Director of Information Technology, Columbus Museum of Art
Columbus, Ohio Area
Director of Information Technology, Columbus Museum of Art
Columbus, Ohio Area
I have over 15 years of professional experience working in the Internet/Computer industry. My strengths lie primarily in problem solving, whether it be troubleshoot tech support issues or figuring out how I'm going to stay under budget for a project.
Linux, Windows, Mac OS X/Debian, LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), System Administration, Information Architecture, Business Analyst, Technical Support, Troubleshooting, Security
(Non-Profit; Museums and Institutions industry)
December 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Direct all IT resource planning, budgeting and operational initiatives for this 120+ employee art museum with only a $150,000 departmental budget. The primary decision maker for all IT development and expansion issues including an $80 million renovation to expand the Art Museum and office space. Oversee technical support and training.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2006 — December 2006 (8 months)
*IT Consultant stationed at Resource Interactive primarily coding in PHP. Additional languages/information including XML/XSLT and JavaScript.
*.NET development in-house.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
December 1999 — May 2006 (6 years 6 months)
* Manage multi-unit server farm (Mac OS X/Debian, Linux, Windows 2003) with 99.99% uptime; quality assured service.
* Responsible for six figure internal budget and operations oversight for clients with technology budgets in excess of seven figures.
* Server management included supporting Apache, MySQL, SQL Server, IMail Server, DNS, PostFix, ncFTP and many other standard server processes.
* Programming in PHP, Perl, ASP, and limited VB (COM+ objects)
* Windows, Linux and Macintosh user support including Windows 98, 2000, XP, Mac OS 9, X, Redhat Linux
* Other duties include Mail, FTP, SFTP, SSH, DNS, LAN/WAN, monitoring, backups, Anti-Virus, security and more
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Internet industry)
May 1997 — December 1999 (2 years 8 months)
* Owner of business with over 45 customers; main focus: web design and network support
* Provided hosting services, domain name registration, setup and maintaining DNS servers, routers, firewalls, creation of networks, setup of Intranets
* HTML programming, graphics design using Photoshop, ASP, PHP, Perl, MySQL, MS Access and SQL Server
* Setup and configuration of Microsoft IIS 4.0, E-commerce, Real Audio Encryption, Video
* Built up the business through reputation, acquired new clients and established lasting business relationships
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1997 — June 1998 (10 months)
* Participated in BP Oil's COE (Common Operating Environment) conversion of workstations from a Novell Network to Windows NT. Installed new workstations, revamped existing. Led a team providing user migration support
* Provided tech support for Sherwin Williams doing installations, computer reinstalls, network support, troubleshooting
* Workstation and network installation for Cleveland Clinic.
(Internet industry)
1991 — 1998 (7 years)
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 1996 — September 1997 (1 year 1 month)
* Worked with numerous platforms including: Mac OS, Windows NT, Windows 95, MS-DOS, Novell 3.12
* Configured and maintained company Cisco router
* Designed website including HTML and graphics
* Security manager and internal tech support and training
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 1995 — September 1996 (1 year 2 months)
* Supplied technical support for end users of ICM's Event Manager Series
* Supplied on-site technical support for conferences, including setting up and taking down Novell networks and providing technical support for ICM's product
* Registration manager and onsite registration/support for iNet '95 in Montreal, Canada
BS , Computer Science , August 1991 — June 1995
Minor: Mathematics
GPA: 3.324
new technology, anything Apple Computer, talk radio, camping, fishing, spending time with my family
Deputy Grand Knight for Knights of Columbus council 11207
Knight of the month, two months.