Dave Ballard

Dave Ballard

Network Administrator at Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York Area

Current
Past
  • Software Engineer at Peerless Winsmith, Inc.
  • Computer Technician at Ridder Technology
  • Helpdesk Technician at Alfred State College
Education
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Alfred State College - SUNY College of Technology
Connections
57 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Dave Ballard’s Summary

Professional Summary:
- Evaluate new technologies for use at the E. Philip Saunders College of Business at RIT
- Facilitate and administer Active Directory environment for the E. Philip Saunders College of Business at RIT
- Provide support and training to end users of RIT computer systems
- Supervise E. Philip Saunders College of Business Technical Support Staff
- Work with Institute committees and develop plans to deploy new technology at RIT
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Dave Ballard’s Specialties:

ASP/ASP.NET/PHP
AutoCAD
C++
Debian/Ubuntu Linux
HTML/XML
Java
Microsoft Office 2000/XP/2003/2007
Microsoft Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Microsoft Active Directory 2000/2003
Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005
mySQL
Veritas Backup Exec
Visual Basic 4/5/6
Visual Studio .NET


Dave Ballard’s Experience

  • Adjunct Professor

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    December 2002Present (6 years 8 months)

    Adjunct Professor for the MIS Department of the Saunders College of Business

  • Network Administrator

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    March 1998Present (11 years 5 months)

    Responsible for maintaining Saunders College of Business servers, computer network and directory services. Manage technical support staff and provide technical support to faculty and staff.

  • Software Engineer

    Peerless Winsmith, Inc.

    (Machinery industry)

    June 1997August 1997 (3 months)

    Developed Gear Graphics 3.0 and new website
    Assisted in laying the ground work for a new internal network

  • Computer Technician

    Ridder Technology

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 1995August 1997 (2 years 3 months)

    Developed a program for controlling a 4-axis cutting tool
    Assembled computers and provided technical support for clients

  • Helpdesk Technician

    Alfred State College

    (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    August 1995May 1997 (1 year 10 months)

    HelpDesk Technician - Janauary 1997 to May 1997
    - Provided technical support to all end users of the institute
    Computer Lab Proctor - August 1995 to March 1997
    - Assisted students with usage of the lab computers


Dave Ballard’s Education

  • Rochester Institute of Technology

    MS , Information Technology , 20002004

  • Rochester Institute of Technology

    BS , Information Technology , 19972000

  • Alfred State College - SUNY College of Technology

    AS , Computer Science , 19951997


Additional Information

Dave Ballard’s Websites:

Dave Ballard’s Groups:

  •    RIT Alumni Group - Rochester Institute of Technology
  •    RIT Students, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff
  •    SUNY at Alfred NY - Alumni

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