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Detroit, Mi, Us

Southfield, Michigan, Us

Novi, Mi, Us

• Develop business and technical architecture for infrastructure as we migrate from local datacenter to Azure cloud.• Create governance plan and rollout strategy for Office 365 including Teams, SharePoint, Forms, Power Automate and Yammer.• Create cloud, productivity and collaboration strategy for organization.• Evaluate and compare phone and conference room solutions (e.g. Teams, Zoom and Cisco), negotiate costs and licensing to create a POC that can be tested in the organization.• Manage Microsoft partnership and licensing to facilitate LCG’s digital transformation using Azure and Microsoft 365.• Champion user adoption, and organize and facilitate employee training as LCG migrates to Office 365 environment.• Aligned project activities with established requirements, focusing on efficient scheduling, effective risk assessment, and appropriate resource allocation.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us

• Spearheaded a ten-person Technical Operations team (e.g. Network Engineers, System Administrators, Help Desk Staff) in delivering IT services across five US and two global offices.• Cultivated trusting, productive relationships with all teams, internal constituents, external channel partners, vendors, and customers while driving accountability and a superior customer experience.• Controlled a $2M dollar IT budget, including purchasing hardware/software, facilitating audits and office moves, renegotiating contracts, and eliminating excess spending; reduced budget by $1M already.• Split office network and infrastructure from parent company and subsidiaries by migrating to new cloud solutions for all offices.• Reduced corporate network vulnerabilities by scanning corporate environment using Tenable and Rapid7, reduced vulnerabilities by 90% System Center Configuration Manager to update and patch servers and PCs.• Identified and created solutions for areas requiring improvement (e.g. applications, architecture, software, procedures, processes) in a non-disruptive manner while maintaining compliance with HIPA, GDPR, ISO as well as building toward FedRamp compliance.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

• Advocated for and initiated the move to the cloud using Office 365 and Jive, including creating a business case and road map for set-up and configuration.• Evaluated and compared different enterprise social networking tools (e.g. Jive, Yammer, WebEx Social), selecting the appropriate tool for the company’s needs as the Jive social community manger.• Directed the SharePoint team in globally supporting the multi-server, multi-farm SharePoint 2010 environment after coordinating the migration from SharePoint 2007.• Partnered with the HR and Communications departments to redesign the intranet homepage.• Collaborated with the Accounts Payable department on setting up the NA invoice repository to track 15K+ yearly supplier invoices via SharePoint Designer workflows, accounting for $600K+ per year.• Administered SharePoint 2010 and SQL via the Metalogix Control Point tool, including User Profile service, Search, and Managed Metadata.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

• Managed SharePoint 2010 and 2013 administration, including User Profile service, FAST Search, Managed Metadata, and MySites.• Deployed customizations and validated installations/configurations within Model Office, Pre-Prod, and Production environments.• Organized and facilitated employee training on migrating to new the GM High Availability SharePoint 2010 environment, as well as provided operational support for the multi-server, multi-farm SharePoint 2010 environment.• Oversaw release activity into new GM SharePoint HA Environment.• Resolved customer issues related to all aspects of SharePoint environment as Level 3 support, assisting the Level 1 and Level 2 SharePoint support team in India.• Conducted tests on SharePoint 2010 bugs, monitored ongoing issues, and implemented strategic solutions with the Premier Microsoft Support team, in a rotating on-call schedule.• Authored and edited test plans and test case documentation, as well as user manuals and operation guides for the SP Governance Site.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

HP Enterprise Services• Tested and validated internal HP SharePoint 2010/2013 Framework sites• Wrote/edited test plan and test case documentation, user manual, and operation guides for SharePoint Governance Site• Back-up and restore SharePoint 2010 scripting in PowerShell, instruction documentation createdBlack & Veatch• Performed SharePoint migrations using Tzunami to migrate customer sites from SharePoint 2003/2007 to SharePoint 2010• Developed, trained, and implemented migration checklist within a SharePoint list for process improvements for a customer migration project• Created and tested SharePoint 2010 workflows using SharePoint Designer• Trained HP employees and customers on migration processes

Lohr Am Main, De

• Charted success developing and implementing the Semicon Solar cell handling demo; presented it at Semicon West 2010.• Formulated a test plan with technical specifications, as well as completed market analysis for the solar cell end effector.

Farmington Hills, Mi, Us

• Managed the full sample handling process within Automotive Electronics, including compiling quote packages for products and preparing Customer Strategy Meeting presentations.

Grasbrunn, De, De

• Coordinated software validation and environmental testing on a range of Bosch Security cameras in the Quality Assurance Lab, from scheduling tests to maintaining the lab.

Farmington Hills, Mi, Us

• Demonstrated and benchmarked Park Pilot, Side View Assist, Parallel Parking, and Rear-View Camera System to customers.• Streamlined the process flow for sample deliveries by creating new request forms and tracking sheets.

London, England, Gb

• Responsible for wiring and testing ECUs on a test bench, diagnosed problem ECUs with CANalyzer• Completed software testing using diagnostic tools StarSCAN/MOBILE and aftermarket devices

Rochester, Michigan, Us

• Delivered effective customer and technical support for 2000 faculty and staff, including computer hardware/software and networking.

M.S., Information Technology And Management

B.S., Electrical Engineering