Chris Ault Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Fl, Us

Viera, Florida

• Manage IT operations by building partnerships with multiple departments including facilities, district security, and curriculum development and by developing strategies to use IT to benefit teacher and student performance• Led the design and renovation of a new “model school” used to measure the impact advanced technology has in the classroom; resulting in overwhelmingly positive feedback from teachers and students• Build and manage high-level partnerships with vendors by negotiating contracts• Oversees IT Sales Surtax 6-year program worth $24 million• Responsible for the e-rate discount program that saves the district several hundreds of thousands of dollars each year• Future-proofed district networks by installing hybrid fiber cables allowing to more easily upgrade bandwidth levels; potentially saving the district $100k+ over the next several years• Controls IT budget worth $1 million by forecasting funding needs and advocating for funding from tight district budget• Maintain industry technical standards through careful research to ensure district bandwidth levels and other IT components meet state and federal mandates• Follow and implement policies to ensure district IT operations runs smoothly• Distributes $10,000 from budget for hardware and software training for technical services department

Completed Projects at Brevard Public Schools:• Melbourne High School facility renewal and structured cabling renewal: $8.5 million – Completed on time and under budget• Southwest Middle/Turner Elementary facility renewal: $4.5 million – Completed on time and under budget• Rockledge High School structured cabling renewal - $1.5 Million. Completed on time and under budget.• Southlake Elementary re-opening - $2.4 Million. Completed on time and on budget

Brevard Public Schools - Viera High School

• Oversaw Active Directory Administration at the Forest and Domain level across 14 locations supporting 150,000+ users• Contributed to the migration of Air Force Material Command into a new network environment encompassing the entire Air Force• Managed and planned sites, GPO’s, administrative tasks, server updates, and user accounts• Planned and implemented migrations from one network to another by working with other departments

• Specialized in technical support, customer service and project management • Supported internal and external users of Windows OS platforms, Windows Server 2003/2008, Exchange Server 2003/2007, HP Procurve switches, ISA 2006 firewalls, and Android devices• Communicated with and supported field staff with all information technology needs as Member of FAC (Field Advisory Committee)• Worked closely and coordinate with multiple vendors for various projects across many locations for installations and upgrades

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Technology Management

B.S., Network Design & Management

Associate Of Business, Network Administration