Direct all IT Operations for the City and support just under a hundred users as the sole IT staff. Responsible for planning, budgeting, testing, and implementing a variety of solutions as well as training stakeholders representing a wide range of technical proficiencies. Utilize a wide range of technologies to support emergency services, planning and engineering, public works, administration, court, etc.

Responsible for IT operations and support in the Fire Department. Modernized and virtualized the servers/environment. Designed and deployed an enterprise network to replace the residential grade equipment previously on site. Planned, budgeted for and deployed new workstations for users. Worked closely with the county to migrate to new reporting software and ensure all important data was retained.

Full-time Firefighter, Paramedic and Engineer for the City of Fairview Fire Department.

Full-time Firefighter/Paramedic for the City of Columbia. Helped launch the Advanced Life Support initiative at Columbia Fire Department as one of 3 primary paramedics selected to run the quick response medical unit citywide. This position required critical thinking, flexibility and decision making under pressure while operating in adverse environments with one teammate. Also used past technical experience to build an online staffing solution on a very limited budget. This replaced paper calendars and no longer required staff to call in the night before their shift to check which station to report to.

Large data recovery project, desktop support, implemented backup and security solution and industry best practices across the organization.

Helped develop complex virtual server environments for training students in Microsoft SharePoint. Supported students during class in everything from their desktop environments to the virtual training environment. Developed training modules on SharePoint and instructed in a classroom setting.