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Harrison, New York, United States

The MIT Lead position provides high-level technology consulting services and project management to multiple school districts. I also facilitate a supervisory position, overseeing teams of engineers in assigned school districts. I serve as a technology consultant to multiple school district administrators, primarily the Directors of Technology. Areas of responsibility include:1. Technical Management, Day to Day Operational Management Escalation and Planning2. Customer Relationship Management – collaboration with the district3. Project Management4. Personnel Management5. Personnel Training and Professional Development

Greater New York City Area

Deliver Strategic and tactical IT leadership customized hardware and software solutions to meet client business needs. Specializing in integration of current and future IT business systems for cost reduction as well as reducing IT overhead by automating backups, security patches, and system maintenance.Server Installation and Security implementation. As well as full documentation and training for all employees who interact with the system. Customized Internet & Extranet Cloud based solution Microsoft Office & Desktop OS training Manuals Network Routing & Security Hardware & Software upgrades

Pocantico Hills Central School District

Work jointly with district administration and the technology department to perform duties of a Director of Technology Provide oversight and advise district administration on revising the district IT plan and Ed Law 2D compliance.Effectively allocate and manage resources to support strategic priorities and initiatives.Oversee the delegated responsibility of isolating, researching, and resolving complex problems or issues for critical district applications and technology.Evaluate the performance of technology department employees and oversee training and support to enhance contributions.Assist in the development and monitor annual technology operations budget in cooperation with appropriate stakeholders. Provide leadership in the purchase and acquisition of new technology and equipment. Provide timely updates on district technology status to the district leadership team.

Middletown School District

Solely responsible for data integrity checks in Infinite Campus and data schema manipulation for the district, as well as, designing, maintaining and updating SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) subscriptions. Plan and coordinate custom program roll-outs for administrators and teachers using Infinite Campus Ad-Hocs, Tableau visualizations, SSRS, and custom web-based technologies. Design data visualizations to help Administrators forecast student behavior, grades, and graduation trends. Responsible for customized database warehouse design and implementation.

Greater New York City Area

• Create, test, and program applications to meet the varied needs of Company workflow using JavaScript, PHP, HTML , node.js, express.js and/or any other language needed.• Design all database structure and storage procedures via PostgreSQL• Develop programs to automate routine tasks to streamline production.• Design and implement solid network topology and a robust client/server infrastructure in a Windows, Apache, & Linux environment.• Handle and maintain all backup and recovery solutions.• Collaborate with various teams in order to simplify processes already in place.

Developed an IT strategy to promote long-term revenue growth and align processes / systems with business needs. Completely redesigned SLCH’s printing workflow as well as RICOH’s auditing process for the entire Northeast region. Created step-by-step manuals and documentation for the hospitals entire printing and auditing system. Reported to SLCH CIO, RICOH Regional & Northeast Region Account Managers.Performance Milestones Technology Planning & Direction: Formulated a comprehensive IT strategy reducing SLCH’s printer fleet and introduced an audit system for RICOH that centralized the process. Project was completed 5 months ahead of schedule. Through business analytics, I was able to convince department heads to consolidate their assets. Profitability Enhancement: Decreased regional errors by designing a new audit processing procedure, which increased revenue and developed a fully automated error-checking program to validate results. Cost Reduction: Eliminated wasted costs cost in toner, paper and maintenance for St. Luke’s Hospital, as well as restructured a centralized printer queue to allow for easy maintenance and driver updates reducing SLCH’s IT department overhead.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Information Technology, 3.41

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Computer Science, 3.58

Activities and Societies: Math Tutoring Department Tutor & Student Mentor for student services