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Phoenix, Az, Us

Phoenix, Az, Us

Chandler, Az

Oversaw staff of nine people including core infrastructure staff (System Engineers, System Administrator and Network Administrators), Application Administrators, Database Administrators, and one Information Security Specialist that supported and maintained IT assets using Microsoft products including Active Directory, Exchange, and SQL Server, as well as technologies like VMware, Nutanix, and Cisco (networking, firewalls phone services).Led all server, network, and cloud infrastructure projects and initiatives. Coordinated and drove IT security audits, policies, documentation, and user training. Orchestrated IT infrastructure budgeting and guided all vendor relationships.• Instituted an effective monthly server patching and rebooting schedule that significantly reduced security vulnerabilities and increased server up times.• Successfully implemented a formal Change Management process including documented policies and weekly change control meetings.• Successfully managed a third party information security assessment that included a pen test, HIPAA and NIST CSF compliance.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Led staff of five System Administrators and one Infrastructure Architect managing all servers, storage, and cloud infrastructure, leveraging Microsoft technologies such as Office365, Exchange, Active Directory, and SQL Server. Drove Infrastructure related tasks and support efforts for multiple large-scale IT projects. Reported directly to the Deputy CIO, acted as the primary point of contact for IT Security audits, collaborated with outside vendors, and partnered on any cross-County initiatives.• Resolved significant gaps in warranty support coverage by completing an exhaustive inventory of all infrastructure assets and working with vendors and manufacturers to rectify the warranty lapses.• Assisted and managed technical staff regarding an Office 365 migration.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Oversaw staff of seven LAN and System Administrators that supported the entire IT infrastructure for the MCSO and managed all data security functions. Reported to the CIO and managed a majority of the $8 million IT budget. Acted as interim CIO during extended absences and represented IT in leadership meetings, forums, and strategic business decisions.Performed role of Local Area Security Officer (LASO) providing guidance and leadership for County, State, and Federal audits, and other Information Security matters. Facilitated vendor management including negotiating contracts. Functioned as lead technical advisor and facilitated escalations for large IT projects.• Expertly navigated an FBI CJIS security audit and was able to address all findings without issues.• Completed implementation of Office 365 with migration of over 4000 mailboxes and user accounts.• Awarded Sheriff's Commendation for superior efforts on multiple projects.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Directed staff of four LAN and System Administrators in providing ongoing support, maintenance, upgrades, and monitoring of over 200 physical and virtual servers in a Microsoft Windows-based environment with VMware vSphere 2 for virtualization. Coordinated projects and operational workloads, served as technical escalation for issues, and facilitated external agency and vendor relationships.• Directed the migration, relocation, and consolidation of three data centers with millions of dollars' worth of server and storage equipment into one new MCSO HQ data center.• Implemented a robust and efficient virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) for the MCSO's new state-of-the-art 911 dispatch facility.• Received multiple Letters of Appreciation from MCSO business units for outstanding service and IT project assistance.

Tempe, Arizona

Monitored and maintained 20+ servers in a mostly Windows Server 2003 environment; also one server running Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Maintained all aspects of the network infrastructure, including switches, firewalls, routers, WAN, and VPN.

Tempe, Arizona

Provided technical support and IT training to approximately 100 users, both domestic and international. Maintained small data center containing 24 high-end Dell, HP and IBM blade servers, including Microsoft SQL (2000 and 2005), Exchange 2003 and development servers

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Project lead in several large-scale corporate relocation projects, domain migrations, end user support roles, site discovery and decommission projects

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Provided computer and networking support to small business and residential clients, including software installations and upgrades, network planning, network wiring, network installations, server/client installations, data backup and recovery, website design and maintenance

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Project team member in several large-scale IT projects, including PC moves, new PC imaging, rollouts and desktop support roles

Multiple Locations

Worked with secured, encrypted communications systems, which delivered classified message traffic to mobile, airborne, shipboard and shore units; held Top Secret SCI security clearance.

Master Of Arts In Communication, Education

Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor Of Science In Industrial Technology, Graphic Information Technology

Cum Laude graduate Tempe, AZ