Paul McLean

Current

• Technology Support Manager at American Red Cross

Past

• Self-employed at McLean Systems
• Consulting Programmer Analyst at Magnatron Consulting
• Computer Operator at Dunavant Enterprises, Inc.

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Education

• Western Kentucky University
• The University of Memphis
• Father Ryan High School

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Paul McLean’s Summary

CCP - Certified Computing Professional/Specialities in Core IT Skills; IT Management; Systems Development

CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor

ITIL v2.0 - Information Technology Infrastructure Library certification

CDRP - Certified Disaster Recovery Planner (passed exam, certification currently in inactive status)

Currently studying for two IT Security certifications: Security+ and CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification (anticipated exam dates in late 2009)

American Red Cross, Tennessee Valley Region, 2007 Tiffany Award (Employee of the Year)

Started at the Red Cross in October 1986 as a Programmer/Analyst, I have since served in a wide variety of IT positions in my tenure here:

Programmer/Analyst
Systems Analyst
Director, Systems Development
Senior Application Specialist
IS Manager
IT Director
Technology Support Manager (current)

Prior to the Red Cross, I worked in IT Consulting and as a Data Processing Manager for approximately five years.

Paul McLean’s Specialties:

IT Management
Business Continuity planning
IT Disaster Recovery planning
IT Auditing and Information Assurance
IT Best Practices and Governance (COBIT & ITIL)

Paul McLean’s Experience

• Technology Support Manager

  American Red Cross

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  October 1986 — Present (23 years 2 months)

• Self-employed

  McLean Systems

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1984 — 1986 (2 years )

  General IT Consulting/Contract programming services - both in a full-time and part-time free-lance capacity

• Consulting Programmer Analyst

  Magnatron Consulting

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  1981 — 1984 (3 years )

  Provided design and programming services for a local IBM affiliated computer consulting firm (System 34, 36, 38, AS400). Clients ranged from the hospitality industry, hospitals, wholesalers, retailers, manufacturing, pension funds and so on.

• Computer Operator

  Dunavant Enterprises, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Textiles industry)

  1979 — 1981 (2 years )

  2nd shift computer operator on a Honeywell Level 66 system. Full-time job while attending college. Responsible for nightly backups, printing all management reports, general IT trouble-shooting. A great entry job that introduced me to an Information Technology career.

Paul McLean’s Education

• Western Kentucky University

  MBA , elective course emphasis in IT and Technology Management , 2007

  Graduate Certificate in Leadership (in progress, tentative date of completion is 2010)

  Activities and Societies:

  Gamma Beta Phi Honor and Service organization
  Worked full-time while completing MBA

• The University of Memphis

  BBA , Business Economics, cum laude , 1981

  Extensive credits earned in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science

  Activities and Societies:

  Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honorary Society
  Fogelman College of Business class ranking: top 10%
  President's List; Dean's List
  International travel; extensive travel within continental USA
  Worked full-time last two years of college, part-time during all other college years

• Father Ryan High School

  College Prep Diploma , 1971 — 1975

  Activities and Societies:

  Varsity member of Cross-Country and Track teams

Additional Information

Paul McLean’s Groups:

•    American Red Cross
•    Tennessee Titans Fan
•    ITSM (ITIL) Professionals
•    <<< Friends of Ireland >>>
•    Information Security Community
•    ISACA
•    Certified Information Systems Auditor
•    WKU Alumni Association
•    Knights of Columbus
•    The Order of the Arrow - Scouting's Honor Society
•    Liverpool FC Supporters
•    CIO Forum
•    COBIT 4.1
•    ITIL-certified experts (4000+)
•    Civil Air Patrol Network
•    Technology Nashville
•    I.C.C.P. Certified Professionals
•    aitp - No matter how sophisticated the technology, it still takes people!
•    University of Memphis Alumni Association
•    DeColores!
•    Father Ryan High School Alumni
•    MBA Network
•    Beta Gamma Sigma - The International Honor Society Recognizing Business Excellence
•    MBA Highway | MBA & Recruiter Network
•    Great Books Group
•    Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Nashville

Paul McLean’s Contact Settings

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