Elijah L. King II
Glenwood, IL 60425
Residence: 708/374-7523 Email: ********@*******.*** Cell: 708/250-4193
OBJECTIVE:
Participate in planning and implementing information technology that will
support strategic business initiatives.
PROFILE:
> Skilled in needs assessment, problem
identification/resolution, process reengineering, cost
analysis, price structuring, order expediting, inventory
tracking, and budget administration; coordinate and
prioritize multiple tasks. Effectively communicate concepts
and complex technical information to non-technical personnel
at all levels.
> Extensive knowledge of object design methodologies, multiple-
tier client/ server LAN and virtual system technologies;
designed and implement a Native Microsoft Network and create
an Enterprise solution for Lotus Domino.
> Technical Knowledge: MS Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP,Vista &
Windows 7 O/S, MS Windows NT, 2000, 2003& 2008 servers, MS
Office 2000, 2003 & 2007 suite, MS Outlook 97,98 2000, 2003 &
2007 suite, Lotus Domino R4.5, R5, R6 & R6.51, Lotus
QuickPlace & Sametime, DNS, TCP/IP, SonicWall, Fortigate,
Cisco Pix firewall Ethernet, People Soft, Reflections,
Vantive, Remedy, Extra, REACH, SLS, Zenworks, RMS, Time
Tracking, Citrix, Novell Netware, Oracle, CTI, MYLES, SMS
2.0, Symantec, Great Plains, HelpTrac, UNIX, SharePoint, BES
4.1, PGP Universal Server & WDE, XenWorks, VMware, Asterisk
Telephony, Sage MAS500, Dell Compellent, SAML
EMPLOYMENT:
Independent Technology Consultant, EACPM, Glenwood,IL
March 2013 - Present
. Provide strategic technology leadership, product vision, and
the technology roadmap for the information technology
organizations which includes Software Development, Database
Administration, Network Operations, and Help Desk.
. Lead the effective execution of technology strategy for
technology platforms, partnerships, and external
relationships.
. Identify more productive methods to achieve top performance,
eliminating waste and reducing expenses.
. Cultivate relationships with key decision makers through in-
depth needs analysis and facilitate effective technical
presentations.
. Clients consist of"
o Worldwide TechServices (Dell, IBM, Samsung,HP)
o Go2IT Group (Project coordination of deployment
systems{ACE Insurance, CarMax, Double Tree, Hilton})
o Turano Baking Company (Network Infrastructure support)
o CPS Datacenter Operations move & project management(Dell
Compellent)
o EPacking & Fulfillment( SAP design and implementation,
infrastructure design and VOIP support, Exchange 2010
support)
o Data Defenders (Manage Services support, VOIP support
and infrastructure design, BES Enterprise Implementation
& Design, Data Encryption & verification for Chicago
Election board, Exchange 2010 support)
Director of Information Technology, Macy & Aleman, PC, Chicago, IL
February 2011 - March 2013
. Manage Software Development Department which consists of code
releases, project management and website integration.
. Manage Database Administration team which consists of all
integration of LH CRM tool new project management.
. Manage Network Operations Security and Datacenter Operations
which consist of the Citrix environment, T1s circuits,
firewalls, backups, all Cisco and HP switch gear.
. Manage Helpdesk Department which assists all remote
locations.
. Manage all procurement, vendor relationships and consultant
management.
. Manage VOIP Telephony Asterisk Phone system.
. Manage communication platform while using Exchange\Google
mail and Google Apps.
. Primary point of contact for all technology projects.
. Direct report to the Senior Partner.
Director of Information Technology, Emmi Solutions, LLC, Chicago, IL
January 2007 - February 2011
. Manage the Corporate Network Operations, which consist of all
managed switches, servers, backup systems, T1 and firewalls.
. Manage all Messaging Services and communications which
consist of Exchange 2003, BlackBerry Server, SharePoint and
the Nortel Phone system.
. Manage all negotiations procurement purchases and vendor
relations.
. Implemented and helped wrote the HIPAA security policies.
. Manage all Desktop and Helpdesk requests.
. Manage the security software which consists of the keycard
reader access, encryption for the laptops.
. Built and setup the PGP Universal Server/Whole Disk
Encryption and provided training to the organization.
. Manage the corporate budget cost cross departments.
. Built and redesigned the corporate network.
. Manage Corporate Network Infrastructure and Datacenter
Operations for Production Website, Staging and Development
Site
. Redesigned the Corporate Network to a scalable and cost
efficient infrastructure.
. Managed the back office financial system MAS500 and serve as
primary contact for support.
Senior Manager of IT, BuySide Realty, Inc, Chicago, IL
February 2006 - January 2007
. Manage Datacenter Operations for the Production Website,
Staging and Development Site
. Built and configured all of the Datacenter Operations
Servers.
. Designed the Datacenter Operations and Corporate
infrastructure to meet companies' business needs.
. Built the Active Directory corporate infrastructure to
support 3 remote locations.
. Configured and managed the PIP network infrastructure to
support 3 remote locations.
. Configure and manage all CISCO 2600 routers via the PIP
network for 3 remote offices.
. Configured and setup the VPN access for remote employees
located in Israel and in the remote locations.
. Manage all day to day support for all offices.
. Manage all Procurement for all of the Datacenter Operations
and Office Technology.
. Administers the exchange hosted environment.
. Manage all of the vendor relations.
. Direct report to the CTO.
. Backup Administer to the call center product WEB CENTER
provided by Verizon Business
IS Director, School District 205, South Holland, IL
October 2005 - February 2006
. Manage day to day network Operations.
. Assist on the planning for Government Grants to enable
improvement of the technology of students as well as District
Staff.
. Developed a helpdesk (HelpTrac) system to manage day to day
tickets.
. Managed the Desktop Support Team of 6 employees
. Managed the Fujitsu Phone system.
. Managed all Cisco and HP Procurve routers and switches
. Configured and managed the Sonic Firewall
. Received training on the SASI teacher grade software for
BackOffice administration.
IT Manager, Adexs, Chicago, IL
April 2005 - November 2005
. Manage all production Windows 2000 .Net infrastructure.
. Built and configured and supported DNS, Active Directory and
administration
. Configured and managed all Cisco gear.
. Built new Windows 2003 Active Directory
. Capacity planned the corporate network and production site.
. Managed all procurement for both sister companies MSDSONLINE
& DOCeXCHANGE.
. Manage all vendor relationships on purchasing and consulting.
. Provided step-by step documentation for software/ systems
installations.
. Managed the relationship with the hosting group at Qwest.
. Setup new hire workstations and laptops.
Director of Information Technology, BridgePort Networks, Chicago, IL
May 2004 - December 2004
. Manage and built the Windows 2003 Server Active Directory
infrastructure.
. Built, configured and supported DNS, Active Directory and
administration..
. Manage and built the Exchange Server Enterprise 2003.
. Built and created accounts, setup quotas and administer the
servers
. Manage and built the Network Security including the firewall
and topology.
. Installed and configure the Sonic Wall firewall and
configured all IPSEC tunnels from both locations, and setup
the DMZ and separate VLANS for Engineering and QA.
. Built and configured all laptops for all new employees with
Win XP SP2.
. Performed daily laptop troubleshooting when required of Win
XP, Office 2003 and Outlook 2003.
. Installed and setup Blackberries, Palm and Treo devices and
configured to sync with Outlook 2003.
. Performed daily backups.
. Manage and negotiated all procurement purchases for the
company
. Manage all of the vendor relationships on purchasing and
consulting
. Provide step-by-step documentation on software/ systems
installations and maintenance as well as disaster recovery
plan.
. Manage new commercial propriety applications research and
development for the Engineering staff.
. Manage the VOIP Telephone system.
. Direct Report to the CFO.
. Provide weekly reports of trouble tickets and budgeting.
IT Manager, ORBITZ Inc., Chicago, IL
July 2000- May 2004
. Manage the Corporate Network, Desktop Support, Helpdesk &
Telecom teams.
. Built and setup the Windows 2000 Active Directory
infrastructure.
. Assisted in the building of the Domino infrastructure
. Built the base images for laptops and desktop for Win 2000
users
. Negotiate and managed all procurement purchases for the
company.
. Project management and training.
. Setup and configured base images for laptops and desktops
units.
. Perform laptop and desktop troubleshooting.
. Provide step-by-step documentation on software/ systems
installations and maintenance.
. Manage the vendor support and relations.
. Manage new commercial propriety applications research and
development.
. Direct support for the CEO, CIO, CTO, CFO, General Council
and Division Presidents. Assisting with laptop
troubleshooting and PDA support.
. Setup and configured Blackberries, Palm Pilots and Treo
devices to sync with Lotus Notes.
. Hardware/Software/Network/Telecom support configuration and
maintenance.
Senior Desktop Analyst, Information Resources Inc., Chicago, IL.
January 1999 - July 2000
. End-user technical support- Windows NT, 95 & 3.11.
. Windows NT 4.0 in a Novell Networked environment.
. Comprehensive OS / Software support.
. Project Management / Training.
. Provide step-by-step documentation on software/systems
installation and maintenance.
. New commercial and propriety application research and
development.
. Hardware / Software / Network support, configuration and
maintenance.
. National off site travel and support.
. International remote client support
. Direct support for the CEO, CFO, and Division Presidents.
Senior IT Support Analyst, Information Resources Inc., Chicago, IL.
December 1997 - December 1998
. Provide hardware and software support for over 2000 end users
using Windows 3.11, Windows 95 and Windows NT in a Novell
Network environment.
. Responds onsite and via telephone to PC Tech/ LAN IT Support
calls.
. Diagnose and resolve hardware and software technological
problems in PC LAN environment consisting of personal
computer connection to network services.
. Configure Windows 95/NT DUN and TCP/IP dial up settings.
. Software Project Manager for proprietary development
applications.
. Process requests for User ids: UNIX, LAN, GUTS,
CCMail/Outlook and reset passwords.
. Deliver professional level of customer satisfaction
consistent with organization and customer needs.
Technical Support Analyst, Commerce Clearing House Inc., Chicago, IL
September 1996 - December 1997
. Call Center support troubleshooting software and printing
problems for CD-ROM and standalone workstations in Windows
95, Windows 3.11 Windows NT and DOS environments.
. Provide customers with detailed information on hardware
requirements, system computability, product operation and
installation of all electronic titles published by CCH and
affiliates.
. Assist clients with research and functionality issues in tax
health and business finance publications.
. Provide customer support for over 250 sales representatives
on Lotus Notes 3 x and 4x.
. Process orders in Oracle system and resolve customer issues
regarding subscription services and on-line accounts.
. Request for User ids, passwords, usage credits and
publications.
. Delivered professional level of customer satisfaction
consistent with organization and customer needs.
Computer Operator, Acxiom, Chicago, IL.
October 1995 - July 1996
. Run programs on assigned job log.
. Monitor the status of system tapes.
. Release job tapes for Trans Union.
. Serve as primary contact for problem resolution.
Operation Manager Assistant, Consultant, Merisel Americas, Woodale,
IL.
April 1992 - September 1996
. Deployed and Implemented MYLES production software to all
area warehouses.
. Increased the efficiency of software/hardware shipment.
. Analyzed and made final determination on billing accounts.
. Entered daily inventory stats at the highest rate of 10k per
hour.
. Maintained inventory of hardware and software throughout
corporate office.
. Served as a primary contact for problem resolution.
GOALS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
EDUCATION:
Information Systems Richard J. Daley City College, Chicago, IL
1993-1995
Computer Science Major Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL 1991-
1993
Reference available upon request