• Supervise a staff of thirteen (13) individuals including performance evaluations.• Present IT initiatives to Executive Staff, the City Manager, and the Mayor and City Commission.• Develop and manage $4.3M annual operations and $2.2M capital improvement / maintenance budget.• Forecast and plan for future technology requirements.• Manage and engineer the City's network, telecommunications, server, storage and cybersecurity infrastructure as well as enterprise applications.• Develop and implement IT related policies and procedures, utilizing ITIL and industry best practices, and also successfully respond to annual audit requirements.• Developed, and continually update, a Ten (10) Year IT Strategic Plan, including information technology asset management and replacement schedules, for more than 450 employees, including more than 2,000 assets.• Focused IT Project Manager performing multi-function management, planning, implementation, and business analysis for large scale projects.• Fostered and developed an IT Client Services Division – providing IT services to the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO), the City of Dania Beach, the City of Lauderdale Lakes, the City of Lauderhill, the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, and the Town of Southwest Ranches.• Led City to achieve the National League of Cities Digital Cities award for technological excellence (1st City to repeat).• Function as Local Agency Security Officer (LASO), fulfilling all Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) requirements for the City.PositionsChief Information Officer / IT Director 2/22/2023 - presentInterim Director of Information Technology 11/21/2021 - 2/22/2023Assistant Director of Information Technology 1/1/2013 – 11/21/2021Systems and Network Manager 9/6/2006 - 12/31/2012

• Managed and maintained all network, server and telephony infrastructure, including user workstations.• Developed departmental operations budget and strategic long-term objectives.• Managed vendor relationships and made purchasing decisions with regards to hardware, software and network equipment.• Performed Human Resources and Accounting related functions including policies and procedures, dispute resolution, and held fiduciary responsibility for health insurance plans and retirement plans.

Taught laboratory lectures for graduate and undergraduate students in telecommunicationsAssisted students with laboratory work, assignments and with understanding subject matterEvaluated and corrected student assignments

• Developed strategic plans, identifying technology-related initiatives to support business operations• Planned for and managed staffing and development, hardware acquisitions and facilities to assure their consistency and support of the organization’s business plans• Directed and evaluated the organization’s fiscal functions and performance• Evaluated and advised on the impact of long-range planning and the introduction of new programs/strategies• Provided timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports and financial trends in order to assist the CEO in the performance of his responsibilities• Managed banking and vendor relationships• Managed payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable and all other accounting activities

• Managed and maintained all network and server infrastructure, and user workstations• Maintained Internet web server using Internet Information Server (IIS)• Managed backup and restoration of data using Symantec Backup Exec• Managed Checkpoint Firewall-1 and Sun Solaris Firewall• Implemented company-wide auditing system of computers and software using ClickNet• Managed client connections to proxy servers• Programmed TRex system in UNIX and designed original Java GUI for program• Managed and coordinated company relocations to new facilities