (Palo Alto Networks), VOIP phone (Cisco), backup & disaster recovery (Veeam), as well as various other software needed throughout the organization / Maintained additional roles, including end-user/device hardware/software installation, configuration, troubleshooting, support/training & deployment

Piedmont, Ok

Performed & directed the daily Information Technology (IT) operations to ensure that information systems were current, effective & efficient in meeting the requirements of the organization & its stakeholders, including planning, organizing & executing critical IT functions, directing IT operations, supporting & maintaining existing applications & developing new technical solutions / Researched, recommended & implemented network-system enhancements that improved system reliability, performance, complexity & availability while reducing operation costs / Devised creative & innovative approaches where established criteria did not exist / Maintained project workflow planning & management across all phases of a project / Made strategic technology decisions, budgeting & acquisitions / Identified & prioritized tasks & needs / Provided technical & staff leadership, management & support / Diffused & managed stressful situations / Communicated effectively with diverse personnel displaying varying degrees of technological expertise / Provided administration of a multi-site Windows Server 2008-2012 network environment / Performed various roles including administration of the storage area network (Equallogic), VMware, AD/DNS/DHCP, Exchange 2013, wired Network (Cisco) & wireless network (Cisco), firewall (Cisco), VOIP phones (Cisco), backup & disaster recovery & other software needed throughout the organization / Maintained other roles including end-user/device hardware/software installation, configuration, troubleshooting, support/training & deployment / Accomplished various projects as director, such as migrating from Novell Netware to Windows Server 2008 network environment, migrating from GroupWise to Exchange email, implementing a SAN/VMware cluster, implementing wireless access across the organization, bringing two new facilities online & expanding two others

Piedmont, Ok

Provided network and systems administration of a multi-site Novell Netware 6.5 / Windows 2003 network environment / Managed the overall health of the network/systems / Communicated with teachers and staff to ensure they had the resources to accomplish their tasks / Made significant decisions having considerable impact on normal operations, profitability, and reputation of Piedmont Schools. Gathered and interpreted analytical data / Devised creative innovative approaches where established criteria did not exist. Researched, recommended and implemented network/system enhancements that improved system reliability, performance, complexity and availability / Performed end-user/device hardware/software installation, configuration, troubleshooting, support/training and deployment

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Provided technical support for customers on troubleshooting / operation / maintenance of Dell server / Assisted customers by diagnosing problems over the phone and provided resolutions for technical and service issues / Worked on moderately complex technical issues and assignments where judgment was required in resolving problems or in making recommendations

Guymon, Ok

Assisted in the administration of a multi-site, hybrid (Novell Netware 5.1-6.5 and Windows 2003) network environment / Helped maintain (Novell / Windows) servers, and troubleshoot network / computer systems / Performed end-user/device hardware/software installation, configuration, troubleshooting, support/training and deployment.

Borger, Tx

Assisted in the administration of a campus (Windows 2000, NT) network environment consisting of the main building connected through fiber to several auxiliary buildings / Performed hardware/software installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and end-user support/training.

Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Computer Information Systems

Associate Applied Science, Management Information Systems, General