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Jasper, In, Us

Muscatine, Iowa, Us

During this tenure, I directed overall infrastructure, computer operations, and networking initiatives to ensure seamless IT performance and support. I was responsible for overseeing telephony, data center operations, remote site support, service desk, and end-to-end management of endpoint and server hardware and operating systems. Furthermore, I devised and executed a security patching schedule to address system vulnerabilities and maintain optimal performance.My key achievements in this role have been:• Managed company spin from parent holding firm to an independent public company in 6 months. Contract separation and negotiations to maintain pricing leverage.• Implemented Microsoft E5 suite of tools to take advantage of integrated security toolset reducing complexity• Reduce Telephony, MPLS, Internet costs over $750K in 3 years while increasing bandwidth, resiliency and implementing SIP trunks.• Created and managed $24M Annual Infrastructure Budget• Managed 50+ team members• Pioneered the strategic transition between traditional on-premises equipment and cloud computing solutions, striking an ideal balance to support agile growth and budgetary constraints. Consolidated 4 Data Centers to 2• Streamlined IT operations by eliminating 450 redundant server units, and optimizing resource utilization• Domain Consolidation and Standardization• Single Sign on with MFA | OKTA and Azure AD• SOX Compliance and Audit Experience• ServiceNow Ticket management , CMDB, Integrations SCCM, Crowdstrike, Rumble, Qualys• Azure HCI Edge stack• Azure WVD

Jasper, In, Us

• Lead all aspects of Infrastructure and Computer Operations and Networking• Telephony, Data Center Operations, Remote Site Support, Service Desk and all Endpoint and Server hardware and Operating Systems• Security and Compliance to ensure a robust and safe environment for company and customers including SOX Compliance• Transform deployment between traditional on-premises equipment along with cloud computing options to arrive at proper balance to support quick and nimble growth along with economics to manage to budget expectations.• Work closely with Application team to improve ERP systems and provide insight to data management and options to further Business Analytic to enable business to make good solid data drive decisions.• Outlined and maintained security patching schedule to efficiently address ongoing system issues.• Partnered with IT department members to minimize exploits on system coverage.• Oversaw credentialing activities for all employees, contractors, and consultants.

Eagan, Mn, Us

In this role, I oversaw all facets of IT infrastructure, encompassing ERP, finance, production, telecom, and LAN processing for complex, multi-divisional organizations. I cultivated and nurtured vendor partnerships to innovate and adapt solutions to meet evolving business requirements. Additionally, I boosted inventory turnover through data analytics and strategic MRP initiatives.The benefits I brought during this role were:• Spearheaded IT operations for the 5th largest cabinet manufacturer in the country, ensuring seamless support across diverse divisions, locations, and currencies.• Deployed new ERP solutions at two divisions, designing seamless real-time data integrations between Insight ERP and Friedman ERP systems.• Designed and executed commercial growth strategy, resulting in upsells worth £55M in the first year of the contract, while retaining margins and delivering significant financial benefits.• Architected data warehouse and deployed it company-wide, empowering business users with data mining capabilities.• Implemented low-cost country inventory picking algorithm to optimize order fulfillment processes.• Integrated systems for four acquisitions, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruptions.• Transitioned from an on-premise data center to a co-location facility, modernizing IT infrastructure and enhancing reliability.• Virtualized 100% of server footprint, optimizing IT resources and reducing hardware dependency.

• Managed development of Retail Division• Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity.• Started as Director of Operations for AS/400 Hardware and Systems operations, then also was given Network, LAN and server infrastructure.

• Managed all aspects of AS/400 environment at Corporate as well as each store location, deployed over 150 AS/400 systems• Designed and implemented multi-threaded processing to accommodate polling and posting sales

Migrated from an outlying warehouse staff to corporate head quarters and continued to grow through the city desk sales to eventually start programming their systems. Created several custom applications and improved the Order Entry systems. Maintained interfaces to Mapics accounting systems.

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