Victor M. Blazier

937-***-**** (Mobile)

**** ****** ***

Marion, OH 43302

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www.linkedin.com/in/vicblazier

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Champaign Residential Services, Inc. (CRSI), Urbana OH

February 2008 - Present

. Provides strategic direction of healthcare-related company's IT

Department, supervising technical staff responsible for supporting a

company enterprise that encompasses approximately 1,300 employees dispersed

among 125 facilities throughout 29 counties in Western Ohio.

. Manages daily operations and support of company's technological resources

and infrastructure, including LAN/WAN, servers and computing systems,

departmental applications and associated databases, Internet and email,

user help desk, and Voice-over-IP communications.

. Plans and controls department's operational and capital budgets and

expenditures; evaluates the company's technology use and needs, then

recommends improvements that facilitate company growth and strategic goal

achievement.

. Develops internal computer information resources and standards,

establishes project priorities and deadlines, and provides for data

security, preservation, and disaster recovery.

. Coordinated closely with key internal staff and external vendors and

service providers to develop 34 year-old company's first comprehensive

Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP). Key components of the DRP (and data center

duplication) included large-scale server virtualization using Citrix

XenServer and LeftHand SANs; and an extensive WAN conversion from MPLS to

redundant point-to-point fiber.

TECHNOLOGY MANAGER

Delaware County Sheriff's Office, Delaware OH

September 2000 - February 2008

. Directed team of three technology professionals in managing all aspects

of the organization's 24x7 IT infrastructure, which included system and

data security, network and server administration, software deployments, and

hardware installations.

. Designed, hosted and managed shared technology resources for remote users

from 6 other law enforcement agencies within Delaware County. Shared

resources included wireless and VPN access to SQL 2005 replicated database

applications using Citrix Presentation Server 4.0.

. Produced documentation as necessary to support the organization's

information needs and mandates, including the development and coordination

of disaster recovery processes and procedures to ensure business continuity

and network availability in case of a disaster.

. Supported organizational goals by identifying technological needs and

areas for improvement; initiating projects to address these needs;

researching solutions for practicality and cost effectiveness; and closely

working with third party vendors to ensure optimal results for the best

value possible.

. Recognized with 'Civilian of the Year Award' for providing invaluable

administrative support and successfully spearheading the redesign and

implementation of complex network and server upgrades, resulting in 99%

system availability.

PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

346th Psyop Company, US Army Reserves, Columbus OH

March 2002 - July 2004

. Served as unit's Technology Manager; initiated and managed full

implementation of the unit's tactical computer network. Network

strategically designed to streamline the secure production of classified

Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) media products and services.

. Established company's technology approach and developed standard

operating procedures supporting this methodology during overseas deployment

to Kuwait and Iraq in 2003.

. Awarded Bronze Star Medal in 2003 in recognition of exceptional

performance of duties during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF1).

SYSTEMS SUPPORT CONSULTANT

Macola Software, Marion OH

February 1999 - September 2000

. Provided senior-level remote and on-site technical support for Macola

applications and associated SQL databases, network infrastructure, and

servers such as Citrix MetaFrame/WinFrame, Windows 2000 Terminal Services

and Windows 2000 Terminal Server, and WinNT4 and Win2000 Servers.

. Performed assessments on servers, LANs, WANs, and provided appropriate

recommendations to optimize performance, improve reliability and

management, and increase availability.

. Participated in testing and troubleshooting issues with new technologies

and software service packs to validate compatibility with Macola software.

. Initiated documentation of software installations and online knowledge-

base articles. Authored and modified white papers on technologically

relevant topics. Delivered Citrix product presentations, performed product

demonstrations, and moderated breakout sessions during annual user

conferences.

TECHNICAL ADVISOR

Lockheed Martin (Technical Operations Div.), Aurora CO

December 1996 - January 1999

Unclassified, technology-related highlights include:

. Primary database administrator for an extensive Quality Control database.

. Conducted user training for a myriad of facility-specific IRIX/UNIX-based

platforms and systems.

. Administered upgrades, modifications, installations and testing for

various systems and software.

. Held Top Secret Security Clearance with Special Background Investigation

(TS-SCI).

ELECTRONIC WARFARE SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST

United States Army (Active Duty), various duty assignments

May 1990 - November 1996

Unclassified, technology-related highlights include:

. Assisted in the design, hardware acquisition, installation,

troubleshooting, and optimization of a

Windows for Workgroups peer-to-peer network.

. Served as the primary software, systems, and procedures trainer for many

novice personnel.

. Developed and provided weekly Military Intelligence briefings for

military officials and staff

concerning foreign political situations, technological advances, and

military doctrine inconsistencies.

. Selected above peers to augment a tactical team of Intelligence Analysts

for on-site, real-time analysis and reporting of radio signal direction-

finding efforts in support of several deployments and exercises.

. Held Top Secret Security Clearance with Special Background Investigation

(TS-SCI).

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (2010)

MICROSOFT CORPORATION CERTIFICATIONS Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

(MCSE) for Windows NT4 (2000)

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) for WinXP, NT 4.0, IIS 4.0, TCP/IP,

and SQL (1998-2007)

CITRIX SYSTEMS CERTIFICATIONS Citrix

Certified Administrator (CCA) for Citrix XenApp 5 (2008)

Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) for Presentation Server 4 (2007)

Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) for Password Mgr 4 (2007)

Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) for Access Gateway 4 (2007)

Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) for Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 (1999)

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