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Madison, Wi, Us

Rockford, Illinois, Us

Rockford, Il, Us

Achievements:• Implemented a new premise security system• Upgraded from legacy wireless access points (WAPs) to improve coverage area, increase bandwidth, take advantage of VLANs and ease of management of WAPs.• Rolled out new pFSense (netgate) firewalls at each location to minimize management, create VPN failover options, and allow for better VLAN control.• Negotiated contract to reduce IT WAN infrastructure by 50%• Introduced documentation and continuous improvement into the IT policies and procedures.• Brought trust back into the IT department resulting in all software and hardware budgeting and forecasting being owned and controlled by IT again.• Implemented EDI with vendors and customers• Migrated from Kronos to Paycom• Implemented vendor portal including vendor scorecards• Cybersecurity - Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)(CrowdStrike), Multifactor Authentication (MFA)(Okta0, Penetration Testing (Halock), Logging (Splunk/Blue Voyant), Immutable/Air-Gapped Backups Responsibilities:• IT personnel management (6)• Manage expense and capital budgets• IT infrastructure/services in all 3 locations including LAN, SD-WAN, and DIA• IT Services including but not limited to the ERP, CRM, database, email, domain controllers, Office 365, helpdesk, EDI, API, automation scripts, wireless warehouse, software development• Strategic Planning• Policies and Procedures

Madison, Wisconsin, Us

• Managed a total revamp of our ESD (Electronic Software Delivery) Portal including the addition of integrations into third party sites and services• Migrated from on premise to Office 365• Streamlined IT processes with creating or purchasing the tools needed to reduce hand-offs whilemaintaining security.• Worked with Finance to create Tableau BI Reporting

Sun Prairie, Wi, Us

• Worked with Accounting to create a custom Forecasting tool allowing branch managers, executives, and other stakeholders to forecast their financials in 1 hour or view different change scenarios about their branch/department.• Worked with Procurement to automate stock planning with levels and then feed those the new min/max back into the ERP system via SQL Server.• Moved from physical server to virtual server environment• Member of Acquisition/Integration team – This team was responsible for due diligence, personnel onboarding, ERP data transfer, and 60 day plan (the amount of time it took to complete all acquisition tasks)• Moved company to Avaya IP Office Phone System at all locations as well as upgrade when needed and again move from a dispersed system to a central phone system in the cloud.• Worked with Accounting and Outside Sales developed custom code to integrate the ERP (Epicor’s Prophet 21) and CRM (SugarCRM) systems as well as automate reporting for items like outside sales compensation plans, goals, and current status. This involved connecting MySQL and SQL Server together for bidirectional communication.• Setup automated reporting from the SQL server to be delivered in multiple ways and forms dependent on the recipient.• Created the strategy and implemented the project for the company to move to the cloud.• Created the strategy to move from a MPLS based infrastructure to internet connectivity based infrastructure.• Mentor for the 2020 Future Leaders program – a company program to train rising employees on how to be good leaders and deal with tough situations.• Implemented the helpdesk system. This program was so successful that our inside sales team mirrored it for customer inquiries.• Implement CRM system (SugarCRM) and moved previous data from SalesForce.• Created the strategy for and executed the project to put Palmer Johnson into PCI compliance and follow standard HIPAA guidelines.

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• Brought inventory into the ERP system (Syteline), implemented wireless warehouse and barcoding• Doubled the amount of engineering drawings going through document control in a given week while reducing wait time and maintaining staffing levels• Setup and Maintained a video conferencing system for meetings with remote locations• Designed, created, and programmed electrical distribution panels for the yachts.• Moved company from AT&T System 25 to Panasonic Phone System• Managed multiple Multi-million dollar yacht building projects and reported weekly progress to departmental and C level personnel.• Managed the departments of Planning & Scheduling, Document Control, and Information Systems• Departmental personnel management (10)• Planning & Scheduling for multimillion dollar yachts with timeframes ranging from 9 months to 3 years• Change management – normally done through Engineering Change Orders• Information Technology Infrastructure, Information System Services, and System Integration not only for the company but also for the yachts.• IT Strategic Planning