Head of Information Technology at Zirus, Inc
Greater Atlanta Area
Head of Information Technology at Zirus, Inc
Greater Atlanta Area
I am a self-motivated entrepreneur and co-founder of multiple information technology and marketing ventures. Outside of these ventures, I help small to medium sized businesses plan, build and manage information technology infrastructure, build an online presence, promote current sites using search engine optimization and bring new technologies to help you run organizations more efficiently. I’m a creative individual who regularly thinks “outside the box” to create innovative and unique solutions to problems where money or time are limiting factors.
Search Engine Optimization, Complete Website Design, Implementation and Support, Network Infrastructure, Data Securing and Recovery
(Biotechnology industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Serve the daily needs of a biotechnology company. I run patches on the OS and programs, setup servers, administrate email and help with day-to-day bugs and fixes.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Automotive industry)
September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)
As head developer, I'm in charge of determining all computational needs of EAS as well as information technology services, programming and other technical needs.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Biotechnology industry)
March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
I work within Technology Think Tank, Inc. to design and implement internal and external websites and deployment of Customer Relation Management (CMR) software. I'm also part of the group who designed and validated the SampleTanker® Sample Transportation Matrix and ancillary products. My tasks also included graphic design work.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Biotechnology industry)
November 2003 — Present (5 years 9 months)
I oversee all development of internal genetic analysis programs as well as all website and design duties. My daily tasks include programming (Java, Python, JavaScript), hardware support (Apple and Windows based servers), software support, graphic design for marketing materials and working with clients to come up with specifications for data transfers. I am also in charge of documentation and writing standard operating procedures for my department.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 11 months)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2002 — May 2003 (1 year 5 months)
I worked with the marketing group to design and implement internal and external websites for local companies according to specifications given to me by the client. As part of that support, I have overseen the deployment of multiple Customer Relation Management (CMR) software. My tasks also included graphic design work and logo creation for new services and companies.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAI; Defense & Space industry)
April 2001 — August 2002 (1 year 5 months)
I worked as a sub-contractor with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to build a searchable online database of missiles and missile parts that is currently in use at CIA HQ in Langley, VA. My tasks also extended to working with chemical and biological weapons (CBW) division to research various infectious diseases and work with scientists to document and cite government CBW reports.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year)
Computer and Biological Engineering 1999 — 2003
Cars and Automobile Racing, Design and Engineering, Investing, Creative Arts, Piano and Guitar, Dogs
Peachtree Chapter of the BMW CCA, Atlanta SCCA, ATDC, TAG
Publication: JT Huong, DA Burns, BD Kirkpatrick, RT Prince, M Holodniy, and RM Lloyd Jr. Resistance Genotyping Using a Novel Long Range Amplicon System, HIV-1 LR-GeneTanker™ Complete. XIV International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop, Québec City, Québec, Canada, June 7-10, 2005. (Available upon request)
Patent: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Mixtiure Detection Database (Currently Under Patent Submission)