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Louisville, Ky, Us

Louisville, Kentucky, Us

Provide strategic and tactical planning and implementation of Information Security & Compliance Solutions.Helping customers realize the benefits of cloud services adoption for certain workloads/services and how doing so can allow them to focus more on management of their information and what drives their businesses and focus less on managing the technology.

Provide strategic and tactical planning and implementation of Information Security, Information Analytics & Management and Knowledge Management solutions.Helping customers realize the benefits of cloud services adoption for certain workloads/services and how doing so can allow them to focus more on management of their information and what drives their businesses and focus less on managing the technology.

Lexington, Ky, Us

Interact regularly with client CEO, CFO, CIO, CTO and Line of Business (LOB) Managers leading conversations and activities that include:• Development of cloud strategy, business cases and roadmaps• Organizational and operational readiness assessments for cloud adoption• Identifying applications and business processes that are most suitable to move to the cloud• Legacy application and platform modernization• Mapping of strategic and operation goals to appropriate IaaS, PaaS and SaaS SolutionsThis role has these additional responsibilities: • Drive strategic sales deals to closure, perform product demos, roadmaps and solution briefs• Provide strategic guidance and map solutions tailored to meet client strategic goals and direction• Develop and present solutions including well-defined value propositions to client executives and customers• Evangelize the MSC and Cloud Solutions to audiences at SIS events/seminars and industry conferences.• Drive awareness and thought leadership using traditional communication tools as well as social media• Participates in the development and promotion new cloud solution offerings

Lexington, Ky, Us

Manage Staff Microsoft ConsultantsOversee Sales/Marketing Initiatives for PracticeProject Management Oversight and Customer Satisfaction ReviewEstablish/Oversee Training/Professional Development PlansMaintain Partner Relationships

Lexington, Ky, Us

Manage Team of Microsoft Infrastructure ConsultantsConduct Active Directory Health Check EngagementsAssess, Design, Plan, Build and Deploy/Migrate the following:- Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Lync, SharePoint, SCCM, Office 365, GPOs, OS Security Baselines

Norcross, Ga, Us

Analyze clients business needs, recommend solutions and write technical specifications from which a network or business plan will be implemented. Create architectural designs for major information sub-systems, and provides feasible solutions to technical or business problems and opportunities. Assist CIOs and IT management teams with development of strategic operating plans, disaster recovery plans, and security plans. Establish and implement network policies, procedures, and standards ensuring conformance with information systems and client objectives. Support large-scale implementation projects with business, design, and/or engineering methodologies; manage project teams, scheduling, risk and costs. Concurrently support projects across multiple organizations.

Hebron, Ky, Us

Conduct Current State assessments to analyze, but not limited to, the following areas: Storage Management, Information/Data Management, Security Policies and Management, Network Infrastructure/Services, Directory Services and Business Needs/Goals. Provide assistance in architectural review, design, deployment and optimization related to: network and storage area infrastructure; multi-tiered web infrastructure; security practices and policies; messaging and collaboration, database and file server clustering; server monitoring, integration, migration and consolidation. Assist in project planning for the following project areas: project scheduling, risk management, development, testing, pilot and deployment; and concurrently support projects across multiple organizations.Areas of specialization: SQL Server database administration, security, conversions, replication and database design; Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007;Microsoft Systems Management Server; Microsoft Operations Manager; Exchange Server; Clustering; and Active Directory.

Lewis Center, Ohio, Us

Analyze clients business needs, recommend solutions and write technical specifications from which a network or business plan will be implemented. Create architectural designs for major information sub-systems, and provides feasible solutions to technical or business problems and opportunities. Assist CIOs and IT management teams with development of strategic operating plans, disaster recovery plans, and security plans. Establish and implement network policies, procedures, and standards ensuring conformance with information systems and client objectives. Support large-scale implementation projects with business, design, and/or engineering methodologies; manage project teams, scheduling, risk and costs. Concurrently support projects across multiple organizations. Areas of specialization: SQL Server database administration, security, conversions, replication and database design; Microsoft Systems Management Server; Microsoft Operations Manager; Exchange Server; Clustering; and Active Directory. Involved with technology migration, integration and consolidation.

Louisville, Kentucky, Us

Research and implement policies, procedures, guidelines and processes for server and web infrastructure including but not limited to: Standardization of hardware, operating system and software configurations; operating system and web services security configuration and support; Web development software and process standardization; content management, website and application version control; ASP development and integration with Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) consultant for Microsoft technologies: SQL Server, Active Directory, Exchange, SMS, .NET, etc…

Louisville, Ky, Us

Involved in planning, researching, acquiring and implementing technologies (Telecom, CRM, Messaging, Access Control Systems, etc…) and equipment (Laptops, Desktops, Servers, Routers and Switches) necessary to fulfill the organizational Information Technology and Security needs of the company. Write proposals and design documents. Manage projects related to IT architecture to include: security policies and infrastructure. Consulting and training specializing in: Novell Netware to Windows NT Migrations; SQL Server training and consulting including, but not limited to: writing triggers and stored procedures, database normalization, tuning and optimization, security, clustering and troubleshooting; Exchange administration, deployment and troubleshooting; Web development focusing on ASP integration with SQL Server; Network and systems security planning and implementation. Provide mentoring to new consultants and trainers. Also support company’s accounting and customer relationship management systems on SQL Server. Actively involved in training and consulting on Microsoft .NET, XML, network and systems security, clustering and database design, implementation and administration.

IRR from 1996-2002Honorable Discharge - October 17, 2002 Leadership Positions: Company Executive Officer Mortar Platoon Leader Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader Awards: Army Achievement Medal Army Commendation Medal National Defense Service Medal

Network administration, security and application support on Novell Netware. Developed PC inventory tracking system and mainframe error reporting system in FoxPro 2.0 and 2.5.

Bs, Computer Information Systems

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