Willie LaMar

Experience

• 

  Rockwell Software Inc

  Dec 1994 - Jul 1996

  Telecommunications Manager

  • Managed a team responsible for production, troubleshooting, and providing customer support to its telecommunication clientele • Team leader responsible for planning, coordinating, employee development and constant evaluation of upcoming telecommunication advances• Responsible for 1000 circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware/software needed for PLC construction applications and programming• Assisted with implementing the usage of the PBX (Private Branch eXchange) telecommunication system and expanding the system throughout the entire company• Provided support in resolution of PC, printer, and network problems in-house and by phone Show less

• 

  Milwaukee Public Schools

  Oct 1996 - now

  Information Technology Coordinator

  • Manage IT financial budgets up to $250K, financial agreements/contracts for two schools and pre/post project financial analysis • Charged with new equipment processing and IT supply ordering for staff and students, resulting in completing the most recent order at 15% under budget and freeing up funds for additional software and equipment• Routinely develop training aids, student/teacher handbooks, Webpage demonstration models, multimedia visual aids, PowerPoint presentations, computer tutorials, and reference materials for students and staff• Coordinate and conduct annual training for staff and students on MPS educational programs while documenting participant’s completion, training achievements, and development – provide recommendations to school administration when additional training required• Instruct teachers, staff members, and students on the correct use of various technical, operational equipment, infinite campus and software used in an educational environment for effectiveness• Customer relationship management (CRM) that provide continuous feedback to upper-level administrators regarding IT complaints and concerns • Responsible for IT department – provide IT devices for two Principals, four Assistant Principals, 60 staff members, and over 625 students• Provide milestones, task lists, tasks, and subtasks from a dependency view or Gantt Chart• Developed several educational applications involving continuous monitoring including consultations and performance evaluations with milestone and due dates for the tasks, ERP Phase• Create Active Directory folders for students, and staff members, DNS, Workstations, and manage accounts• Created new policies and procedures detailing core curriculum requirements for basic computer knowledge; while managing activities and technical resources • Mitigating risk on small and large projects in the organization • Managing conflict and problem solving with different types of people in the organization Show less