Tom Tate accrued more than thirty years of technical expertise as a U.S. Army avionics technician, many different positions in Information Technology, and owning and operating a small business. Teaching 7th- and 9th-grade math required extensive application of Tom’s soft skills.Tom’s knowledge allows the flexibility to navigate multiple roles confidently. Unique experiences such as living in Latin America for three years and working collaboratively with persons of diverse cultures provides Tom a unique appreciation and understanding of the significance of each person and the ability work as part of a dynamic team.MATH TEACHER▶︎ Introduced technology enabling more effective teaching and classroom management as well as increased student learning as evidenced by end-of-grade test scores.SMALL OFFICE▶︎ Changed hosting and email services and redelegated the domain increasing services uptime by 50%.▶︎ Installed new local area network hardware increasing network reliability.▶︎ Reconfigured firewall trust control on Microsoft Windows PC’s to allow file and printer sharing, reducing printer requirements.▶︎ Coded a website using XHTML, CSS, and PHP, providing a fast and consistent rendering of the client’s site.CORPORATE SYSTEMS▶︎ Managed, led, or collaborated in the planning, development, implementation, and support of multiple systems hardware and software changes in a 1000 plus store retail chain.▶︎ Effectively communicated with corporate departments such as Store Operations, the Treasury Department, and multiple Information Technology teams as a Project Manager engaging in numerous concurrent projects.▶︎ Participated in the design, testing, and implementation of an AIX/UNIX based store sales system that utilized shared disk drive arrays and networked application and database servers that provided a high-availability system.Contact Tom@TomTate.fyi or at 910.632.0785 (Google Voice) to discuss how I can leverage my experience to meet your requirements.