As the IT Director and CTO, I supervise, coach, and mentor 11 staff members. I am responsible for driving implementations of infrastructure, to include Networking, Storage, Virtualization, Helpdesk Systems, Change Control, and Vulnerability Remediations designed to maximize efficiencies. Provide IT oversite, project management, and manage internal IT security and audits and serve as the subject matter expert when collaborating and assisting with Technology Strategic planning. Key accomplishments include:• Developed and grew staff of 3 to 11 to accommodate and facilitate growth.• lead IT projects.• Developed Technology Strategic plans to align with corporate goals.• Replacement of Bank infrastructure, switches, routers, PC's, servers, and storage. • Outsourced Email and SharePoint services.• Coordinate BCP with Risk.• Manage Patching, Vulnerability scanning, Event logging, and remediations.• Manage IT Security function with to facilitate satisfactory audit findings.• Manage IT function to support dedicated Business Unit support. • Implemented DR at offsite Branch location.• Implemented 24x7 Monitoring of critical systems.• Restructured and replaced phone infrastructure for the main office and Branch locations.• Manage networking, hardware, software, and applications.• Played a key role in three Bank conversions.• Led outsourcing of Technology Infrastructure and services.

Implementation and management of load balancers, servers, firewall security, and switches. Performed security penetrations for infrastructure, development code, SQL Server, and Cluster buildouts. Part of my role included, managing our Savvis Co-Lo Data Center, supporting Infrastructure for internal and external customers.Key accomplishments:• Conversion of all physical systems to VMWare utilizing HP Blades with Compellent Storage.• Migration of physical infrastructure to Savvis colocation services.• Implemented, migrated, and supported Lewtan’s ASP solutions.• Administered 2000/2003 Servers SQL IIS5.0, IIS6.0 and customs applications.• Performed Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning on internal and external customer servers.• Interfaced with development and QA with code deployments, and security fixes. • Supported Exchange 2000 and 2003 email infrastructure.• Implemented and supported DR at offsite hosting center.• Implemented DR at offsite hosting center for Bank of America applications.• Implemented and managed BIG-IP for code deployments and load balancing.

As Director of Data Center Operations and Sr. Engineer of PlumRiver Technologies, I grew, mentored, and managed a small staff of Information Technology Engineers. As a start-up it was hitting the ground running to setup staff, and infrastructure, from the ground up.Key accomplishments:• Managed and grew staff of three Engineers.• Implementation of UAT release procedures.• Implement, design, migrate and support all PlumRiver ASP solutions. • Provide SQL 7.0/2000 Administration and dB tuning.• Managed server firewall and security.• Load balancer implementation and administration.• Support 40 NT/2000 Servers and Ecommerce applications running IIS5.0.• Administration and design of Exchange 5.5 and 2000 email functionality.• Provide customer support and filed Engineering. • Provide support and administration of IBM MQ series.• Support and maintain all remote VPN access points.• Architected UAT environments for production and in house testing.• Support all internal Firewalls and switches.• Implemented and maintain Veritas backup and Norton Antivirus Enterprise solutions.• Implemented and maintain DNS, WINS, DHCP and Firewall.• Implemented and maintain security procedures.• Managed and support Mitel telephony. • Maintained all IT Vendor relationships.• Migration of customer infrastructure to Navisite DataCenter.• Consulted with principles to rebuild PlumRiver’s B2B application to onboard its first customers.

Reporting to the VP of Strategic accounts, responsibilities included building and supporting Windows servers and applications. Interfacing with external customer, providing solutions, support and infrastructure design.Key accomplishments:• Built front-end and back-end customer web applications using SQL 7.0, IIS 4.0, Oracle, and SiteServer.• Worked with-in the CMGI start-up internet company portfolio.• Managed and supported accounts for Engage, Dress Barn, World Mall, and Zip2 web farms.• Managed load Balancers and production code release for Operations.• Liaison between NaviSite and Planet Direct Web Company.• Implementation of Security patches and procedures.• Implemented and maintain Enterprise Legato Backup Solution.• Building and supporting of NT Servers and Applications.• Maintained and implemented Xedia Access Points for VPN solution.• Provide NT Web/Server Engineering support and monitoring of customer web sites.