• Wide-ranging infrastructure and business process experience including 7+ years of managing external vendor relationships and Managed Services providers
• Over 9 years experience in an in-house IT team
• Over 7 years experience overseeing outsourced IT functions
• Over 2 Years of experience in a managed services team
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Service Desk Specialist
Ignite Technology
06.2022 - Current
Lead technical resource for 2 clients
Escalation point for junior members of the team
IT and Managed Services Coordinator
The Alberta New Home Warranty Program
02.2018 - 06.2022
Managed our Managed IT service providers when the internal help desk was outsourced
Responsible for full infrastructure (network and security) of our primary and satellite office, Datacenter (internal and external) and hybrid cloud based.
Responsible for all assets and software
Responsible for the procurement of computer equipment and software licences
Managed all IT vendors, partners and managed services providers
Managed server VM upgrade project with our hosting partner to reduce costs by almost half
Created DB to manage all IT contracts, licences and key points of contact
Service Desk and IS project Analyst
The Alberta New Home Warranty Program
04.2013 - 02.2018
Took over IT department financial responsibilities by becoming the first approver of IT invoices and managing the entire IT budget.
Responsible for the IT portion of the external Finance audit, which included gathering evidence, explaining access levels, and performing walkthroughs of the IT systems
Responsible for all user administration in the systems
Negotiated lease on new production printers that improved performance and reduced monthly cost
Migrated on-prem exchange to Microsoft O365
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
DeVry Institute of Technology
Calgary, Alberta
01.2013
Skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
Proficient with Microsoft O365
Software installation
Remote support
Customer service
Business Process Development and Implementation
Support remote workforce and satellite offices
Proficient with Active Directory
Client-focused
Windows 7, 81, 10
Windows server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019
IOS mobile devices
Timeline
Senior Service Desk Specialist
Ignite Technology
06.2022 - Current
IT and Managed Services Coordinator
The Alberta New Home Warranty Program
02.2018 - 06.2022
Service Desk and IS project Analyst
The Alberta New Home Warranty Program
04.2013 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems