Director of Technology & Communications at Alure Home Improvements
Greater New York City Area
Director of Technology & Communications at Alure Home Improvements
Greater New York City Area
Seasoned IT Executive focused on implementing new and evolving technologies. Experienced and proficient at building teams and processes.
Passionate about Social Media and the opportunities it presents for businesses to connect with their clients and other businesses alike. I have attended summits such as Web 2.0 Expo and Twitter Boot Camp NYC, both presented by O'Reilly Media as well as the Inbound Marketing Summit (presented by New Marketing Labs) to further knowledge on strategies in the new technology/marketing paradigm.
Social Media Tools, Citrix Metaframe & Presentation Server, Blackberry Handhelds, Blackberry Enterprise Server, MS Exchange, VOIP, Fortinet Appliances, Websense
(Privately Held; Construction industry)
March 2003 — Present (6 years 10 months)
* Social Media Strategist - design and implementation of companies presence and approach to social media.
* Responsible for company's technology and communication needs.
* Designed the WAN/LAN scheme.
* Implemented and ongoing support of Blackberry infrastructure (90 + handhelds, 1 BES Server).
* Designed and implemented 3COM NBX VOIP system tying multiple locations into one cluster.
* Responsible for companies state of the art Design Image System.
* Participated in seven builds for the ABC-TV hit show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CVC; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 4 months)
Design and build Quality Assurance environments to client specs. Troubleshoot and report on issues as they arise during testing. Responsible for testing of all Cablevision products prior to being rolled out in production. Created a seamless end to end process where accountability was clearly defined and deliverables identified. This process also promoted communication across variable groups so progress was monitored constantly and accurately.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2000 — June 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Design and build technology solutions for small to medium sized businesses. Analyze and support existing infrastructures.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MER; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 1998 — June 2000 (2 years )
System Administrator for Institutional Sales Development Team. Developed and managed support group for the Institutional Sales (Direct Markets) web portal initiative. Departments Y2K team leader and project manager.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; LEH; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 1997 — July 1998 (1 year 3 months)
Responsible for global upgrades of Windows NT 3.51 to NT 4.0 desktops.
family fun, boating, golf, softball, reading, University of Notre Dame, Social Media
IEEE Member, Certified Citrix Adminstrator, Knowing Point, Bayville Fire Company Life Member, Delegate 5th Battalion District of the Nassau County Fire Commission, 5th Battalion Chief's Organization, Fire Chief's Council of Nassau County, NY State Association of Fire Chief's, Firemen's Association State of NY, Bayville Fire Company Benevolent Association, Bayville Community Little League
* Dale Carnegie Course - Peak Performer Award
* Knowing Point Profitablity Boot Camp
* One of five people to hold the office of Chief, Trustee and President in the 85 year history of the Bayville Fire Company.