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Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

Key Achievements: • Custom identity governance solutions (Human Resouces/Payroll to Active Directory)• Distributed Veeam Disaster Recovery design & implementation• Network and Systems monitoring with geographic maps• Automation through scripting (Powershell, Perl)• Data driven automation (MS-SQL, Active Directory, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite)• Office365, Exchange, Smarterhost email migrations• Performance monitoring and remediation (VMware, SQL, Exchange, Active Directory, Windows, Linux)• Physical and Virtual Network Design and Segmentation• User self-service portal for Active Directory accounts• Active Directory User templates and workflow• Application and Operating System Patch Management• Electronic Document Management• Ransomware remediation

Cullman, Alabama

Manage staffing, budgeting, development, design, and integration of systems for multiple locations with 2500+ employees. Oversee IT operations and deliver technology resources to development projects. Perform technology assessments to enhance business operations, standardization, and service level. Develop technology standards and training programs. Select and manage vendor relationships.Key Achievements: • Virtualization of core server infrastructure resulting in reduced capital expense • Enhanced Business Continuity by implementing fully redundant private cloud, clustering, replication, and disaster recovery plan • Enterprise wide network segmentation and security • Distrubuted File System with replication across twelve diverse locations • Automate SQL reporting systems for executive and management teams • Helpdesk and asset management design and implementation • Standardization of system images, software deployment, policies, procedures, and administrative processes • Data Center design and implementation

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Provides leadership and expertise to multiple enterprise clients. Applies risk-based methodologies and leverages industry standards to guide organizations toward measureable improvements in information technology management and compliance. Leads teams on complex security remediation initiatives under tight timeframes. Provides trusted advisory to Fortune 500 companies. Valued mentor to other information technology practitioners.Key Achievements: • Management of information technology and trusted advisor • Define, recruit and build IT staff • Develop information technology governance policies and procedures • Architect information technology solutions and manage deployment • Data breach investigation and security advisory • Cyber Forensic investigation and advisory • Disaster recovery design and deployment • Risk assessment and management • Business and technology alignment/technology roadmap • Manage technology infrastructure • Research and recommend emerging technology • Designed and led implementation of technology solutions in multiple disciplines • Extensive vendor relationship management experience

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Built and managed team of storage, infrastructure, and security specialists on projects and delivery of client SLA. Wrote contracts for client services and vendor management for company and on behalf of clients. Managed P&L for the company, as well as staff selection and sizing, compensation, capex and opex allocation.Key Achievements: • Strategic leadership (awareness of industry/technology trends) • Identify and sign enterprise accounts • Identify emerging technologies and create service offerings • Architect enterprise technology solution • Manage information technology projects for enterprise accounts • Business and technology alignment/technology roadmap • Disaster recovery design and deployment • Information technology governance policies and procedures • Management of information technology and trusted advisor • Extensive vendor relationship management experience • Led the company through a successful acquisition

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Maintained network services and system uptime for end users across multiple branch offices. Ensured data integrity and protection by managing system backup and access controls. Improved workflow and service delivery by implementing a new web-based CMS.Key Achievements:- Develop medical applications for accounting, insurance claim processing for paper and electronic submission, and appointment scheduling on Windows and UNIX platforms- Enhanced movement of static content to the Web by researching, specifying, and implementing new Web-based content delivery and testing tool