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Bolingbrook, Il, Us

Deerfield, Il, Us

An experienced Office 365 and Microsoft 365 Professional with the following responsibilities:Deployment of Infrastructure improvements on Client environmentsAssist in maintaining and deploying other Client applications and environmentsLeading initiatives for researching and deploying new applicationsLeading IT Projects for ClientsCoordinating various IT Staff and OperationsProvide guidance and leadership as a staff member of the teamAssist in managing Support Services and related deliverablesWorking with End-Users and Vendors to support applications and environmentsWorking with Client Stakeholders on strategy and visionTrain teams on new technologies and new ways of working to maximize their efficiencies through the use of modern collaboration technologies.Provide 2-3 page technical briefs of collaboration tools and functionality (e.g. a new collaboration tool or feature which has just been released).Develop and update scripts for the maintenance of the Office 365 environments.Provide technical enhancements and bug fixes as needed.

Springdale, Ar, Us

Member of the Applied Technologies and Innovations Solution Engineering team that is creating solutions for the enterprise and exploring cloud enabled technologies to provide solutions for the IT organization. Building proof of concept solutions using React Native, as well as on native and leveraging cloud infrastructure (Amazon Web Services, Azure and Google Cloud Platform). Not only creating mobile applications, but modifying legacy web applications to create mobile friendly UI. Leveraging JavaScript frameworks.Development work on CMS platforms for various marketing websites by leveraging Sitecore 7.2+ and Drupal platforms.Researching and creating proof of concepts on behalf of the Center of Expertise to provide our IT counterparts the vision and ideas to move the needle and improve processes and move them from legacy solutions to modern and efficient ones.My team and I completed a SharePoint Online to SharePoint Online migration project which involved migrating all site collections including OneDrive for Business for all users and handling external user accounts and security access.Responsible for the legacy Hillshire Brands SharePoint Online intranet and business function solutions.Created solutions that leveraged Office 365 APIs and the SharePoint Online Management Shell (PowerShell)Developed a native Android application that used SharePoint REST endpoints to show employee information and reporting structure from SharePoint Online Profiles.

Chicago, Il, Us

NOTE: Hillshire Brands merged with Tyson Foods.Responsible for the Office 365 and SharePoint Online platform and solutions, including the corporate intranet and business function solutions. Created solutions that leveraged Office 365 APIs and the SharePoint Online Management Shell (PowerShell)Also responsible for the planning and development of enterprise mobile solutions.Developed a native Android application that used SharePoint REST endpoints to show employee information and reporting structure from SharePoint Online.

Oak Brook, Illinois, Us

NOTE: Collegis was formed after it separated from Rasmussen College.Member of the Enterprise Application Development team and I am responsible for the daily operations and support for two Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon) deployments, SharePoint 2010, and other custom developed applications written in .NET.• Designed and developed custom SharePoint solutions which includes Visual Studio projects and SP Designer solutions.• Managed the SharePoint 2010 farm, applying best practices to keep the farm healthy.• Managed and updated a custom Lead Management solution built in C# with a SQL server backend.• Maintained the CampusVue Portal environment.• Technical lead in upgrading Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon) 7.0 to 2011. Maintained Custom Import solution into Dynamics SL.• Team Foundation Server 2013 - Installation, configuration, and migration of old repositories to new server.• Developed processes for keeping SQL server objects into Source Control. Trained the SQL team to use TFS for source control where they did not have a solution in place except for database backups.• Complimented the Operation and Network teams to work on projects and resolve issues.

Bloomington, Mn, Us

Member of the Enterprise Application Development team and I am responsible for the daily operations and support for two Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon) deployments, SharePoint 2010, and other custom developed applications written in .NET.• Designed and developed custom SharePoint projects.• Managed and updated a custom Lead Management solution built in C# with a SQL server backend.• Trained in using Pervasive Integration Application to interface into SalesForce.com• Maintained the CampusVue Portal environment.• Technical lead in upgrading Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon) 6.5 to version 7.0 FP1 SP3.• Managing Goldmine CRM system by maintaining, supporting, and updating requests by the business.

Chicago, Il, Us

Member of the Enterprise Wide Applications team (EWA) which is responsible for corporate web applications, the global intranet, providing recommended solution and solution alternatives and several legacy applications used across different business segments. Lead development team for new web projects, worked with business analysts to align business requirements with technical implementation. Designed, developed and deployed applications and enhancements.

Itasca, Il, Us

Lead the team in development, planning, and execution of the Invensys Control public web site.

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science

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