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Lithia, Florida, United States

Plant City, Florida

Direct the operations of all IT departments, including help desk, network service, software development, and contract support. Led the strategic development and execution of IT plans; analyze the company’s needs and translate requirements into functional solutions which increase performance and enhance overall operations.• Managed and maintained the $750,000 IT budget; controlled and contained costs, minimized costs by over 17%, negotiate contracts to achieve favorable terms, and consistently come in under budget• Planned, coordinated, manage and seamlessly executed all infrastructure upgrades / enhancements, including servers, workstations and network devices; oversaw the implementation / training process• Implemented a new VoIP system in two corporate offices, 100 remote associate sites, and 17 distribution / manufacturing centers; unify communication throughout 14 states and three countries• Provide influential leadership, coaching, and mentorship to a team of six employees and facilitate training programs to maximize staff potential; plan and coordinate workflow and delegate daily tasks• Oversaw the selection and implementation of a new company MRP application; successfully completed the project on time and under budget; managed resources, deliverables, and project staff• Directed the integration of systems for company acquisitions, including hardware, software, and data assets and implemented internal Intranet to provide company access to documents and reports• Automated internal processes, resulting in a 300% increase in output without increasing labor costs or sacrificing quality / accuracy; reduced the military client’s processing times from days to minutes• Work closely with customers, management, internal departments, and vendors to coordinate the information technology initiatives; provides strategic guidance / direction and implement new plans

Lakeland, Florida

Enjoyed a 14 year career at Publix, starting as a bag boy and eventually starting my IT career in their ISP department.