Andre E. Hodges

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

Old Bridge, NJ **857 US

Phone:

Cell: +1-732-***-****

ac5lhn@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

- Proven self-starter and leader with drive to conceptualize and implement all phases of managerial and technical functions. - Superior focus on results with added strength from specialized training and hands-on experience. - Extensive knowledge of diversified infrastructure. - 10+ years experience heading IT Department, assisting with growing company from $40 million to over $400 million in a manufacturing environment- Possess exceptional organizational and time management skills, and exhibits strong troubleshooting skills. - Upholds high standards of commitment to superior quality and detail

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Private Consultant

ELYNK DATA PRODUCTS

January, 2006 January, 2016 (10 years)

Sales

Project Management

Help Desk for Managed Data Center Clients

Data Hosting and Infrastructure - Design and Management / Co-Management

ERP SOLUTION - Decision Making Conception thru Deployment

Hardware/Software Acquisitions Sales and Services / Deployment

Maintain Private Data Center

Develop Customer Infrastructure for Small to Medium Clients

Virtual Server Environments - Deployment

Domain and Active Directory Deployment for New Client

AD Maintenance and GPO's

High Availability and Redundancy Deployment

Tennant Based Exchange Deployment and Management

Migration to Cloud Based Services

Risk Management

ROI Consideration,

Quality assurance

J-Tech Incorporated

January, 1997 January, 2008 (10 years)

Manufacturing and Systems Integrations of Computer Systems for Medical Field

Development of Assembly Line for Custom Integration for Fundas Cameras

Assembly Line with Cloning Capabilities and Technical Development of Production Lines

Assembly and Marriage of CPU's and Ophthalmology Equipment for Optometry Sites, Medical Clinics

and Retinal Applications

Maintain steady production flow to insure high availability when required

Develop procedures to deal with hardware and technical changes in fast changing environment

Procurements of hardware and software to fulfill and meet production Flow

Quality assurance - assist developers with iso 9001 compliance

Documentation and manufacturing orders / billing procedures

Develop SOP'S for training new technical staff /new hires for development and system support.

IT Director

Plumrose USA, Inc

January, 1996 January, 2006 (10 years)

Company Sales- 400 Million

Project Management IT Director

IT Functions for growing production Company

Terminal Server Environment

Linux Platform Management and Implementation

Thin Client Implementation

Barcoding and Inventory Management

Walmart Top 500 Vendor Compliance

Retail Link and EDI Vendor implementation Program and Compliancy

Create Help Desk and Support Desk for Company

Create SOPS and define company IT policies

Reporting to CEO/CFO

Responsible for cost savings telecom and data communications

Budget constraints / procurement responsibilities of all technical equipment

Consolidate all manufacturing facilities with data path to Central Data Center

ADP and Human resources automation

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS

dell emc service basics 2017 cert id 3237

dell dcse client foundations 2017 cert id 3236

dell dcse 1000 client assessment 2017 cert id 3240

Lenovo service rwsw200

Lenovo service rwsw100

Lenovo resources rwsw202

Lenovo warranty service rwst016

hp solutions awareness training for field service technicians Rev A

hp service qualification exam

hp servicing hp desktop workstations and notebooks for service technicians oct 2016

osha occupational safety training

Compaq service training

Novell cne /cna

References:

*General

-Excellent trouble shooting skills.

-Barcoding and conveyer belt case counting

Other:

Sales and Field Service Duties

remote trouble shooting and support

system backups and redundancy

dissaster and recovery solutions

US Army tour of West Germany

UPS SORTER – SEASONAL

SHOPRITE – NIGHT CREW - SEASONAL

References

Jacques C . Hodges

Plumrose USA - CIO “retired”

732-***-**** EXT 345

908-***-****

Robert Mintz

CEO – RUPARI FOODS – FOUNDER

CHAIRMAN – AMERICAN APPAREL – RETIRED

CEO – MIKE ROMEO AVIATION – FOUNDER

CEO – EUROFRESHFOODS

954-***-****

Steve Alessia

Duck Creek systems

Cloud Consultant

312-***-****

James G Salierno

Crystal Cove Seafood

Vice President

516-***-****

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