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Alpharetta, Ga, Us

Manage all of Information Technology and Security for a fast growing commercial construction company.

Manage all aspects of IT for mid size law firm

• Designed and directed the overhaul of the entire network infrastructure of 14 offices including the replacement of the telecom system without any downtime for the business. Changed the environment from reactive IT support process to a proactive IT process. •Negotiated $5 million in contracts with third-party suppliers and over 30 vendors. Reducing overall costs by more than 25%•Eliminated $1Million in consulting fees annually first year in position•Managed $10 million budgets for two different departments•Reduced headcount in administrative services division from 58 to 33 while increasing efficiency and reducing loss•Project Manager for building a $5 million 20,000 sq ft new facility from the planning to completion including construction, decorating and final move in on budget and on time•Negotiated building leases that included over $1million in free rent and the purchase of $1.8 million of assets for $130 thousand•Moved over 1300 people over a 3 year time period without any downtime or disruption to the businessResponsible for budgeting, hiring and managing 2 different departments in the IT and Facilities areas. IT experience and expertise includes managing WAN/LAN, VLANS, SANS, VMWARE, Exchange, Active Directory, business continuity and disaster recovery, VOIP, Blackberry Server, Cisco routers and switches, Cisco and Avaya Phone Systems, Citrix, Terminal Server, SharePoint and all Microsoft apps. Managed the development teams and coordinated with business units and C Level management team to prioritize projects and implement change management. Managed IT Staff of over 50 people. Budgeting and managing lease negotiations for both equipment and buildings, all vendor management, asset management and purchasing for a $300 million organization. Managed staff of 58 that we reduced to 33 by process change and improvements. Authority on building moves and office deployments.

Accomplishments and Responsibilities•Provided networking and IT Services to over 15 different clients in 2 states•Architect of new network infrastructure for doctor/hospital messaging service requiring 100% SLA and managed that level for 4 consecutive years- never down during my tenure•Overhaul of entire network infrastructure 100 person real estate firm

Accomplishments•Designed and built MS Server/Exchange Network for record label with offices in 8 states•Deployed and managed move of offices from Nashville to Atlanta with zero downtime•Supported label artists during national tours including all ticket buys for all artists at all venues nationally creating relationships with promoters and venues that are still in place 8 years later•Designed and executed process change for many departments that were doing it manually to an automated process saving over $500 thousand annually with the time and effort efficiencies ResponsibilitiesSupported and managed network for record label based in Nashville/Atlanta with offices in 8 states. Responsible for all electronic interaction with parent company in NY while designing all the processes that had to meet requirements of the parent company while satisfying the needs of the various departments. Oversaw the creation of the labels web page and was responsible for the day to day management. In addition to the IT job my responsibilities included supporting artist development which was acting as liaison between the artists and the label after they were signed. All tour support was a part of this department including tickets buys and local support in each marketplace for each artist

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Accomplishments and Responsibilities•Supported 300 user corporate banking division•Converted entire department from IBM OS2 to Windows 95 with zero downtime to operations•Turned a negatively viewed IT support process into a positive, confident department focused on end user relations and proactive support•Managed outside vendor relations and saved the company 200K in contract renegotiations over 18 months