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D365 Customer Service and Power Platform architect. Lead C-Suite activities around the platform and its capabilities. Build out and perform proof of concepts as well as design architecture for state and local governments. D365 titanium award winner. Power Platform expertise and pre-sales engagements around best practices and architecture to Proof of Concept delivery. Perform Territory close plan, account planning activities, and core motions around go to market initiatives.

Post sales implementation and engagement specialist in M365. Worked with various program groups and leaders for implementation and skilling around the platform.

Architectural lead for all things Microsoft with various fortune 500 companies. Covered App/Dev, Azure, M365, and Security in the Microsoft stack. Led various sessions on implementation and best practices around the architecture. 2x Quota achievement in first year.

Managed technical point of contact for large customer base that included multi-national companies. Was the single point of contact for architecture and escalation of reactive and proactive engagements Achieved 3x quota growth 2 straight years leading territory in services both years. Crafted the first Premier Mission Critical support contract in Central US region.

Downers Grove, Il, Us

Pre-Sales Architect/Engineer for the DataCenter. Specializing in Cisco, EMC, Microsoft, and Cloud services.

CRM, SharePoint, SQL, Visual Studio, Network Administration, Windows Server 2008,2012, Windows Intune. Client Management, Network Security. Responsible for all network and development functions. Managed staff of 8 tech resources. .Net, Azure, SQL, and AWS infrastructure.

SQL, SharePoint, Windows 8 tablet, Android tablets, mobility management, Windows Exchange/Server management. Network administration, Cloud services, Ebooks.• Design and implement Network Integrations of various systems for multiple school districts and government agencies.• Primary account focus on Education (k-12), government agencies and some smaller fortune 100 companies.• Handled T1, and 4 bundled T1 lines for circuit issues and upgrades, Metro E Fiber circuits.• Sales meetings and demonstrations to district board members on ERP/Sharepoint system for all staff and student records from staffing of consultants, designing project plans, and overseeing implementation and staff.• Closed the state’s first complete One to One netbook/electronic book implementations that was discussed in Newsweek, and State Superintendents Annual report.• Designed and implement VMWare ESXi boxes to cluster Microsoft Server 2003, 2008.• Designed and implemented Sharepoint 2010 internal server with custom dashboard written utilizing VisualStudio 2012.• Presented at the state wide conference for school districts looking to implement One to One technologies in their district and discussed issues and security concerns• Designed district wide security plan and Wireless security plan, design network infrastructure for wireless access for netbooks, android tablets and Ipads that all 400 students district wide utilized.• Installed wireless bridge access for campus wide deployment, cell phone upgrades, VPN access for teachers, and security camera installations.• Design and implement Cisco ASA 5505, and 5510 firewall appliances as bulk heads for district networks. Cisco management for managed switches and VLAN’s.• Project Manager in charge of Lenovo, Dell, and Microsoft technologies in design of network and infrastructure to support One to One initiatives (Laptops and Tablets in all 400 students hands with electronic textbooks loaded on each)

As a Network Services Practice Manager, duties included:Managed staff of 13 involving day to day and operational activities.• Design and implement Network Integrations of various systems for multiple clients• Meet periodically with clients to assess their needs and future plans• Develop sales plans and potential client lists• Responded to RFP’s put forth by State of Illinois and Fortune 100 and 500 companies for solutions and staffing.• Project Manager and designer of RFP solutions and pre-technical sales expertise.• Managed day to day operations of a technical staff of 17.• Forecasted, recruited and retained consulting staff for company’s ERP/CRM project team.• Assisted Account Managers in assessing needs and predicting future needs for Networking/ERP/CRM projects and plans.• Project lead on all Microsoft Server components for design, installation and maintenance support.• Devise marketing schemes and plans to attract new business• Initiate pre sales contact and pursue leads through the entire sales process• Lead sales meetings to evaluate client’s needs and design solutions for the complex environments.• Perform Hardware and Software upgrades• Develop future expansions for client’s LAN/WAN• Project lead on all Cisco networking components.

As a Account Manager/Sales Executive II, duties included:• Responsible for all network design and implementation processes for clients including Internet Firewalls (MS Proxy, Novell BorderManager, and Solstice Firewall-1), Windows NT, Novell 3.12, Novell 4.11, Novell 5.0• Managed the technical deployment staff of 8 field technicians.• Developed sales plans for various IT strategies.• Created written sales presentations and proposals for IT solutions from Software upgrades to Firewall and Infrastructure designs utilizing Checkpoint and Cisco.• Implemented numerous Microsoft Exchange 5.5 sites as well as Microsoft SQL 6.5 and 7.0, and Microsoft SMS 2.0• Trained system administrators on the various systems and their vast components• Performed Systems Analysis and Design, Implementation schedule, Project Plan and performed the actual installation with other technicians assisting when available• Designed systems for companies from 8 users with a single server to 500+ users with 12+ servers and 6 remote sites• Performed Cisco and 3Com switch and router configurations and setup/installation• Managed training staff of 7 trainers that would perform both onsite and offsite training

Springfield, Il, Us

As a Director of Network Services, duties included:• Managed entire infrastructure staff of 27 technicians in the Operating Systems, LAN, and WAN support areas.• Also managed the Project Unit of PC technicians and Software specialists for the same time period until a manager for this unit could be hired.• Managed the entire Telecommunications efforts for DOT’s state wide facilities.• Oversaw operations of 14 remote sites throughout the state of Illinois• Performed case study on the departments Truckers Permit office’s procedures and systems • Responsible for a design documents and flow chart of the processes involved in all aspects of the permit procedure• Created the data model and documentation for integration of system and future potentials needed to streamline the permit process. This project also involved interviewing and gathering data from outside sources and other state agencies with other trucking systems.• Responsible for the department’s entire Novell and Windows NT wide area network • Oversaw conversion of the departments Novell based network to Windows NT including 40+ servers and 2100+ workstations in the central office as well as 13 remote sites• Oversaw and was the design coordinator of the conversion of an imaging system from OS2/Warp to Windows NT• Responsible for the conversion of the Department’s router based network backbone to a switched Ethernet configuration using a flat IP structure including 17 servers and 75 workstations, Visual Basic 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0 programming, as well as SQL and Sybase connectivity, Attachmate Basic programming to automate processes for mainframe emulation, LAN administration as well as application support for the departments database packages, Microsoft Office, and Attachmate software• Trained and assisted in programming when needed

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Management Information Systems, General

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