Thomas Collins

Experience

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  RITE AID

  Mar 2007 - Apr 2009

  Pharmacy Technician

  Responsible for keeping accurate record of controlled pharmacy stockTraveling to problem pharmacies to correct inefficiencies and inaccuraciesAssisting Pharmacist with managerial duties and corporation deadlines

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  ATLANTIC BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC

  Apr 2009 - Feb 2012

  Service Department Manager

  Leading a team of computer technicians to meet strict deadlines and delivery quality serviceDeveloping and implementing new ideas and protocols for smoother more efficient workflowHiring/Firing duties along with personal interoffice communication to strengthen the departmentConfiguring VMWare infrastructure and ESXi serversMaintaining client networks remotely with managed servicesCreating proposals for new clients

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  Fuoco Technology - Closed Business in 2013

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2013

  Lead Engineer

  Managing multiple infrastructures across different platforms (Windows Server 2003, 2008 models, Linux)Overseeing and training Service technicians to deliver quality Managed Services to all clientsCommunicating with Owners/CEO's and other C level employees regularly to personally provide IT solutionsCoordinating IT scheduling and project managementEnsuring steady operation across infrastructures by implementing preventative maintenance measures and proceduresPrimary resource for networking (routing, switching, VPN) Show less

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  Fuoco Group

  Aug 2013 - Apr 2017

  Director Of Information Technology

  Head of IT department for multi-site accounting firm with offices in New York and FloridaImplementing projects into production from conception including budgeting and resource coordinationResearching new technologies to expand and update the IT infrastructureMeeting regularly with C level employees to address IT vision and how it relates to employee workflowOutsourcing IT functions to outside teams and coordinate to provide help-desk serviceManaging IT yearly budget/resources, purchasing, and vendor relations Show less

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  Self-employed

  Sept 2016 - Sept 2019

  Owner

  Using timed methods to cycle through a series of pre formatted ads, and a calendar with a scrolling news tickerCreating Bootstrapped React UI to manage ads, calendar of public and private events, and a news tickerUI can be used on a smart TV to display contentUsed adapter pattern to convert back end data models to view objects the android client is capable of displayingBypassed android XML by using factory pattern to dynamically create view componentsImplemented command pattern to inject view components into activities using a view manager classRendered images from both web and local sources using PicassoUsed Retrofit2 to serialize/deserialize object for REST consumptionAnnotating data model classes to aid jackson serializationImplemented observer pattern to encapsulate android hardware permission requestsAnnotating entity class fields as either columns or relation to another tableOrganizing classes into profiles that can be switched on or off in the Spring configurationCreating rest controllers to make stateless endpointsAdding resource handlers to support uploading of mediaApplying Spring security to secure endpointsEncrypting password text using bcryptCustomizing success handlers to add logic and redirects for successful loginsUsing Spring Boot mail to dynamically generate and automatically send emails Show less

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  Learn Center

  Dec 2016 - Jul 2018

  Java Developer

  Made unit tests using Junit to generate expected results and assert certain behaviorsMocked classes using MockitoUsed Jfairy to create more realistic random user databaseImplemented Apache PDFBox to load, parse, edit, and export PDF’s

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  Paramount Pharmaceuticals

  Jul 2017 - Oct 2017

  System Engineer

  Develop internal web apps and toolsImplemented Rubix React/Redux template to create an event based team calendarImported ReactBigCalendar module and plugged into Rest API to display eventsDispatched actions using Redux to maintain a single non-mutable application stateCreating and updating network and systems documentationLeading all red teaming exercises and pen testsRolling in new technologies and programs to improve efficiency and workflowConsulting with blue team and implement solutions to vulnerabilities and exploitsMonitoring border and layer 2 devices for security breaches and inefficienciesPreparing business for High Trust certification and address all compliance issues Show less

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  LI computer networks

  Oct 2017 - Oct 2018

  Project Manager

  Heading new cyber security department with a coworkerManaging multiple MSP accountsTransitioning new clients and leading remediation and onboarding effortsMain point of contact for clientsAttending C level board meetings and prospective client meetingsEvaluating internal tools and solutions, research new tools and solutions and implement where neededPlanning years ahead to secure an IT vision for clientsCondensing existing client infrastructure into new virtualized clusters using enterprise grade SAN technologyIsolating backend storage network for hypervisor hosts to SAN’s for isolation and performanceRemediating new client networks Show less

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  IMobile LLC

  Sept 2019 - now

  IT Manager

  Manage a team of 10 technicians to provide complete IT support to 250 retail stores across the US.