Brent Connor Email & Phone Number

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Major ResponsibilitiesSite Migration & IT Support: In my most recent job role, I manage end-to-end operations of migrations on many sites from one hosting server to another, while providing tier 1 - 3 IT helpdesk and service desk support to ensure strategic website maintenance, email management, and hosting. Operations Management: One of my key responsibilities is to monitor uptime, update PHP versions, purchase / add SSL to the site, and test sites across multiple devices / browsers / platforms. Website Optimization & Frontend Development: I am assigned the task of directing all aspects of frontend development including content update and optimization for WordPress, Squarespace, Joomla, and other static sites. Process Improvement: I can implement effective processes to reduce operating and customer costs. I am also responsible for the setup of entire email systems for several businesses.Key Deliverables:• Offered high-level SEO support: backlink and redirect review / maintenance, executed accessibility best practice and keyword research (for meta tags, description, xml headers, and URLs).My Additional Experience is as follows: Computer Sales Specialist at Best BuyTranscriptionist at Aquinas College, Staff Member at Aquinas College Physical PlantGeneral Associate at Muller Family Theaters

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Throughout my academic experience, I gained in-depth knowledge of various principles of programming, web development, and server maintenance. Object-oriented programming (OOP): I developed several full stacks object-oriented programs with a UI in Windows .NET Environment using C#. Website Development: I designed a website from scratch with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as well as managed backend operations including deploying and maintaining the internal server.I have proven success in configuring and maintaining Windows Environments comprising of Windows Virtual Machines, Sandboxes, and .Net Environments. I adopted and promoted best practices; produced data-driven reports, presentations, and projects by using Google Apps and Microsoft Office Suite.Key Deliverables• Created business analysis mockups and made decisions based on IT benchmarks.• Implemented and spearheaded IT projects from conception to completion.• Created database models using several different types of models: Microsoft Access, MySQL, SQL, RM, DBMS, RDBMS, Entity-Relationship Models, Network Models, Database Models, and Data Flow Models.