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Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Setting the technical vision and leading all aspects of SWOCA’s technical structure, policies, and protocols the underlying IT infrastructure in support of 45 member school districts.

Hamilton, Oh

Senior Technical lead for technical operations, including networking, infrastructure, systems, managed services, and applications in support of 34 public school districts, seven (7) community schools, and eleven (11) non-public schools in Butler, Preble, Warren, Clinton, and Hamilton (Ohio) Counties, serving nearly 140,000 students.SWOCA is one of the 21 ITCs (Information Technology Centers), which collectively represent and support 669 school districts and 1,156,654 students in the… Show more Senior Technical lead for technical operations, including networking, infrastructure, systems, managed services, and applications in support of 34 public school districts, seven (7) community schools, and eleven (11) non-public schools in Butler, Preble, Warren, Clinton, and Hamilton (Ohio) Counties, serving nearly 140,000 students.SWOCA is one of the 21 ITCs (Information Technology Centers), which collectively represent and support 669 school districts and 1,156,654 students in the state of Ohio, as part of the Ohio Education Computer Network (OECN). The OECN is funded by the State of Ohio, through the Ohio Department of Education, and by member school districts. Show less

Milford, Ohio

Responsible for all technical operations for large public K-12 school district, including network operations, systems, and support teams, student information systems, HRIS, workflow solutions, and instructional technology for more then 6,000 students, 2,800 systems, and a staff of 800 across 10 district locations.

Lead revitalization and reimplementation plan of enterprise wide ERP; integrating disparate shipping, fulfillment, and web systems; Reorganized department into centralized shared services IT model; Designed and implemented all new centralized data center topology. Conceptualized and implemented centralized reporting repository and on-demand reporting portal.

Occasional author and contributor to CIO Magazine: Recent publications include How to Justify an IT Project With Uncertain Returns (And Still Make Your CFO Happy) [http://www.cio.com/article/132452].and 10 Tried-and-True Tips for Switching Industries [http://www.cio.com/article/505209]

Facilitated successful team transition to full service Information Technology department supporting 47 physicians and 370+ staff members across 22 locations. Developed and implemented dashboard ERP reporting and integration. Consistently met assigned goals. Designed, implemented, and maintained 18 location 1,200 node infrastructure. Delivered multiple projects on time and on budget, including $2.0mm Data Center renovation and mission critical application deployment. Managed 30 node server farm… Show more Facilitated successful team transition to full service Information Technology department supporting 47 physicians and 370+ staff members across 22 locations. Developed and implemented dashboard ERP reporting and integration. Consistently met assigned goals. Designed, implemented, and maintained 18 location 1,200 node infrastructure. Delivered multiple projects on time and on budget, including $2.0mm Data Center renovation and mission critical application deployment. Managed 30 node server farm with 99.97% uptime. Located and realized $140,000 annualized savings while expanding services by renegotiating and enforcing existing Infrastructure vendor contracts. Reduced IT spending by 35% in one year while expanding services and support hours. Created Integration between disparate systems resulting in more then $200,000 in annualized savings and reducing time to revenue by nearly 5%. Show less

Project Manager, LAN/WAN administrator, and Application Development for 200+ node interstate network, supporting 200 users in a hybrid environment across 7 locations. Designed, implemented and maintained all WAN connectivity, coordinated all major network upgrades and overhauls. Maintained multiple NT, Netware, and OS/2 servers, developed help-desk support, managed all aspects of internal Corporate Communications. Implemented performance measurements for IT staff, network reliability, and… Show more Project Manager, LAN/WAN administrator, and Application Development for 200+ node interstate network, supporting 200 users in a hybrid environment across 7 locations. Designed, implemented and maintained all WAN connectivity, coordinated all major network upgrades and overhauls. Maintained multiple NT, Netware, and OS/2 servers, developed help-desk support, managed all aspects of internal Corporate Communications. Implemented performance measurements for IT staff, network reliability, and system recovery. Show less

Masters Of Business Administration, Leadership

Ba, Communication Arts

Aa, Humanites Music

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