Resume of I.T. Executive

Title
I.T. Executive

Primary Skills
V.P./Director I.T., Data Center Operations

Location
US-FL-Cape Coral

Posted
Mar-06-08

2007 Kent Technologies, Inc. Bonita Springs, Fl
Business Unit President, I.T. Services

Kent Technologies is a diversified conglomerate with business units specializing in IT consulting and services, traffic lighting and signaling systems, multimedia product development, structured cabling systems, and more. With revenues exceeding $35 Million, it is the preeminent technology services company in the Southwest Florida region. Under new ownership, it has recently completed a massive reorganization effort.

* Hired by new ownership on a project basis to serve as Interim President of the $13 Million IT Services business unit, with the specific purpose of defining, planning, and executing a graceful shutdown of the business unit.
* Worked closely and discretely with the executive staff of the Parent Corporation and leaders of the surviving business units.
* Directed the completion of all existing contracted project deliverables, including the $3 Million Ave Maria University construction project.
* Executed the successful transition of enterprise level customers to alternate service providers, while assuring customer's needs were met both during and after the transition.
* Managed all Sales, Administrative and Engineering functions and staff, including staff retention and terminations
* Manage all vendors, partners and creditors
* Manage all facets of business operations.


2005-Present Forte Technology Group, LLC Cape Coral, Fl
Managing Partner

Forte Technology Group provides I.T. Consulting, writing, and training services to businesses and government institutions..

* Designed large scale data centers, including network critical physical infrastructure
* Technical Editor for Microsoft Press Academic Learning Series course books.
* Provide MCSE, Cisco and Comptia Course Instruction and Training
* Wrote several successful federal I.T. education grants, including a $3.6million grant bid for the Lee County School System's Information Technology Magnet School program
* Provide I.T. Security Auditing and Consulting services to selected customers
* Manage all facets of business operations

2002 - 2005 Miva, Inc. (formerly Findwhat.com) Fort Myers, Fl
Director, Technical Operations

Miva is the largest independent pay-per-click advertising provider in the world. Managed I.T. Operations during a period when the company grew from 80 employees to 500, managed 5 acquisitions in one year, and increased traffic volume on its production systems by 1500%

* Manage all facets of technical operations, including Production Systems, Network Operations, and MIS, including a staff of 16 engineers and technicians.
* Design and manage the operations of 4 global data centers generating $100 Million in revenue annually. These data centers were located in London, New York, Atlanta and Fort Myers.
* Designed and scaled the infrastructure to grow from 20 million transactions per day in 2003 to nearly a billion transactions per day currently utilizing 1000 servers worldwide.
* Scaled the MIS team and infrastructure to support 500 staff members.
* Manage a 24/7/365 mission critical environment, with staff working shifts 24 hours per day
* Manage a $5 million annual budget.
* Managed two simultaneous Sarbanes-Oxley I.T. audits.
* Implemented CoBit I.T. Security Controls
* Implemented ITSM/ITIL Service Management Methodology

1997 - 2001 NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. Fort Myers, Fl
Director, Technical Operations and Information Systems
NeoMedia is a publicly traded international software development company focused on Internet emerging technologies. NeoMedia's Web ventures included Qode.com, which at that time was ranked by Jupiter Media Metrix as a top digital media property with millions of unique visitors per month.
* Personally designed and managed the implementation of a near carrier grade, fully fault tolerant, load balanced, high capacity Internet Web Server and Database production platform for NeoMedia's Internet Application Service offerings, which include Paperclick.com, Qode.com and Pacer2000.com, an Internet enabled order processing system for Amway, using NeoMedia's application services.
* Manage all aspects of Information Systems, Network Operations, Data Center Operations, Information Systems Security, Customer Technical Support, Internal Helpdesk, Telecommunications, Logistics, and Asset Management & Corporate Expense Controls.
* Personally designed and managed the implementation of the Corporate Wide Area Network and managed migration from UNIX to Windows NT. The network included sites in 10 cities, in 5 countries.
* Serve as principal network systems architect.
* Developed and implemented policy and procedures for all facets of Technical Operations and Information Systems
* Work closely with senior management to determine strategy and vision for technical direction and product development.
* Manage $3 Million IT budget and multiple cost centers
* Manage staff of up to 17 direct and indirect reports.

1992 - 1997 Logical Data Systems, Inc. Fort Myers, Fl
President/ Chief Technical Officer
Logical Data Systems was a Computer Network Systems Integrator and was the fourth highest producing Microsoft Solution Provider in the Southeast United States.
* Managed all facets of business operations for the company.
* Served as principal network and information systems architect. Designed and managed the implementation of large and medium scale Network and Information Systems platforms for businesses, governments, and universities.
* Managed several hundred client accounts
* Managed staff of 10 engineers and technicians, 5 sales and administrative staff
* Served as technical consultant to insurance industry vanguard including The Travelers, Aetna, NIS, Prudential, and MET Life. Also served as the Technical Consultant to the Society of Insurance Actuaries


1986 - 1992 Southern Brokerage Systems, Inc. Fort Myers, Fl
Manager, Customer Service and Information Systems

Southern Brokerage Systems was an Insurance General Agency
* Manage all aspects of Customer Services Unit
* Manage all aspects of Information Systems

Certifications
* Data Center University Associate
* Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
* Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
* Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)
* Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
* Checkpoint Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
* Checkpoint Certified Security Engineer (CCSE)
* F5 Networks Big/IP
* F5 Networks 3DNS
* HP-UX System Administration I
* Marathon Endurance 4000
* Marathon Endurance 6200
* Citrix Winframe


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