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Oak Brook, Illinois, Us

Head of Technology Infrastructure and Operations within Information Technology Division, reporting directly to the Chief of Technology. Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and security of Lions Clubs International’s network, server, telephony, and cloud infrastructure services, along with end user solutions and help desk support. Critical role functions include providing strategic direction, budget management, resource allocation, vendor relations, information security and compliance, local and international employee supervision and development, and offshore MSP oversight.

Volunteer position providing strategic direction and guidance for Information Technology solutions, needs fulfillment, and MSP oversight for local YMCA serving the communities of Villa Park, Lombard, and Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Saint-Charles, Illinois, Us

Head of Information Technology department reporting directly to company CFO. Responsible for managing all aspects of the company's Information Technology department for OSG USA, sister companies OSG Canada & OSG Royco, and subsidiary company Amamco Tool. Critical role functions include driving operational efficiency through implementing new technology solutions, ensuring risk reduction through information technology security, and maintaining and improving corporate technology budget.

Saint-Charles, Illinois, Us

Crucial company role ensuring effective deployment and maintenance of IT infrastructure enterprise wide while also supervising and providing guidance to IT department desktop support staff. Specific responsibilities include network administration, server and storage management, establishing and implementing IT security policies, design and implement new company IT initiatives, manage IT vendor relationships from initial RFP's to post deployment point of contact, and provide Level III support for all company systems and support escalations.

Melrose Park, Il, Us

Position ensuring company technology high availability through providing network and systems administration for corporate headquarters and 4 remote facilities.Specific responsibilities include managing the physical/logical network, administering all systems, applications, and corporate servers at on site data center. Installed, configured, and managed SolarWinds network and application monitoring software. Also responsible for managing Exchange 2003, Active Directory, Group Policy, and all aspects of IT support escalations.

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Contributed to maintaining corporate efficiency at OfficeMax world headquarters through providing desktop, network, and application support for 2,000 onsite employees. Main responsibilities include pc imaging and deployment, Dell thin client administration, Citrix XenDesktop configuration and support, Blackberry BES server and handheld configuration and deployment, McAfee Endpoint Encryption administration, Cisco VPN support, VOIP phone support, asset management, IT purchasing, and executive level support.

Saint-Charles, Illinois, Us

Critical role as sole Desktop Support Technician contributing to maintaining company productivity through providing desktop, network, and application support for North American headquarters and 6 remote locations. Key Responsibilities include pc imaging and deployment, Ghost image creation, VMware server administration, active directory management, Maximizer CRM software installation and administration, Blackberry BES server and handheld configuration deployment and support, ShoreTel VOIP phone support, asset management, and IT department purchasing.

Peoria, Illinois, Us

Maintained office and factory efficiency for the Caterpillar Aurora facility through providing level 2 desktop and application support. Daily responsibilities include software installation/management/licensing and support, asset management and deployment, PDA configuration and support, Lotus Notes configuration, user administrator rights management, and general support and troubleshooting for all office and factory pc's.

Scottsdale, Az, Us

Increased data center efficiency for a confidential client in the banking industry through completing a contract project to relocate or decommission and remove unused servers.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Provided Kaneland School District 302 schools with reliable student desktop computers through completing contract project to replace all warranty recalled motherboards in Dell desktop PC's.

New York, Us

Contributed to increasing and maintaining the overall accuracy of the Nielsen TV Ratings through installing, networking, and maintaining Nielsen computer networking and TV measurement equipment in Nielsen TV Ratings Households. Independently responsible for computer and measurement equipment for a geographic region of Chicago TV Ratings market. Attended 3 month on-site Nielsen Field Technician Networking Training School and helped to complete Chicago TV Ratings market installation and cut-over. Field Representative of the month for the Chicago market in February and March of 2004.

Canton, Ohio, Us

Assisted with all aspects of the Marketing and Special Events department. Attended and assisted with the Pro Football Hall of Fame booth at the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame dynasty celebration hosted by Lynn Swann at Heinz Field. Internship culminated in assisting with the Hall of Fame Game between the New York Giants and the Houston Texans, which was the inaugural game for the Houston Texans, and with the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for George Allen, Dave Casper, Dan Hampton, Jim Kelly, and John Stallworth.

Normal, Il, Us

Supervised student referee employees for the University Rec Sports department including interviewing for new hires, employee evaluations, and employee development. Also responsible for assisting with coordinating and scheduling of all sports and leagues offered through the Rec Sports department.

Normal, Il, Us

Assisted with the grand re-opening celebration for the Weibring Golf Club at Illinois State University golf course after re-design project completion. Maintain daily tee sheet and ensure tee time schedule is followed properly to ensure accurate tee off times for club golfers.

Certified by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) as a basketball referee in order to provide training to student basketball referee's for the Illinois State University Rec Sports department.

Contributed to increasing accuracy of homeowner tax assessments through taking detailed site measurements and producing scale drawings of new homes, home additions, decks, and patios to determine home value, most often resulting in lowering homeowner property taxes. Held seasonal summer employment from May to August of 1998, 1999, and 2000.

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Technology

Bachelor Of Science

Certificate, Inter-Networking Technician (Cisco Academy)

High School Diploma