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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

In my role with CDW, I provide design & implementation of the Microsoft System Center suite of systems software and next generation desktop & services for our clients.Functional areas include: - Architecture design specific to the environment - Development of best practice methodologies for each environment - Windows migration practices and procedures.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

SMBMSP was started after discovering a need for online connections to meet in real life. Discovering I had a hidden talent for connecting people, I created SMBMSP. Under my leadership, this monthly networking group has grown to nearly 3,000 members here in the Twin Cities, and begun expanding into new areas. Of which, development of training and.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Oversee the design & implementation of the Microsoft System Center suite of systems software for our clients.Functional areas include: - Design of overall architecture - Resource gathering, including future growth predictions - Change management & oversight requirements - Documentation & training materials - Operations Management & Monitoring.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

National Institute for Social Media is a leading training and certification organization for social media professionals. My participation in NISM revolves around providing visionary input and development on training and social media directions in the industry.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Working for our client, Best Buy, I provide senior leadership of the existing SCCM 2007 architecture and engineering services, including visionary guidance in developing the next generation deployment systems (SCCM 2012). In addition I also lead the Desktop Engineering team, delivering Windows 7 (and XP) imaging solutions using SCCM OSD globally across the.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

As an independent consultant, I provide strategy for social media both internally and externally. I focus on the long-term goals of my clients, including technology solutions, marketing & PR or internal communication and collaboration. Education plays a large role in these services as I help sort through confusing hype, identifying the services and tools.

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Contributed the Social Media Explorer column for the first three years of the magazine. Delving into the use of social media for online reputation management, providing ideas and techniques to brand building, and personal engagement.

At Land O’Lakes, I developed the conversation around social media and how its use internally and externally would help the company grow. Most of the work was performed in conjunction with Information Technologies internally on scope & scale. Helping the IT organization understand how social media can be incorporated through existing investments in.

Richfield, MN

Provided experienced deployment architecture and engineering around PKI encryption services to our clients. Encompassing two projects, one of deployment and one focused on encryption. Technologies and skills covered: SCCM, OSD & MDT, ZTI, PKI, cryptology, certificate authority services and authentication systems. The deployment project supported in excess.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I consulted for Allianz to transition their Windows deployment solution from a departing employee to IBM Global Services.The solution was made up of Systems Management Server 2003 R2 SP3, MS SMS Operating System Deployment Feature Pack, Windows Deployment Services, and MS Business Desktop Deployment. This solution delivered manual and automated deployment.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Performed forward-looking IT duties, evaluating emerging and future technologies, planning how they would be integrated into the enterprise. In this role, I implemented technology that requires an understanding of IT from the physical network layer all the way to the user experience aspect and everything in between. I was able to learn project management.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

As an independent consultant, I provided server administration for Novell Netware 2.x/3.x/4.x and Windows NT. Image creation for DOS/Windows 3.x, 95, 98, and NT on the client side. Implementation and administration of Novell Directory Services (NDS). Systems Management using ManageWise and Systems Management Server (SMS), systems backup, and messaging.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Performed administration of Novell NetWare for file & print services. Also administered the mainframe connectivity of NetWare, and the client-focused network services delivered by IT.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Administration of Novell server environment, and Ethernet network. Also, maintained user base consisting of Windows and Macintosh clients.

Education record

Education record

Diploma