Dianne Smith

Dianne Smith

Instructor, Technical Math and Electronics

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Project Manager / Coordinator

  • Education

    • University of Iowa

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      Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics and Education

      Activities and Societies: • 3.66 grade point average • On Dean’s or President’s list every semester • 2nd place award in University of Iowa Speech Contest • Presented research on “Solving A System of 4 Tangle Equations” at The Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.

    • College of DuPage

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      Associate’s Degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Experience

    • Indian Hills Community College

      Aug 2011 - Mar 2016
      Instructor, Technical Math and Electronics

      Educated adults in technical math and electronics for advanced technology programs, including robotics, laser and optics, and electronic engineering technology, and different welding programs.• Devised and adapted lessons, adapting to wide variety of learning types.• Created and administered assessment, measuring student success.• Constructed database solutions, collecting and reporting data for grade reporting and teaching evaluation. • Built and supported course websites as learning resource for students. Show less

    • Concord Technology Services / Quest Software

      Mar 2016 - May 2019
      Project Coordinator

      Worked as subcontractor for Quest Software. Provided AD support for JCI / Adient / Tyco to migrate from 25 legacy domains / forests to new structure, benefitting from centralized infrastructure management.• Ensured migration scope covered service accounts, users, groups, workstations and servers.• Composed technical documentation for migration and process improvements for team members.

    • United States Postal Service

      Jun 2019 - Jan 2020
      City Carrier Assistant

      Delivered and retrieved all classes of mail for city of Fairfield, IA. Collected charges on customs, postage-due, and COD mail matter. Obtained and maintained Public Trust Clearance.• Maintained package tracking, using portable electronic scanner.• Walked 10 – 14 miles daily, always meeting the end of day main Post Office mail pick-up.• Delivered 200+ Amazon packages on Sunday’s.

    • SFF Consulting LLC/ Quest Software

      Dec 2019 - Apr 2021
      Project Coordinator

      Worked as subcontractor for Quest Software. Provided application configuration remediation and Active Directory (AD) forest migration support for multinational financial group. • Implemented changes in authentication and operated servers, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), service accounts, SQL databases, changes in user credentials, and AD groups. • Created training guidelines for self-improvement based on Microsoft certificate requirements.• Earned Azure Fundamentals Microsoft certifications. Show less

    • Quest Software

      May 2021 - Sept 2023

      Migrated customer Personal Storage Table (PST) emails from onsite environment to cloud, using Quadrotech PST Flight Deck. Created customer-facing documents, including handoff PowerPoint presentations, runbook templates, and multiple training documents for customers. • Assigned to 10 simultaneous customer projects, multitasking, creating prioritization / optimization schedules, and troubleshooting methodologies.• Created and led collaborative Flight Deck Focus Group sharing experiences, issues, and ideas. Show less Provided project ownership and coordination for service offerings and proprietary business software. Assigned IT personnel based on project requirements. Developed and implemented project timelines.• Managed 15 pre-paid and fixed price customer projects simultaneously, meeting defined goals.• Collaborated with team members, gathering information and updating project plans and status reports.• Implemented project management methodologies, ensuring timely delivery and successful completion. Show less

      • Migration Consultant

        Mar 2022 - Sept 2023
      • Project Manager

        May 2021 - Mar 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • MTA: Networking Fundamentals - Certified 2018

      Jul 2018
    • ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

      Feb 2017
    • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

      Scrum Alliance
      Feb 2021
    • Technician Class Amateur Radio License

      Federal Communications Commission
      Feb 2020
    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

      Microsoft
      May 2021
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