Director of Information and Digital Video Technology
Resume:
ANDREW BROOKS
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/aceebro
INFORMATION SYSTEMS IS COOL AGAIN
Bringing more than 15 years of information technology, information systems, business process management, and small-to-large scale project management experience. Skilled in both “boots on the ground”, collaborative process development, and executive management roles. Skilled at riding the line between business needs and technical abilities. Able to bridge the gap between how a process works and how it needs to work in a digital environment. Scope ninja and deliverable master.
CORE COMPETENCIES
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Big Table Media, Sacramento CA - May 2014 - Present Director of Information and Digital Video Technology
• Developed and implemented a five year technology plan for both software and hardware on both desktop systems and enterprise servers and networking interfaces
• Brought a “technology follows creativity” philosophy to the corporate work environment, ensuring that creative goals are always able to be met with existing and planned technology deployments
• Created a platform for the “digital initiative”, a long-term project designed to develop, brand, market, and sell wholly owned digital creative content
• Implemented strategy-based purchasing of hardware and software, with a focus on business requirements and long-term use
• Acted as Project Manager to build a custom, in-house database designed to provide Software as a Service management tools to the executive, administrative, and creative workforces
• Expanded and improved an aging hardware/software inventory management system to track depreciation, productivity, return on investment, and other financial metrics for hardware and software purchases
• Outlined all business processes from pre-production to air-date and attached technology resources and technology budgets to all processes and milestone so the company may better understand the effectiveness of their technology purchases within the enterprise
• Brought all human resources and administrative desktops, workstations, and server to HIPAA compliance
Project Management
Technology Planning
Web, ECommerce, and
Intranet Design
Project Scope
Resources Management
Contracts
Progressive Elaboration
User Experience
Network & Infrastructure
Design
Process Analysis
Version3 Inc. Sacramento CA - January 2000 - May 2014 Senior Web Architect
• Maintained the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) website, it’s associated properties, and entire database systems including Major Incidents, Contacts, Board of Forestry, Office of the State Fire Marshal, FRAP, Historical Statistics
• Redesigned all five websites for the California Dairy Board underneath the California Department of Food and Agriculture to present a single unified message
• Designed, created, and deployed an online interactive game titled “The Adventures of Vermi The Worm” to teach 3rd grade students the value of vermicomposting for the California Integrated Waste Management Board
• Designed a custom semantic web system for use with the California State Template systems for the California Department of General Services and the California Department of Resources
• Created policies and procedures for CalFire to ensure maximum uptime and availability for their 24/7 fire support server during California’s high fire season- previously no such system existed
• Created websites and database systems for medium-to-large businesses in Northern California including Arco Arena, Halls Window Center, KSEG The Eagle, KDND The End, KRXQ 98 Rock, Capitol City Pawn, Med7, JavaCity, Bewley’s Tea, and many more ISInc. Sacramento CA - June 1996 - December 1999
Senior Trainer, Senior Web Developer
• Acquired Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Adobe Certified Expert (ACE), Adobe Certified Trainer (ACT), and Newtek Authorized Trainer (NAT) certifications
• Created, managed, and instructed custom-developed classroom material for NewTek and it’s suite of LIghtWave 3D modeling software
• Created and managed the web development division for ISInc, providing web services to the State of California, Sleep Train, BHP, Arco Arena, Golden 1 Credit Union, and various clients
• Developed and deployed OJT (On-The-Job-Training) systems for the State of California and other private and commercial clients. Adapted and customized basic instructor-led training materials to suite specific needs and requirements for clients at their jobsite or place of business
• Provided on-the-job and classroom training for Adobe, Macromedia, and Microsoft products
• Instrumental in developing and expanding ISInc.’s web development and design classroom training systems, including the acquisition, review, and deployment of training material throughout the instructor-led classroom environment EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, BA Broadcast and Electronic Communications, 1996
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