Owner, Advotech, LLC and Information Technology Consultant
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
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- Owner at Advotech, LLC
- Past
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- University of Phoenix
- University of Phoenix
- Oxnard College
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Lyle Sharp’s Summary
I have more than 25 years experience with computer systems, associated equipment, and software. The US Navy taught me leadership, team building, and the importance of long term quality solutions to information technology issues. My goals then were to learn as much as possible for practical application in solution design, implementation, and support.
As the president of Advotech, I have gained experience in creating more flexible solutions on short schedules. My goals are to continue expanding our satisfied customer base and to help my business network peers develop and grow their own businesses. When our peers grow, Advotech grows.
Lyle Sharp’s Specialties:
Advotech members have a broad background in computer system design, maintenance and security. Our primary specialty is in designing, deploying, and supporting secure networked business solutions using industry standard practices. Some examples include: Networked Security systems, Server design, implementation, and support, database development, and Web development/Search Engine Optimization.
Lyle Sharp’s Experience
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Owner
Advotech, LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)
Advotech provides reasonably priced, superior quality onsite and remote services to businesses including IT repair operations and training on computers, servers, printers, and miscellanious network equipment.
We design and deploy networked systems as well as remote monitoring solutions. IT service and monitoring contracts are available. Advotech deploys customized security and system control solutions based on industry standards.
As an example, a local Fort Worth builder uses an Advotech designed and supported virtual private network to control policy and security settings on systems located at 8 remote sites over limited bandwidth solutions. Other clients use our Small Business Server or Linux workgroup server solutions to consolidate backups, handle email, and provide telecommuting capabilities. -
Network Security Officer
US Navy
(Government Agency; USN; Military industry)
May 1999 — March 2005 (5 years 11 months)
Responsible for configuration control, design, deployment, maintenance, and emergency response for all aspects of a network consisting of 12 servers approximately 600 nodes in 8 buildings and three regional areas with about 1300 users. Led a team of 3 fulltime IT personnel and 12 collateral duty team members in multiple deployment, maintenance and response events.
Some major projects that I led and supported during my tenure in Point Mugu, CA included a secure MS Exchange email server, a secure database connected MS IIS server, multiple regional network topology designs and deployments, firewall rule management, Veritas 7-9 backup server solution, MS NT through 2003 domain design, upgrades, and maintenance. All of these projects included the exceptional extra security measures the US Navy and the National Security Agency recommends along with industry standards and my own same day patch test and release program. This quality of work standard was unheard of. -
RSTARS/TM Manager
US Navy
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
March 1995 — April 1999 (4 years 2 months)
National level training management position. Responsible for technical solution design, deployment and support at 121 Naval Reserve training sites. Configuration control manager for national training database.
I enjoyed this work immensely with national level responsibilities and commitments and resources to apply to problems in the field. While there, I designed and deployed a standard computer based training lab to our major sites and implemented a training software disbursal process that used a web based database system to identify, catalogue, order, ship and track all DOD available computer based training software for on demand inclusion in our distributed training libraries. I wrote and delivered several training curriculae for the training program and the RSTARS/TM database. -
Terminal Security Officer
US Navy
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
July 1993 — February 1995 (1 year 8 months)
Provide primary support and administration over $300,000 in IT assets including LAN and special systems along with 5 deployed office network segments. Liasion between users, more advanced technical support levels and external organizations in IT matters. Develop and maintain related training materials.
While this was my first "official" IT job for the US Navy, it was a step down in complexity and criticality from my previous assignments programming and maintaining aircraft computer systems and computer controlled test systems. Many of these systems involved completely new programmable systems that were recently developed from electromagnetic surveillanceto simulate enemy systems.
Lyle Sharp’s Education
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University of Phoenix
MIS , Information Systems Management , 2006 — 2007
I find it a lot more difficult to balance coursework requirements and work when I know my pay is not linked to my degree as a business owner. After I completed this program I took a short break from school, but am actively looking to start on my doctorates now.
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University of Phoenix
BSIT , Information Technology , 2002 — 2006
This was an excellent series of courses that focused on strong research and application capabilities.
- Activities and Societies:
- UoP Alumni
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Oxnard College
NA , Information Technology , 1999 — 2002
Additional Information
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Lyle Sharp’s Interests:
New software and hardware, marketing methods, skiing, SCUBA, and films.
Lyle Sharp’s Groups:
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Metroplex Business Partners, HTML Writer's Guild, NROAA, DAV
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Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members) -
eOffice -
DFW Entrepreneur Network -
Executive Suite -
PartnerPoint - An Online Community of Microsoft Partners -
NetSquared -
University of Phoenix Alumni -
TopLinked.com (Open Networkers) -
Metroplex Business Partners -
Connect to the World -
The IT Architect Network -
DFW Veteran's Business Network -
DFW IT Solution Providers -
DFW IT Professionals -
Dallas - Fort Worth Computer Networking Forum -
Infinity Solutions Worldwide - Think Tank Group -
Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce -
Fort Worth B2B Networking -
Connect to New Zealand
Lyle Sharp’s Honors:
Master of Science Information Systems
Bachelor of Science Information Technology
System Administrator Level 2
Master Training Specialist
Navy Commendation and Achievement awards
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