• Responsible for building the Managed Services segment of the business• New client acquisition• Design and implement new security architecture for clients• Long-term planning and strategy for clients• Consulting services for multiple industry segments

• Founded consulting company to provide Virtual CIO and long-term planning services to various clients. • Long-term planning and technology road maps to align with company goals• Team building and augmentation• Security assessments to include PCI-DSS, ITAR and DOD/NIST 800 alignment• Backup and disaster recovery implementation• Software normalization and rationalization• Policy creation and implementation

• Responsible for creating policies, procedures and standards for the private equity group and its child companies across various industries to include medical, real estate (both commercial and residential), automotive, car washes, aviation, and construction.• As the founding member of the IT department, hired and built out a service desk team, network/voice/security teams, as well as data architecture team and training staff using ITIL as a foundation.• Designed and implemented a unified endpoint protection solution using CrowdStrike Falcon, replacing five separate solutions across the enterprise. • Designed and implemented a unified network Wi-Fi and security solution to include integrated cellular backup connections utilizing Meraki and Verizon.• Designed and implemented an enhanced file security solution with Egnyte to ensure data is backed up, secured and all access logged to alert the security team to any irregular file or directory access or attempts.• Designed and rolled out over 30 Covid testing centers in 90 days to include redundant internet access, wireless and endpoint security, and redundant printing to test over 1,000,000 people across the United States.• Worked with trusted partners to design oversee the creation of a new data warehouse solution to drive better, faster business decisions for our car wash companies.• Established and implemented a technology purchasing approval process as well as proper coding for accounting to better track spend across the enterprise.

• Oversaw all IT functions including data center management, vendor relationships, technical support, application development, financial monitoring, and ERP rollout.• Manage operating budget and direct activities of 5 managers and 35 staff in 7 locations, the other locations serviced by contracted resources.• Lead IT member for M&A activities (Smeal and Strobes-R-Us successfully acquired) for the company.• Oversaw Phase 1 of new SDWAN deployment across the enterprise.• Established new standards for a “facility in a box” style deployment of resources for a site based on size, staff and function to include complete infrastructure configuration (compute, storage, connectivity), manufacturing support and office staff needs.• Oversaw establishment of an official IT PMO with an emphasis on governance and ROI• Migrated enterprise to O365, SharePoint and Exchange Online.• Oversaw go-live on new ERP system for 4 locations (to date) – Epicor. 8 different ERP systems responsible for with acquisitions going into migrating into Epicor and integrating with Salesforce, etc.• Managed a budget of $250K in 2016 (Smeal only), $8M in 2018 (combined Spartan), and $12.5M in 2019 with Capex projects accounting for $2.6m.• Established a 3 year road map for the organization in alignment with the individual business unit needs as well as an overall corporate strategy.• Established actionable, measurable metrics and KPI’s for the department to report on to Executive Team.

• Responsible for application support and infrastructure management across the enterprise supporting 14 locations and 2400 users.• Managed a team of 23 network and application support personnel located across the country. • Ensured system uptime and reliability across the enterprise.• Managed 3rd party support companies that assist in day-to-day activities in the department.• Member of the Spartan Leadership Team, the Top 50 individuals in the company for 2017.• Implemented QoS across the enterprise to deliver a better experience to our associates.• Led the effort to establish a code repository and migrate all corporate developed code to Microsoft VSTS.• Led team to migrate 2003/2008 Active Directory environment to 2012R2 stabilized with a plan to move to 2016.• Established Azure presence integrated with on-prem systems to move new projects to the cloud when feasible.

• Maintain and improved VPN connectivity between three companies owned by Smeal Fire Apparatus• Resolved multi-year issues the company was experiencing in the first 90 days• Manage a small team in day to day activities company-wide, as well as projects• Team earned Department of the Quarter 2nd Q2016 for the first time as a department• Installed a plant-wide wireless PA/Weather alert system integrating the VOIP phone system• Migrated the entire network infrastructure to a new LAN room over a 36 hour period with no impact to the end users• Setup new backup and recovery plan for all three companies• Established maintenance schedule for PC’s and Servers where there had been none• Found and resolved a Microsoft licensing issue on the 3rd day of employment that saved the company $1.67 million dollars• Decreased trouble ticket resolution time to an average of 10 minutes.

• Setup, configure and maintain multiple LAN, WAN and WLAN systems for various clients across the country• Remote and onsite service and support for client base• Website design and maintenance for various clients• New client acquisition

• Designed, deployed and maintained various Windows, Netware and Linux servers as well as Windows desktop PC’s• Designed, implemented and maintained internet and intranet websites• Performed security assessments and conducted annual security training for local staff• Created and implemented VPN solution utilizing Cisco and Windows technologies• Evaluated, deployed and maintained software packages• Designed and deployed courtroom recording solution for multiple locations

Resposible for the setup and maintenance of computers, servers and networking equipment, both wired and wireless for seven of the school systems fourteen elementary schools.

Attained rank of Specialist during my six active years in the Iowa National Guard as a member of D Co. 1-168th INF