Leadership ResponsibilitiesResponsible for strategic planning of projects for the worldwide IT organization. Responsible for the worldwide IT budget, inter-departmental coordination, personnel, licensing, collaboration services, phone system infrastructure, call center, and equipment life-cycle management. Responsible for operations, network and infrastructure, and help desk functions. Hands-on management style with a lead-by-example methodology. Hired a distributed team of empowered administrators with overlapping, but diverse, skill sets to best position the organization and company for success. Follow latest technology trends and embrace what makes sense for the company to keep a competitive edge.Saved the company over $1M in licensing costs, during my tenure, by embracing open source software for virtualization needs, by reducing the developer's software stack to only what they needed, by negotiating better deals with Microsoft, by switching the telecommunications over to VoIP, and by taking advantage of partnerships to reduce total expenses. Worked closely with all teams to ensure that each change helped the teams to be more productive while also helping the company's bottom-line.

Took over the responsibilities from the vacated Director of IT position. Reported to the CFO and later COO. Was responsible for coordinating, planning, and implementing the day-to-day operations of the worldwide Information Technology group at Infragistics. Was responsible for the inter-office connectivity, data center operations, the desktop support group, the server support group, and the IT budget. Cut costs by more than 20% by eliminating unnecessary expenses immediately after taking a leadership position within the IT team.

Responsible for network and systems administration. Introduced video conferencing technology to the company that enabled collaboration between worldwide offices. Introduced CDN solution that enabled a better user experience during software release cycles. Implemented a ticket system to organize all incoming break/fix requests. Implemented a system imaging system. Introduced and embraced virtualization within the company.

Responsible for the implementation and architecture of the corporate infrastructure. Wrote a PHP based systems monitoring tool that allowed proactive trend analysis of system utilization which resulted in a reduction of break/fix work.

Provide network consulting services to local businesses. Provide computer and network support to local area residents.Creator of restartOS Linux distribution with a unique read-only base that runs reliably like a firmware, but with flexibility and optional persistence like a full OS. restartOS has many unique features that make IT life easier, including one-click disk imaging, lightning fast feature install/removal due to superior package overlay architecture, 30 second installer, the ability to run without the disk that booted it up, and much more.

Worked as part of the Microcomputer Support Services group and supported various departments within the university, including: Primary Network and Server Administrator for Mason Gross School of the ArtsPrimary Network and Server Administrator for Douglass CollegePrimary Network and Server Administrator for the Paul Robeson Cultural CenterPrimary Network and Server Administrator for the Center for International Faculty and Student Services (CIFSS)Primary Network and Server Administrator for the Center for Public Interest Polling (CPIP)Responsible for discovering a vulnerability in RCI and EDEN that allowed world-readable profiles. Sponsored the changes with central IT.Responsible for discovering a vulnerability in the core infrastructure at the university that allowed hackers to disable networks and control routers. Worked with central IT to disclose the vulnerability and sponsor corrective change.Programming AccomplishmentsPrimary Software Developer of the Residential Network (Resnet) Authorization SystemAuthored the administrative front-end for the central IT helpdesk in Hill center.Contributed to the development of the HDRT ticket system backend used by central IT.Authored the integration between RESNET and HDRT.Authored the CMS that was used by CIFSS to provide timely information to international faculty and students.Authored an automated inventory management system to aid in the RUNET 2000 project planning.