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Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, United States

Inver Grove Heights, Mn

CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to helping its customers, farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their businesses through its domestic and global operations. CHS, a Fortune 100 company, supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing services, animal feed, food and food ingredients, along with business solutions including insurance, financial and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufacturers, markets and distributes Cenex (C) brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Experience The Power of Being Understood.®McGladrey is a leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market. We guide our clients through complex business challenges by understanding their needs and bringing together the right team to address them. With more than 6,700 people in 75 U.S. cities and access to more than 32,000 people in 100 countries through our membership in RSM International, we can meet your needs wherever in the world you do business.Technology that's more efficient, flexible and easier to use to meet all your business needs.Your technology infrastructure should help you improve performance and support your strategic goals and objectives. Too often, however, systems are cumbersome to operate, complex and offer little flexibility.Our technology team helps you achieve specific business goals and address issues affecting productivity, data storage, application delivery, telecommunications, security and more. Whether you need to implement a new IT environment, migrate from a legacy platform or transform your current system capabilities, our consultants will ensure your technology is optimized to support your business as it grows. At McGladrey, we use a consultative approach and have strategic alliances with leading solution providers, including Cisco, Microsoft, HP, Dell/Equallogic, NetApp. VMWare, Citrix and many others.Services include:- Network Design, Implementation and Support- Managed Services – McGladrey IT-Vision℠- Storage and Recovery- Server Virtualization- Desktop/Application Delivery- Unified Communications and Mobile Computing- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Developed and sold technology and process improvement projects to new and existing client base - Managed and developed a diverse, nationwide portfolio of clients by ensuring technology functions are properly planned, executed and supported within their organizations- Developed and presented training sessions on various technology and business process improvement topics to clients based within a nationwide practice of Non Profit and Government agencies- Performed technology assessments on client environments by holding user focus feedback sessions and a review of the network environment to develop detailed reports on improvement solutions to present to leaders within the organization- Acted as an outsourced CIO/IT Director, providing leadership functions and guidance by recommending appropriate solutions based on the needs of the client organization, controlling the investment by the client, deepening our relationship and building the practice- Facilitated IT Committee meetings where we develop IT roadmaps that lead the organization toward the needs and goals of users utilizing the technology within a defined budget and client timeframes- Worked with a team of consultants to develop and maintain a technology policies and procedures manual that developed into a product offering for clients which can be implemented within their organization

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Assess clients’ needs and risks, recommending technology and solutions to optimize performance of their systems and successfully utilize technology in the organization- Act as an outsourced IT department for clients by performing preventative maintenance on networks and servers to reduce threat of downtime and utilizing centralized support center for immediate user issues- Work closely with partners and senior managers to help define, develop, and implement new IT practice initiatives- Create and present proposals and engagement letters to prospects and existing clients with scope and estimates of work, steadily building the practice- Focused on Business Development for the new Practice area by attending networking events, promoting services of the company and developing new client relationships - Helped redevelop client facing support center with policies, procedures, and standards, to systematize practices and delivery consistently high quality support internally and externally

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Consolidated technology for merging firms; standardized company hardware, software, and directory structures- Coordinated relocation of technology, and provided expert input on design and configuration for new office resulting in minimal downtime and efficient operation- Supported entire network for Minneapolis and St Paul offices, including servers, phone systems and user workstations, insuring maximum uptime and, therefore, productivity

Baltimore, Maryland Area

- Assessed organization's technology and employee environment and developed a strategic plan that optimized the benefit of technology in the company's activities - Designed and managed technology budget for purchases, maintenance costs, and training for entire organization that met requirements within the organizations financial constraints- Performed cost/benefit analyses for hardware and software acquisitions and presented findings and recommendations to executives that resulted in prudent technology investments- Developed technology policies and procedures that set standards and conformity for the organization- Administered daily functions of Windows 2003 network with Exchange email and handled helpdesk functions, effectively and efficiently resolving issues

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Provided helpdesk support to IBM machines in a Windows 9x and XP environment- Tracked users’ issues in Siebel 99/2000 in order to provide and implement solutions for recurring problems- Connected to users’ computers using PC Anywhere to troubleshoot issues and train on applications- Set up and configured new PCs according to Marriott's network and application standards- Maintained files and user and printer objects on Novell 4.11 servers at each property

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Migrated users’ files and settings with minimal disruption and configured systems and email to function on a 2000 and Exchange network at Public Defenders Service and M-NCPPC- Gathered images and deployed them to PCs using StorageSoft's Image Cast 3 to allow for easier installation of software and conformity among PCs at Public Defenders Service- Created a tool that simplified the export process at Hewlett Packard for use on their intranet and standalone machines using Dreamweaver and JavaScript programming- Arranged and led meetings to collaborate on moving static reporting processes to a web and database environment; coordinated the information and presented a proposal for the Export Administration department of HP

Des Moines, Iowa Area

- Performed helpdesk functions for construction, property management, accounting, and marketing departments- Conducted cost analyses for hardware and software acquisitions and assisted in presenting the findings and securing approvals, resulting in better purchasing decisions and improved profitability- Set up and configured hardware and software on new server, workstation, and networking systems with little downtime- Maintained multiple servers with minimal downtime or end user disruption- Assisted in migration from Novell 3.12 to 5.0 and the addition of a Windows 2000 server to a LAN

Bsba, Management Information Systems

Activities and Societies: Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

Education record

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society