Hired to manage the opening of the casino IT Department and Casino Systems and hardware. Researched, recommended, budgeted and implement all IT core hardware and software systems for system reliability and performance. Built the IT department from the ground up.• Recruited, interviewed, and hired employees to work for the company.• Managed and executed projects so they stick to schedule, scope, and budget.• Developed annual budgets for new and ongoing IT projects and ensured operation within parameters.• Track project milestones and deliverables, communicating with clients and coworkers as necessary to keep them abreast of the project’s progress.• Create and manage work breakdown structures of IT projects.• Collect and summarize information in preparation for creating and submitting status reports.• Scheduled and led meetings related to current and upcoming information technology projects.• Assessed risk factors and developed strategies for response.• Obtained resources and materials for projects by negotiating with project stakeholders.

Hired as a network administrator and remain as senior IT consultant for large, multi-site, social service provider for the multiple handicapped. Provide administration of LAN/WAN, multi-site disaster recovery solution, Active Directory / DNS and Exchange, paperless scanning system, IP Phones, FTP servers, wireless access points. Key Projects:Conducted gap analysis of business needs against IT infrastructure and audited service providers; proposed and lead projects to close gaps, enlarge existing infrastructure, and increase stability, performance and security Designed and implemented multi-site disaster recovery (DR) solution for 4 adult day care sites and 27 group homes in Westchester and the BronxManaged the research, installation, configuration and maintenance of a Citrix server and application solutionImplemented paperless documentation scanning and storage system Implemented hyper-V server system to improve reliability and reduce hardware costs

Hired as a network administrator and promoted to senior systems manager. Research, recommend, budget and implement network enhancements to improve system reliability and performance. Key Projects:Served as IT project leader of multi-million dollar expansion of gaming operations including cable design, systems installation and configurationDesigned and implemented disaster recovery (DR) solution including configuration of a Disaster Recover site for key data and systems to ensure high availability (HA) Installed, configured, and maintained new 500 unit Mitel 3300 IP phone systemProvide administration of LAN/WAN/VPN, VMware, Active Directory / DNS and ExchangeManage IP Phones, FTP servers, wireless access points, POS and digital signage

Managed all aspects of the IT department for mid-sized apparel company with locations in New York, New Jersey, and California. Scope of work included cable Installation, firewall/Rooter Configuration, Back-Up Procedures, Internal Network Security, Trouble Shooting Hardware/Software Issues and Employee training.Key Projects:Upgrades: Servers (Windows 2000/NT to 2003/2008); Phone system (Telrad to AltiGin VoIP) Migrations: Exchange and Blackberry Installations: Fibrotic backbone, Terminal Services (VPN), sonic wall firewall and spam blocker