Jim Clark
PO Box ***
Santa Barbara, CA *****
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Profile Over 10 years of executive management experience 20 years of hands-on IT
experience Project Management Enterprise-Class Architectures IT Security Disaster
Recovery and Business Continuity High-Performance Systems Virtualization Maintains
many prominent technology certifications, including CISSP, VCP and Security+
Experience Director of Information Technology Apr '08 Present
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
Responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day management of a team of mid-level
to senior IT professionals delivering infrastructure and support services to faculty and staff.
Managed projects, personnel, communications, user support functions and resources to
meet the campus technology needs of the district. Oversaw an over $2.5 million annual
budget. Served as inside consultant, technical lead and subject matter expert on a variety
of projects related to IT infrastructure, directory services, storage, virtualization, disaster
recovery, network design and security. Built a culture of service excellence. Overarching
responsibilities included the development and support of infrastructure services in terms of
deployment, operation, maintenance, monitoring, security, and performance standards.
Executive Technology Consultant Feb '09 - Present
Channel Islands Technology Integrators Group, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA
Served as an outsourced CIO for external clients. Provided enterprise-level technology
consulting services to businesses with an emphasis on project management, tactical
infrastructure planning, network security, disaster recovery and business continuity.
Vice President, Consulting Services Feb '07 - Apr '08
CIO Solutions, Inc., Goleta, CA
Provided executive level IT consulting services and enterprise infrastructure management
as a virtual CIO for businesses. Implemented enterprise technologies for clients with a
focus on planning, virtualization, managed services, storage consolidation, wide-area
networking, HIPAA compliance, security and high systems availability. Operated as a
functional CTO for the internal organization. Created new and improved company
standards for project management, technical infrastructure, network architecture, reporting
and documentation. Managed the IT engineering staff and operations of the internal
business network.
Chief Technology Officer Apr '01 - Jan '07
CompuVision, Santa Barbara, CA
Directed IT consulting, strategy, architecture and engineering. Established, planned, and
administered the overall IT policies and goals for the company. Implemented an extensive
range of LAN/WAN technologies and services for clients, including installation and support
of Microsoft Active Directory, Citrix remote application deployment, VMware, storage area
networks (SANs), Microsoft Exchange server installations and migrations, intrusion
detection systems, custom web sites, virtualization, and Cisco networking. Performed
network security assessments, developed security policies and provided remediation.
Director of Engineering Sep '00 - Apr '01
GlobalApp, LLC, Santa Barbara, CA
Lead the building and delivery of web-based SaaS solutions for external clients.
Developed sizeable hosting environments using application streaming technologies from
Citrix and Microsoft. Managed datacenter infrastructure and staff for the organization.
Designed, implemented and administered an enterprise Windows network. Executed the
installation of a medium-scale datacenter, including planning, budgeting, staffing and
computer room construction. Organized all administrative aspects of key technical
projects, including planning, resource management, documentation and implementation.
Education Undergraduate Certificate, Computer Networking
University of California, Santa Barbara
Associate in Arts, Liberal Studies
Santa Barbara City College
Accreditations Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Security+ Certified Professional
Server+ Certified Professional
Network+ Certified Network Technician
i-Net+ Certified Internetwork Professional
A+ Certified Computer Technician
VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
VMware Sales Professional (VSP)
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Extreme Networks Associate (ENA)
Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA)
ShoreTel Certified Installer
Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate (JNCIA-FWV)
Juniper Networks Sales Specialist
HP/Compaq Accredited Systems Engineer (ASE)
HP/Compaq Accredited Integration Specialist (AIS)
HP/Compaq Accredited Platform Specialist (APS)
Symantec Product Specialist (SPS)
Dell Certified Technician
Certified Network Cabling Specialist
Technical Security Internet Security Appliances (Cisco PIX/ASA, Juniper SSG, Extreme Sentriant,
Qualifications SonicWall), Symantec security suite of applications (AntiVirus, Mail Security, BackupExec),
network scanners and monitors, vulnerability analysis, ethical hacking practices, disaster
recovery planning, security assessments and remediation.
Operating Systems Windows Server 2008 w/Hyper-V, Windows Server 2003, Windows
2000 Server, Terminal Services, Windows NT 4.0 Server, Windows desktops (7.0, Vista, XP,
2000 Professional, ME, 98/95, 3.11), MS-DOS, RedHat Linux, VMware vSphere 4 & ESX 3.5.
Application Servers Citrix Access Suite (XenApp, Presentation Server, Access Gateway),
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007/2003/2000/5.5, Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2000/7.0,
Microsoft Internet Information Server, VMware Server, VMware Workstation.
Networking Cisco product line (1600/1700/2500/3600 series routers, 2900/3500 series
switches), Juniper ScreenOS & JUNOS, Extreme switches & wireless access points,
TCP/IP routing protocols, layer 3 switching, VLANs, VPNs, WAN circuit installation (Frame
relay, T1, DS3), Internet connectivity (SDSL, Cable, Wireless), VoIP telephony.
Web Development Programming in HTML, ASP, SQL, XML, JavaScript, and VBScript.