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Houston, Tx, Us

New York, Ny, Us

UHY Advisors, Inc. is one of the leading professional services firms in the US. UHY LLP, certified public accountants, and UHY Advisors, Inc. work together in an alternative practice structure, to provide comprehensive audit, tax, advisory and related services to clients in a wide range of industries. We serve companies ranging from mid-sized to the Fortune 500, throughout the United States and around the globe. We have offices across the US and, as a founder and independent member of UHY International, we have access to international resources in nearly 320 business centers and in excess of 92 countries. Our firm’s commitment to client service is personable, value-added and cost-effective. Our goal is to exceed your expectations on every engagement. We share our clients’ vision to improve profitability, enhance growth, avoid financial pitfalls, minimize taxes and preserve wealth. It’s a philosophy we call “The Next Level of Service”.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Led and developed a globally distributed team of six direct reports, overseeing the recruitment and onboarding of new team members across multiple geographical locations, including Scotland and Vietnam.Strategically managed complex team scheduling under a quadrupled workload and a significant company merger, coordinating support for both client sites and internal development teams in a global environment.Improved overall technical documentation and aligned it with updated product stack and deployment strategies to ensure consistency, clarity, and accuracy.Streamlined and optimized internal resources and documentation utilizing Microsoft Teams and SharePoint, amplifying resource availability and accessibility across the organization.Acted as key subject matter expert on client calls for project planning, supporting both Sales and Project Management teams.Renegotiated an embedded Oracle licensing agreement, securing a substantial reduction in expenses from 10% to 1.83% of the total Fortna license price, delivering substantial savings for both the organization and its clients.Proactively managed and delivered regular license usage reports to key software partners, ensuring compliance and adherence to licensing agreements.Presented the CIO strategic design and implementation solutions aimed at reducing delivery issues and enhancing project reliability, directly contributing to heightened client satisfaction and sustained business success.Led the Infrastructure team’s initiative to optimize project delivery, stability, and scalability, implementing and refining a series of strategic policies, procedures, and automation tools.Managed and maintained critical Linux-based servers, including GitHub Enterprise and SonarQube servers, integral to streamlined software deployments.Managed internal development environment infrastructure resources, creating a cohesive and efficient development environment for enhanced team productivity and operational effectiveness.

Houston, Texas, Us

Installed, configured, and maintained Spiceworks, implementing both the ticketing system and inventory system.Successfully moved company to Microsoft Teams for video conferencing, which reduced required travel costs while increasing participation in key management meetings. Configured and maintained AWS-based offsite backup system which integrated with Veeam backups.Launched and managed SD-WAN project facilitated by Barracuda firewalls providing increased WAN reliability, redundancy, and speed.Managed installation of Nutanix HCI solution and migrated virtual servers off old hardware to the new solution running VMware vSphere 6.7Launched and managed migration to hosted voice solution reducing telecom costs and simplifying business continuity communications.Setup an internal user-documentation wiki using Mediawiki that integrated with Active Directory for security and user management.Successfully completed Microsoft license compliance audits, aided by custom Spiceworks software inventory reports.Installed and configured Veeam backup and replication software to protect VMware-based infrastructure. Created, configured and removed Windows 2008 and 2012 servers on VMware hosts, as needed. Performed recovery work in response to attack to total infrastructure, including destruction of backups, which included rebuilding Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Windows DFS servers after catastrophic event destroyed client's basic infrastructure.Recovered available backups previously unknown to internal IT staff after major crash. Replaced login scripts with targeted Group Policies. Restructured Active Directory for more granular security. Provided advice and guidance on infrastructure and security. Managed project updating and migrating website to WordPress.Acted as top-tier support on advanced network and security problems.Installed and configured Solarwinds Orion. Directly managed two IT Support personnel and multiple contractors as required by projects.

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Maintained and performed trouble shooting for Corporate Local Area Network, consisting of 150+ node local network, including Windows clients and networked printers and scanner. Also managed several smaller remote sites in Alice, Kilgore and Midland, Texas and Casper, Wyoming. Performed LAN Administration. Installed complete network at new manufacturing facility in Houston, including a Windows 2012 Server and, with consultant, Cisco 2951 CME VoIP Phone system, Catalyst 2960-X Series switches and ASA 5505 Firewall. Setup VMWare host server and installed virtual servers for Microsoft Dynamics ERP system in support of management initiative from China IT department. Maintained and managed remotely hosted corporate e-mail via Microsoft Office 365. Managed accounts and contracts for AT&T cell phones, internet service and networked copiers and printers. Reduced regular monthly corporate mobile service costs from $9k to $7k. Installed and maintained Spiceworks open source inventory and helpdesk system. Performed phone support for all remote sites and traveling corporate personnel. Determined computer-related needs for entire U.S. operation. Initiated and maintained Salesforce.com instance with 9 users, including data import and custom reports. Documented important IT information in a simple wiki. Supervised the installation and maintained electronic access control system and cameras.Maintained Brivo security system. Setup mini render farm for Autodesk Maya for in-house sales animation graphics rendering. Recovered more than 2.5TB data that was thought lost due to cryptovirus ransomware by previous IT staff.

Houston, Texas, Us

Maintained and performed trouble shooting for Corporate Local Area Network, consisting of 150+ node local network, including Windows and Mac OS X clients and networked printers and scanner. Also managed 70+ node network at remote site in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, and several smaller remote sites. Performed LAN Administration. Upgraded main corporate server from Windows 2000 Server to Windows 2003 Server and again to Windows 2012 Server. Installed a second Windows 2003 Server and Microsoft SQL to run Infor Visual Manufacturing MRP. Installed a third Windows 2003 Server to run Sage 50 Accounting Package and host sensitive Accounting and Human Resources files. Upgraded external SCSI drive array to an iSCSI storage system. Installed and configured Sonicwall AS240 firewall. Installed and configured Cisco 2800 Series router for internet connection. Installed and configured a second and third Cisco 2800 Series router to connect two remote locations to main office via T-1 links. Instructed IT staff at remote location on the installation and configuration of Cisco 2800 Series router to complete connection to main office. Improved business continuity with off-site disaster recovery via deployment of two, cross-replicating Unitrends backup appliances in the Houston and Belle Chasse offices.Maintained and managed remotely hosted corporate e-mail solution. Used the open source CloneCD to establish workstation replication procedures. Performed phone support for all remote sites and traveling corporate personnel. Determined computer-related needs for entire corporation. Documented important IT information in a simple wiki.

Houston, Texas, Us

Researched and developed methodology and procedures for a company-wide IT standardization project including standardization of Windows XP workstation configuration, Linux-based installation system and bootable CD-ROM. Created Linux menu system for both installation options and restore options. Installed, configured and maintained two test lab environments that included two Novell Netware 6.5 servers running ZENWorks for Servers, ZENWorks for Desktops and GroupWise. Installed four RedHat AS 2.1 Linux servers and used open source solutions to clone them and make an archive of them for disaster recovery.

Stockholm , Se

Maintained and performed trouble shooting for 650+ node, 38 server Corporate NOVELL and Windows 2000 Local Area Network, including 2 Citrix MetaFrame servers and 9 Linux servers. Responsible for the setup, installation, upgrade and implementation of servers at both the corporate site in Houston and remote sites. Performed LAN Administration at both corporate and remote sites. Duties also included the monitoring of projects, high-level trouble shooting, and project coordination with other departments.

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Maintained and performed trouble shooting for 650+ node, 36 server Corporate NOVELL and Windows NT Local Area Network, including 3 Citrix WinFrame servers, 30 Novell GroupWise installations and 1 Novell BorderManager server. Supervised the setup, installation, upgrade and implementation of servers at both the corporate site in Houston and remote sites. Performed supervisory LAN Administration. Duties also included the assignment and monitoring of projects, high-level trouble shooting, and project coordination with other departments. Duties also included planning for disaster recovery and testing the disaster recovery plan. Supervised up to three employees and contractors directly on a daily basis.

Maintained and performed trouble shooting for 350+ node, 35 server Corporate NOVELL and Windows NT Local Area Network, including 2 Microsoft SQL servers, 2 Citrix WinFrame servers, 2 SAA for Netware servers, 1 Novell GroupWise server and 1 Novell BorderManager server. Supervised the setup, installation, upgrade and implementation of servers at both corporate sites in Houston and Dallas. Originally, duties included supervising networks at 20 remote locations. Performed supervisory LAN Administration. Installed and upgraded network switching and backbone hardware. Duties also included the assignment and monitoring of projects, high-level trouble shooting, and project coordination with other departments, including IT personnel at other locations. During bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings, successfully separated the physical network by severing the WAN links from Dallas and Waco and performing appropriate NDS recovery. Also, handled the shutdown of all network systems during liquidation. Supervised up to five employees and numerous contractors directly on a daily basis.

Maintained and performed trouble shooting for 175 node, 9 server Corporate NOVELL Local Area Network, including 1 Citrix WinFrame server. Set up, upgraded and performed trouble shooting for NOVELL LANs at 9 remote sites. Maintained and performed trouble shooting for WAN connecting remote sites and Corporate LAN. Performed LAN Administration. Maintained and managed corporate Microsoft Mail e-mail network, including an AT&T Internet e-mail gateway. Performed phone support for all remote sites and traveling corporate personnel. After reorganization, the Local Area Network was reduced to 85 nodes, 4 servers, and one WAN connection, as well as IT staff reduction by 50% resulting in promotion to supervisory role.

Maintained and performed trouble shooting for Corporate NOVELL Local Area Network. Performed LAN Administration. Set up or upgraded NOVELL LANs and installed custom point-of-sale system at 17 remote sites. Maintained and managed corporate Lotus cc:Mail e-mail network. Maintained corporate SBT Accounting package. Performed phone support for all remote sites and traveling corporate personnel. Determined computer-related needs for entire corporation.

Chicago, Il, Us

Maintained and performed trouble shooting for 250 node, three server NOVELL Local Area Network. Configured one server for Netware and moved ADACO purchasing inventory system to new server. Developed Guest Request Database in AlphaFour and installed application on new server. Installed and configured approximately 100 workstations for LAN. Performed basic LAN Administration and maintained HP-UX mini-mainframe, NCR 2160 Point-of-Sale systems, and stand-alone P.C.s.

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