Director Of It
Tampa, Fl, Us
IT leader of high specialized colleagues teams responsible for Desktop, Network, Servers, Security, IT Asset Management, Intranet and Infrastructure to maximize productivity, continuity and security for a growing mid-size business. Created the companies first security program to ensure protect and ensure business continuity and reduce risks.Created and managed the Web Development, Enterprise Infrastructure, and Licensing teams to evolve into Agile teams. Utilizing Agile practices to move along web development and IT services to react to the demands of our growing company. Interfaced with product vendors and acquired companies to integrate operations and their licensing models into the corporate network and infrastructure.*Re-implemented SharePoint Online as the companies intranet platform which became a repository of internal information and communications which included over 1800 content pages.*Appointed the lead for the IT Steering Committee*Hired and managed a security team to implement a corporate security program to ensure PCI compliance and secure all corporate assets and intellectual property*Negotiated vendor contracts and requested RFP's to reduce corporate IT spendAs Enterprise Infrastructure Manager / Cloud ManagerCo-developed a new automated trial process and SaaS version of the LabTech Software onto the AWS EC2 platform which reduced the sales cycle from 30 days to 5. Responsible for infrastructure, platform, and application security and support to several hundred MSP's that leveraged the cloud version of LabTech. Expanded the product market reach and increased the company revenue by improving product standardization, facilitating a higher price point, and reducing support costs.