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Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Skilled technical expert delivering proactive services focused on assisting customers with the planning, deployment, operation, and optimization of their Azure Identity and Access Management (IAM)/Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) workloads.Acted as a trusted advisor building relationships with the customer, acting as the cornerstone of the team providing technical guidance and leadership to our customers ensuring that their solutions are optimized, healthy, and follow Microsoft best practice guidance.Assisted with the development and delivery of workshops and customer success engagements intended to accelerate the customers cloud journey.Heavy on-premises and Azure Identity and Access Management experience including Windows Hello for Business architecture/deployment/operation, Identity Governance using Azure access packages, access reviews, hybrid identity, Azure AD Connect, external/internal/guest identities. Secondary skill set around Azure Infrastructure as a Service including; disaster recovery, Azure migration, Azure governance and security leveraging Azure Policy, enterprise scale landing zones, etc.

Huntsville, Alabama

Senior Consultant specializing in SharePoint planning, design, implementation, maintenance and support for customers in the commercial, public and government sectors. Roles may vary based on project type and customer needs. • Co-author Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Pocket Guide Sams ISBN-13: 978-0672336980• Provide technical knowledge and expertise for the various versions of SharePoint (2003/2007/2010/2013/2016/Online) Office 365 and Azure IaaS.• Provide support for Azure Government IaaS deployments to support ITAR application environments.• Provide support for various aspects of Office 365 deployments for multiple customers including, security & compliance, auditing, Azure Active Directory, Office 365 administration, etc.• Design and deployment of SharePoint migration strategies and plans based on requirements gathered from the customer.• Requirements gathering, assessment and analysis for SharePoint implementations and migration projects. • Design and documentation of physical and logical architectures for SharePoint implementations and migration projects.• Review and assessment of existing SharePoint farms of any version to gauge stability, preparedness for migration, provide guidance for best practices, and documentation of the assessment results for the customer.• Evaluation of 3rd party tools identified as potential solutions for specific engagements as well as tools that may not meet a current need but that I feel may be useful at a later date.• Creation and review of supporting documentation for SharePoint implementation and migration projects. • Experience in highly complex, multi-tenancy, Department of Defense environment.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

Provide expert-level technical instruction around Microsoft SharePoint 2007/2010/2013/2016/Online and Office 365 in both online and in person settings. Leverage interpersonal and presentation abilities to share highly technical information in a manner that is easy for students to absorb and understand. • Delivery of training sessions, webinars, workshops, etc. both in person and remotely via the internet.• Participate in meetings with customers to identify specific training topic needs and requirements.• Maintain technical knowledge through on the job experience, research, hands on testing and implementation and self-training.• Assessment, preparation and management of training materials, schedules, and classroom agenda.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to;• Oversight of the requirements gathering process to support the implementation of a new SharePoint portal.• Design, testing and implementation of a new SharePoint portal architecture to support the customer project office.• Drafting, presentation and implementation of governance and acceptable usage policies to support the SharePoint implementation.• Design, create and implement end user training and support via a SharePoint site collection for that specific purpose. The training site leverages the use of blogs, discussions, FAQ’s, and a series of Quick Reference guides (1 – 2 page documents that describe in detail how to accomplish a specific SharePoint related task).• Identification, design, testing, implementation and support of solutions to support business units or replace legacy applications/processes within the project office.• Oversight, implementation, and integration of a third party dashboard tool into the new SharePoint architecture. • Identification of current business processes that could be improved or augmented through the use of SharePoint within the project office.• Design and implementation of solutions to augment or improve existing business processes as identified in the bullet above.

• Administration, management and support of an existing MOSS 2007 portal farm consisting of approximately 180 sites and supporting 1800+ users.• Design, testing and implementation of new MOSS 2007 portal farm architecture to support access by customers and partners.• Provide end user training and support via a SharePoint site collection for that specific purpose. The training site leverages the use of blogs, discussions, FAQ’s, and a series of Quick Reference guides (1 – 2 page documents that describe in detail how to accomplish a specific SharePoint related task).• Identification, design, testing, implementation and support of solutions to support business units or replace legacy applications/processes within the company.o Proposals Managemento Contracts Managemento ISO 9001 complianceo Human Resources hiring processo Office Management• Design and implementation of InfoPath forms to support the Human Resources hiring process.• Research, evaluation and recommendations on third party web parts, tools and solutions for MOSS 2007.• Creation and publication of ISO 9001 and governance policies related to the use and administration of the company SharePoint portal.• Design, implementation and management of a disaster recovery solution for the company SharePoint portal.• Architectural design and implementation of the taxonomy for the company MOSS portal.

• Supervision of two local employees and oversight of 12 remote points of contact.• Oversight of corporate workstation management, configuration and support.• Design and implementation of corporate policies related to workstation management and configuration.• Assessment and recommendation of various software applications related to workstation management, security, auditing, and support.• Assessment, design and implementation of corporate anti-spyware solution.• Implementation of corporate laptop security solution using Absolute Software’s CompuTrace product.• Management and tracking of corporate workstation assets including laptops, desktops and tablet PC’s.• Design and implementation of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 environment.• Migration of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 content and Microsoft Exchange public folders content to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server environment.• Administration and management of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 portal, internal and external access, security and usage policies.

• Management of a small to medium sized SharePoint architecture spanning 5 separate geographic locations and supporting approximately 1500 users.• Design, implementation and deployment of a SharePoint portal functioning as a knowledge management system and used to manage all contract related documentation.• Continued planning, development and implementation of end-user training materials to include FAQ’s, quick reference guides and classroom training manuals.• Development and implementation of custom SharePoint solutions based on gathering and assessment of end user requirements for all potential and existing SharePoint user groups.• Development, implementation and documentation of all SharePoint Portal related usage guidelines, procedures, policies and business practices.• Ongoing evaluation and recommendation of all 3rd party tools to be considered for implementation within the portal structure.• Development, implementation and coordination of end user training on the organizations task/action tracking tool.

• SharePoint Specialist responsible for the planning, design and implementation of a small to medium sized SharePoint architecture spanning 5 separate geographic locations and supporting approximately 1500 users.• Planning, implementing and completion of the migration of 3 existing SharePoint architectures into a single consolidated architecture.• Customization of the new SharePoint architecture leveraging the use of Cascading Style Sheets and FrontPage 2003 to reflect the mission of the organization being supported.• Led the planning and development of end-user training materials to include FAQ’s, quick reference guides and classroom training manuals.• Ongoing assessment of the requirements of new user groups within the SharePoint Portal and making recommendations on how those requirements can be met.• Development, implementation and documentation of all SharePoint Portal related usage guidelines, procedures, policies and business practices.• Ongoing evaluation and recommendation of all 3rd party tools to be considered for implementation within the portal structure.• Led team in the assessment and evaluation of applications that were considered for the tracking of actions within the organization.• Development of the organizational and licensing structures that have been implemented for the organizations task/action tracking tool.• Development, implementation and coordination of end user training on the organizations task/action tracking tool

• Network Administrator/Help Desk POC for a corporation conducting operations that support approximately 1300 users in five countries and thirteen states.• New and existing user account maintenance and support to include active directory account creation, email account creation, password resets, email forward creation, standardization of account creation procedures and active directory group membership management.• SharePoint Portal Server Administration to include; new area/site creation, user account management, portal policy development and implementation, end user support, and training content development.• DelTek electronic time system account administrator to include activation/deactivation of end user ET accounts, and end user support.• Corporate phone system support and administration to include assignment of new phone numbers, phone moves and relocations, end user support and minor troubleshooting.• Purchasing POC working with external vendors to research, pricing, purchase, tracking and receiving of IT department equipment and materials.• Administrator/SME on Intuits Track-IT! Help Desk Suite. Additionally responsible for the development of policies, procedures and guidelines associated with operation of the package.• Employee training content development. Using Camtasia Studio developed and produced web and CD based, video training and orientation sessions for new and existing employees. • Microsoft operating system and application installation and maintenance on IBM compatible workstations and servers.• Help Desk POC for all end user issues related to email accounts, connectivity, corporate intranet access, electronic time accounts and access, new user account creations and terminations, and operating system and application installation and configuration.• Management of networked printing solutions using HP, Canon, Xerox and Lexmark printers and copiers.

Bs, Management Information Systems

Aas, Network Engineering