John Meredith Langstaff

**** ** ** *****, **** Lauderdale FL

954-***-****; adjkui@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

With a BS in Computer Science, vast and broad experience of Personal Computers, servers, clouds, the systems around them, Users, Techs and Technocrats — seeking a posiSon for service to an esteemed organizaSon. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

COMPUPRO SERVICES, INC. Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 1991 – November 2019 Business Owner

• Architected, Upgraded and Supported office compuSng environments including network topology, LAN cabling, servers, backup systems, workstaSons, soYware, connecSvity, security, disaster conSnuity and documentaSon. Assembled and Supervised teams for projects. NegoSated with vendors. Researched and Advised on technologies such as prinSng, virus a[acks, group faxing, VOIP Telephony and intra-office messaging.

• Established and managed cloud based systems (Amazon CerSfied). TransiSoned bespoke server loads to Cloud Services. Created cloud configuraSons for various CRM and SQL applicaSons, Quickbooks, Laserfiche, PorcolioCenter, and with MicrosoY soYware: SQL Server, AcSve Directory Domain Controller, Single Sign-On (SSO) FederaSon Server, Terminal Services Host, and ApplicaSon Server.

• Converted strained businesses to strongly growing businesses with organizaSon and data sharing applicaSons.

• Evangelized Best PracSces, Normalized Data, rigorous backup and thorough project planning to achieve 100% project compleSon and enormous customer approval. Oldest client is 22 years with CompuPro Services.

• Isolated server applicaSons with VMware ESX and vSphere. Improved allocaSon of server hardware resources. Created test environments for new and updated soYware.

• Programming with .Net C#, VB, SQL & FoxPro. Project types included middle-ware, uSliSes and line-of-business.

• Improved user experience and server operaSons by scripSng with VB-Scripts and PowerShell.

• Diagnosed and Recovered failing computer environments. Created disaster recovery & conSnuaSon plans.

• Expert witness services for Latham & Watkins; Strauss, Schomber & Williams; Law Offices of Lee Anne LeBlanc.

• Clients include: Meg Green & Associates; The New World Symphony; Latham & Watkins LLP; Oncology Hematology Group of South Florida P.A.; Sunbeam-Oster; Kenny, Nachwalter, Seymour, Arnold, Critchlow & Spector, P.A.. BARCLAYS BANK PLC New York, NY April 1991 – September 1991 Assistant Vice-President, Project Manager

• Managed PC Local Area Network projects for groups within the bank.

• Worked with Department Heads, Managers, and End Users to determine needs and plan department upgrades.

• Coordinated Research & Development, Purchasing, Technicians and Users to manage project implementaSons.

• Organized Barclay’s legal department files. Selected and Implemented a document management soluSon. LAZARD FRÈRES & CO. New York, NY August 1988 – March 1991 Network Specialist

• Researched Designed and Developed Lazard’s first 140 node Novell Local Area Network.

• Created a comprehensive Human Resource Management Database System to replaced mainframe HR operaSons. Brought data access directly to the desktops of people in the departments that needed that informaSon. .

• Traveled to London to resolve the “YENGH’ computer ‘virus’ a[ack. Saved the firm over 100 thousand files.

• Wrote C language programs to share network printers simultaneously from Novel and Banyon networks. Saved the firm from affording duplicate printers, supplies and office space.

• Created a standard workstaSon configuraSon for the M&A banking group. Worked with consultants and vendors to design the which was adopted firm-wide. SpecificaSon included conversion and user training procedures. MICROSOFT CORPORATION New York, NY September 1987 – August 1988 Systems Engineer

A proven leader of successful projects.

John Meredith Langstaff

3050 SW 22 Court, Fort Lauderdale FL

954-***-****; adjkui@r.postjobfree.com

TECHNICAL / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Languages: MicrosoY C#, Visual Basic, PowerShell, VB-Script, C, FoxPro.

• Database Languages: SQL, Transact-SQL, SimpleDB.

• Libraries & APIs: .NET, Amazon AWS (EC2, SNS, SQS, S3, Route53, SimpleDB), Exchange, MAPI, Office, Commence.

• OperaVng Systems: Windows, Linux, DOS, Mac OS X, Netware.

• VirtualizaVon: Amazon EC2, MicrosoY Azure, VMware, Hyper-V.

• Hardware: Windows PCs – Designed PCs and Servers at component level. Manufactured (OEM). Ethernet – Cabling most topologies and mediums. Wi-Fi and Broadband setup. LAN – DD-WRT Routers and VLAN Switches.

Storage – RAID Controllers, Intel RST with SSD, NAS.

• CommunicaVons SoXware: TCP/IP, DNS, FTP, OpenVPN, SMTP, Exchange Server, MAPI, Outlook.

• Document Processors and Editors: MS Office, MS Visual Studio, vim, Emacs. MAJOR PROJECTS

Meg Green & Associates: Designed, implemented and managed infrastructure as-a-service replacement for six servers: Commence CRM, PorcolioCenter, Laserfiche, AcSve Directory, MS-SQL, MS FederaSon Server. Established Cloud to ground synchronizaSon of documents and large data files. Established perpetual readiness of business conSnuity cloud-based faciliSes. Designed and implemented a Client RelaSonship Management (CRM) system based on the Commence CRM, resulSng in a dramaSc increase in ability to handle more clients. Wrote Middleware connecSng CRM to porcolio management systems enabling much simpler end user experience and compliance reviews. Integrated eMail into the CRM. Meg Green & Associates: Established document imaging system with Laserfiche and a cerSfied consultant. Moved that mulS-server system to Cloud. Reduced color resoluSon of scans to improve performance. City Theatre & Actor’s Theatre of Louisville: Wrote Visual Basic SQL database applicaSon managing thousands of script submissions and reviews. Enabled teams of reviewers to quickly determine what fiYeen plays from hundreds of submissions would be produced. Ticket Defense Team: Designed and implemented automaSon of their enSre business system. This mulS-user FoxPro applicaSon managed the firm’s vehicular moving violaSon defense cases, handling client informaSon, document generaSon, accounts receivable, dockeSng and case disposiSon records. Generated mailings from county citaSon records. Result: PosiSvely restructured their business. Seeshow Ltd.: Co-wrote design specificaSon for photo sharing Mobil App intended for children and families. Wrote RFP for soYware development and interviewed candidates. Designed cloud infrastructure for hosSng. Created detailed pricing model in Excel to show costs as the system scaled up and down. AssociaVon For Fitness in Business: Wrote dBase applicaSon to track and bill membership dues. Handles membership tracking and reporSng, accounts receivables, billing and mailing labels. Home NutriVon Services: Redesigned and developed the prototype system currently in use. Tracked homebound paSent’s home medical requirements. System managed prescripSon medicaSon records, medical supply delivery schedule, doctor informaSon, paSent referral source, commissions and accounts receivables. Generated Total Parenteral NutriSon (TPN) re-orders. Office Bookie Systems: Modified client’s customized appointment book generator. Office Bookie sold custom appointment books for physician group pracSces.

Lazard Frères & Co. : Architected Lazard's companywide local area network strategy. Network grew to include over 60 workstaSons, 8 file servers, asynchronous communicaSons support, remote access, backup systems, and SEC compliant security. 401K Plan opSmizaSon: program enable maximum contribuSons allowable. Wrote enSre human resource tracking system: enabled user’s direct access to informaSon instead of reliance on remote mainframe office. Webster and Sheffield: Analyzed document producSon and designed New York office local area network, file server, prinSng systems, and document backup methods. EDUCATION

• B.S., Computer Science, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

• Tulane UNIVERSITY

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