GREGORY MENARD
***********@*****.***
**** ********* **** 678-***-****
Alpharetta, GA 30004
OBJECTIVE
Experienced and detail-oriented information technology professional; I am seeking employment with an innovative company in an information technology position that will allow me to leverage my current expertise and continue to enhance my technical skill set. Skilled at multitasking; I manage time and resources effectively. Excellent interpersonal skills. I am recognized for dedication and focused driven work ethic. Bilingual in both English and French.
EDUCATION
Master of Science
Major: Management Information Systems with concentration on Information Security, Computer and Information Sciences
Nova Southeastern University
Graduation: December 2012
Relevant Courses
Management Information Systems
Information Systems Project Management
Enterprise Information Systems, Technologies, and Infrastructures
Database Systems
Telecommunications and Computer Networking
Systems Analysis and Design
Information Security Management
Fundamentals of Security Technologies
Information Systems Auditing
Bachelor of Science
Major: Finance
Barry University, Miami Shores, FL
Graduation: May 2008
Relevant Courses
Financial Markets & Institutions
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Strategic Management
International Business
Financial Management
Management of Financial Institutions
International Finance
Business Law I
Statistics in Business
Organizational Behavior & Management
Portfolio Mgt & Risk Analysis
Financial Policy & Strategy
Fundamental of Security Analysis
EXPERIENCE
Systems Administrator/ Desktop Support
Reed Construction Data
03/2011 – 04/2017
Manage user accounts and provide help-desk support for users in a mixed Windows and Unix environment.
Setup and maintain distributed IT systems including computational resources, servers, storage and networking.
Works with Help Desk and Network Operations staff as appropriate to determine and resolve problems received from clients.
Works with vendor support contacts to resolve technical problems with desktop computing equipment and software.
Perform and monitor data backups and recovery.
Procure new hardware and software and manage licenses and service contracts.
Recommends and /or performs upgrades on systems to ensure longevity.
Assesses functional needs to determine specifications for purchases.
Assists staff with the installation, configuration, and ongoing usability of desktop computers, peripheral equipment and software within established standards and guidelines.
Assists in maintaining LAN/WAN records and, as appropriate, telephone systems cable.
Installation/Upgrades along with data migration of Desktop PC/Laptops.
Converted ACCESS DB applications to MS-SQL Server Database environment.
Perform database backups and recoveries.
Administrative Assistant
Aerotek Professional Services (Contract Assignment with ADP TotalSource) Miami, FL
09/2009- 12/2009
Scheduled and coordinated meetings, interviews, appointments, events and other similar activities for supervisors, which also included travel and lodging arrangements.
Coordinated with various staff for operational support activities of the unit; served as a liaison between departments and operating units in the resolution of day-to-day administrative and operational problems.
Provided administrative/secretarial support for various departments/divisions such as answering telephones, assisting visitors and resolving a range of administrative problems and inquiries.
Operated desktop computer to compose and edit correspondence and memoranda from dictation, verbal direction and from knowledge of policies of established departments/divisions; prepared, transcribed, composed, typed, edited and distributed agendas and minutes of numerous meetings.
Excel Cost Analyst, Data Analyst, Purchasing Analyst
Ledgent Staffing (Contract Assignment- Ms. Excel) Miami, FL 07/2009 – 09/2009
Reviewing, analysis and day to day maintenance of cost of goods (COGS) on sales inventory.
Collaborated with the Marketing, Sales and Accounting teams to assist the company in achieving its financial and strategic objectives.
Supported supplier selection decisions, visibility in to COGS and system accuracy so informed business decisions can be made.
Analyzed and modeled cost adjustments impact on profitability
Monitored commodity and market trends
Maintained and update current cost in Accounting System
Provided support to buyers, AP and rebates team for cost related issues Extract data based on set parameters to create discount load templates in Excel. Advanced functions, pivot tables, and macros.
Administrative Assistant & Portfolio Analyst Assistant
Accountants Inc. Columbia, MD 10/2008- 07/2009
Oversee all aspects of general office coordination.
Maintain office calendar to coordinate work flow and meetings.
Assist Portfolio Managers with harvest scheduling and cash flow modeling.
Calculate historic and projected internal rates of return.
Compile weekly and monthly company and industry reports for internal use.
Evaluate qualifications of securities investment.
Review and evaluate financial statements received on portfolio credits.
ACCOUNTING CLERK
Log Cabin Enterprises, Miami Beach, FL
05/2006 – 09/2008
Accounts Payable Functions.
Accounts Receivable, Collections with terms negotiations.
Payroll processing with ADP.
Reconciliation of Bank Statements.
Posts financial information to journals, registers, and ledgers, manually or by electronically.
Reports reconciliation, cash flow management.
Generating reports and maintaining master vendor files.
Calculating customer account analyses, handling disputes and discrepancies.
Assisted in completion of: 941, 990, UCT-6, Sales Tax.
Internship
Merrill Lynch, Aventura, FL 12/2006 – 04/2007
Telemarketing, Financial Administrative Assistant
Spreadsheets Analysis
Portfolio Analysis
Paper filing
Activities/Awards
Member of the National Honor Society
Member of the Barry Soccer Club
Member of Alpha Delta Gamma
Received outstanding achievement in French
LANGUAGES
French (Fluent)
COMPUTER SKILLS
ADP
Microsoft SQL
Oracle RDBMS
Peachtree
SAP Sybase ASE
Teradata
IBM DB2
MySQL
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
QuickBooks
ADDITIONAL SKILLS (Systems and Database Administration)
Experience racking, installing, networking, and troubleshooting servers and storage systems.
Experience scripting with Perl and BASH for automating system tasks.
Experience managing services such as web (Apache), directory services (LDAP), FTP, mail server (Postfix or Sendmail), samba (CIFS) and NFS.
Experience with RAID and disk array management
Experience with Firewalls and concepts such as SNAT, DNAT and Port Forwarding.
Experience with common PC hardware and supporting Microsoft Windows interoperability with Unix.
Experience with management of distributed computing resources and job scheduling software such as SGE or PBS/Torque/Maui or equivalent.
Experience with change management protocols and adherence to documentation protocols.
Experience with backup design, management and testing of distributed computational resources.
Experience with a Relational Database Management System such as MySQL, PostgreSQL or Oracle
Experience with planning, testing and ensuring database backups.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST