For the past 25 years, Thomas has been using Information Technology to improve the business bottom line. Being raised in an entrepreneurial environment, he tends to both think and work like a business owner, taking into account more than just the IT Department. With his hands-on managerial style, intense desire to learn new technologies, and exceptional problem solving skills, he is able find the root cause of most any IT related problem, determine the best solution, and get it implemented.He has worked in the not-for-profit, electronics manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and financial services sectors, but always in the area of Information Technology.Specialties: IT Infrastructure, troubleshooting, migration, process improvement, cost reduction, business continuity, operations, strategic alignment, best practices, management, technology selection, hardware, software, engineering, servers, storage, networks, database, virtualization, planning, integration, Microsoft, Active Directory, VMware, vSphere, ESX, SAN, LAN, WAN, MPLS, VPN, .NET, SQL Server, SharePoint and Crystal Reports