It Manager
CurrentResponsibilities:-In charge of IT Department and building operations for Grand Rapids location.-Manage vendors, contracts, and invoices.-Implement and maintain GLBA, GDPR, and other compliance regulations.-Email Security.-Review and implement security practices for firm.-Review and implement security training for firm.-Phone System and Network Infrastructure.-IT budgeting, licensing, and purchasing.Skills:-Identity Management, SSO, and Two-Factor.-Email Security.-Project Management.-Planning for future technology to support the business by making calculated decisions today.-Communication with staff and other departments.-Identifying risk and communicating that to non-technical staff.-Working with departments to understand workflow needs, find solutions, and implement them.-Contract planning and review.Accomplishments-Migrated to colocation to support security policy, disaster policy, and business continuity plan. -Built services into cloud to support ease of growth and management overhead.-Maintained high service quality and SLAs through several large migration projects.-Merged IT infrastructures for business merger with limited downtime.Memberships:-Information Technology Management Association (ITMA)