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Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Cincinnati, Oh

Systems Evolution, Inc. (SEI) is a boutique business and technology consulting firm focused on delivering superior value to local clients since 1992. We provide the agility, consistency, and personal attention of a local partner while offering the reach and knowledge assets of a national organization. We support critical client needs in the areas of: Project Planning and Execution, Technology Planning and Deployment, Business Process Optimization, and Enterprise InformationManagement.

Oversee all aspects of technology for the 5th most highly circulating library system in the United States. Manage an annual budget of more than $3.5 million. Provide high-level directional leadership to the three departments that fall under Technology Operations: Network and Communication Services, Computer Services and Integrated Library Systems Services. Work closely with other members of the executive leadership team to navigate the organization though a rapidly changing technology landscape while still delivering best-of-breed services to customers. Set standards and goals, create policies, define and refine processes, evaluate performance and implement new technologies to ensure the organization retains its status as one of the country’s leading library systems. Led the organization though PCI certification and serve as the PCI Compliance Officer.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Served as the manager for the ILS and oversaw the day-to-day work of six employees who supported the Integrated Library Systems software and all web-based initiatives. Co-chaired a migration team created to transition from SirsiDynix to Innovative Sierra. Worked with administrative team to solve high-level problems by doing in-depth analysis with the goal of finding the best possible solution that is consistent with organization philosophies and values. Developed and implemented policies, long-term and short-term goals, and maintained awareness of developments and emerging trends in both web development and ILS fields to ensure PLCH provides best-of-breed services to both internal and external customers.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Served as both the product manager and lead web developer for the company intranet site and all internal web applications. Created a custom content management system that met specific internal needs and allowed employees to maintain their own content, which resulted in both time and monetary savings. Developed the concept for and coded a time card application that allowed one retiring full-time employee to go unreplaced, saved material costs, reduced errors, and greatly decreased the time spent in the approval process. Created the strategic vision for the organization’s intranet site and developed many other projects in line with the primary goals of reducing costs and paper as well as increasing company communication and information flow.

Supervised a team consisting of five internal developers, three domestic contract developers, and twelve offshore developers. Served as project manager and lead developer for several large development projects involving communicating with stakeholders, planning and implementation, and managing internal and offshore resources. Directed numerous new site launches and oversaw day-to-day operations and performance of more than 100 public-facing web sites, some of which generate several million dollars in annual revenue. Managed corporate hosting environment and served as a backup administrator. Led a 75-site migration that resulted in significant improvements in page load time and server uptime. Spearheaded adoption of Google Adsense and Adwords programs.

Directed all web operations for Tennessee Production Center and the several musical entertainment companies within the organization. Completely re-developed the company’s flagship site from the ground up, resulting in a 300% increase in monthly online sales. As part of the web site overhaul, converted legacy database system to SQL server, implemented security (SSL) to protect credit card transactions, applied on-line shipping calculation system, and implemented advanced support features such as live chat. In addition, implemented an extranet site that allows customers to log in and get support, edit profiles, check order history/status, etc. Built web application that enabled trade customers to electronically submit applications for licensing rights. Created and maintained special event site that included automatic changeover of time-sensitive data.

Served as the lead instructor for all web-related courses and trained instructors from several New Horizons Training Centers. Logged over 2,000 classroom hours covering subjects such as web design, web development, and web fundamentals and theory. Developed supplemental courseware to enhance the classroom learning experience. Maintained an instructor rating of 9.32 out of 10 (rated by over 1,800 students)Lead Web Instructor for the following courses:* HTML* JavaScript* XML* ASP: Active Server Pages* ColdFusion: Creating Database Driven Web Sites* CIW Internet Foundations / CompTIA i-Net+ Certification* CIW Site Designer / Web Site Design Methodology* CIW E-Commerce Designer / E-Commerce Strategies* Adobe Photoshop* Macromedia Flash* Macromedia Fireworks* Macromedia Dreamweaver* Microsoft FrontPage

Managed all computers used in classrooms and by employees. Responsible for all computer repair, maintenance, and upgrades. Designed and managed class-specific software configurations for classroom workstations. Provided network support for 10 classrooms, computer labs, and 50 employees. Provided basic administration of Novell, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 servers. Administrated the CBT lab offering 400+ courses to over 100 users. Served as purchasing agent for all computer equipment. Created and documented classroom image cloning and storage system, using Norton’s Ghost 6.0.

Authored technical support bulletins published on the Toshiba web site outlining solutions to technical problems resolved through my testing. Developed a large web-based data source using HTML, XML, JavaScript, DHTML, and Flash, which was accepted as corporate standard and used nationwide. Responsible for diagnosing and troubleshooting both hardware and software problems. Performed lab testing on Toshiba laptop and desktop computers.