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Houston, Texas Area

Provide remote and on-site support to numerous companies including: • Complete IT Infrastructure Management• Desktop, Server, and Network Support• Systems Design and Maintenance• Data and Image Backups and Restoration• Consulting Services

Houston, Texas Area

Maintained all aspects of the enterprise computing and communications environment for an oil and gas exploration and production company including: • Windows Servers and Desktops• VMWare Infrastructure• Active Directory• VoIP system• Storage Arrays• End User Support for 150+ Users• Network Infrastructure• Cloud Solutions• BackupsAccomplishments at ZaZa Energy include: • Promoted to IT Director• Collaborated with other business unit leaders to develop and implement a more efficient and accurate production reporting system. • Continually revised and implemented IT policies and procedures to maintain SOX compliance. • Reduced IT expenses during corporate downsizing• Assisted the CIO in developing IT strategy and recommending solutions.

Paris Area, France

• Managed all aspects of the global IT environment for an oil and gas E&P company with offices in the United States, France, Turkey, Hungary, and Romania. • Configured and maintained connectivity between international branch offices and corporate headquarters utilizing various firewalls including Cisco ASA5500, Juniper Netscreen, and Fortigate. Provided hands-on desktop support for end users. • Analyzed, designed, and procured servers, workstations, storage, and networking equipment. • Developed and maintained a working relationship with international business unit leaders in order to coordinate local and enterprise IT efforts, needs, and goals.Accomplishments at Toreador Resources include: • Promoted to IT Director• Managed the successful transition of corporate headquarters from Dallas, TX to Paris, France in 2009. This involved extensive reconfiguration of the network (i.e. firewalls, VPN’s, etc.), the transfer of corporate data, and revising and implementing IT policies and procedures in order to maintain SOX compliance.• Collaborated with other department leaders to successfully transition the accounting system from Sage to SAP• Deployed Cisco CallManager Express VoIP phone system at headquarters and overseas providing more efficient communication and substantial cost savings• Implemented and managed a solution for regularly backing up 15TB of data• Virtualized the server environment using VMWare

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

LAN configuration and support. Responsible for research, acquisition, and configuration of all new network and server hardware systems. Desktop and application support for end users. Daily backups. Connectivity, hardware, and software troubleshooting. Server and workstation repair and configuration.Accomplishments at Essner Manufacturing include: • Migrated from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows Server 2003 which included implementation of Active Directory• Migrated desktops from Windows 98 to 2000/XP• Implemented a VPN solution between a remote branch office and corporate headquarters.• Installed and configured Firewall/VPN• Installed and configured network-wide antivirus software• Implemented a regular backup routine using BackupExec• Deployed VoIP system replacing PBX. • Routinely wrote customized reports using Crystal Reports which provided management and key personnel with critical operational and financial information, helping improve efficiency and decision making. • Created solutions for Word, Excel, and Access using Visual Basic for Applications which helped improve employee efficiency.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Desktop, server, and application configuration/support. Database management. Performed systems setup; daily backups; connectivity, hardware, and software troubleshooting. Wrote customized reports using Crystal Reports.