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Vice President of Cloud Operations and Information Technology, IQMS

Established in 1989, IQMS is one of the leading producers of software systems and Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning ERP software in the United States. Based in Paso Robles, Calif., the firm provides a wide range of software systems for the repetitive, process and discrete manufacturing industries. Some of its services include professional services, technical support, training programs, selfserve web support, user group meetings and maintenance programs. IQMS s industryspecific modules adhere to the ISO standards, TS standards and Food and Drug Administration FDA requirements. It has partnerships with Actify Inc., BIOkey International, BrainSurf and Cleo Communications, among others.

Proven Success in Systems Design, Engineering, Project Management, and Team Leadership • Accomplished systems administrator with 15 years of experience managing server infrastructures and data-center operations across multiple platforms (Unix, Linux, Windows). Effectively plan, install, configure and optimize the IT infrastructure to consistently achieve high availability and performance while minimizing cost. • Proven ability to create and deliver solutions tied to business growth, organizational development and systems/network optimization. Skilled problem identifier and troubleshooter comfortable managing systems, projects and teams in a range of IT environments. • Born leader with a strong ability to train and teach others as well as having a keen eye for bringing people together to form effective communicative operational teams. _________________________ Highlights of IT Skills _________________________ • VMWare ESXi 5.5+, View 6.x • VEEAM 8.x Design/Support • Amazon AWS Design/Support • LAN/WAN/NOC Administration • Exchange 2010 Design/Manage • Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012 R2 • DNS/DHCP/DFS/TCP/IP/AD • Dell SonicWALL Firewalls • Dell PowerEdge Servers • EqualLogic and PV SANs • Force10, N, PC Switches • Systems Installation, Configuration & Upgrading • Oracle/MySQL/Postgre DB Support • Training & Mentoring • SharePoint Design • Microsoft Deployment Workbench • Storage Area Network Design • Workflow Planning • Productivity Improvement • Routing and Switching Design • Project Management