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Kalispell, Montana, United States

Columbia Falls, Mt

Columbia Falls, Mt

Lead the company's infrastructure services function for Enterprise Server & Virtualization, Data Center Operations, Backup & Recovery, Client Compute and User Identity Management. Implement business solutions that align to strategic goals and objectives, collaborated with IT Leaders to define and implement IT policies and procedures, pursue continued improvement and operational excellence throughout IT, financial planning and management.Led technical teams in ITIL/ITSM, reducing costs and improving sustainability for a complex infrastructure environment that encompasses 52 core applications centralized in two data centers which are accessed by 47 offices.Technology Leader for Plum Creek / Weyerhaeuser merger activities for Enterprise Server & Virtualization, Data Center Operations, Backup & Recovery, Client Compute and User Identity Management.

Reno, Nevada Area

Developed and executed IT strategy to modernize technological infrastructure and automate manual processes for entire organization, developing best practices across all IT Infrastructure processes. Led technology strategy, architecture, and service delivery; managed technology operations and budget planning for Peppermill Reno 400M Hotel, Spa, Convention Room and Data Center expansion.Established partnerships between IT and the business to align technologies in 3 Data Center which are accessed by 6 Resorts and 3 offices. Led technical teams in systems configuration and maintenance; plan and direct upgrades, and test operations to ensure optimum systems functionality and availability.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Lead corporate-wide projects in the selection, delivery and management of new technology. Managed traditional department functions; including fiscal responsibility, resource management, project management, and SOX compliance.Hire, train, and supervise technical support personnel. Serve as final escalation point for all technical issues and provide technical support for special projects.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Technology position charged with the strategic planning, maintenance, implementation and administration of the network/systems infrastructure. Led technology configurations to support business expansion projects, meeting with users and facilities management to design all network access points. Administered and maintained the availability of company computer resources including switches, servers, workstations, laptops, printers and multimedia equipment. Additional tasks with application administration of Point of Sales, Hotel and Casino Management systems.