Maintains responsibility for the management and direction of the unit.Develop strategic plan for unit.Serves on departmental leadership team.Directs unit staff, setting performance standards and accountabilities.Ensures that programs, activities, and services comply with University, State, and Federal regulations.Provides input into the budget and fiscal operations of the unit.Develops and seeks funding for programs to promote unit mission.Oversees communications, promotions, and public relations for unit.Develops and implements unit programs.Serves on various University, division, and departmental committees and represents the department at various State and National associations.

Directs the activities of large and or multiple project teams engaged in complex information technology projects.Recruits, hires, and supervises IT staff.Manages personnel issues.Initiate complex projects in support of strategic IT / Telecommunications objectives.Directs the development of large and/or complex project or task plans, resource estimates, and schedules.Lead strategic and technical planning for large and complex IT projects, information systems, specialized technical areas, or portions of the University-wide IT services infrastructure.Establish and oversee communications and working relationships with customer representatives and management.Direct and facilitate the evaluation of information technology needs and recommend solutions; facilitate the research of software, hardware, or technical subject matter.Coordinate activities with the management of other University departments, vendors, or agencies.Performs all or some of the duties of an IT Manager I thru III.Performs other related duties as required.

Directs the activities of large and or multiple project teams engaged in complex information technology projects.Recruits, hires, and supervises IT staff.Manages personnel issues.Initiate complex projects in support of strategic IT / Telecommunications objectives.Directs the development of large and/or complex project or task plans, resource estimates, and schedules.Lead strategic and technical planning for large and complex IT projects, information systems, specialized technical areas, or portions of the University-wide IT services infrastructure.Establish and oversee communications and working relationships with customer representatives and management.Direct and facilitate the evaluation of information technology needs and recommend solutions; facilitate the research of software, hardware, or technical subject matter.Coordinate activities with the management of other University departments, vendors, or agencies.Performs all or some of the duties of an IT Manager I thru II.Performs other related duties as required.

Directs the activities of large and or multiple project teams engaged in complex information technology projects.Recruits, hires, and supervises IT staff.Manages personnel issues.Initiate complex projects in support of strategic IT / Telecommunications objectives.Directs the development of large and/or complex project or task plans, resource estimates, and schedules.Lead strategic and technical planning for large and complex IT projects, information systems, specialized technical areas, or portions of the University-wide IT services infrastructure.Establish and oversee communications and working relationships with customer representatives and management.Direct and facilitate the evaluation of information technology needs and recommend solutions; facilitate the research of software, hardware, or technical subject matter.Coordinate activities with the management of other University departments, vendors, or agencies.Performs all or some of the duties of an IT Manager.Performs other related duties as required.

Functioned as a senior lead software applications developer of a large programming team assigned to large and complex projects. Provided consulting, technical support, and training to technical staff and to users of custom application software.Participated in supervising, mentoring, training, and development of one Lead Software Applications Developer, two Software Applications Developers and two other support staff.Assisted the Digital Initiatives Web Services group in the design and management of the Libraries technical infrastructure in support of the TAMU Libraries various electronic initiatives. This includes the Libraries main web site.Designed, planned, and supported activities which included consideration of security requirements. Provided technical leadership for the design, coding, testing, review and documentation of a complex University-wide program.Coordinated the development of system and programming standards; reviewed the development of design specifications for other developers. I was responsible for setting technical standards and direction. I made recommendations based on the evaluation of hardware and software products and programming languages for their applicability to the system and/or project.Provided consulting, technical support, and training to users of custom application software and to technical staff.

Supervised and trained two Programmer Analyst I and, one non-teaching graduate assistants, and various student workers.Assisted the Sr System Analyst II in the design and management of the Libraries technical infrastructure in support of the TAMU Libraries various electronic initiatives, including the main Library web site.Responsible for the core web, application, and SQL server installation, configuration, and administration. This consisted of over 10 servers and other supporting hardware.Responsible for maintenance, trouble-shooting, repair/replacement of defective hardware and software on the core servers.

Supervised and trained two Programmer Analyst I and, one non-teaching graduate assistants,and various student workers.Responsible for web and application server installation, configuration, and support.Installed business applications on the web and application servers. Help troubleshoot application problems.Responsible for the operational support of SQL 2000 servers, including the installation, maintenance, database object creation, change control, schedule database maintenance, backup/recovery and performance tuning.Responsible for maintenance, trouble-shooting, repair/replacement of defective hardware and software on core servers.

Directly supervised and trained one non-teaching graduate assistant and additional studentworkers in maintaining stable staff/public client operations for the Evans/Cushing Library Complex.Installed, configured and tested microcomputers, operating systems, software and peripherals.Provided support for applications and the use of the Library Novell LAN and Internet access.Monitored, analyzed, troubleshooted, repaired and coordinates the repair of computer hardware and peripherals.Developed and maintained the software and administered the libraries help desk web server.