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Manager Project

Location:
Cedar Park, TX, 78613
Salary:
80,000 - 100,000 / yr
Posted:
September 10, 2012

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Brian D. Campbell

**** *******

Cedar Park, TX **613

Telephone: 832-***-****

Email: ***@**************.***

Information Technology Operations and Project Management Leader

QUALIFICATIONS:

IT Project management, infrastructure, infrastructure improvement, and leadership experience in small to Top 5 Oil and Gas Engineering companies.

Expertise in a broad range of IT operations technologies.

Experience in IT security techniques and security audits.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

IMAGE Custom Engineering Solutions 2010 - 2012

Information Technology Manager

IMAGE Custom Engineering Solutions is a registered Engineering firm based in Houston, Texas that provides a unique and mutually complementary set of products and services focused on meeting the needs of companies in the Energy Industry.

Managed infrastructure upgrade projects including introducing first company firewall, increased servers from one to three, and implemented network disc backup to “the cloud” utilizing Amazon Web Services.

Performed daily DBA activities directly related to in-house programs developed for our AutoCAD related software. The IT group was successful by utilizing SQL Server 2008 to support the P&ID project databases and related software.

Successfully migrated company to Office 365 which included hosted Microsoft Exchange 2010 Server.

Responsible for daily network management that consisted of connectivity, installed and maintained network devices, added/removed users, rights/access assignments, mailbox creation/removal, backups, restores and security.

Utilized VBA .NET and other programming tools to modify and upgrade internal software projects.

Auto Retention Solutions, LLC 2008 - 2010

Information Technology Manager

Auto Retention Solutions, LLC is a startup firm marketing financial products and services direct to consumers.

Responsible for managing IT projects and strategic initiatives directly supportive of direct mail campaigns.

Evaluated existing business processes and suggested technological solutions to streamline those processes.

Assisted project manager for enterprise VOIP telephony solution. Responsible for implementation with vendor IT resources including network configuration, developing and documenting call routing strategy, training internal staff and modifying system to meet changes in business model.

Full ownership of the data requirements and required deliverables in conjunction with company direct mailing ventures including generating the list of names to direct mail on behalf of our partner company in Atlanta, GA, and imported the records of individuals that were mailed by a large dealer group (over 200 dealerships across the country.

Lead the internal group and project managed that modified the internal SQL database application in order to add the capability to generate and e-mail documents directly to the customer.

Significantly shortened the sales cycle time and increased efficiency and added a common way for sales to self-generate quotes, contracts, and bank documents.

Auto Refinance Source, Inc 2003 - 2008

Information Technology Manager

Auto Refinance Source, Inc. originated auto loans for partner lenders direct to consumers. Responsible for Information Technology operations, IT capability improvement, IT project management and data security across all areas of the company.

Successfully navigated company through two annual security audits (SAS70 Type I and CyberTrust SiteSecure now Verizon Business SiteSecure), as well as additional partner lender-directed security audits (utilizing the ISO 17799 standard) that resulted in increased business activity with our partner lenders and a positive security posture for customers.

Successfully implemented technology which positively impacted operational efficiency and security that included full T1 internet access, a company DMZ, Spam Firewall, Virtual Machines (both Workstation and Server) and an Intrusion Prevention System.

Created a VBA-powered Excel-based sales and quality efficiency tool for the Sales Department which directly resulted in increased operational efficiency, reduced clerical errors, and savings in direct costs and man hours.

Actively involved in a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) project that outsourced a strategic portion of our sales process to a partner company in India and resulted in lower costs and higher sales.

Supported positive company morale by leading the creation of a monthly newsletter aimed, in part, at spotlighting outstanding performers within the organization.

Universal ENSCO, Inc. 1996 - 2002

Vice President / Director – Information Technology

Universal Ensco grew into the largest pipeline-engineering firm in the Western Hemisphere with a reputation for technology innovation and exceptional client service.

Promoted internally from System Analyst to Manager (1996) and then to Vice President (1999) as a direct result of my results-oriented approach.

Implemented and project managed infrastructure upgrade projects to support a site-to-site VPN with international clients located in Quito, Ecuador and Ankara, Turkey that directly resulted in the secure ability to facilitate multi-million dollar projects and allowed for cost savings and allowed for the electronic transfer of project documents.

Successfully managed the technical growth of the company from a network of 150 users on one file server to a network of as many as 500 users on eight file servers.

Project managed and significantly increased operational efficiency through the implementation of full T1 internet access, Corporate Exchange E-mail server, and a corporate FTP server.

Designed and led monthly “lunch and learn” sessions that resulted in higher technical skill level among company employees.

EDUCATION:

Texas State University

Bachelor of Science – Computer Science, 1995

Certified Novel Engineer 4, 1998 C-Trek - Houston

Certified Novel Engineer 5, 2000 C-Trek - Houston

Key Skills and Expertise:

The list below includes skill and expertise areas used running IT operations or leading technology and business improvement projects.

Leadership

Thought Leadership

Creative Idea Generation

IT Strategy Development

General and IT Management

Major IT Initiative Implementation

Change Management

IT Policy and Procedure Development and implementation

Coaching IT Staff

IT Team Building

Project Management

IT Program Management

IT Project Management

IT Implementation

IT Product Sourcing

Technology Selection

Information Technology Operations Management

Vendor Relationship

IT Operations Improvement

Business Process Reengineering

Software

MS Windows 3.1-Windows 7, MS Exchange Server 2000-10, MS Windows Server NT-2008, Crystal Decisions, Crystal Reports, MS Access, MS Project, Prima Vera Sure Trak, MS FrontPage, Macromedia DreamWeaver, MS SQL Server 2000-2008, Novell NetWare v3.11-5, ARCserve, StoreGrid Pro, ServiceDesk Plus, Citrix MetaFrame 1.8, Citrix Presentation Server 4, Captaris RightFax, MS Windows 95-XP, Comdial QuickQ and voicemail, MS Office (including VBA programming) 1995-2010, Office 365, VMWare Server, VMWare Player, VSphere Hypervisor, VMWare VSphere Client

Hardware

Dell and HP/Compaq Servers, Dell and HP/Compaq Laptops, Dell and HP/Compaq desktops, Cisco routers, switches and firewalls, 3Com switches, TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention System, Barracuda Networks Spam Firewall, DLT Tape drive arrays, Comdial Phone System, AirBand VOIP phone system (BroadSoft platform), Allworx VOIP phone system



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