Jon E. Albrecht

727-***-**** (cell)

Austin, TX

ac6sgh@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonealbrecht

Information Technology Executive

Highly successful technology leader with 15+ years of proven management experience within Higher Education, manufacturing (make-to-order), training services and software industries.

Demonstrated ability to build cohesive teams (IT and cross-departmental), efficient processes, practical solutions, strategic planning, customer service and creative problem solving. Professional executive that can present IT topics to senior staff in common English but also knows how to provide end user support. Visionary professional who thinks "outside the box" while exercising sound judgment.

Customer focused, high ethics and resourceful with a stellar record of exceeding expectations.

If something is not working or keeping pace, give me the opportunity. I will correct it.

Featured Skills

Director of information technology, software project manager, former owner of two ERP software consulting corporations, in-depth experience and skills to manage information technology resources. Provide outstanding customer service and practical business solutions.

* IT Management * ERP Implementation / Integration / Support

* Project Management * Design & document IT processes

* Plan for cost effective growth * Lead, empower and nurture teams

Professional Experience

Jenzabar, Austin TX 2016/01 – 2017/12

Director of Information Technology

Jenzabar student information systems have been chosen more often than any other Student Information System over the past five years, supporting more than 1,300 campuses around the nation and around the world.

Dual reporting structure - reported to Chief of Staff at Huston-Tillotson and to the VP & General Manager of Managed and Technical Services at Jenzabar

Oversaw entire IT operations including ERP, websites, labs, Active Directory, email, Network (Cisco), network infrastructure (switches, Wi-Fi), Barracuda spam filter, helpdesk, over 40 servers (Windows and UNIX), VOIP phone system

Assisted all departments, PC selection/provisioning, systems analysis and end-user training

Persistently looking for ways to leverage IT technology to reduce operating costs

Saved over $50k by renegotiating printer and virtualization contracts

Managed many projects (server virtualization, electronic refunds, etc.)

Consultant 2014/01 – 2015/12

St. Petersburg, FL

Provided IT consulting to Higher Ed Customers. Collaborated with technology companies.

The University of Tampa, Tampa FL 2001/01 – 2014/01

Director of Information Systems & Web (included Instructional Technology)

The University Of Tampa (UT) is a private university on 105 acres and offers over 200 academic programs of study, with 12 master's degree programs. Ranks in top tier of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” and by Princeton Review as a "Best College". Over 1250 employees; 7,752 students enrolled; 18 consecutive years of record enrollment; Students from 50 states and 137 countries (over 1,355 intl. students); 4,666 classes; Annual budget: $225 million; $450 million in Assets.

Over 12 years as an IT Director (UT doubled in size during my employment) with increasing responsibilities supporting ERP system software / hardware, satellite systems, websites /portals and learning management system. Provided leadership, budget preparation, maintained vendor relationships and performed project management.

Responsible for managing / mentoring team of ten IT employees (DBA’s, Sys Admins, programmers, systems analysts, leads) and additional contractors / vendors (30+) as needed. Provided 24x7 support for critical operations.

Spearheaded IT strategies for the ERP information system, document imaging, websites (main website, student portal, etc.) and learning management systems (LMS).

Project Manager for over 100+ projects and 200+ tasks. This included estimating, budgeting, prioritization, systems analysis, working with users for business cases, exploring options, requirements, code reviews, testing, installation, evaluation, operational and training.

Supported software systems, vendors and hardware infrastructure for all departments including Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, A/P, A/R, Payroll, Purchasing, Central Stores, Finance, HR, Instructional Technology, Campus Safety & Security, Health Center, Student Success, International Programs, Athletics, Advising, Alumni Relations, Bookstore, Dining, Res Life, Facilities Scheduling, ID cards, library systems, Information Security, Provost / Dean’s offices, Emergency Alert systems, student / faculty / staff portal, learning management system, Public Information, webcams, weather station and websites.

Results driven in applying best practices to many areas (including outsourcing, document imaging, risk reduction, cloud computing, etc.)

Developed the business case and subsequently implemented an integrated process for identifying / fulfilling student demand for classes in a timely fashion that resulted in over five million dollars of revenue per year.

Initiated cost reduction process to save over $200,000 annually in credit card fees.

Saved over 20 thousand dollars annually in mailing costs by utilizing national change of address and CASS certification on a database of over one million entities.

Oversaw multi-platform software development environment consisted of utilizing SOA, SaaS, SQL, Informix, MS SQL Server, IIS, Jboss/Apache, VMware, blades, SAN, UNIX, Cognos, vendor software tools / products and a disaster recovery / business continuity site.

Built exceptionally dedicated and loyal team that utilized Java, C, C++, Perl, and .Net software languages in a UNIX and virtualized Windows server environment.

Strategic planning and budgeting for technology aligned by business objectives. Performed multi-year forecasting based on emerging technology, industry and vendors.

Supervising, training, coaching, annual appraisals and staffing of all staff and contractor relationships. Had very low turnover due to valuing employees.

Utilized structured software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology in a multi-database environment that was documented for ongoing support.

Partnered with user community for test plans / sign-offs for each environment (test, production). Impact of software changes / patches were evaluated, planned and scheduled for all related servers, network, and interfaces to 3rd party software and customer availability.

Forecasting, designing, implementing and maintaining the hardware infrastructure for the many systems and websites. Some data was “cloud based” for DR/BC or risk avoidance.

Coordinated yearly user/vendor testing of flexible DR/BC plan that focused on new / changed software. Systems were prioritized to use cold/warm/hot site or hybrid.

Championed creation of a large project team of 70+ staff from all departments to select and implement new ERP system (with extremely low staff turnover).

Served as focal point/leader for all enterprise software involving the ERP system, websites, and learning management system. Led large monthly ERP Team meetings.

Worked on with PCI, HIPAA and FERPA compliance

Presented (and active with) ERP users groups. Wrote articles for press releases.

Networked with IT Directors / CIO’s around the region. Active on “listservs”.

Organized and hosted a regional users group conference

Monitored trends (software, website, architecture, competitors and industry)

Use Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Project, and Visio).

Defined and executed the strategic direction of the IT division at a private university with over 1,250 employees, 7,752 students, and an annual operating budget of $225 million.

Supervised a team of 10 IT professionals, assessing performance and provided training.

Led strategic planning and budget development to make improvements for the user community across multiple systems.

Established and fostered relationships with vendors, secure bids and negotiate contracts.

Oversaw all ERP & Academic systems (Learning Management System, Bookstore interface, Lecture Capture, faculty file storage, etc.) and their interfaces to the Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP).

Responsible for all websites---internal student portal and main website. Purchased Content Management System and implemented offsite hosting and synchronization with failover systems.

Achieved increasing responsibilities while the university doubled in size, recognizing the growing need to improve integration of IT with student services and ability to serve users.

Replaced ERP System – A $1.5 million, 3-year project that directly impacted all staff with a new ERP system. Led a team of 70 staff in selecting a vendor and implementing the system. Crafted messaging for C-level stakeholders and press releases:

Document Imaging Rollout – A $500,000, two-year project that impacted over 200 staff members. Increased the ability of admissions and financial aid offices to keep up with high demand during enrollment periods. Included a hardware infrastructure upgrade for the ERP system that used virtualization, blade computing, redundancy and high-speed interfaces.

Sapphire Solutions, Inc., St. Petersburg FL 2000/06 –2001/01

Owner//CEO

Sapphire Solutions, Inc. was a software consulting company I created.

Executive recruiting

ERP consulting

Software programming

Systems analysis services

Reflectone Inc. (BAE Systems), Tampa FL (a Flight Simulation co.) 1995/06 –2000/06

Acting Manager of IT (& Sr. Systems Analyst)

Reflectone

Reflectone (acquired by BAE Systems and later by CAE, Inc.) was a publicly listed company founded in 1939 that sold flight simulators to the military and provided pilot training on their premises and satellite campuses. Additionally, motion simulators were also provided for the amusement industry (Busch Gardens, SeaWorld, etc.). 1995 sales was $170.5 million.

IT management

Project Management

Systems Analysis / programming

ERP system support / admin (Cincom)

ERP selection, implementation

Oracle, UNIX hardware / software

Managed programming and project management of IT systems for military and civilian flight simulators.

Assessed ERP systems and implemented improvements to drive increased capacity for staff.

Developed and rolled out new initiatives for system software and hardware.

Selected to serve as the acting manager of the IT division, due to expertise in technology and leadership ability. Implemented system improvements that helped to support over $170 million in annual sales.

Integrity Software Inc. (owner, programmer, sales of Maintenance & Materials Mgt System)

The Boeing Company – (Sr systems analyst, consultant, project leader, programmer, ind. engineer).

Education

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Phoenix (GPA 3.85).

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Based Information Systems (A.K.A. Management Information Systems - MIS) with a minor in Production Management from the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Certifications: Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Braintrust (Agile / Scrum), 6/10/2014

Lean Six Sigma (white belt) from Aveta Business Institute, 9/26/2014

PMP Certification Studies Program (haven’t sat for exam to get certified)

Volunteering / Interests

Youth mentoring, Habitat for Humanity

Mountaineering, sailing, travel, photography, home Improvement

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