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• Directed rollout of employee time and attendance, and vehicle tracking systems• Orchestrated installation of state of the art cyber and physical security measures• Coordinate and schedule activities between service providers and internal teams• Provide detailed reports on progress, costs, issues, and estimated time to completion (ETC) for customers and company executives on projects in excess of $1 million• Reconcile actual materials costs and resource utilization with budgeted amounts to ensure projects remain on-time and in budget

Brookfield, Wisc., Us

• Responsible for coordinating all phases of design, installation, integration, and adoption of Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Teams• Migrated on premise SharePoint farm hosting 1+ million documents and serving 22,000+ users globally to IaaS (Microsoft Azure cloud)• Identified and managed organizational and technical dependencies between projects and programs within a $50 million portfolio• Coordinated over 300 team members from cross-functional business units in the upgrade and testing of a new EMV credit card manufacturing system, a $110 million annual revenue stream• Spearheaded installation of disaster recovery system, lowering RPO and RTO while decreasing licensing fees by 50%• Contributed to buildout of HSA (High Security Area) for EMV credit card manufacturing facility• Directed Agile development team of five in creating self-service portal with Microsoft .NET technologies, reducing expenses by $300,000, and generating $600,000 additional annual revenue• Managed development of intranet portal on Microsoft SharePoint and .NET for client

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

• Oversaw infrastructure buildout, website development, and data migration of national retailer's 650,000+ consumer credit cards over to another merchant bank• Led teams in upgrading and consolidating 400+ Microsoft Windows legacy servers saving $1 million annually in licensing fees• Directed buildout of multiple VMware clusters, implementation of vSphere, and rollout of VDI across enterprise

• Instituted office automation to increase efficiency and reduce errors• Maintained relationships with customers, vendors, service providers, and suppliers• Documented policies, procedures, and run books reducing workplace injuries by 60% and saving nearly $30,000 in one year• Managed physical and human resources to maximize efficiency and minimize downtime

Sacramento, Ca, Us

• Coordinated installation of disaster recovery system and business continuity plan• Directed implementation of Microsoft SharePoint portal managing acceptance of grant proposals to the non-profit for distribution of more than $10 million in funds annually

Omaha, Nebraska, Us

• Performed and directed installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of Microsoft Exchange, SQL, IIS, Active Directory, Windows (Server and Desktop), and Microsoft Office application suite• Created and tracked annual IT budget• Managed WAN, LAN, wireless, telecom circuits, internet connectivity, and firewalls

Omaha, Nebraska, Us

• Built eCommerce website with .NET framework• Developed backend systems to automate inventory tracking, customer communications, invoicing, payments, and shipping• Integrated platform with third party systems utilizing SOAP and XML• Implemented Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and use of Google AdWords to drive web traffic to storefront