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Naperville, Il, Us

Norridge, Illinois, Us

- Prepared and implemented new technology initiatives within the district to support 21st century learning in a Pre-K-8 environment while expanding learning capacity and providing equitable technology instruction for all students- Implemented a self-sustaining, cost neutral, 1:1 student device refresh program that provides each student a new device every three years- Regularly met with local, regional, and state-wide school administrators in order to collaborate and help support student learning and technology decision making that can best support our students and staff- Chaired the Board of Education Technology Committee whose members include school board members, administrators, teachers, and community members- Developed new security and privacy policies and procedures in order to protect student and staff data, while implementing additional security controls to mitigate potential threats and vulnerabilities- Leader in the development and implementation of the District’s Strategic Plan, including committee planning and developing community engagement initiatives- Created relevant and targeted communications to inform and engage community stakeholders of critical district, school, and technology related information- Conducted regular staff professional development and training sessions across all academic and business departments- Evaluated and established smarter purchasing practices that assess legacy technology contracts in order to reduce costs and provide for higher quality and responsible purchasing- Implemented new technology policies and budget for the district which establishes a predictable seven year fiscal outlook, a industry standard server and network infrastructure refresh cycle, and self-sustainable three year device lifecycle program for all student and staff devices

Chicago, Il, Us

- Constructed new initiatives and plans for future department growth and expansion- Managed the technology department's budget- Provided technology support for University residence halls as well as College Housing and Residential Services's administrative offices- Prepared and implement new technology initiatives within campus housing environments- Met with campus partners to help grow and support our technology resources across campus- Sat on various campus committees to further engage and support students and staff- Conducted regular training for 80+ desk clerks and administrative services staff- Directly supervised full time employees who oversees a large team of technicians working in the Housing Technology department - Developed new ideas and processes to better promote and support technology in the student housing environment- Worked with campus partners to plan and implement the technology infrastructure for new $148 million dollar, three tower residence hall and dining complex- Conducted multiple RFPs, including for the implementation of new streaming TV solution for campus- Rebalanced budget accounts to more effectively represent spending and future needs- Restructured the housing technology department from the ground up to increase growth and impact on campus and student life- Developed SLA for potential expansion of services to other departments on campus

Chicago, Il, Us

- Provided technology support for University residence halls as well as College Housing and Residential Services's administrative offices- Prepared and implement new technology initiatives within campus housing environments- Met with campus partners to help grow and support our technology resources- Conducted training for staff- Managed a 15+ team of technicians in the Housing Technology department in order to help provide direct support to each residence facility and address technology work orders- Managed and approve hourly employee time sheets- Developed new ideas and processes to better promote and support technology in the student housing environment- Served as on-call and main point of contact for housing technologies when supervisor is out of office- Managed importing and data processing of room data feed for residential electronic key card access system- Analyzed, evaluated, and re-implemented the current server based key card access door lock system used in the residence halls- Coordinated wireless upgrades throughout the residence halls- Coordinated new computer upgrades and deployment for front desk and administrative machines throughout College Housing and Residential Services- Upgraded and maintained the digital signage displays across all residence halls- Configured a remote patch management server and application to better manage updates for end users across College Housing & Residential Services - Led a team to complete over 2,500 work orders- Planned and configured multiple A/V systems for instructional and meeting spaces- Started a student-led training video series to assist in students and staff instruction

Chicago, Il, Us

- Oversaw all aspects of technology for the district- Worked closely with the administration on the technology plan as well as how it integrates into the classroom curriculum- As the network administrator, responsibilities included: maintaining and upgrading the school network, servers, wireless access points, and provide support for any other computer related issue- Transformed every classroom into a 21st century learning environment, equipped with mounted projectors and interactive white boards- Led the 2:1 Chromebook initiative for grades K-8, including the implementation of two digital reading/literature series- Virtualized the computer lab using industry standard software and robust new servers, which saved the school money in energy cost as well as potential increased expenditures due to hardware failure- Created and completed a new wireless network initiative that involved deploying all new WAPs to an Enterprise grade and centralized managed system- Migrated domain controller, and all other end-of-life servers to Windows Server 2008- Upgraded firewall, network switches, and server/client anti-virus and web content filtering- Managed development of a new district website, including the setup of new locally hosted webserver

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Technology Management, Specialization In Cyber Security

B.A., Film & Video

Master Of Education - Med, School Business W/ Csbo Endorsement