John Straughan Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas Area

San Antonio, Tx

• Led the IT Refresh Project that included a software conversion, IT equipment replacement, infrastructure modification, and an office remodel.  - Designed project blueprint, budgeted expenditures, qualified subcontract support, established timelines, created milestones, identified requirements, researched equipment, and oversaw project from start to finish. - Planned each phase to minimize impacts on the Firm’s day-to-day operations. - Completed project… Show more • Led the IT Refresh Project that included a software conversion, IT equipment replacement, infrastructure modification, and an office remodel.  - Designed project blueprint, budgeted expenditures, qualified subcontract support, established timelines, created milestones, identified requirements, researched equipment, and oversaw project from start to finish. - Planned each phase to minimize impacts on the Firm’s day-to-day operations. - Completed project on-time, on-budget, and met all user requirements.• Proactively sought new methods and technologies to maintain network, infrastructure, and applications adhering to established IT guidelines.• Identified requirements, sourced, purchased, and configured company computer equipment.• Configured routers and switches for network framework.• Installed and configured Microsoft Exchange Server.• Provided company-wide desktop support of Microsoft applications.• Trained employees on software applications and computer security protocols. • Troubleshot network, infrastructure, or application issues, identified root cause, established return to service, evaluated/developed/implemented/documented mitigation strategies.• Designed, analyzed, installed, tested, configured, and administered network, infrastructure, and applications – provided a full range of testing, administration, and quality checks. Show less