Outside Sales & Solutions Architecture

I manage the IT department of 2, supporting ~40 users in 5 (local) locations. Security, connectivity, and communication are ours to manage or sublet. We keep the all the electronic parts moving, and all the people that care about them informed.I'm also responsible for training and developing junior IT staff. I provide one-on-one training, assignments for further study, and overall direction for projects and future growth. (With the additonal IT staff, I've actually been able to take a day off!)~~~~~~~~~~~~In 2016, Southern Bank (www.southernbank.com) acquired Heritage Bank, and I'm off to pursue new adventures. Thanks for a great few years, now onward!

Back into the fray! I'm helping small and medium businesses find IT solutions and recommending and implementing upgrades all 'round.

I ran the IT department for a warehouse/distribution center in Chesapeake, VA. I provided services that supported the business by way of ERP application support and development, network infrastructure and security, email, storage and backups, MIS, website development, phones, internet, print/fax, etc. If it handled data or had flashing lights, it was mine to manage. I also planned and budgeted for future capacity requirements and business goals, including completing a successful ERP migration.

IT support field service rep for local businesses. Infrastructure (DNS, DHCP, AD), backups, Exchange, security, firewalls, vpns, etc.

Assembled, configured, and loaded white-box workstation and server PCs for local resellers. Established quality control procedures for production line. Trained staff in proper technical process and standards. Implemented RIS (remember that, kids?) for mass loads. Turned literally thousands of screws. Supported reseller clients as field technician for various Windows Server 2000/2003 issues. Performed physical inventory of parts. Learned just a tiny bit about what a business owner goes through (not me), versus a clock-punch employee (me, at the time).