DANIEL MICHAEL BLECHINGER

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

Hands-on technical manager in information systems engineering and software development disciplines with exceptional verbal and written skills. Proven team builder with the ability to apply knowledge and experience in developing corporate goals, defining strategic objectives, engineering efficient business processes with commitment and integrity that produces completed projects, implemented procedures, profitability and proven growth.

SUMMARY

Executive Presence: 16 years - superior business acumen, team player, leader.

Information Technology & Engineering: 20+ years - technically competent in all things IT.

Project Management: 20+ years - effective in planning, communicating & executing .

Manufacturing: 12 years - extremely process & efficiency oriented, fiscally responsible.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Compliance Management

Server Virtualization

Software Development

Project Management

IT & Information Security

Database Design

Team Building

Systems Engineering

Network Engineering

Infrastructure Globalization

Process Design

Business Intelligence

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IST Management Services, Inc. Atlanta, GA 2004 - Present

VICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:

Innovative Service Technology (IST) provides custom software solutions for outsourcing services (SaaS) in the legal, human resources (HR) and facilities management (FM) markets.

Manage an annual budget of $3+ million and 19 full-time employees.

Capable of presenting technical concepts in simple terms to C level executives.

Services Organization Controls (SOC II Type 2) and Security compliance technical officer.

Conduct project planning and job assignment of software development using 9 internal programming resources coupled with external contracted services in India, Serbia and China to meet aggressive time commitments through the application of Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

Chief Design Engineer of web applications and network architecture applied to financial analysis, accounting, workforce management, electronic document processing, facilities management services and overall business functions.

Manage a team of certified professionals who support customer implementations of eDiscovery, information technology and FM services as well as the company network infrastructure.

Technology infrastructure consists of Nutanix Cluster on Microsoft Hyper-V with 10 Gbps Cisco 9Ks as well as Dell 720xp servers running VMWare 5.5 & Citrix XenServer 7.6 with Nimble Storage, and Dell Equallogic. Business applications running on this topology are XenDesktop 7.6 (remote Sales & OPs), MS-Exchange 2010 (e-mail), SagePro (Accounting), FrontRange Goldmine (CRM) via Terminal Services, kCura Relativity (e-Discovery).

Designed the multi-tiered data processing solution that uses Adobe Coldfusion and Microsoft .NET with Barracuda Hardware-Load Balancers, Windows 2012 R2 Enterprise Server, SQL Server 2014 in an Active/Passive clustered configuration, secured behind Dell Sonicwall firewalls (active/active). Reporting engine used is Microsoft SQL Reports.

Successfully designed & deployed IST’s kCura Relativity system in 6 weeks on a $537K budget.

TESA Entry Systems, Norcross, GA 1997-2003

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER:

TESA Entry System (now called Onity) is a manufacturer and distributor of electronic locking systems in the hotel industry. My duties encompassed the overall business strategy that included the underlying LAN/WAN architecture, the connectivity between 17 international offices, and the software and services that utilize and support the business. These services include enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, e-mail, engineering collaboration, and sales reporting from design, risk assessment and budgeting through planning, resource management and implementation to final completion.

Directed the separation of IT functions during the Williams de-merger that included the implementation of ERP systems in two new manufacturing facilities in Oiartzin, Spain and El Salto, Mexico completed July 2001 and August 2001 respectively.

Designed a worldwide enterprise resource planning (ERP) system based on Navision Attain to encompass Mexico and Spain manufacturing with distribution via Atlanta and 14 international sales offices.

Designed an international network topology utilizing Internet technologies and virtual private networking (VPN) to support worldwide operations in Mexico, Canada, Brazil, England, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Directed the year 2000 (Y2K) program that included an aggressive compliance plan in the form of documented budgetary needs with an associated timeline with completion by September 1998.

Implemented Fourth Shift at the Atlanta office through defining resource requirements, an aggressive project timeline with specific budgetary allocations and scope definition completed by August 1998 within budget of $250K.

Defined and established the IS infrastructure totaling 12 FTEs for Atlanta, Georgia (6 people), Guadalajara, Mexico (5 people) and Irun, Spain (1 person) including roles and responsibilities.

Establishment of core competencies, strategic alliances, long term goals, annual objectives and detailed project timelines resulted in a three year strategic plan.

EDUCATION

CERTIFICATIONS:

VMware: VSP, VTSP 2016

Nutanix: Nutanix Platform Professional (NPP) 2016

REGIS UNIVERSITY, Denver, Colorado.

School for Professional Studies MBA Program, Essentials of Business Development.

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Rochester, New York.

Bachelor of Science, Department of Industrial Engineering

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