Brad Babin

***** ****** ***** ***** • Denham Springs, Louisiana • 70726

CELL 225-***-**** • E-MAIL acuhzy@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Self-motivated and result driven IT professional with over 17 years of industry experience in various areas of IT Infrastructure/Software and Project Management and 6 years of management experience. Proven ability to analyze internal processes and guide reformations to help organizations operate more productively and efficiently. Experienced in working very closely with the executive and senior level management to ensure company goals and milestones are achieved within budget. Possess an expansive knowledge of current IT technologies and skills to support customer and organizational needs. Accustomed to working in fast paced environments while continuously improving management skills and staying well-informed on emerging technologies.

EXPERIENCE

Senior IT Consultant (Apr 2015 – Current)

Consulting for a variety of small to medium business and for a few managed service providers in the Baton Rouge and surrounding areas.

Work with IT vendors on behalf of customers for new services and upgrades

Infrastructure design and upgrades

Helping businesses getting the most out of their IT/communications budgets.

Creating SOA’s and Project plans for new implementations and upgrades

Campus Federal Credit Union (Apr 2014 – Apr 2015)

One of the largest credit unions in Louisiana with the largest business loan portfolio

Vice President of Information Technology

Develop and execute short- and long-range strategic and operational plans, policies, programs and systems.

Plan, design, implement and maintain Local and Wide Area Networks.

Research, monitor and enhance communication infrastructure and systems.

Design, implement, manage and support all operating system, server, email, and database applications; network hardware/software/access; file/print services; and client network applications.

Perform, assign and administer security reviews of new and existing systems.

Contract, manage and review vendors necessary to support and maintain the credit unions technology infrastructure and corporate objectives.

Establish policies, procedures, documentation and standards for network hardware, network software levels, data communications, media library, and operating system levels maintaining optimum levels of current technology and maintaining a network intrusion detection/prevention system.

Maintain current knowledge of LAN hardware, software, and architecture and develop strategies for future LAN/WAN development.

Design, develop and maintain all in-house and vendor assisted software for web applications, performance management systems (business intelligence reporting), intranet, corporate website, online banking and mobile services.

Maintain and monitor all legal Internet domains owned by Campus Federal.

Develop and execute short- and long-range strategic and operational plans, policies, programs and systems.

Plan, design, implement and maintain Local and Wide Area Networks.

Research, monitor and enhance communication infrastructure and systems

Design, implement, manage and support all operating system, server, email, and database applications; network hardware/software/access; file/print services; and client network applications.

Perform, assign and administer security reviews of new and existing systems.

Contract, manage and review vendors necessary to support and maintain the credit unions technology infrastructure and corporate objectives.

Establish policies, procedures, documentation and standards for network hardware, network software levels, data communications, media library, and operating system levels maintaining optimum levels of current technology and maintaining a network intrusion detection/prevention system.

Maintain current knowledge of LAN hardware, software, and architecture and develop strategies for future LAN/WAN development.

Design, develop and maintain all in-house and vendor assisted software for web applications, performance management systems (business intelligence reporting), intranet, corporate website, online banking and mobile services.

Maintain and monitor all legal Internet domains owned by Campus Federal

Research and implement technology driving efficiency in both the support and member facing arenas.

Manage the E-Commerce activities of the credit union.

CRIF Lending Solutions (Feb 2013 – Mar 2014)

Leader in LOS software and analytics for banks, finance companies and retailers.

IT Manager/ Application Support Team

Manage a team of six senior level system engineers.

Responsible for project completion by coordinating resources and timetables with other departments, data centers and customers.

Achieve team results by communicating job expectations to staff; planned, monitored, and appraised job results; coached, counseled, and disciplined employees; initiated, coordinated, and enforced systems, policies, and procedures. Ensure customer SLA’s were met.

Work closely with suppliers and corporate accounting to budget for upcoming projects and initiate contracts.

Timely manage application releases, projects, upgrades, and migrations.

Communicate with customers and other groups as well as participates on sales calls.

Monitor and improve performance of SQL servers and IIS webservers.

Monitor backups of databases and application components.

Apply security profiles and adhere to strict change controls/management policies.

Collaborate with customer IT staff for custom solutions to technical problems.

Business First Bank (Aug 2008 – Jan 2013)

Largest and rapidly growing commercial and industry lending bank in Louisiana.

AVP, IT Manager/ IT Senior Systems Engineer

Managed other IT department team members to ensure appropriate procedures were created and followed.

Responsible for IT budgeting and controlling the overall financial impact of IT purchases by researching the productivity and cost savings of purchasing new solutions.

Designed, implemented and maintained the Bank’s complex data and voice network environment including Cisco VOIP statewide system, LAN/WAN infrastructure, SAN and DATA Center.

Developed and maintained the Bank’s Operations Manual and Continuity Plan.

Designed, coordinated, maintained and implemented complex systems, upgrades and DATA Center.

Provided necessary training to the Bank’s personnel on operational support topics.

Responsible for overseeing the Bank’s information systems security, availability, patching and backups.

Created and maintained programmatic and technical documentation to insure efficient planning and execution.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana (Dec 2007 - Jul 2008)

Leading health care provider in the state of Louisiana.

Network Systems Engineer

Presented suggested technologies and recommendations to management as required.

Acquired, maintained, and expanded knowledge of relevant infrastructure product offerings.

Worked closely with vendors to define/modify existing systems, infrastructure software and processes as required.

Lead and participated in projects to enhance the quality and efficiency of infrastructure solutions.

CH2M HILL System Support Specialist (Dec 2005 – Nov 2007)

In charge of purchasing all IT equipment for the southeast region and support for the local office.

Capital One Bank Field Support Engineer (Jun 2004 – Nov 2005)

In charge of scheduling technicians to visit bank sites for IT related support issues.

Eatel Transmission Engineer (Jun 2002 – Feb 2004)

Created intranet site for my department and engineered and purchase equipment for new installs.

Eatel Computer Specialist/ Technician (Jun 2001 – Jun 2002)

Supported multiple sites statewide.

Emco Computer Specialist/Technician (Jun 2000 – Jun 2001)

Helped coordinate SME project (deploying new pc’s to all users due to the merger of Exxon and Mobil)

PC Warehouse Assistant Manager (Feb 1996 – Jun 2000)

Managed a team of 6 sales people and 7 technicians

Air Force National Guard SecureCom Crypto Technician (Sep 1994 – Sep 2002)

Head over safety and training new recruits in crypto shop

SKILLS

Project Management Mobile Device Management Data Center Design/Management

Patch Management Internal IT Support LAN/WAN/Networking Management Teamwork Building Information Security Budget Control and Planning Disaster Recovery/BCP VMware/VDI MS SQL Server

IT Infrastructure Contract Negotiation Vendor Management

IT Expense Reduction Documentation/Procedures

EDUCATION

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. 1993-1998

Major: ISDS-MIS

Scotlandville Magnet High, Baton Rouge, La. 1989-1993

Honors Engineering/Computer Science program

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