Kirk Daniel Meyer

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Manhattan, KS **502 United States

Mobile: 785-***-**** - Ext:

Email: adhlng@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Dedicate, loyal and ambitious professional with 22 years of experience in providing supervisory, managerial, and leadership in the United States Army. Accountable and ambitious, able to remain focused, productive and make decisions in challenging and high pressure situations. Constantly striving to motivate employees and foster a healthy and sustainable workplace that encourages efficiency, environmental stewardship, and pride. Maintains excellent communication with peers, subordinates, and supervisors.

Professional Work Experience:

City of Manhattan Kansas

1101 Poyntz Ave

Manhattan, KS 66502 United States

10/2013 – 10/2020

Salary: 77,000.00 USD Bi-weekly

Hours per week: 40

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Serve as the Division Head of the Information System Department. Primarily

responsible for the overall direction of supporting information technology for the City. Managing the provision of the full range of IT services to support customer base and perform the mission. Overseeing and assuring interoperability, integration, and operations for the installed base of hardware and software, and continuity of operations such as, coordinating, implementing and maintaining the installation, configuration, troubleshooting and operation of customer hardware and applications, local area networks (LANs), dedicated communications lines, voice and video systems, connections to wide area networks, etc. Ensuring senior executive management and management officials have IT resources to perform command and control functions, particularly critical capabilities for emergency and disaster recovery efforts.

Administering information systems security programs and implementing information systems security procedures. Monitoring customer satisfaction, help ticket resolution and other data as needed to determine effectiveness of the program. Performing financial management and oversight of the IT Program, and execution related to provision of IT services. Planning the work to be accomplished by the unit, assigning work to employees, and establishing production or quality standards. Establishing and communicating guidelines and performance requirements.

-Converted the City's six different phone systems into one VOIP system

-Upgraded City's entire network hardware and software system

-Created a rotational system for the City's hardware and software

-Created updated ticketing system

-Created cost savings measures to include computer upgrades and software patching

-Created cost saving measures with printers and paper cost

-Oversees budget across all service areas in the Department.

-Provided holistic program management across the Department, to include long- and short-range planning.

-Established and revised goals and objectives for Division in the City.

-Provided financial and budget management, and resource allocation and distribution.

-Established performance standards and criteria, organizational design and work operations, program administration, the full range of personnel management, and operating policy for the Division.

Supervisor: HR 785-***-****)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: No

State of Kansas KDHE

1000 SW Jackson St.

Curtis State office Bldg

Topeka, KS 66612 United States

10/2010 - 11/2013

Salary: 26.00 USD Per Hour

Hours per week: 40

Information Technology Project Manager

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Directed the execution of manufacturing solution development project from conception through production deployment. Manage the day-to-day interaction with clients and developers on projects ranging from $30,000 to $1 million while keeping the project within scope. Create and execute project work plans and revise them as appropriate, to meet the changing needs and requirements. Ensure the project documents are complete and current.

Effectively convey the Agency’s message in both written and verbal business development discussions. Hold regular status meetings with project team, keeping them well informed of changes with the organization.

Created the Post Implementation Evaluation Report (PIER) for project required by the State of Kansas at the completion if each project.

Used comprehensive technical knowledge to identify customers’ information systems requirements, from initiation and planning to execution and closing.

Lead complex IT projects/programs, including application development efforts, systems upgrades and installations, technology outsourcing, IT security initiatives, Software as a Service deployments, large enterprise wide deployments, and modern workforce technology deployments.

Directed and overseen the diverse project team and efficiently identify and solving project issues, such as designing and conducting analytical studies, cost-benefit analyses, or other necessary research on all IT systems being procured.

Ensured activities were completed in accordance with the project scope and within the approved schedule and budget constraints.

Defined requirements and plan project lifecycle deployment; define resources and schedule for project/program implementation, ensures systems testing strategies, plans, or scenarios are completed on schedule.

Created strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning as well as plan and schedule project deliverables, goals, and milestones for requested IT Systems.

Ensured appropriate standard project practices and procedures are established and followed.

Coordinated with technology system analysts on IT-specific issues, which may have impacted project’s success.

Ensured appropriate product-related training and documentation requirements for IT systems are developed and available to customers.

State of Kansas KDOT

700 SW Harrison Street

Eisenhower State Office Bldg

Topeka, KS 66612 United States

11/1999 - 10/2010

Salary: 18.00 USD Per Hour

Hours per week: 40

Information Technology Project Manager/GIS Specialist

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

KanRoad Administrator IT Project Manager, Project Manager for one of KDOT's most widely used interactive website. Creative control over the development and management of all work orders related to the project to insure maximum performance of the website. Lead coordinator between other KDOT units, other State agencies and private industry in regards to information collected by the system. Responsible for all documentation and reporting of all activates related to the project. Periodic reporting to State regulatory board and KDOT administration. Representative at meetings and events related to the project. Created the Post Implementation Evaluation Report (PIER) for project required by the State of Kansas at the completion if each project. Conduct, plan and research training aids for the Cartography/GIS unit and users of the 511.ksdot.org

system.

United State Army

2 Sherman Ave

Leavenworth, KS 66027 United States

07/1987 - 04/2009

Salary: 17.00 USD Per Hour

Hours per week: 80

SFC Military Police

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Joint Law Enforcement Liaison Team Senior NCO, Military Police Accident Investigator

Military Police Accident Investigator, Conducted patrol duties, radar enforcement, traffic control, crime prevention, payroll escort, fort safety and security operations, to including the preparation of all appropriate documentation. Lead investigator in accident investigations ranging from hit and run, minor single vehicle accidents, to multi-vehicle injury/fatality accidents on the fourth largest military installation in the free world.

Preformed same duties while on several deployments overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In addition to being the Military Police Station Noncommissioned officer in charge, and the lead Noncommissioned officer in charge of the Joint Law Enforcement Liaison Team. Where I was the go between the Military and local Law Enforcement.

Education:

TUI University Chandler, AZ United States

Master's Degree 4 /2009

GPA: 3.697 of a maximum 4.0

Credits Earned: 162.64 Semester Hours

Major: Information Technology Management Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:

• Masters Business Administration; Minor: Information Technology

Degree (Magna Cum Laude) concentrated on the application of theory to real

world situations, with a special emphasis on business in a multinational

environment.

Kansas State University Manhattan, KS United States

Bachelor's Degree 11/1999

GPA: 2.5 of a maximum 4.0

Credits Earned: 120 Semester Hours

Major: Geography

Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Geography interests in Geographic Information Systems.

Geographers study the differences in human activities from one place to another,

assess human impacts and responses to the environment, and resolve vital

questions about current national and international situations

Job Related Training:

State of Kansas Information Technology Project Management

State of Kansas Certified Public Manager

Accountability, Advance price cost analysis, contract award/ negotiation, Problem solving.

Affiliations:

American Legion - Vice Commander

American Legion - Legion Riders Director

Additional Information:

Member of American Legion

Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

Kansas State University Alumni Association

Member of Government Management Information System Society

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