Looking for IT Director/Manager position in Denver area

[Oreo]

We're looking to move West to be closer to family.

I am currently an IT Director for my 300+ employee company.

If you have any technical contacts in the Denver area I'd really appreciate hearing from you.

Thanks!

Objective Seeking an Information Technology management position in the Denver area that will allow me to maintain direct involvement in day-to-day operations.

Summary Dynamic, results-oriented professional with a proven track record in Information Technology, LAN/WAN Networking, Systems Administration, Security and E-mail Administration. Exceptional customer service, communication and analytical skills, providing positive impact to strategic initiatives. Over ten years of results working effectively with all levels in various corporate settings while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and accountability.

Experience
8/2000 - Present
Director of Information Technology

• Sole accountability and responsibility for all aspects of the company’s IT infrastructure including eight offices nationwide and over 300 end-users.
• Manage two Systems Administrators, one of them remotely.
• Liaison with parent company ensuring technical compliance of all systems.
• Successfully migrated all users from an NT 4.0 domain to Windows 2003 Server Active Directory.
• Manage and maintain Exchange 2003 site upgraded from Exchange 5.5.
• Implemented and maintain Linux firewall.
• Ensure compliance and proper documentation for Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Responsible for planning, implementing and completing new office setups and moves.
• Responsible for company’s Disaster Recovery planning and testing including system backups, offsite storage, and cold sites.
• Design and maintain company’s Intranet and two Internet sites.
• Administer automated update systems including Microsoft’s WSUS and McAfee’s E-Policy Orchestrator.
• Responsible for all IT Purchases.

11/1998 – 7/2000
Network Administrator
• Managed NT 4.0 network with approximately 200 users in 8 branches.
• Administered five NT Servers and one NT Terminal Server and one AS/400.
• Maintained DHCP, WINS and DNS.
• Performed consultation for customers for NT, Network Design, and Lotus Domino.
• Administer IIS 4.0 Web Server with one Intranet and two Internet sites.
• Design, install, and maintain both LAN and WAN networking environments
• Train employees in a classroom environment on AS/400, NT, and Lotus Notes.
• Administer backups of servers and workstations using IBM’s ADSM on an AS/400.
• Ensure network security through Firewalls and Antivirus
• Automate workstation setup using scripting and Microsoft Sysdiff utility.

8/1996 – 10/1998
PC Networking and Control Specialist

• Systems administrator for 150 users.
• Administered e-mail server.
• Managed network hardware and software in a mixed Token-Ring and Ethernet environment.
• Administered Firewall.
• Administered and developed company Internet and Intranet sites.
• Provided Helpdesk support for all company employees.

1/1996 — 7/1996
Response Line Consultant
• Provided customer and employee support for company’s software.
• Responsible for internal support on issues ranging from network, software and hardware.


2/1995 — 12/1995
Customer Phone Support
• Supported Aptiva line of home PCs over the phone.
• Documented fixes to increase call center efficiency.

6/1993 — 1/1995
Discovery Supervisor

• Managed ten person department of computer operators.
• Worked on song identification software for ASCAP and Radio and Records.

Technical Skills
• Operating Systems: Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT 4.0, Mandrake and Red Hat Linux, Novell Netware.
• Software: Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Microsoft Exchange 5.5 Server, Microsoft IIS 4/5/6, Sendmail, Apache Web Server, BackupExec, DNS (Bind and Microsoft), Equisys Zetafax Network Fax Server, Lotus Domino Server, Citrix, Microsoft WSUS, McAfee E-Policy Orchestrator, Blackberry, Adobe Photoshop, JASC Paintshop Pro, Microsoft Office Suite, WordPerfect Suite
• Hardware: Cisco Routers and Firewalls, Hubs, Switches, Avaya Definity Phone Switch and Voicemail, Servers (Dell, Compaq, etc), PC's, Laptops, Printers and Print Servers, Scanners, RAID

• Network Topologies: Frame Relay, Ethernet, Token Ring, PPTP

Education BA in Communications, North Carolina State University 12/95

Certifications
MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)
MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional)
IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Technical Solutions
IBM Certified Specialist – AS/400 Solution Sales


Training Upgrading to Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server - 3/2003
Microsft Active Directory Fundamentals for Windows 2003 Server - 3/2003
Bonfire of Management Principles: Creating a Winning Culture – 12/2002
Active Server Pages – 7/2002
Windows NT Server and Workstation - 6/1998
TCP/IP - 7/1998
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 - 7/1998
Internet Security - 4/1998
Lotus Notes Administration - 3/98