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Senior Manager, Information Technology

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Accomplished Information Technology professional with experience in IT Management, Systems Administration, and Technical Project Management. Strong vision and understanding of technology and its applications in business. Detail oriented with superb analytical skills. Excellent communication skills. Team player. - Hands on experience in Directing, Managing and Supporting all aspects of Network Infrastructure, Helpdesk and IT Operations, Business Applications, and Desktop/Server/Systems in multi-platform environments. - Successful record completing projects in network analysis and migration, implementation of storage systems, server virtualization, and network security. - Sharpened management skills overseeing people and resources to deliver key results in organizational efficiency, cost savings and revenue growth. - Technical Leadership and forward thinking principles to shift IT from a reactive role to that of a business excellence contributor. Managerial/Leadership Competencies: Team Leadership Project Management Helpdesk Management Budget Management Resource Management Technological Expertise Staff Performance and Review Operating Procedure Management Vendor Relationships Employee Mentoring & Training Process Improvement Asset Management & Inventory SOX Auditing and Reporting Technical Competencies: Server Virtualization - VMWare Windows Server - Exchange - Active Directory Storage Area Networks Webservers - DNS & SSL Certificates Content Management & Collaboration Document Control Systems Application Testing & Deployment Network Security - Firewalls - Routers - Switches Enterprise Antivirus Implementations Backup Management & Disaster Recovery System Uptime & Reporting Strategic Technology Planning Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) ITIL V3 Foundation Certified Specialties: Technical Summary: Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008, Novell/Netware 6.5, Active Directory, MS Exchange Server 2000/2003, MS SQL Server 7.0/2000, MS IIS 4.0/5.0/6.0, JD Edwards, VMWare Server, SharePoint, Kronos, Macola ERP, Oracle, Intuit Quickbase, Altiris, MS Visio, MS Office, MS Access, MS Project, Ethereal, SolarWinds, Norton Ghost, Symantec Enterprise Anitivirus, Symantec Filtering for Exchange, Veritas BackUp Exec, ArcServe 2000, TCP/IP, LAN, DHCP, DFS, DNS, HTML, VBScript.