Ben Hooker

Ben Hooker

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Let’s grow your business together | Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft | Education Industry Partners

  • Education

    • Tolles Career and Technical Center

      1998 - 2000

      Activities and Societies: Business Professionals of America Computer Programming and Applications

    • State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota

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    • Columbus State Community College

      2006 - 2009
      Associates Art
    • State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota

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      Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Business Administration and Management, General
    • State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota

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  • Experience

    • United States Marine Corps

      Dec 1999 - Dec 2003
      Marine

      United States Marine E4/CorporalCorrections SpecialistStationed in Camp LeJeune Jacksonville NC, Lackland AFB San Antonio TX, Quantico VA, Okinawa Japan, and Camp Pendleton Sandiego CA.

    • ADP

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2005
      Print Operator
    • IBM

      Oct 2006 - Nov 2007
      SSR

      P series (UNIX/AIX) hardware and software configuration-installationStorage (virtual tape and physical tape)X series (widows administration) Netapp admin certifiedNetworking (certifed Cisco provider, Network Appliance, Nortel)

    • State of Ohio

      Jan 2007 - Mar 2012

      Exchange 2010, Exchange 2007PowershellUnix Administration (including AIX,HP-UX, Linux)Windows Administration - , Active Directory, Encryption ( ZIX ), Spam Gateway ( Trend Micro ), Archiving ( Enterprise Vault ), Right-Fax, BES (Blackberry Enterprise Server administration) Administered an Exchange organization and associated messaging services. Exchange versions 2007 and 2010Blackberry servers, Fax Servers, List servers, Storage for Exchange and Server builds

      • Infrastructure Specialist (MS Exchange Admin)

        Dec 2007 - Mar 2012
      • Infrastructure Specialist

        Jan 2007 - Jan 2011
    • State of Ohio Department of Administrative Services

      Feb 2012 - Jul 2015
      Enterprise Information Technology Director (Active Directory/ Identity Management/ Messaging)

      Manage staff and environment responsible for Active Directory, Identity Management, and Messaging services. This includes:Active Directory (process, procedure, management) Identity Services (continual development, rollout of services and features – using Forefront Identity Manager) Messaging environment – 2 exchange 2010 environments with full GAL synch, Spam filtering, Server Hardware, List server, Blackberry Administration, Fax server, and Email Encryption.Projects include: Messaging platform consolidations (GroupWise, Lotus Notes, Exchange versions) moved to one Exchange System. Deployed hybrid configuration for maintaining on premise and cloud based mail users. Show less

    • Microsoft

      Jul 2015 - now

      Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft | Education Industry Partners A Client Technology Lead (CTL) knows a little about a lot. They have a working knowledge of the entire suite of Microsoft products, from the operating system on your tablet all the way to the vastness of Azure. A CTL can talk with you at the strategic level and has connections into teams of specialists when the customer wants to dive deep. I’d be glad to speak with you about how we take you from where you’re at, to where you want to go. An ATS "knows a little about a lot." They have a working knowledge of the entire suite of Microsoft products, from the operating system on your tablet all the way to the vastness of Azure. An ATS can talk with you at the strategic level and has connections into teams of specialists when the customer wants to dive deep. I’d be glad to speak with you about how we take you from where you’re at to where you want to go. Customer Relationship Management, Service Delivery, Enterprise IT Practice

      • Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft Education Industry Partners

        Jul 2023 - now
      • Account Technology Strategist

        Sept 2021 - Jul 2023
      • Client Technology Lead

        Nov 2021 - Jul 2022
      • Account Technology Strategist

        Sept 2021 - Nov 2021
      • Senior Customer Success Account Manager

        Jul 2020 - Nov 2021
      • Sr Technical Account Manager

        Aug 2017 - Jul 2020
      • Technical Account Manager

        Jul 2015 - Jul 2020
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

      Microsoft
      May 2020
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    • Customer Experience Certificate Program Advisory Panel

      University of South Florida Muma College of Business
      Dec 2021
    • What Is Generative AI?

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Generative AI: The Evolution of Thoughtful Online Search

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Accessibility in Action

      Microsoft
      Jan 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals

      Microsoft
      May 2021
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Marketing Director/Assistant Coach/Safety Coordiantor

      Issued by East Manatee Bulldogs - Pop Warner Football on May 2016
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    • Head Coach

      Issued by Northwest Football League on Jul 2013
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    • Head Coach

      Issued by Flag Fanatics - youth football organization on Apr 2013
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    • Vice President

      Issued by Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc , East Manatee Bulldogs on Dec 2016
      Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc , East Manatee BulldogsAssociated with Ben Hooker
    • Head Coach

      Issued by Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc, East Manatee Bulldogs on Mar 2017
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    • Vice President

      Issued by East Manatee Bulldogs, Pop Warner on Nov 2016
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    • Head Coach

      Issued by Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc on Apr 2017
      Pop Warner Little Scholars IncAssociated with Ben Hooker
    • Heach Coach

      Issued by Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc on Jan 2018
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    • Website Manager

      Issued by Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc on Jan 2016
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