Ronald C Schaefer Email & Phone Number

Traverse City Mi

Saralee FrozenWell the migration from windows 7 to windows 10 is complete. Including re-imaging 60 desktop units and 30 thin clients. Everyone is now on the new network and O/S. Netsuite is now running strong on all clients and all users are comfortable with the new system. All phone are now on 8x8 including dual lines and ring groups. Wish I could say I did it myself but truth be told it was a team effort. Not withstanding my input sped the process by several weeks.Migration of all PC’s and laptops from WIN7 to WIN10. Integration of all servers (DNS, DHCP, Wins, Print, Email, ERP, and Unified Communication) to new AD network.Migration from SAP to Netsuite.Provisioning and deployment of 8x8 unified communication solution Ciso solution.Provide on call desk-side user support. Migration of entire plant network from old domain to new sole domain.Migration of all PC’s and laptops from WIN7 to WIN10.Integration of all servers (DNS, DHCP, Wins, Print, Email, ERP, and Unified Communication) to new AD network.Migration from SAP to Netsuite.Provisioning and deployment of 8x8 unified communication solution Ciso solution.Provide on call desk-side user support.

Traverse City Mi

NEC, IBM, Robert Half Technology, Sedona Technologies, NetView, Insight,Smart Source, State Farm, PNC, JPMChase, Level10 and Retail Radio Independent IT Contractor December 2015-Present Contracted to perform Site surveys.Installation of Network Cabling.Installation and upgrading Network Hardware (Servers, Routers, Wi-Fi, PC’s, Laptops, Printers, VoIP).Server, PC, Printer repairs.Software refresh and patch management. Training and Conference room A/V and Network collaboration integration.Operating system and application training (Windows 10, MS office, SharePoint, Outlook, OneNote, SAP) and mentoring.

Moline Il

Enjoying a 3rd round of AERO upgrades. I find the work enjoyable as I meet new people and make new friendships. I only wish the assignments would last longer. I am open to the same type of work year round.Contracted to install new office networks and equipment within State Farm offices throughout Northern Michigan. I am to Provide training to end users, insuring seamless roll over to new systems and hardware. If everything goes as planned they will never know I was there - So far So good.

Traverse City Mi

Contracted to preform site survey and installation of IT environment in RV park documenting specific equipment, wiring and location within each administrative office. Installed upgraded netowork in RV park.

Traverse City, Mi

Contracted to:Upgrade servers, workstations and printers in the Banking industry.Break/fix repairs of servers and workstations.Conducted site survey and install new wireless networks Setup training rooms including Servers and PC's.

Traverse City, Mi

Pirate's Cove Adventure Park Senior Mechanical Engineer April 2015 –presentOversee all mechanical operations within large amusement park including mechanical, electrical, water and filtration systems. Analyzed and improved reliability of all mechanical systems transitioning maintenance to a preventative and scheduled maintenance program.Implemented tracking system, allowing for statistical analysis of failures resulting in a 30% increase in attraction availability and maximization of revenue.Tracked and eliminated cross wiring in control lighting system adding protective circuits to prevent future failures.Reprogrammed electrical system allowing for control over individual Go Carts. Redesigned and rebuilt lower section of conveyor belt on water slide allowing for proper tension cutting maintenance time by over 90%.

Traverse City Mi

Design of circuits to provide electrical power to residential and commercial customers. Design of line capacity upgrades using voltage and current calculations. Determination of transformer size based upon current and additional loads.Placement of service routes both overhead and underground utilizing MicroStation CAD software.Interacted with customers regarding line voltage issues.Mentored junior staff members in motor design/operation.

Traverse City Mi

Design of circuits to provide electrical power to residential and commercial customers. Design of line capacity upgrades using voltage and current calculations.Determination of transformer size based upon current and additional loads.Placement of service routes both overhead and underground utilizing MicroStation CAD software.Interacted with customers regarding line voltage issues.Mentored junior staff members in motor design/operation.Structured Bills of Material in SAP software.

Skokie Il

Directed Information Technology operations within $500 million company providing steel products to both international and domestic markets. Served as Network Engineer to design, develop and modernize network infrastructure with multi-server applications. Provided network security, quality assurance, desktop support, operations documentation and telecommunication support.Designed, installed and maintained advanced network including facility wide wireless access. This resulted in a 100% speed increase in network access, reducing network downtime by over 95%Migrated multiple linked databases to a single integrated database spanning all corporate functions.  Created and maintained SharePoint data portals resulting in reliable and consistent access to corporate data across widely varied platforms by clients and personnel.Designed and implemented customer web portal using Visual Studio which resulted in 30% increase in on time delivery performance and a 40% decrease in bad shipments. Configured, installed and administrated network security protocols including anti-virus solution, firewall (SonicWALL) and DMZ reducing virus infection by 99%, eliminating network intrusions and reducing spam by 90%.

Woodstock Il

I was the senior IT consultant providing services to small business ranging from beverage distributors to day traders. I provided support for individuals who needed help with their personal computers be it hardware or software. Some jobs were as simple as training someone to use email while others involved designing and installing entire networks.Also help with virus removal and internet connection setup. For businesses I provided network consulting and support.I demonstrated the knack of listening to my clients needs and desires and then steering them to the right equipment and software that meet those needs and allowed for future growth without obtaining capabilities that they would never use.

Provided administrative, technical support and analytical support of Public Folders for global collaboration environment spanning 625 servers. Administrated Enterprise wide Public Folder (forerunner of SharePoint) structure consisting of 125 global servers and 1.2m folders.Authored VBA scripts that restored entire deleted public folder structure, bringing network back to full capacity in less than 24 hours.Created scripts and SQL queries to gather full metrics on Public Folder usage communicating day to day impact upon corporate operations to upper level management.  Providing high level (on call Tier 5) engineering support to Microsoft Public Folder support group and Sharepoint on disaster recovery issues.

Provided high level tech support to all 3 company locations.

I was the senior design engineer in charge of designing large and small frame AC motors.I was also the manger of the tool room, model shop and test lab. While there I successfully completed many projects. Among them where:• Developed high speed gearboxes running continuously for the vending industry opening new markets for the client.• Pioneered the use of 3-D Cad software in gear-train design reducing prototyping time and increasing quality of end product.• Early leader in the adaptation of fluid dynamic studies for use in magnetic field studies. • Wrote gear design software using both Visual Basic and Visual C+ decreasing product design, prototyping and time to production of product..• Instituted spectrum analysis to decrease gear-train vibration resulting in improved quality,longevity and noise quality of resulting gear trains.• Developed extremely low leakage current insulation system for the hospital industry.• Created UL certified insulation system for extreme high temp applications in the food industry.• Developed motion control system for school bus safety applications.• Designed open loop positional control circuit for vending industry.• Designed and installed automated testing lab for UL compliance testing decreasing time and cost involved in insuring product compliance with UL standards.• Updated control systems for automated winding equipment reducing setup time and winding time.• Designed, programmed and installed automated line for high volume assembly of motors for vending industry reducing cost.

Niles, Il

I was in charge of the Small Office Duplicating Products department which produced the companies line of Azograph, Memograph and table-top offset presses. We also made the companies line of offset master making equipment. I was responsible for the performance of the 24 member department insuring that production schedules were met without going over budget. Also responsible fire personal decisions within the department and career growth of team members.

Engineering

Studied Engineering and Computer science.

Hs Diploma, General Studies

Studied computer programming and computer operations.