Objective

 An IT leadership position utilizing my 16 years of experience in production and corporate IT environments.

Skills

 Experience

October, 2000 to May, 2001: Information Technology Director, Aurigin Systems  

• Re-designed the entire corporate and production networks from a highly unreliable, un-scalable and un-maintainable architecture into a reliable, scalable, switched VLAN topology utilizing HSRP, IBGP and EBGP for redundancy.
  
• Created the first truly functional corporate Helpdesk in the company's history.

• In association with the CIO, created and staffed an ASP data center to serve a new 3.5TB data-mining product to customers over the web.

• Moved the entire ASP data center (40+ servers and an entire Cisco network) from NM to CA in one weekend with 0 customer down time when the business climate changed and expenses had to be cut to meet reduced revenues.

• Created the PBX and Call Center solution for the Customer Service group for both legacy and ASP customers.

• Optimized the company's telco services to realize savings of over $50,000/year.

• Hired, managed and motivated a highly talented staff of 22. Obtained 100% staff retention in spite of significant challenges in a difficult business environment.

• Key technologies: Cisco, Dell, Windows NT, Windows 2000 including Active Directory, BSD Unix, storage area networks, IIS, Exchange 2000, SQL Server 7.0, Windows Clusters, Veritas and Citrix.

June, 1999 to October, 2000: Director, Information Technology and Facilities, GetMedia

• Created a robust e-commerce server solution using Cisco networking equipment and Compaq NT servers. Created, coordinated, implemented and supported the construction and development of the Production IT solution in 8 weeks.

• Created an entire new corporate network, data center and PBX solution in 8 weeks.

• Facilities lead for moving the entire company (50 people) from two different offices into a new 21,000SF facility in 10 weeks.

• Responsible for all telephony and data infrastructure, all tenant improvements to the facility and numerous other build out details.

• Managed a staff of five IT and two Facilities professionals. Managed 3rd party service and product supplier contracts.

• Created and influenced corporate processes and policies. Supported executive staff in planning and executing difficult business critical decisions.

• Part of the executive team that performed an orderly shutdown of the company when the corporation was unable to raise additional funds.

November 1998 to June, 1999: IT Systems Consultant  

• Specialized on deploying a wide variety of NT and UNIX integration solutions.

• Evaluated client IT infrastructure and prepared presentations for senior management on optimizing client IT investments.
  
• Evaluated client helpdesks, networks and server architectures for efficiency and potential cost savings.

January 1995 to October 1998: Senior System Administrator, CellNet Data Systems

• Helpdesk Manager. Extensive vendor and user community interface. Provided 7x24 server and network services support.

• Designed and implemented a 300 node company wide conversion from Windows v3.x and Macintosh to NT Workstation and NT Server. Managed $200K budget for conversion.

• Created all specifications for PC hardware and software standard configurations. NT to Sun OS and Solaris UNIX connectivity specialist.

• Coordinated and negotiated third party service agreements and software contracts.

 June 1992 to January 1995: Associate Engineer, ESL Inc.  

• Associate Program Manager for a 4 PCB design using Mentor schematic capture tools.

• Primary liaison for the TRW fingerprint ID system installed at the San Jose Police  department using HP UNIX workstations networked to remote law enforcement units via a WAN using 56KB DSU's on leased lines.

• Sun OS UNIX System Administration, VAX cluster administration, Mentor Graphics administration.

October 1989 to May 1992: Senior Systems Engineer, Hughes Aircraft  

• Operated and maintained a Hughes Reconnaissance Systems Division intelligence ground station asset. Responsible for a similar system in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm, receiving numerous letters of commendation from both the US Army and Hughes Aircraft.

October 1986 to September 1989: Electronics Technician III, EG&G Special Projects  

• Duties included collection, processing and recording of remote telemetry data via fiber optic and microwave linked WANs using proprietary data gathering computers.

September 1985 to October 1986: Field Service Engineer, Business Product Services Inc.  

• Responsible for installation, maintenance and repair of numerous types of computer systems, associated peripherals and networks. Responsible for development and administrating maintenance contract agreements and new equipment sales.

August 1979 to August 1985: US Navy Sonar Technician, Submarines.  

• Advanced AN/BQQ-5 Digital Sonar Set Technician. Achieved the rank of Petty Officer Second-Class (E-5). Primary designer and manager of the ship's sound silencing program, including the coordination of 11 on-board divisions.

Education  

• 1989 to Present - Sun OS, Solaris and VAX VMS training courses, DEC VAX hardware maintenance classes.

• 1979 to 1985 - US Navy - Leadership and Management training. Advanced Electronic and Digital Signal Processing technical schools.

• 1978 to 1979 - University of Arizona. Member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.