John Altizer Email & Phone Number

More than two decades of leading IT with passionate dedication at Lone Star Legal Aid came to an end late 2021. Neither the firm nor I wanted this to happen, it was heartbreaking. Yet, even though I immensely enjoyed the responsibilities and challenges of my role it soon became apparent to me that this was a rare and unusual opportunity to spend time with.

IT consultant to a growing construction firm that did not need full time IT but wanted trusted expertise for infrastructure planning and M365 administration as well as light forensics. The firm also requested verification of prior and ongoing work of other IT contractors and consultants. I am still occasionally consulted on strategy and operations.

Houston, TX, US

• Director of the LSLA IT Department, supporting up to 400 users in 16 locations in a complex legal environment with a full-time staff of 8
• Report to Senior and Executive Management, communicating direction and relevant issues, concerns and technologies via meetings, committees, discussions, and custom white papers
• Active participation in the evolution of business strategies and processes
• Create and manage multi-million dollar departmental budget and project cost/benefit analysis
• Develop and maintain firmwide Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans
• Design of physical network infrastructure

Dallas, TX, US

• Part of MIS group supporting 5 branches comprised of approximately 100 users
• Maintained, upgraded and replaced Netware servers and Windows 95 workstations
• Planned and implemented ArcServe6, FAXserve 5, Upgraded GroupWise 4.1 to 5.2
• Developed IT Asset Management System

• Information Systems Consultant Greyhound Lines, Systems Integration Lab
• Planned and developed new computer lab for GLI
• Assisted in establishing standardized life-cycle documentation for all hardware and softwareInformation Systems Consultant AMR Sabre Group, PC Rack
• Tested, validated and documented hardware and software for worldwide distribution
• Accepted or rejected hardware and software in line with established protocols and parameters

Dallas, Texas, US

• Network, Computer, Software support for Commercial Properties Team and Accounting Department
• Netware Server Support
• ArcServe
• Infrastructure Support

• Telephone support for commercially available software ranging from Avery LabelPro to MS Office.
• Part of an elite team supporting corporate customer end users over a wide range of issues from software support to network and communications failures.

• Mortgage Processing Software validation, testing and documentation

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance

Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering