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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Lincoln, Nebraska

Provide Strategic IT Leadership for the Hixson-Lied College of Fine & Performing arts through research, communication, and thought leadership. Drive innovation using bleeding-edge technology to further the instructional capacity of the Emerging Media Arts. Collaborate with various groups across the University of Nebraska to drive institutional changes resulting in operational efficiencies and cost reductions.

Coordinated with Business Managers to plan new implementation of Hardware and Software into their current business modelDeployed SAN solution for National Geographic photographer based locally Facilitated network setup for local marketing firm, along with software training, backup solutions, and future planning of upgradesDebugged software updates in order to preserve OS X Rosetta functionality

Omaha, Nebraska

Maintain, implement and upgrade existing hardware systems within Westside K-12 educational institution.Plan and lead execution of system deployment for 2500 laptops in Westside Community Schools One to One Laptop Initiative using JAMF Software's Casper Suite.Work with students and faculty to develop best practices and documentation for working with OS X Server tools (Wikis, Calendars, etc.)Deploy OS X Servers as Open Directory Masters/Replicas.Plan and lead execution of ongoing software update maintenance along with upgrade path integration.Lead coordination of training for users regarding new hardware features and software.Research Open Source methods to replace existing paid services.Execute implementation of web-based curriculum integration (Blackboard, OS X Wikis, WordPress).Research, plan, and implement content filter for CIPA compliance in Education.Work discreetly with Local and Federal Law Enforcement in the recovery of data in computer crimes cases.Beta test pre-release Apple software, working with the Apple System Engineer assigned to Westside documenting and confirming Software bugs.Reverse engineered the Apple Security update in February 2012 in order to fix Rosetta for 2500 student laptops, then distributing worldwide to assist others affected.Work with Blackboard users in troubleshooting browser incompatibilities, server issues, as well as embedded media issues.Planned and implemented hardware configurations for Student and Faculty computer purchase from Apple.Planned and implemented vCenter Server deployment for VMWare vSphere instances across school districtUpgrade High School wireless network with a Cisco 4402 WLAN controller and 50 Cisco Wireless Access pointsPlanned and implemented Microsoft Active Directory across School District using VMWare ESXi platformOversaw planning of Google G Suite integration into District communication toolset for students.