Develop new software applications, rewrite and enhance existing applications. Build the network infrastructure necessary to support those applications, including establishing VPN and remote access. Projects include web site development utilizing Microsoft .net products and LAMP, PowerBuilder application development, SQL Server and Oracle database design and management. Design and implementation of network infrastructure, including providing VPN and remote access.

Manage a team of 15 to 20 engineers to provide secure telecommunication, server, and network access for customers in more than 50 offices spread across almost every state in the continental US and Mexico. Transform an organization with outdated network and server hardware by developing a maintenance and upgrade strategy to for the network hardware and servers to be periodically refreshed to current standards, extensively utilizing virtualized servers and incorporating a plan to easily migrate between disk systems. Develop a data-center migration plan as part of the extensive hardware and network upgrades to support the relocation of the core infrastructure, as well as planning for ongoing upgrades to the current and future systems to support the growth of the company.The methodology for maintaining and upgrading the company infrastructure was designed to reduce expenditures while simultaneously increasing availability and enhancing the existing features. Contracts to acquire and maintain hardware were negotiated to provide for the procurement and maintenance of the equipment as well as the optional buyback of the equipment at the termination of the agreement, allowing the company to refresh equipment after the term of the contract at a lower cost than upgrading and maintaining obsolete equipment in support of the future growth of the company.Planning for the upgrade and migrations, included generating timelines and project plans for the upgrade of Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010, migration of disk systems from EMC CX3-80 to an EMC VNX5500, upgrading Active Directory 2003 to Active Directory 2010, migrating the internal secure WAN from AT&T MPLS PNT (Multi-Protocol Label Switching Private Network Transport) to AVPN (AT&T VPN), upgrading Riverbed Caching servers, and outsourcing internal backups to an external service provider, SunGard Availability Services.

Write the business plan and perform the complex financial analysis necessary to obtain financing for the endeavor. Design and implement almost every aspect of the business, including daily operations, marketing, design of collateral material, equipment maintenance, network administration, IT infrastructure and software support, financial analysis, daily accounting, employee management, and payroll.Design and implement the infrastructure necessary to store and provide secure access to the patient images and data both locally and remotely, in addition to maintaining all the computer, network, and medical equipment. Work with vendors and healthcare providers reviewing contracts and arranging the purchase of equipment and supplies.

Develop the software, web services, and underlying hardware architecture to provide real-time web based voice and video communications, including internet voice-mail and presence detection, for tens of millions of simultaneous connections. Expand the IT staff to more than 100 employees while simultaneously standardizing the laptop and desktop distribution and internal infrastructure to reduce corporate expenditures on hardware and maintenance. Develop the strategy to move web services and hardware between data-centers to allow for growth and access commensurate with the expanding user base of the web site.Extensively involved in marketing, raising capital, and financial planning. Perform the complex technical and financial analysis for the 10 million dollars budgeted for the purchase of the systems used to implement the real time web based voice and video services. Write the IT portion of the business plan and provided the technical input to the financial plan. Travel throughout the United States to support the business development and executive management teams.

Project lead and design consultant for various applications implemented with PowerBuilder and a variety of backend databases including Oracle and SQL Server. Direct the user interface design and organize all other aspects of technical development. Travel extensively throughout the United States to serve as a PowerBuilder instructor and short term project and implementation consultant, teaching classes and mentoring developers and IT departments on the design and implementation of business applications.

Responsible for designing and developing custom software applications using PowerBuilder in conjunction with Microsoft Access 2.0, and managing all communications with the client throughout the development process.

Commissioned officer in the US Navy. Graduated from the United States Naval Nuclear Power program for Officers. Served aboard the USS Puffer (SSN-652) and successfully completed the officer submarine qualification process. Managed departments of 10 to 20 nuclear power trained enlisted personnel as a junior officer. Honorably discharged from the Navy in May of 1995.