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Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States

Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States

Information Technology for Local County Government

Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

• Information Technology Director for two organizations: WCCS and Westminster Presbyterian Church (WPC)• Design, develop, and oversee implementation of Infrastructure services and frameworks• Leads the implementation and maintenance of assigned enterprise infrastructure systems to ensure successful deployment and operation by developing and documenting detailed standards (e.g., guidelines, processes, procedures) for the introduction and maintenance of services• Planned and Administer multisite Network (Microsoft Windows Active Directory 2016, 2012 R2, and 2008 R2) with 400+ clients• Installed and maintain Storage Area Network with Hyper-V server environment• Purchased, installed, and configured SonicWall NSA 4600 Enterprise Firewalls at each campus location• Proactively establish positive relationships with clients by demonstrating a sense of urgency in interactions• Member of Administrative Team of WCCS, responsible for direction, leadership, and administration of school. Collaboration with multiple department heads to effectively meet mission goals and budget constraints• Lead project implementation and migration to Cloud based Student Information System, FACTS S.I.S. Work with school registrar to maintain and support system• Administer and support hosted VoIP telephone solution for both locations• Implemented and maintain IT Helpdesk \ Ticketing system (SysAid)• Migrated WPC Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 to Microsoft Office 365• Prepare and administer Technology budget; Develop and maintain vendor relationships• Assess and plan for future technology initiatives of school

York, South Carolina, United States

• Directed, planned, and managed the operation of technology and information systems for York County and provided overall technology leadership for County government in all areas of information technology• Developed and communicated both short-term and long-term IT strategy for York County• Responsible for MPLS Network spanning 10+ locations throughout York County• Directed and coordinated all Management Information Systems (MIS) Department operations, activities and staff (15). Areas of specific responsibility include:o Information Technology (IT)o Geographic Information Systems (GIS)o Telephone systems / Cellular phone systemso Data Network Infrastructureo Records Management• Prepare and administer York County technology budget• Oversee all technology vendor relationships, including contract negotiation and vendor accountability• Effectively worked with other county department heads and county executives to determine ways to use technology to drive improvement of county workflow(s)Major Technology Projects Managed at York County:• Migration of York County Public Safety Departments from New World Systems AS400-based software system to Windows/SQL-based ERP system• Structured Ethernet \ Telecom cabling replacement for three locations

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Oversaw office operation responsibilities at established permanent and temporary staffing agency • Performed all accounting duties including billing/invoicing, banking/reconciliations, A/P, A/R, budget• Managed payroll for 50 employees Provided all technical/computer support for office staff • Developed and maintained client relationships (Bank of America, PWC, numerous law firms) • Recruited and screened “optimal” employees to match client’s corporate culture• Coached employees/applicants on resume writing, interview etiquette and job performance

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Provided strategic direction and tactical implementation of all technology initiatives. Examples include developing business continuity strategy and developing and implementing laptop utilization strategy for mobile workforce of approx. 400 employees. • Directed IT organization responsible to six locations across 4 states • Provided daily direction to a team of six I.T. service technicians• Worked with Department managers and executive management to establish priorities for IT Projects to provide maximum business value• Annually Developed and maintained $5M IT budget for company• Created and maintained working relationships across all company departments / managers• Managed technology vendor relationships and negotiated all technology contracts• Established performance metrics and baseline criteria for IT Department• Implementation of IT Helpdesk Ticketing System• Develop, implement and communicate organization disaster recovery plan.Major Technology Projects Managed at Carolina Handling, LLC:• Selection and migration of legacy ERP system to new (Windows\SQL-based) ERP System• Consolidation of six regionally dispersed PBX Telephone Systems into one centrally administered corporate telephone system (VoIP)• Corporate Data \ Telecom network upgrades\ enhancements • Selection and Implementation of I.T. Helpdesk Software System

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Ran the day to day operations of an I.T. Services / Consulting Company. of 25 employees. Served as P.M. for major client projects.