Brian Cluxton Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Oh, Us

Columbus, Ohio, Us

As the owner of Cluxton IT I advise and provide IT solutions for businesses of all sizes to take the stress and hassle out of complex IT solutions that the modern business world demands. With over 20+ years of experience in the industry, I work alongside my selected group of IT professionals with enough experience to stop or solve any issues that may arise. Current offerings include: ➤ Managed IT Services ➤ Technology Consulting ➤ IT Security & Disaster Recovery➤ Microsoft 365, Azure, Windows & VMware Projects Some recent projects (last updated May 2023):- Multiple Office 365 migrations/installations including hybrid, multi-factorauthentication, conditional access, SharePoint, Azure AD Connect, Intune andmany other O365 components. 85 user Office 365 and Intune deployment forall remote professionals - Multiple deployments and on-going support of vSphere SRM/Replication,Veeam, and MSP360- Cybersecurity/EDR deployments, monitoring and maintenance- Multiple Windows 10 and 11 deployments and optimization along with related GroupPolicy- Large vSphere 5.5 to 6.7 upgrade across 4 different countries- Multiple Server 2019 and Server 2022 installations including Hyper-V and SQL Serverdatabase applications.

o Windows Server and Hyper-V installations, troubleshooting and supporto Active Directory and Group Policy design, implementation and supporto Exchange Server and Office 365 installation, configuration and support including Office 365 hybrid deployments with Active Directory Federation Serviceso Microsoft SCCM through 2012 R2 including Microsoft Updates deployments, antivirus management, application deployment, and OS deploymento VMware vSphere 4.1 through 6.0 installation, configuration and support including VSAN versions 5.5 and 6.0o VMware ESX 4.1 through ESXi 6.0 installation, configuration and support including HA and DRSo VMware Horizon VDI, RDSH, Unified Access Gateway, AppVolumes, UEM, Workspace Oneo Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop installation, configuration and support including Citrix Web Interface, Storefront, Director, Studio and Edgesight componentso Wyse and 10Zig thin clients and zero clients setup, configuration and maintenance o Veeam Availability Suite and Veeam Backup & Replicationo Disaster Recovery Planning and Testingo SQL Server installation, configuration and maintenanceo McKesson Paragon and Horizon Patient Folder infrastructure installation and supporto Enterprise printing design, implementation and troubleshootingo Cisco, Sonicwall, Watchguard and other firewall/routers installations and supporto Create and manage the planning and timelines for project implementations

Largo, Florida, Us

Hardware & Software Serviceso Created, developed and managed hardware services and tech departments o Established all procedures, checklists and protocols for project management o Created and managed the planning and timelines for project implementationso Coordinated and directed staff for installations, training and support of projecto Installed, configured and maintained servers, workstations and networks for clientso Follow up with clients on all projects and tech support issues to ensure satisfactionSales & Consultingo Worked to bring in new business by contacting leads from multiple sources, tracking status, and building relationshipso Worked with existing clients and new clients to identify their business needs/gaps and develop strategies for increasing efficiency o Developed project proposals including cost, ROI and cost effectiveness (“biggest bang for the buck”)o Developed and managed recurring revenue generating business for Managed IT Services, hosted Microsoft Exchange Server services and hosted Server solutionsIT Department Managemento Created and developed IT department from the ground upo Directly responsible for the day to day management of tech department employees – staff of 8o Oversaw management of approximately 225 servers and 2000 workstations at 75 different locationso Trained IT department employees on supported hardware and software o Ensured staff was proactive and on the leading edge of newest technologies Internal Technology & Systemso Directly responsible for creating, managing and maintaining IT infrastructure at Affinity Consultingo Implemented and managed communications methods for current clients regarding technologyo Leading member of Committee which developed and managed IT infrastructure for the Affinity Consulting Group partners around the country

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Post-Graduate Paralegal Program