• Strategic direction of the internal technology department to include directing the systems architects, engineers and employee technology support staff.• Budget forecasting and planning for technology department to include hardware and software.• Vendor contract negotiation.• Governance, Risk, Compliance and Audit responsibilities for Information Technology.

• Design and implement a redundant Exchange email environment for all internal users using CCR clustering technology.• Plan, build and maintain internal IT systems for content delivery network (CDN) company.• Architect, implement and maintain a SharePoint environment for Limelight Employees.• Document and coordinate all Sarbanes-Oxley related activities for Windows “in-scope” servers.• Manage and coordinate IT efforts for all internal Windows based web, financial, database, email and directory servers.• Design and implement a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) environment to automatically update both servers and desktops.• Forecast and budget internal server projects.• Draft, test and implement disaster recovery plans.• Architect and implement a backup environment for all Windows servers.

• Build and manage IT Department for home builder that had previously outsourced information technology operations.• Manage and coordinate all IT efforts for home building / land development company to include server, network, remote office and desktop solutions.• Hire, coordinate and monitor daily operations of on-site and off-site IT consultants and employees.• Forecast and budget future IT financial needs.• Implement and maintain Citrix farm to allow off-site sales, construction and customer service employees more reliable access to applications including Crystal Reports, Microsoft Office and IHMS Home Builder software.• Draft, implement and test disaster recovery plans for server and network recovery.• Manage and configure Cisco PIX firewalls, Cisco switches and telecom equipment.• Architect, implement and maintain Windows 2003 Server environment including Exchange, Citrix and SQL servers.• Upgrade Citrix farm from Presentation Server version 3.0 to version 4.0.

• Compose and implement multiple IT Policies surrounding secure network access, account management, email security, etc. for Sarbanes-Oxley and PCI compliance.• Coordinate projects and purchases with various vendors such as Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Nokia and NetIQ.• Manage, coordinate and implement system upgrades, new installations and R&D projects.• Supervise the monitoring and maintenance of existing Apollo Group, Inc. infrastructure consisting of multiple Active Directory, DNS, Exchange, IIS and SQL systems.• Determine need for and schedule addition of infrastructure services.• Plan, budget and schedule staffing, systems, training and travel for Directory and Messaging services team.• Communicate and coordinate new projects with IT Software groups.

• Manage and coordinate new site implementation projects.• Manage and maintain multiple Compaq servers hosting over 30 websites.• Create, configure and implement multiple Mattel websites using IIS 4.0. • Configure Site Server projects for replicating web content.• Monitor server and network issues using NetIQ, ISS RealSecure and HPOpenview.• Create and process web traffic reports using NetGenesis.• Create and maintain databases for Mattel websites and NetGenesis using a clustered SQL7.0 solution.

• Coordinate “wind-down” projects such as consolidating “wind-down” team mailboxes to one clustered NT/Exchange server during Inacom bankruptcy proceedings.• Plan, manage and implement migration from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Exchange for approximately 10,000 users.• Install and configure Microsoft Exchange on multiple servers.• Configure and maintain Outlook Web Access servers.• Monitor and troubleshoot issues on approximately thirty-five Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange servers.• Build, maintain and troubleshoot issues on Compaq and IBM servers.• Add, modify and move Exchange mailboxes as well as troubleshoot client e-mail software.• Create and import .CSV files for mass mailbox creation and modification.