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Hurricane Landfalls From Texas To New York

Provided “On Demand” Risk Management services for funding reconstruction of hurricane damaged properties exceeding $150 Million over a 9 year period. Supervised and trained new adjusters while still providing excellent customer service to the insurance carriers and the insured clients. Directly managed the Computer Network, virtualization servers, paperless office procedures and equipment.

Southwest Florida - Nationwide

Lead Broadband Division Regional Program Manager for a national technical workforce staffing firm in charge of purchasing, asset management, hiring and training of new technical personnel and other duties as required. Provisioned and Maintained: Exchange email services, virtualization servers and clients (VMware Server/vSphere, Microsoft Virtualization clients), Cloud Data and Backup Services, site data security, point-to-point wireless systems, Desktop Productivity software (MS Office, OpenOffice.org). Installation and support of discrete client workforce management software, Level 1, 2 and 3 troubleshooting, training and interaction with company technicians and engineers locally and remotely (LogMeIn, TeamViewer), as well as our nationwide telecommunications client engineers and management. Managed decentralized assets in excess of $2 Million, purchasing exceeding $100,000 per year and budgetary responsibilities of $500,000 per year. Performed Analysis, Sourcing, and Research and Development services to retrofit GPS tracking technology into high-value assets grossing the company $186,000 in loss prevention savings during the first year of implementation. Hired and supervised a team of 3 analysts and technical support personnel.

Southwest Florida

Computer and Network sales and diagnostics for small business and corporate clients. Installed Microsoft 2003 and 2008 Server, Terminal Services, Network Routing, Microsoft Office, hardware sourcing, purchasing, installation, and repair. Performed wireless network point-to-point installations and troubleshooting. Routinely demonstrated excellent customer service skills.

Southwest Florida

Identified, analyzed, and contracted to potentially fund green-energy projects ranging from $10 – 350 Million while developing relationships with key decision makers, C-Level executives and project owners. Authored and Negotiated sales contracts and ensured compliance with terms. Assisted in the management of the Computer Network, Domain Controllers, Exchange and SharePoint servers and the CISCO Voice over IP phone system. 25% Travel.

Cape Coral, Fl

Identified, analyzed, and contracted to perform construction services for owners of commercial construction projects in Southwest Florida ranging from $50-000 - $5 Million. Directly managed the Computer Network, Domain Controller, Exchange Server, Data Server and Backups.

Cape Coral, Fl

Normalized and standardized the software and hardware backbone of a leading healthcare organization’s data center. Created and maintained policies (including disaster survivability and recovery) and long-term technology and budgetary strategies, while utilizing enterprise servers, routers, managed switches, media converters, Networked Attached Storage, and Backup devices. Rack-mount servers included Primary and Backup Domain Controllers, Exchange Server, Internet Information Server, and Windows Terminal Server. Additionally sourced and provisioned an Avaya telecommunications system and Voice over Internet Protocol services to cover a large healthcare campus. Supervised a team of 5 contract analysts and technical support personnel to meet required Service Level Contracts and Quality of Service requirements.

Worldwide

●As Controller, I was authorized to safely direct air traffic during normal and emergency flight operations. Communicated with inter/intra-facility controllers while maintaining operational awareness. Supervised a team of 5 controllers. 25% Travel.●As Project Manager, I was instrumental in the installation, configuration, training and operation of a new $54 Million Enterprise Resource Management Program running on Solaris UNIX Servers over a fiber-optic backbone. Supervised a team of 4 database and system administrators, managed warehouse operations, and negotiated and liaised with outsourced installation contractors.

Bachelor'S Degree, Management And Organzational Development

Associate'S Degree, Airway Science

Graduate Studies, Pursuit Of Mba / Mis

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