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Indio, CA, US

Redmond, WA

Envisioning, Planning, and Creating Partner Enablement Offerings. Promoting Delivery Excellence in Microsoft Partner Advisory Services.

Issaquah, Washington

Part of Microsoft's Global Partner Services team, based in Issaquah, WA. Working with Partner Solutions Consultants across the world, assisting Microsoft Partners with gaining the skills and expertise to deliver desktop engagements.Major accomplishments: Microsoft Cloud & Enterprise - Enterprise Mobility Partner Practice Enablement (PPE) - A global program.

I have written several books on Information Technology certification topics and consumer computing. Among my most recent are a college-level Windows XP certification textbook published by Microsoft Learning and Fire The Phone Company, a consumer Voice over IP book. Current projects include a book on portable media devices and corporate articles and.

In this position, I managed Xtreme Consulting Group's Infrastructure and Deployment consultants and supported sales and management of the Information Worker, Hosting, and Virtualization teams.

In this position, I supported Microsoft's US Windows 7 team for the Windows 7 launch. I created demo scripts, recorded demos, and built and maintained demonstration systems for the product launch.

Contract Windows Vista deployment consultant. Led team of client technology professionals and provided direction to project team for a successful operational pilot of Windows Vista at Safeco Insurance, an 8,600 seat enterprise. During the acquisition of Safeco by Liberty Mutual Insurance, I provided support of the integration of the Vista deployment.

With this job at Studio B, I was able to combine my two interests—writing and technology. I joined the Studio B staff in May 2007 to assume the role of Technical Program Manager on the BDD project at Microsoft. I grew in that role, eventually assuming control of all Microsoft projects for Studio B. In this role, I directly supported up to a dozen projects.

Microsoft deployment specialist. I worked with SMS 2003 and Business Desktop Deployment BDD 2007. I conducted engagements in organizations that had as many as 17,000 desktops.

• I worked up from the position of Network Analyst to Systems Engineer. I led projects in the following areas:
• Complex Data Migration – Led the migration of financials from AS/400 to Windows/SQL solution. Migrated HR and Payroll from AS/400 to Windows.
• Windows Server and Desktop Operating Systems – From Windows 3.1 to Vista and Office 4 to 2007.
• Microsoft SQL Server – Point-of-sale systems and retail management systems using SQL Server, as well as timekeeping and IT management systems.
• Microsoft Exchange Server – Performed the initial implementation of Exchange 5.0 in 1997 and managed all subsequent migrations through the current Exchange 2003 implementation. The last migration included an Active.
• IP Networking and Security – T1 Internet connectivity, firewall, virtual private network, and hosted e-mail antivirus and anti-spam solutions. Also managed over 50 active domain names for the Mall of America and the.

Bloomington, MN

Started as Maintenance Technician 1992Transitoned to Electronics Maintenance and eventually to Information Technolog Department. Assumed management of Mall of America systems following merging of the two business units.

Served USS Sandlance SSN-660 and USS Mississippi CGN-40Nuclear Propulsion Mechanical OperatorDesert Storm