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The Windward School is an outstanding coeducational, independent day school in the New York City Metropolitan Area that serves children with language-based learning disabilities in grades one through nine. Windward is a large enterprise with three campuses: two are in White Plains, and one is in Manhattan. Over 400 part-time and full-time faculty and staff work with one primary focus: to help nearly 1,000 students achieve their full potential in preparation for a successful return to a mainstream educational environment. The CTO, along with serving on the executive cabinet, will lead a department that currently has seven technology professionals working across the three campuses. Since the pandemic, the school has also worked with two different managed services providers to backfill support needs, major upgrades, and network engineering. The role oversees existing technology stack, top-to-bottom, and is responsible for planning a way forward that supports the goals of the community of families, educators and administrators, while leading the way in integrating new technologies into the mission of the organization.

New York City Metropolitan Area

sWorks strives to meet your technology needs with the most reasonable and efficient options allowed by your budget. Whether you are a small business owner, a home PC user, a flourishing nonprofit, a multinational corporation, our expertise and partnerships with quality hardware and software providers will ensure you are getting premier quality and not paying inflated MSP prices!The persistent dedication to our work and customer satisfaction is what makes us different.sWorks is recognized for creating exceptional, profitable results with the investments entrusted to us by our clients. We are the clear choice for businesses and individuals looking to solve a technical problem of any complexity. We believe that our results are the true measure our expertise. All our resources, talents, abilities and time are dedicated to our work; one client at a time.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Oversee operational and academic technology, provide vision and direction for technology initiatives organization-wide.

Brooklyn, Ny

Manage all technology needs of a three-building 500 user K-12 independent school. Long-term strategic planning with board as senior leadership of organization. Major projects include: -migration of mail/calendaring services from MS Exchange to Google Apps for Education-overhaul and virtualization of seven node Windows Domain-and complete replacement/upgrade of over 80% of organization’s hardware-implementation of hardware refresh cycle, vendor discount programs-cloud migration and replication of all internal technology assets (EC3, Barracuda)-migration of wireless services (point-to-point via microwave, and Meraki). -strategic partnership with managed consultancy, as well as cloud-based Application Development team for cloud hosting of School Management System (Senior Systems). -migration of network firewalls from Sonicwall to Meraki MX line-migration and implementation (18 mos) of centralized SIS (Veracross) from Senior SystemsTraining and professional development of IT staff. Pilot of Android, Idevice, and multiple assistive technology solutions in a wide-ranged LD educational setting. Implementation of helpdesk system (Spiceworks) and work-in-progress of complete overhaul of organization’s website (Wordpress).

Responsible for muti-venue data integration including fund-raising systems, ticketing systems, concert hall booking systems, web and database integration, as well as new media initiatives. Lead IT special projects, and new technology vision for IT department.

Responsible for overseeing data integration, web application development efforts, as well as new technology initiatives and IT special projects and budget. Focuses on streaming media, remote conferencing, open-source cost reduction, call center automation systems, workstation/server virtualization, and new enterprise applications. Extensive experience supporting and overseeing website integration with back end systems. Management of Pledgemaker support staff as well as technological components of fund-raising effort. In charge of project management/implementation of new technologies (Vmware, Noble systems) implemented to assist in attaining board-sanctioned goals.

In charge of management of Pledgemaker fundraising systems, database integration and Intranet development, as well as Business Objects reporting and data analytics. Direct support to senior staff, and a 50+ user environment. Active participation in product development/vendor management of new product with partner vendor. Leadership position in product advisory board, new technology decisions for organization. Upgrade and support of multiple interlinked systems through database version and core system versions.

• Evaluate and overhaul gift processing workflow, from a technical and personnel perspective.• Manage a staff of six, processing donations and providing services to donors.• Responsible for all technology (hardware/software) needs of a 50+, multi-site user environment.• Scope and implement documentation for all business processes department is responsible for.• Documentation and re-design of daily, weekly, and monthly Business Object reports. Regular creation of ad-hoc reports for research, data integrity verification, and export to other systems.• Streamline information sharing between divisions of Development, train users to leverage technology to meet needs effectively. • Serve as liaison between IS&T and third parties responsible for implementation of internal database systems and proprietary products • Maintain data store of over 300,000 records. Data mining, record maintenance, as well as regular performance evaluation of third party front end and custom Oracle reports part of regular tasks.• Work with Executive staff as well as IT department to refine requirements for a Business Continuity plan.• Research and plan new technology integration/implementation to meet upcoming business needs, as well as assure that currently implemented solutions remain competitive both in pricing and in technical viability.• Maintain relationships with multiple industry vendors/consultants/peers to ensure viability of implemented and upcoming technology plans.

Systems Admin for enterprise cluster of Solaris/LINUX/MS Windows servers. Application planning, development, and support in Coldfusion, PHP, Embedded Perl. Technology research and development which led to implimentation of Google Search Appliance, Bluedragon Enterprise Server, Webtrends Live!.

Server and workstation technical support in a 600-user environment. # LAN administration, including but not limited to the upgrade and installation of WAN accessed software, and cross-platformed networking (NT /Novell) environments.# Careful documentation of logged work requests through use of McAfee Helpdesk platform.# Oversaw placement of new mail system; conversion of 200+ users from Pegasus to Netscape 4.51 enterprise in a Novell-NT Bridged environment. Along with software install and data transfer, responsibilities included fast-paced training for users on the go, and creation of documents to aid in familiarization of client with new telecommunications setting.# Setup and configuration of remote access using Dial-up Networking and Microsoft Scripting and PCAnywhere.# Re-configuration of systems with optimal speed through extensive use of Symantec GHOST products, as well as PC Boost2000 and self-written scripts.

Greater New York City Area

Responsibilities included ordering/installation of workstations, troubleshooting of hardware/software difficulties, and research/pricing work for new hardware/network installations. Research of systems also involved technological budget planning, as well as physical layout project design and implementation. Intricate Internet familiarity and telecommunications skills were also needed for compilation of multimedia presentations, teaching of training courses in Lotus Smartsuite and Microsoft Office Products, as well as market research for potential business acquisitions, and personal projects assigned by company executives.

Masters In Organizational Leadership

Organizational Leadership program with a focus on strategic planning, workforce development, human resources, change management, conflict.

Bs, Business, Math & Economics - Concentration: Information Systems Management

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