Kent Meyer, MBA

Kent Meyer, MBA

Technical Support Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Solving technology challenges through engaged employees.

  • Education

    • Mount St. Clare College

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      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Business Administration and Management, General

      Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude

    • Sauk Valley Community College

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      Associate of Science (A.S.) Business Administration and Management, General
    • Ashford University

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      MBA Business Administration and Management, General

      Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude

  • Experience

    • Sauk Valley Community College

      Jan 1996 - Jan 2000
      Technical Support Specialist

      • Responsibilities included maintaining the college’s computer equipment, and some network duties.• Primary support individual for 600+ PCs on the college LAN.• Hired and supervised students to work in the college’s computer PC computer lab.• Developed and taught training courses to staff on computers and software.• Adjunct faculty teaching CIS courses.

    • Sterling Rock Falls Clinic and CGH Medical Center

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2007
      Sr. Network Engineer

      • Responsibilities included support, maintenance and installation of all hardware, software and network related equipment.• Server management, network configuration, and day to day operations management.• Assisted in developing budget for IT expenditures.• Specified and recommended equipment needs for clinic-wide deployment to 7 offices consisting of 550 computers, 25 servers, and 400+ employees.• Strategic planning for long-term technology needs of the Clinic.• Designed network plan for 400+ network drops for new building addition.• Facilitated and implemented network conversion from class C to class B network and replaced all network hardware.• Primary technical contact for technology partnerships and shared services with a local community hospital.• Provided direction and supervision to other network services employee. Show less

    • RK Dixon

      Jun 2007 - Feb 2020
      Director of IT Services / Corporate IT Manager

      • Manager of IT staff and network operations for a subsidiary of Global Imaging Systems, a Xerox Company.• Project manager for all internal IT related projects. Specific examples include the implementation of an enterprise wide Cisco phone system and two separate domain migrations after corporate acquisitions.• Primary liaison to Xerox corporate IT department for all reporting, audit and compliance needs.• Collaborate with C-level executives on a daily basis.• Primary contact for all technology needs within the company.• Define, recommend and manage IT strategy & budget.• Direct management of 9 IT consultants and 8 IT engineers providing IT consulting and managed services to customers• Manage all partner relationships with companies such as Microsoft, HP, Cisco and many others.• Responsible for hiring, evaluating and mentoring team members. • Develop training programs for all IT engineers in order to meet partnership requirements and effective growth opportunities for IT staff. Show less

    • South Carolina Division of Technology Operations

      Feb 2020 - now
      Director of Network Services

      The Director of Network Services is responsible for the strategic planning, design, management, security and operation of the State's network services, voice, etc. Collaborates and interfaces across multiple channels, acting as visionary, to pro-actively define infrastructure direction to address changing agency business requirements and fail-over scenarios. Manages a large internal staff as well as multiple vendor contracts to provide equipment and services acquisition, installation, support and billing for state agencies, local governments and the public education community. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • MCSE NT4

      Microsoft
      Jan 2000
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kent Meyer, MBA
      Circle of Excellence 2015, 2016, 2017 - Ring & Trip awards RK Dixon Jan 2017 Awarded for meeting target quotas in key revenues and margins for the year. (Inaugural year eligible)
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Blood Donor

      Issued by Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center
      Mississippi Valley Regional Blood CenterAssociated with Kent Meyer, MBA
    • Foster Parent

      Issued by Foster Parent on Jan 2006
      Foster ParentAssociated with Kent Meyer, MBA
    • Volunter Police Officer

      Issued by Dixon (IL) Police Dept on Jan 1995
      Dixon (IL) Police DeptAssociated with Kent Meyer, MBA
    • Board Member

      Issued by Lee County Historical Society on Jan 1994
      Lee County Historical SocietyAssociated with Kent Meyer, MBA