I am actively seeking a Business Technology position in the Bismarck area with a company that views Information Technology as a competitive advantage and is looking to align technology with their business objectives.  I believe that business efficiency can be improved for any size company through technology and I strive to increase the bottom line of my employer by partnering IT with operations.

Seven Feathers Casino Resort

Canyonville, Oregon

Director of Information Systems

Sept 2006 – July 2011

Information Systems Manager

Sept 2005 – Sept 2006

·         Designed and implemented full virtualization of our datacenter utilizing VMware vSphere and HP (Lefthand) SAN.

·         Ultimately responsible for network that included up to 60 Windows Servers, 400 workstations, 35 Cisco switches, and 500 users.

·         Responsible for all aspects of IS for the casino resort, as well as a truck stop, RV resort, 2 motels, ministorage, an RV park, and a beef jerky plant. 

·         Reduced operational budget by over 10% in 2009 by reevaluating/renegotiating maintenance contracts and purchases.

·         Engineered an Active Directory restructure, reducing the 8 domain/4 forest architecture to 3 domain/single forest, easing management and resource sharing.

·         Onsite specialist in all enterprise level applications.

·         Centralized datacenter for casino, travel center, and RV resort, reducing space and power requirements as well as security concerns.

·         Managed Telecommunications staff and equipment, including Nortel Option 61c and Option 11c PBX’s, as well as Nortel HMS400 voicemail system.

·         Wrote annual budget for operating and capital expenses in excess of $2M annually. 

·         Interviewed and hired new employees. 

·         Evaluated, praised, and disciplined staff of up to 18. 

·         Migrated backup solution and antivirus software to a single platform across all businesses, simplifying support and licensing.

·         Consolidated email hosting for the casino, travel center, and RV resort on Exchange 2010.

·         Maintained position descriptions and departmental policies and procedures. 

·         Participated in the corporate Emergency Action Team, including business continuity planning.

·         Administered the resort’s Preventative Maintenance scheduling and execution.

·         Accountable for compliance of local, state, and federal Internal Controls.

·         Re-implemented a corporate Microsoft Office program for employees after a 6+ year hiatus.

·         Project Manager for Paytronix gift card and donation card implementation, replacing homegrown Access DB and paper certificates.

·         Project Manager for first major gaming system upgrade in 7 years, ensuring a smooth transition.

·         Project Manager for replacing our travel center’s POS/pump controller systems, reducing POS software for fleet and retail sales to one system and meeting PCI compliance.

Oregon Dept of Justice/ASD/ISS/CSP

Medford, Oregon

Information Services Specialist 2

August 2004 – Sept 2005

·         Built Windows 2000 PCs using standard Ghost images. 

·         Maintained and supported 60 workstations and users in 3 offices. 

·         Created batch files for scripting network drive and printer mapping. 

·         Built and managed telephone option trees on a Nortel NorStar phone system. 

·         Maintained voicemail boxes on NorTalk system.

Seven Feathers Casino Resort

Canyonville, Oregon

Network Administrator

May 2002 – August 2004

Information Systems Technician

Sept 2001 – May 2002

·         Monitored, maintained, and upgraded 30 Windows 2000/NT Servers (including one Maxtor NAS and two Windows 2000 Clusters), 3 Cisco routers, and 20 Cisco and 3Com switches. 

·         Supported 200 users of Windows XP/2000/98/95/DOS workstations.  

·         Managed disaster recovery plans, including tape and real-time replication. 

·         Maintained Exchange and SQL Servers. 

·         Planned and implemented Windows NT to 2000 Active Directory migration. 

·         Hands-on role in migrating from CDS OASIS to Acres (IGT Advantage).

·         Maintained up-to-date documentation on the network, standard workstation and server configurations, and maintenance schedules.

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama (Online)

Business Administration/Information Technology

February 2011 – present

B.S. Degree expected January 2014.

Minnesota School of Business

Richfield, Minnesota

Network Systems Engineering

April 2000 – June 2001

A.A.S. Degree June 2001.  GPA 4.0/4.0.

North Dakota State University

Fargo, North Dakota

Mechanical Engineering

August 1992 – May 1998

Emergency Management Institute

Online & Roseburg, Oregon

Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS-100)

January, 2011

ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (ICS-200)

January, 2001

Intro to National Incident Management System (NIMS) (ICS-700)

January, 2011

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS-300)

March, 2011

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS-400)

March, 2011

New Horizons Computer Learning Center

Online

Implementing Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

January, 2011

Implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

January, 2011

VMware vSphere: Fast Track

March, 2010

Seven Wonders Learning Center

Las Vegas, Nevada

ITIL v3 Foundations

September, 2010

ITIL v3 Foundation

September, 2010

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

June, 2001

A qualified list of references is available upon request.