It Specialist
Current-Responsible for all IT related activities for Amsted Rail's Winnipeg location-Worked as sole IT professional for a large 24/7/365 manufacturing environment (200+ users, IT-OT Networks)-Oversaw and allocated the IT budget for the plant-Aligned with Amsted Rail's corporate IT Team on Security/Network/Hardware policies-Managed vendor and contractor relationships, engaging them through purchase requestions in SAP-Monitored and secured the OT/ICS network with tools such as Claroty, also partnered with local controls engineers to insure firmware of PLCs remains up to date-Worked with Amsted Rail's Emerging Technology Team on various innovation projects relating and not limited to AI, Remote Assist, Virtual Reality, Digital Twins & Microsoft Power Apps-Created Powershell scripts to automate daily tasks-Upgraded many Windows 10 systems to Windows 11 and provided solutions for legacy applications that did not support moving to the new operating system-Managed mobile devices through Microsoft InTune MDM-Implemented a Remote Assist solution using the Microsoft HoloLens 2-Maintained and upgraded critical plant workstations-Created hot spares for critical plant IT infrastructure-Managed patching for production machines-Maintained, improved and provided support for: Aviligion Security camera system; Door badge reader system (RS2 Access IT); Radcomm Radiation Scanner; Thermostat System; Zoom Rooms conferencing systems; HMI touchscreens; Navori displays; Zebra label printers; various multifunction printers; various IoT devices; Virtual Reality training simulators; Mitel VOIP; NVRs