• CAREER SUMMARY  Diverse IT skill set developed over 30+ years. Geared to aggressively approach problem situations and provide effective solutions. Thrive upon resolving and optimizing processes towards achieving profitable company goals. Skilled at quick and effective deployment of current technologies in a cost-efficient manner for employers and clients.

• SKILLS OVERVIEW  Google Enterprise Administration  |  Unix/Linux; Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, BSD, Knoppix  |  IT Team Project Management  |  Security Analysis and Auditing  |  QA Analysis  |  ERP Deployment/Migration  |  Project Management  |  Database Programming, Design and Analysis – MySQL, Oracle  |  SOX/COBIT/HIPAA​ Compliance/Auditing  |  Training Documentation  |  Sales Presentation / Demonstration  |  VoIP/PBX technology/Asterisk  |  AWS Deployment  | VMWare, VirtualBox, KVM/QEMU, Citrix  | Network Hardware and Software Infrastructure  | System Administration​  | Reporting/Data Analysis

• EMPLOYMENT

  • LEARN Charter Schools  

    • Information Technology Manager 2019 – Present
      Oversight and management of IT projects. Scope includes coordination of 13 campuses for ongoing infrastructure and technology initiatives. Decision consultant for budgeting, asset management, new technology deployment, optimization of business processes. Manage Google Enterprise for Education administration, Google Applications support, IT Ticketing support asset management. Design and deploy school technology projects. CIPA compliance auditing. Review RFPs and eRate submissions.

  • ATOM AMPD, LLC  

    • Information Technology Manager 2008 – 2019
      Management of internet security and VoIP services development for Linux-based OS product offering. Lead for coordinating internal business​ processes,internal reporting,​​ sales support,​ customer​ support, product​ testing and sales demonstration. Oversee and author technical product  documentation and company infrastructure.

  • HAEMONETICS 2006 ​– ​2010

    • IT​ ​Contractor
      Research and deployment of IT solutions. ​Specific areas​ ​of focus include, infrastructure, upgrade, data migration, systems data analysis, business process analysis, data extraction, OS deployments and upgrades.

    • Salesforce Developer
      Developed custom SalesForce service management solution for optimizing, service RMAs, customer​ ​ support​ and knowledge​ ​base ​integrated​ ​with​ ​existing company SalesForce​ ​deployment using AJAX. Performed​ ​complete internal security audit for company IT infrastructure and deployed improvements.

  • BIO-LOGIC​ ​SYSTEMS​ ​CORPORATION 1985-2006

IT​ ​MANAGER Developed and maintained persistent hardware and software infrastructure for $30M medical electrodiagnostic testing equipment company. Managed 3 person team with direct report to CFO for project deployments and internal technical support. ​Managed​ ​prioritizing and​ ​scheduling​ ​of​ ​all​ ​IT​ ​tasks. Design​ed ​and​ ​deployed​ ​effective​ ​procedures​ ​for​ ​intrusion detection,​ ​​backup​ ​and​ DRM.​ Audited ​IT​ ​procedures​ ​for​ ​compliance​ ​with Federal​ ​Sarbanes-Oxley​ ​and​ ​COBIT​ ​accountability​.​ ​​​​Directed selection ​and​ ​deployment​ ​of​ ​corporate-wide​ ​ERP​ ​system​ ​(IFS)​ resulting in dramatic optimization​ ​of​ ​business​ ​processes. ​Administered Oracle 11g​ database. Facilitated subsequent migration from IFS to Baan ERP after acquisition.

NETWORK MANAGER  Responsible for deployment​​ and​ administration of corporate network. Responsible for all Windows server and workstation installation, configuration, maintenance, and support.​​ Research and​ ​ recommendation​ of all​​ enterprise​ applications​ software; 

DATABASE PROGRAMMER Responsible​ ​for​ ​development​ ​and​ ​maintenance​ ​of​ custom ​integrated ​DBF IT​ ​applications​ ​including​: ​leads management, quotations​, order entry,​ ​serialized​ ​inventory​ ​control,​ ​customer​ ​and​ ​device​ ​history​ ​tracking,​ ​invoice​ ​tracking,​ automated​ ​software​ ​generation,​​ ​customer​ ​relationship​ ​management,​ and service management. The resulting suite provided a seamless business process from initial customer lead to customer delivery to support.

SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER  Performed and authored procedures for electro-diagnostic medical​ equipment and C++ based ​DSP software in development state. Hardware and software​ testing.

QUALITY CONTROL SUPERVISOR  Responsible for product quality testing​ of hardware and DSP software.​ Management​ of​ quality​ control​ staff and development of test procedures for all outgoing​ product. Deployed statistical analysis tools and​ procedures for ensuring measurable results of product quality and reliability. Developed FDA GMP compliance procedures.

• EDUCATION  Northern​ Illinois University, 1983 –1986, Communications 

• SOCIETIES & VOLUNTEER WORK  Tau Kappa Epsilon, Arthritis Foundation,  Center on Halsted