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Los Angeles, California, Us

• Migration of company-wide IT infrastructure to a hybrid cloud environment, reducing operational costs by 30% while enhancing data security and system scalability.• Spearheaded the digital transformation initiative, consolidating disparate systems into a unified cloud-based solution that increased operational efficiency by 30% and reduced IT overhead by 25%.• Enhanced system scalability and achieving a 30% cost reduction while maintaining 99.99% uptime across IT services.• Leads all IT initiatives for the company and manage infrastructure, software and hardware procurement, desktop and server support, and other related tasks for multiple locations. • Collaborate with all levels across Post, Creative, including Film, TV, and Executive, Finance, Accounting, HR, and Legal teams.• Provide user guided, one-on-one, high level support through monitored helpdesk available 24/7. • Prepare and oversee all IT budgets, forecasts, and management reporting as necessary, using ITIL best practices.• Highly proficient in Azure, macOS, Windows, Linux, Microsoft 365, iOS, DaVinci Resolve, Pro-Tools, Adobe Creative Cloud, Avid, Slack, Zoom, Wiredrive, Box, Aspera, and various plugins/SaaS tools.• Maintain Nortel / Avaya IP office phone system. • Managed onboarding of MSP for failsafe / redundant 24hour tech support, provides consultancy as needed.• Lead cybersecurity team, along with managing policies for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, ensure following Best practices as required by MPA / TPN compliance guidelines.• Product Management includes: Sophos Firewall, VMware, and SQL/PostgreSQL/mySQL, Bash, python, Facilis, & Dell EMC Server SAN support.• Hands on from On-boarding and off-boarding users, ensuring all domain and local accounts remain functional according to functional role.• Mentor and Advise colleagues, executives, and subordinates in the Information Technology space.

Us

• Engineered a complete overhaul of the company's IT infrastructure, leading to a 35% cost reduction while improving system uptime by 99.9% through strategic vendor partnerships and the deployment of scalable cloud solutions.• Collaborative transition to develop and facilitate a new internal IT / Operations Support role establishing pandemic protocols as per parent company.• Ensure IT and Facilities remain fully functional, maintained, and adhere to COVID-19 protocols such as Social Distancing and occupancy limitations in line with Federal, State, County, Municipal, and local Business protocols.• Manage IT plans going from on-prem to cloud using Azure, Microsoft 365, with a hybridized infrastructure.• Create workflows for users and staff to migrate to a WFH model from scratch, provide the necessary equipment needed utilizing platforms such as Jump, RDC, Guacamole for Mac and PC platforms. • Expand MDM through MaaS 360, JAMF, and Intune with deployments using Autopilot.• Collaboratively develop a new Remote Access Gateway for staff to access internal resources, in conjunction with limited VPN.• Implement cloud firewall solution, including design for SD-Wan for all locations including JFK, TLV, YUL, ATL.• Directly interface with Parent Company regarding all aspects of Cybersecurity, Document classification, and Infrastructure.• Oversight and management of all 3rd party contracts and relationships (ISP, MSP, Telephony, Audio Visual).• Effectively located and reduced $100,000 in redundant expenses.• Integrated an existing Help Desk ticketing system and Service Desk that supports remote workers.• Lead cybersecurity team, along with managing policies for Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, ensure following Best practices as required by parent company.• Maintain Nortel / Avaya IP office phone system.

Culver City, California, Us

Brought in as a strategist to facilitate company growth and expansion. Find and resolve inefficiencies, streamline internal and external client processes, each having 25+ staff members. • Managing all System and Network Engineers (6), Project Manager (1), and oversee Service Technicians (6) in their functional capacity. Handle vendor contracts and consultants, ISP, and client management requests.• Create technical proposals for new clients, interface with Client Director and PMO on implementation. • Revise budgets and accounting for all current clients, update the company service catalog. • Identify weaknesses and strengths in engineer performance and duties. Mentor and encourage accountability & growth. • Resolve any communication weaknesses and areas of notifiable dysfunction.• Complete MFA implementation for in-house admin and all MS Office products. • Identify and gather department needs and requests in all aspects to evaluate, configure, and procure equipment and software solutions directly and to vendors. Provided training as needed on new systems, ensure user confidence. • Interface with ConnectWise Suite, Labtech, Bomgar, IT Glue, ArchiCAD, Visio, OmniGraffle, yEd, Quickbooks, gnuCash, and a plethora of other applications for client and internal systems. • Prepare, evaluate, and compile due diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions including SSAE, PCI, HIPAA Reports.

Irving, Tx, Us

• Steered RossVideo Inception News 10.1 (Red), Xpression (6.5), CueIT, BlackStorm Video Server and MOS protocol.• Managed Harris/Imagine Nexio Video Record/Playout servers.• Directed Telestream Vantage/Lightspeed installation, management, workflows, file naming, path conventions for all productions.• Led Masstech MAM integration with SpectraLogic T50e LTO-7 R&D of DAM & PAM systems. • Network monitoring, troubleshooting, performance via Cisco ASDM 7x, Solarwinds, Wireshark, etc.• MacOS systems deployment, security, monitoring (ARD 3.9x)• Quarterbacked Dell/EMC Isilon instal, deployment, and monitoring (InsightIQ), SMB tuning, and OneFS upgrades.• Spearheaded Facilis Terrablock 24T, FC (SanBox) to the desktop, transition Isilon.• Designed Architecture, upgraded infrastructure, to Dell Force 10/4000/3000 1GbE & 10GbE FTTD via OM3, twinax all in-rack.• Managed Cloud services: ASPERA, Thycotic SecretServer, JIRA/Confluence, AWS, Site5, Verizon UpLinx, MPX, Azure, Basecamp, and Comcast Media Services, inc. others.• Facilitate acquisition by LIN Studios; Media General; NexStar Broadcasting Group.• Liaised between IMDb, Gracenote/Neilson, TitanTV, Tivo, EPG, bringing IMDb submission through partnerships.• Drove TVU upgrade and integration, evaluation of LiveU, and cellular based IP broadcasting equipment.• Participated in broadcast engineering, switching, routing, master control operations, and AT&T circuit switches to Fox and GDMX.• Conformed to studio facility management, including ClearCom, Everts, OpenGear, Panasonic, Canon, Sony, Letrosonics, TVU, HVAC, and security.• Facilitated HULU distribution prerequisites, including Closed Caption Workflows, both VOD and Live, (.SCC, .VTT, Line 21, 608/708 etc)• Staff Training on Google Apps (G.Suite), Office 365, Adobe Creative Suite, Application Security Awareness. • Employee Onboarding (ADP, ExponentHR, PeopleSoft) Active Directory, Security Group Policies.

Maintain scheduled deployment of hardware (50 - 750+ PC's, Macs, Servers). Advanced networking skills including LAN/WAN/MAN. Active Directory, ACL, and group policies. Network Engineering (TCP, CIDR, SMB, CIFS, NFS, NAT, IP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, VLAN, 10GbE, SFP+, OM3).* Build company from single client and one consultant to more than 40 clients with 10 consultants handling budgets in excess of $50MM. * Establish and train technical staff while providing services for all client divisions.* Implement Contingency, Security plans, Disaster Recovery, Training, and emergency Procedures for 50+ user base. * Develop and review business plans; Assist in goals, milestones, and new development.* Negotiate vendor contracts, technical consultants, and other service providers on-going and on a project-by-project basis.* Act as SCRUM master for multiple clients, providing needs and keeping Agile projects on time and in sync with the PMO.* Web & Graphic Design, Database Admin, and Application development, and building teams to fulfill as needed. * Design, develop, promote, and market products, talent, and services while managing and developing partnerships. * Ensure anonymity to clients, working as an extension of the organization at the sacrifice of our own image. * Manage Retail systems (POS) for single and Multi-store over broadband using VPN and credit (EMV) processing. * Provide New Media Production services as needed, manage pre and post production, including talent acquisition. * Shoot and edit HD video (Premiere, Final Cut 7/X, Divinci Resolve, Avid) productions as Video Producer.* Handle and manage all principal photography, directing, casting, rigging and other production needs (Line Producer)* Build studio for A/V productions using digital technologies.* Capture (Direct and Ingest), Transcode, and compositing using After Effects, Apple Motion, Final Cut Pro 7/X.

• Established and trained technical staff while providing technical support to all divisions.* Managed the planning, infrastructure and system architecture for LAN systems, complied and conformed with all PCI Audits. * Configured and Installed multiple P2P, VPN, MPLS, T-1 and Frame-Relay lines and routers on time and under budget.* Prepared WAN and LAN systems for future upgrades for company growth and vision* Managed staff members on various tasks on the installation of new Loan Origination System, which I maintained under budget and on schedule.* Provide Liaison support between Executive Management and System support with Loan Origination vendor.

• In addition to my standard IT Consulting duties;• Filled position as interim CIO, Chief Technology Specialist over Entertainment related systems and media, and talent representation. • Acted as PR Agent for multiple clients. • Initiated and established multiple accounts and solved numerous communication related issues. • Act as go-between Client and tech to resolve conflicts.

* Managed staff of 3 - 10 designers, technicians, developers, and engineers. * Planned and installed initial build out of co-located web site, using Microsoft IIS, SQL, f5, Cisco at Exodus facility.* Acquire hardware and software to meet and exceed growth expectations of over 2 million pageviews/day.* Create and manage $2.7MM infrastructure upgrade cluster with FC, SAN, DAS, NAS, Dell Poweredge. * Resolve any underlying network issues and provide continuous 99.9% up time, with SEC/NASD required security and audits.* Design, build, and manage $1.2MM studio for the StockJungle News Network over fiber network. * Create and design content for news broadcasts and develop corporate identity.* Develop and manage procurement process and asset inventory.* Implement and manage full Windows 2000 server and workstation upgrades.

Washington, Dc, Us

* Administration of 300-user based Novell 4.11 NDS LAN. Migrating IPX to IP. * NT 4.0 Domain implementation, including server & workstation migrations. * Administration of MS IIS 4.0, DHCP, DNS and MTS.* Project planning of district wide telephone system upgrade form Nortel to Definity.Multi-Media Specialist* Designing publications, videos, animations, training materials * Design CBT and build web based applications, and branch first intranet web server on IIS.

Office upkeep and responsible for 500+ accounts worldwide. Assisted in the design and testing of new releases including scripting for PageMaker. Produce documentation, installation and designs for in-house applications.

Oversee staff of 30+ users in the sign and development of social and commercial typesetting. Installed/maintained a 50-user Novell 3.11 based LAN with 5250 and AppleTalk connectivity. Integrating Macintoshes and PCs for graphics exchange. Designed, developed and wrote applications to increase productivity and workflow. Developed training videos as well as brochures for in-house presentations.

Certification, Mcse

Computer Science, Graphic Design, Psychology