Jacob Morrison Email & Phone Number

Duties:* Member of upper management team responsible for driving the direction of the department and aligning the department's mission with the goals of the County.* Coordinate development efforts across six project teams covering a large variety of subject matter including Geographic Information Systems, Web Development, Public Safety, Health and Mental Hygiene, Legal, Human Resources, and Financial operations.* Member of database administration team responsible for server configuration, maintenance, and database design.* Member of internal cybersecurity team responsible for planning and executing cybersecurity initiatives.* Member of organization-wide corporate compliance committee.* Recruit new employees to fill vacant positions.* Assist with department budget planning.* Coordinate training opportunities for staff.* Develop Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and manage vendor contracts.Accomplishments:* Developed numerous organization-level cyber security policies.* Developed County cyber incident response plan and participated in table-top cybersecurity exercises.* Co-chaired and planned the 2024 Hudson Valley Cybersecurity Summit.* Created department standards for software development, peer code reviews, and project management.* Implemented Developer Security Awareness training program to provide all software developers with foundational knowledge regarding application security.* Created inter-municipal agreements to provide Information Technology services to local municipalities as part of Dutchess County's shared services initiative.* Member of County COVID-19 Planning Group responsible for ensuring continuity of operations during pandemic.* Developed County Telework Policy.* Expanded training opportunities for staff using a combination of online training platforms, conferences, and instructor-led training classes.

Duties:* Member of upper management team responsible for driving the direction of the department and aligning the department's mission with the goals of the County.* Coordinate development efforts across six project teams covering a large variety of subject matter including Geographic Information Systems, Web Development, Public Safety, Health and Mental Hygiene, Legal, Human Resources, and Financial operations.* Recruit new employees to fill vacant positions.* Assist with developing annual departmental budget.Accomplishments:* Used Analytic Hierarchy Process to develop project prioritization system to rank requested projects.* Developed web design standards for use by all project teams to ensure web applications have a consistent user experience.* Developed IT Governance procedures affecting the way applications teams operate.* Developed both internal and county-wide policies governing documentation of application systems and electronic content management.* Created organization-wide Digital Imaging Policy governing the transformation of physical records into digital records.* Developed project management templates used by project teams.* Developed Training program for applications and development staff.* Developed version control guidelines to help protect the valuable work of the development teams.* Documented information and procedures affecting the day-to-day work of the Applications Unit.

* Implemented OnBase enterprise content management (ECM) system, including electronic document storage and workflow for county contracts.* Created online portal to provide citizens access to certain documents within the ECM system, including legislative resolutions and ancient historical documents.* Led the development of numerous other projects, including a new records management system and a medical examiner case records application.* Achieved several certifications for the OnBase ECM system.* Integrated in-house applications with the ECM system using the provided API.* Administered servers for ECM system.

* Implemented new park reservation system, including eCommerce solution, to allow citizens to rent facilities at county parks via the website.* Implemented new document search portal for County Clerk to allow members of the public to view and purchase documents online.* Member of the database administration team responsible for several SQL Server installations and dozens of mission critical databases.* Provided critical support for the County's ERP system.

* Implemented New World ERP financial management and human resources system to replace 20 year old homegrown system.* Trained over 100 users to operate the new ERP system.* Administered servers for ERP system.* Developed system to manage civil service application / exam process and allow citizens to apply for civil service exams and recruitments via the website, including submitting payment using credit cards.

* Software Developer and System Administrator for Marist College / IBM Joint Study Program.* Modified a learning management system, written in Perl, to store its course objects in a relational database via Java web services.* Developed a Visual Basic .NET client application to retrieve learning objects from a relational database via web services.* Modified a set of java-based web services to execute XML translations using XSL style sheets.* Conducted IBM xSeries server and Windows 2000 Server administration including planning, installation, configuration, networking, maintenance, backup, and troubleshooting.* Conducted IBM BladeCenter server administration.

* Provide level 1 and level 2 support for corporate desktop users.* Configured computers to be deployed throughout the company.* Completed several large scale software upgrades / installations.