Experience

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  University of north georgia

  Aug 1998 - Aug 2014

  Proven, successful information systems engineer leads the efforts of all systems development stages, including requirement analysis, scope definition, design, architecture, testing, implementation and maintenance. Leads all engineering units such as systems engineers, desktop engineers, software developers, web developers, and the database administrators. Committed to providing innovative solutions to enable business units achieve their business objectives. Apply engineering concepts such as methods and procedures governed by approved set of standards, incorporate the organization concepts of project management such as resource allocation, time management, task assignments, and documentations, and employ the software development life cycle concepts such as requirement analysis, system design, coding, testing, quality assurance, error correcting, security, maintenance, and updates. Able to coordinate and direct all phases of project-based efforts while managing, motivating, and guiding team members. Show less

  • Associate Chief Information Officer for IT Engineering

    Jan 2008 - Aug 2014

  • Administrative Computing Manage

    Mar 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Application Programmer Analyst

    Aug 1998 - Feb 2007
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  Red hat

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  Technical account manager

  As a Red Hat Technical Account Manager (TAM) I serve as a designated senior technical resource to work collaboratively with IT professionals internally and at the clients’ side to enable organizations realize optimal performance, growth and maximize ROI with Red Hat technologies. I provide proactive advice and guidance to help identify opportunities and address potential problems before they occur. Should a problem arise, I own the issue and engage the best resources to resolve it as quickly as possible with minimal business disruption. I am dedicated to sharing knowledge with my clients through strategic and operational planning sessions and provide recommendations for improvements to ensure my clients’ ongoing success. Show less

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  University of north georgia

  Aug 2015 - now

  Manage the daily operations of the Computer Science and Information Systems Department to ensure quality education and to influence a culture of excellence, cooperation, and respect both within and beyond the department. Align the Mike Cottrell College of Business strategic goals with the department’s initiatives and activities and strategically manage any number of competing demands to enable the accomplishment of university’s mission. Encourage forward thinking in academic research and facilitate faculty, staff, and students’ professional development. Manage faculty’s teaching loads, services, and scholarship activities in a fair, flexible, and productive manner to further faculty success. Manage the departmental budgets for appropriate resources allocations, resource acquisition, salary adjustments, financial sustainability, and to ensure compliance with the university financial regulations. Provide leadership and active involvement in the department’s curriculum committee to advance the academic strategy of the department and support the creation of new courses and programs when appropriate. Teaching faculty of computer science and information systems at Mike Cottrell College of Business. Show less A Teaching faculty of computer science and information systems at Mike Cottrell College of Business (MCCB). Serve in several committees such as the academic curriculum committee, policy committee for the MCCB admission to upper class division. Collaborate with computer science and information systems faculty to ensure course academic rigor and create course master syllabus. Develop and support MCCB reporting system and dashboards to provide needed information, capture opportunities, and identify trends to validate and support executive and strategic business decisions. Manage MCCB technical projects and coordinate Banner integration to automate several AACSB accreditation processes for the MCCB. Serve as the IT liaison to support technical requirements for MCCB and coordinate efforts with the centralized IT division at UNG. Show less

  • Computer Science Department Head

    Jun 2017 - now

  • Faculty and IT Liaison

    Aug 2015 - May 2017