IT Manager
Wesgreen International School
Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months
• Managing information systems, managing multiple reporting software and multiple vendors supporting Windows & Mac based infrastructure.
• Developing annual I.T. plans including financial application, resource support and I.T. infrastructure.
• Directing and managing the implementation and maintenance of systems and services providing essential business functions
• Building strong associations with vendors to achieve cost-effective contracts.
• Evaluating and enhancing the IT Strategy roadmap by adding to vital procedures to enhance the IT infrastructure and the IT department.
• Preparing IT budget and subsequent implementation and adherence of the same.
• Overseeing IT service providers and evaluating their performance based on preset KPIs and keeping a measure of supplies based on SLAs.
• Recruiting, training and developing staff to deploy and maintain employed services as required.
• Managing an array of MS Windows based servers running numerous roles, 600 PCs, multiple printers, routers, firewalls and LAN Switches.
• Continually improving network security by adding intrusion detection, firewall, proxy server and URL filtering software.
• Administering MS-Exchange 2010 with Mail Marshal as the mail security software, Internet Information Services Server, Symantec Backup Exec to meet the entire company's requirements.
• Designing, implementing and supporting school website: www.wesgreen.net and intranet site.
• Formed and implemented Acceptable Network Use Policy for all users.
• Providing direct training to staff on information systems and legacy/bespoke applications.
Computer Science as a major with Computer Engineering and Mathematics and minors