I am a 1/3 owner of a technology company that provides services, equipment and support to business, education, and residential customers. The company is a minority owned TERO and eRate company.Through both direct and indirect roles through the company, I have provided:Consulting: technical consulting to school districts on equipment and personnel, expert witness consultation, telecom network and server configuration and deploymentVirtualization: identification and… Show more I am a 1/3 owner of a technology company that provides services, equipment and support to business, education, and residential customers. The company is a minority owned TERO and eRate company.Through both direct and indirect roles through the company, I have provided:Consulting: technical consulting to school districts on equipment and personnel, expert witness consultation, telecom network and server configuration and deploymentVirtualization: identification and migration of servers and services to Proxmox virtualization servers, recovery of competitor's Windows Virtual Server host/guest and identification of root cause for guest failureTelephony: voip/sip with fax configuration and deployment (saving business customers as much as $1000 or more per month)Remote Monitoring: development of web based remote monitoring of sensors solution with user management interface via a Django framework and custom hardwareNetworking: migration of a Cisco network from 1Gbps to 10Gbps backbone, implementation of 1-1 wireless solution with identification and isolation of interferenceCloud Hosting: provide hosted medical management, provide cloud backup and storage, hosted voip serversSecurity and Surveillance: in process of obtaining licensing for installation of CCTV and IP based cameras and security equipment Show less

Department Head for IT in a school district with a population of approximately 1900 with over 800 systems and 7 sites connected by over 4 miles of fiber.Provide technical support for the district. Responsible for the supervision of additional support staff which includes one CS degreed network assistant and five site-based teacher technicians.Develop and maintain a six year plan for technology growth and implementation.Research and specify software and equipment… Show more Department Head for IT in a school district with a population of approximately 1900 with over 800 systems and 7 sites connected by over 4 miles of fiber.Provide technical support for the district. Responsible for the supervision of additional support staff which includes one CS degreed network assistant and five site-based teacher technicians.Develop and maintain a six year plan for technology growth and implementation.Research and specify software and equipment, negotiate pricing, manage purchasing, and deploy and integrate technology purchases. This entails close working relationships with various vendors.Responsible for network design, security, purchases, troubleshooting and maintenance. The network is a Cisco network configured as a spoked lan on single-mode fiber with 2 virtual lans. The Internet pipe is a 100Mb fiber connection with AT&T. Firewall and filtering is managed with an IPCop system. System and network monitoring is managed with OpenNMS and ntop. Accounts, software deployment, and software updates are managed with an AD server. Key player in bringing first fiber consumer availability to Vinita. [One of first if not the first district connected to the internet via fiber in Oklahoma.]Responsible for network communications. The email configuration is comprised of two Zimbra servers (1 student, 1 staff). Instant messaging is implemented with an Openfire server and Spark clients. Authentication is performed via Fedora Directory Services (ldap). Mail and instant messaging are both accessible from outside the district. Student email is configured to only interface with accounts internal to the district.Spearhead and oversee the deployment of open source software as a cost savings initiative. Systems are Windows systems, configured with a full complement of Open Source software, and imaged with G4l to an archive server running Openfiler. System inventory is managed with OCS. Trouble ticketing and help desk are provided with GLPI. Show less

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