RESPONSIBILITIES• Responsible for all information technology systems and communication services firm wide.• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Information Technology within a multi-office national firm. • Collaborate with senior leaders to develop and communicate specific IT strategies, goals, investments and solutions used for design, project delivery and managing the firm. • Identify and analyze business needs and determine IT systems and solutions to solve business problems.• Implement IT services, systems and service level agreements. • Negotiate contracts for IT subscriptions, maintenance contracts, vendors and consultants.• Manage and implement in house projects and work with 3rd party vendors.• Develop disaster recovery plans and develop business continuity plans.• Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the company’s IT infrastructure, business and digital design applications. • Responsible for mobile devices, mobile platforms and mobile infrastructure. • Extensive experience in developing and managing IT operations and budgets. • Use hands-on knowledge to lead and manage staff of IT professionals. • Have in-depth knowledge of current IT trends and techniques. • Effectively communicate strategic planning with executive management.

LAN Systems Engineer specializing in the design, implementation, management and support of PC based routed local and wide area switched Internetworks. Planned, managed, and implemented all LAN and WAN related technologies within the Indian Point campus Internetwork, including two offsite locations. Planned, managed, and implemented client/server-based applications to meet business needs in an environment that included over sixty servers and one thousand clients. Installed, configured and managed Cisco backbone switches and routers. Installed and configured SAN and clustered servers on Compaq enterprise hardware in a Windows 2000 and Windows NT4.0 environment. Installed and administered MS Exchange, IIS, SQL, SMS and other custom and vendor applications. Provided support for plant process systems and real-time applications. Projects included: network upgrade, layer 3 switch gigabit upgrade to the servers and backbone and 100 mbps to the desktop. Worked with application development testing distributing and maintain software.

Implemented standardized server platforms and provided a common technology infrastructure as part of an enterprise wide project. Migrated NetWare 3.12 Servers to NetWare 4.11 and Windows NT 4.0. Standardized printers and client workstations. Provided server administration, resolution of client and server issues. Provided second and third level trading floor support.

Managed and implemented installation of new LAN and WAN for workstations authenticating in a master domain model utilizing WINS, DNS and DHCP, on a switched network. Migrated servers and data from Banyan’s VINES to Windows NT, and workstations from OS/2 to Windows NT in a production environment. Provided switch over from Token Ring to Fast Ethernet. Project leader for Windows NT rollout, which consisted of 250 clients. Developed standard workstation builds and images using Microsoft deployment tools. Stored and restored image files using Ghost imaging software. Resolved server and client issues within the enterprise wide network. Developed and documented procedures. Installed and upgraded applications on servers. Tested applications in lab environment and resolved problems before applications were put into production.

Provided support for local area network clients, equipment and applications for over 1000 devices and 600 clients utilizing Novell NetWare 3.11, 3.12 and Windows NT. Installed configured and distributed systems throughout the organization.

Project architect experienced in working directly with clients at project level and in all phases of design & production. Projects include design build, transportation, multi-use public spaces, institutional and housing. Supported and maintained a fifty user network. Managed and specified all aspects of hardware and software operations including purchasing, evaluating, installing and troubleshooting. Maintained and administered a Windows NT and Novell network. Conducted migration of operating system from Windows for Workgroups to Windows 95 and Windows NT. Migrated all office standards to MS Office 95 and the latest releases of AutoCAD. Provided staff support and training within this 70 person firm. Planned and organized short and long term computer goals with CFO.