Director of Information Technology serves as the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering’s leader and advocate for information technology, with responsibility for planning, coordinating and implementing a comprehensive technology environment for both academic, research and administrative computing systems. Is responsible for providing innovative vision, strategy and leadership for the development and implementation of technology in support of the institution's mission and strategic goals. As well has the responsibility to coordinate high-performance computing (HPC) operations, data storage, networking, security, and database services, as well as a host of other cyber-infrastructure related services to insure the reliable, and optimized delivery of those services.

Manage the resources and operations for Art Institute locations within the Carolina’s. Provide leadership to IT Analysts in order to drive support and maintenance for computer, networking, and telephony equipment across the campuses.

Responsible for executing operations in the areas of responsibility in the supervisor role, where the role is accountable including; engaging in strategic planning and implementing technology initiatives and establishment of policies and procedures to ensure maximum connectivity throughout the campus.•Campus IT operational & capital budget control; directly responsible for 32% savings YOY •Created a standard model for the EDMC – Ai schools “Campus IT Operational Manual”•Improved equipment cage model and reduced theft, breakage, and loss by 47% YOY•Created 3x backup system to ensure IT disaster recovery and day-to-day continuity•Instituted new cost saving Apple repair certification, training and managed site processes•Created campus Faculty Technology Committee Charter for faculty involvement in campus IT initiatives

•Ensure campus wide computer lab compliance with Strayer University IT policies and procedures including security, network, hardware and software policies•Assisted with campus and regional-based career development activities including: workshops, career fairs and resume assistance by actively recruiting students and implementing marketing campaigns•Attended Director level staff meetings as needed•Implemented new campus technology in support of Strayer University IT•Provided assistance to students, faculty and staff in problem assessment and troubleshooting of hardware, software and network issues•Administrative processing, organization, and documentation•Documented and reported all IT equipment/networking/software malfunctions•Initiated and managed IT equipment procurement processes•Maintain student and faculty workstations, servers, printers, and other campus network interfaces

•Instructor of Planetary and Stellar Astronomy laboratory sections•Responsible for core syllabus/course structure and 3 weekly lectures•Provide software (Mac OSX) and laboratory hardware/troubleshooting•Operate SARA telescope, Kitt Peak National Observatory•Perform imaging, image noise reduction, stacking, and comparative analysis•Consider nightly weather conditions and perform observatory weather monitoring•Operate and monitor CCD camera temperature and exposure limits•Perform data reduction, documentation and interpretation•Presentation and operation of Clemson University planetarium for public/student outreach

•High-Energy Gamma-Ray Burst Research team member;•Research documentation and interpretation•Ran data reduction algorithms in IDL environment•Catalog, analyze, reduce temporal and spectral data for data mining purposes•Organize and present results to the team leaders in weekly committee•Collaborate with team members to quickly and accurately achieve objectives •Responsible for independent and collaborative presentation of research related discoveries