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Powder Springs, Ga, Us

Greater Atlanta Area

Oversee day to day operations for network, server, storage, and key application systems, including data center and office services. Manage infrastructure resources, performance, and budgeting. Created, hired, and developing a team of highly valued and respected IT operations engineers to facilitate inter-departmental as well as user-facing support.

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for multiple functional areas, serving as the final point of escalation for complex, enterprise level issues. Delivers engineering and support services for: servers, storage, backupand disaster recovery, data replication, messaging, network infrastructure and other critical business systems.Managed Systems include:- Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure- EMC XtremIO, VNX, and Isilon storage platforms- Veeam, Commvault, Exagrid, and Data Domain backup… Show more Responsible for multiple functional areas, serving as the final point of escalation for complex, enterprise level issues. Delivers engineering and support services for: servers, storage, backupand disaster recovery, data replication, messaging, network infrastructure and other critical business systems.Managed Systems include:- Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure- EMC XtremIO, VNX, and Isilon storage platforms- Veeam, Commvault, Exagrid, and Data Domain backup systems- Cisco Nexus data center networking- VMware vSphere Enterprise Architecture- Microsoft Exchange 2007, 2010, 2013- AirWatch MDM- HP BladeSystem Servers Show less

Marietta, Ga

IT infrastructure and business systems consulting services.- Short and long-term technology solutions strategy development, including on-premises, cloud-based, and managed service offerings- Audit and documentation services of existing local and wide area networks, servers, and desktop environments- Health check and best practice assessment of backup and storage design and utilization- Local and wide area network architecture and implementation- Virtualization… Show more IT infrastructure and business systems consulting services.- Short and long-term technology solutions strategy development, including on-premises, cloud-based, and managed service offerings- Audit and documentation services of existing local and wide area networks, servers, and desktop environments- Health check and best practice assessment of backup and storage design and utilization- Local and wide area network architecture and implementation- Virtualization management, including VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix XenServer- Microsoft Active Directory design and implementation- Group Policy Object auditing and management- Cisco & NetGear layer 2 and layer 3 network engineering Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

Recruited in 2011 primarily to oversee implementation of new investment in server virtualization, SAN, Active Directory, Exchange 2010, as well as network support staff and help desk support staff personnel. Responsible for day-to-day management of all IT back-end infrastructure and LOB systems, as well as related backup, archival, and disaster recovery needs. Oversaw LAN and WAN connectivity and configuration for 27 remote offices in 10 markets. Managed specialized vendor relationships and… Show more Recruited in 2011 primarily to oversee implementation of new investment in server virtualization, SAN, Active Directory, Exchange 2010, as well as network support staff and help desk support staff personnel. Responsible for day-to-day management of all IT back-end infrastructure and LOB systems, as well as related backup, archival, and disaster recovery needs. Oversaw LAN and WAN connectivity and configuration for 27 remote offices in 10 markets. Managed specialized vendor relationships and projects for Citrix, AT&T/Verizon mobility, Cisco network, Aruba wifi, SharePoint 2010, and Avaya telecom services. Managed third-party help desk personnel and performance to assure high quality services to end-users. Handled hardware strategy and procurement for user, as well as data center technologies. Maintained version control for interoperating data center technologies (Microsoft, VMware, NetApp, HP, Cisco, Citrix, Avaya, etc.), and change control processes to deliver optimal availability and continuous improvement.Key Contributions:* Designed and implemented upgrades to VMware vSphere 5.0, 5.1, and 5.5 platforms for LOB system infrastructure, as well as incremental NetApp storage firmware and software updates.* Designed backup/recovery strategy for enterprise technologies.* Implemented and managed Cisco network infrastructure at both the access (Catalyst) and data center (Nexus) level to provide for redundancy and high performance, along with ASA Firewall implementation* Developed data center migration plans for both production and DR systems to colocation facilities.* Facilitated Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 migration.* Managed six direct reports, plus conversion to outsourced help desk services as well as constant assessment and improvement of services delivered.* Oversaw migration to Avaya IP Office based VOIP system for multi-site integration and services. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

Initially enlisted to manage satellite office IT operations and oversee local IT network and support staff, quickly grew to become the primary authority on all firm-wide technology systems. Provided leadership in implementation of new back-end architecture, as well as desktop systems. Responsible for ongoing improvements and upgrades in production, failover, and backup technologies, including replication schemes, for line of business systems. Daily direction of both network/infrastructure teams… Show more Initially enlisted to manage satellite office IT operations and oversee local IT network and support staff, quickly grew to become the primary authority on all firm-wide technology systems. Provided leadership in implementation of new back-end architecture, as well as desktop systems. Responsible for ongoing improvements and upgrades in production, failover, and backup technologies, including replication schemes, for line of business systems. Daily direction of both network/infrastructure teams and desktop design and support teams in three separate offices (Atlanta, GA, Washington, DC, Greenville, SC). Responsible for efficiently supporting and coordinating support for a fast paced, highly productive legal workforce.Key Contributions:* Motivated and re-focused both local and remote staff, creating milestone-oriented objectives for personal skill development that tied into bigger picture business initiatives.* Designed and implemented virtual environments in Atlanta, Washington and Greenville, to replace/migrate 98% of the physical servers (VMware), including a successful proof of concept environment for virtual desktop (Citrix XenDesktop) based Windows 7 rollout for 400+ users.* Designed and implemented storage (SAN) systems from both Compellent and NetApp, including fiber channel, CIFS and NFS based storage to provide for various business needs.* Led key upgrades and reorganizations in Active Directory design, Group Policy development and application, and third party integration tools focused on desktop stability and efficiency and user empowerment.* Instrumental in consolidating and managing multi-office document/records management solution based on Interwoven Worksite architecture.* Streamlined IT expenses through usage analysis, as well as product/vendor evaluation, including back-end and desktop technology purchasing, printing supplies, and smartphone costs. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

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Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for developing and managing creative elements in print, web and multimedia for the Georgia Force Arena Football Team (acquired in 2004 by Arthur Blank and operated subsequently as a subsidiary of the Atlanta Falcons organization).

Greater Atlanta Area

Recruited in 2000 to develop multimedia offerings, opportunities quickly arose to develop programming and organizational skills. The additional capabilities acquired created yet more opportunities to excel in benefiting the business through systems development and administration. These roles included web-based applications to support communication and business processes ranging from sales and professional services to customer support and records management.Enterprise-wide… Show more Recruited in 2000 to develop multimedia offerings, opportunities quickly arose to develop programming and organizational skills. The additional capabilities acquired created yet more opportunities to excel in benefiting the business through systems development and administration. These roles included web-based applications to support communication and business processes ranging from sales and professional services to customer support and records management.Enterprise-wide mission-critical systems development allowed for extensive experience in managing both development resources as well as interaction with senior management and relevant business owners for purposes of collaboration and project methodology fulfillment.Key Contributions:* Key contributor in document management system development/support for internal and external users.* Spearheaded creation of product roadmap application for management, communication, support, and reporting purposes that allowed for multi-division and partner collaboration on hundreds of software products.* Strategically organized technical resources to contribute to global initiatives.* Created company policies and procedures governing branding and stylistic representations, as well as usage, access control, and response. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

On-air personality, talk show producer, AIR Award winning audio production specialist, website maintenance, and assistant programming coordinator.

Bachelor Of Science, Communications - Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Jazz Band, Drum & Bugle Corps

High School Diploma, Music, Social Sciences