Ben Lagasse Email & Phone Number

Lubbock, Texas Area

● Responsible for the overall leadership and direction of the staff team and leading all ministry areas in the accomplishment of the church’s vision. This includes ministry areas such as small groups, youth/family, college, worship, communications, residency, and connections, as well as oversight of finance, administration, human resources, and operations.● Facilitating the annual strategic planning process including evaluation of ministry performance; review of mission, vision, and core values; and development of key objectives and tactics.● Establishing and maintaining a set of key performance measures (KPMs) that provide the Lead Pastor and staff team with ongoing visibility of the effectiveness of all functional areas of the church.● Developing annual financial plans that fund the accomplishment of the strategic plan and meet critical financial objectives.● Leading the church’s generosity initiatives and building programs including, master planning, design and architecture, contractor selection, and construction.● Staff management: Set equipping staff culture, conduct staff meetings, coach seniorleaders, assist leaders to set goals and develop their teams, strengthen performancemeasures and reviews, and spearhead staff training.

Lubbock, Texas Area

• Overseeing the information technology program and responsible for the management, strategy and execution of Information Systems, Applications, and Processing for the organization.• Directing technical projects in alignment with organizational goals and overseeing the effective delivery of information systems, security, and processes.• Achieving IT staff objectives by communicating job expectations, providing training resources and opportunities, and appraising performance.• Overseeing the administration of all Information Systems (IS) and infrastructures including the data center, LAN/WAN network, telecommunication systems, endpoints, banking applications, and data processing.• Creating and overseeing IS strategies, policies, and procedures to improve business processes by evaluating organization goals and requirements.• Managing teams to implement and test disaster recovery and business continuity plans, procedures, systems, and processes.• Assessing IT risk in conjunction with industry compliance standards and mitigating risks by overseeing the implementation of adequate controls.• Managing Third-Party IT vendors by monitoring key indicators including financial stability, conformance to service level agreements (SLAs), implementation of security controls, and Third-Party IT audit results.• Achieving financial objectives by forecasting requirements and preparing an annual budget.• Working with executive staff and committees to establish and execute the strategic direction of the company's information systems, applications and processes.• Providing regular reporting on the state of the IT program to executive management, the board of directors, and members.

Lubbock, Texas

• Writing/Editing Corporate Information Security Policies.• Testing and recommending new InfoSec products for deployment in Corporate environment.• Administering Corporate Information Security Appliances (BigIP, Content filter, Remote Access, etc.).• Managing Corporate Email filtering solution.• Coordinating FFIEC ITGC Audits and Penetration Tests.• Designing and implementing information security awareness training program.

Lubbock, Tx

• Repairing, maintaining, and upgrading PCs, printers, and peripherals for 12 branch locations.• Recommending hardware and software solutions for users.• Conducting network infrastructure needs assessments and recommendations• Troubleshooting and repairing wired/wireless network environments• Managing suppliers and product vendors

Lubbock, Tx

• Repairing, maintaining, and upgrading PCs for commercial and residential clients• Recommending hardware and software solutions for businesses• Overseeing, implementing, designing search engine optimized website projects • Conducting network infrastructure needs assessments and recommendations• Troubleshooting and repairing wired/wireless network environments• Designing networking solutions for Small/Medium Enterprises• Managing suppliers and product vendors for SME clients• Administrating all aspects of business transactions and local marketing• Building relationships with clients and generating new referral business

Lubbock, Tx

• Audio and Lighting mixing for all services and other events• Maintained audio/video/lighting equipment across three campuses• Overseeing department and volunteer staff• Designing, troubleshooting, and repairing systems for all campuses• Compiling budget for department and purchasing new equipment

Lubbock, Tx

• Operating audio/video/lighting equipment for productions.• Troubleshooting and maintaining audio system installations.• Designing and implementing audio/lighting solutions.• Mixing audio for various live events.• Providing training for media workers.

Lubbock, Tx

• Selling new and pre-owned luxury vehicle lines• Developing and meeting competitive sales goals• Creating warm and meaningful relationships with clients

Lubbock, Tx

• Directing Youth, College, Missions, and Music Ministries • Recruiting, training, and supplying leadership resources to volunteers• Leading worship for all church services• Teaching regularly for a variety of committees and groups• Building relationships with students, parents, and leaders• Supporting ministry teams’ planning and programming

Lubbock, Tx

• Taped, edited and produced promotional, commercial, and highlight videos and graphic art• Mixed audio for front of house, monitor, and live broadcasting• Designed sound and lighting systems• Wrote and produced television intro/outro theme music• Set up and operated camera/video equipment for services and productions

Lubbock, Tx

• Managing product inventory and organization• Assisting customers in loading and transporting products• Loading and unloading daily truck shipments with a team of other inventory specialists.

Plano, Tx

• Providing product consultation for customers• Designing mobile media solutions for customers' vehicles• Executing register and checkout procedures

Bcm, Religion

Aas In Sound Technology, Audio/Video Engineering