IT Manager at Oriental Furniture
Greater Boston Area
- Current
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- IT Manager at Oriental Furniture
- Past
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- Technology Consultant at Z-Tech Associates
- Network Administrator at Zoom Telephonics
- IT Manager at Nova Marketing
- IT Support/Graphic Designer at Nova Marketing
- Education
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- University of Massachusetts at Amherst
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Geoff Manning’s Summary
IT professional with over 10 years experience in IT Management, Administration, Web Design and Web Development.
Geoff Manning’s Specialties:
web development, project management, technical support, network support, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, graphic design,
Geoff Manning’s Experience
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IT Manager
Oriental Furniture
(Retail industry)
May 2008 — Present (4 months)
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Technology Consultant
Z-Tech Associates
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 3 months)
- Plan, install and configure server hardware, software and networking infrastructure.
- Pro-actively monitor client network resources to keep systems optimal and available
- Establish standards and policies relating to the support and operations of the network infrastructure.
- Perform scheduled on site maintenance and support for our clients’ network infrastructure.
- Provide network documentation and training for customer staff
- Participate in planning meetings with customers executive staff to discuss IT strategy and budgeting.
- Developed and maintain corporate website: http://ztechnet.com
- Manage Google Adwords campaign for lead generation through corporate website -
Network Administrator
Zoom Telephonics
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; ZOOM; Telecommunications industry)
March 2005 — March 2007 (2 years 1 month)
- Provided network, server, and desktop support for 80 employees and 20 servers.
- Managed domains and users in Boston, Europe, Mexico, and the U.S.
- Effected change control and software patching utilizing WSUS.
- Managed daily backup and recovery procedures for a terabyte of data.
- Maintained multi-site domain configuration connected through site-to-site VPN. -
IT Manager
Nova Marketing
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2000 — March 2005 (5 years)
- Managed a team of desktop support and software development personnel.
- Served as system administrator for Window Server 2003 Active Directory domain with Exchange 2003.
- Executed backup and recovery processes and implemented disaster recovery procedures.
- Served as project manager for all technology initiatives including network build-outs and web application development.
- Developed web applications using PERL, PHP, and MySQL.
- Supported new business efforts by developing lead generation tools -
IT Support/Graphic Designer
Nova Marketing
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 1997 — 2000 (3 years)
Geoff Manning’s Education
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University of Massachusetts at Amherst
1993 — 1997
Additional Information
Geoff Manning’s Websites:
Geoff Manning’s Interests:
new technology, social networking, blogging, web development
Geoff Manning’s Groups:
The Advance Guard Facebook Group, Twitter, Social Media Breakfast, LinkedIn, Facebook
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Geoff Manning’s Honors:
Microsoft Certified Professional, Certified UNIX Administrator, Certified SonicWALL Security Administrator
Geoff Manning’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
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