David Tester

Experience

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  United Parcel Service

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1994

  Supervisor

  SupervisorCustomer ServiceIT Lead for Greenville Building

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  Super Duper Publications

  Oct 1994 - Sept 2011

  System Administrator

  Super Duper Publications is a on-line publishing company the produces and sells anything a speech-language pathologist may need.Managed 25 servers and 130 clients (both PC & Mac). Integrated both PC & Mac on the same network. Designed and implemented a new Data Center design and buildout.

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  SourceLink LLC - Greenville

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2012

  System Administrator

  SourceLink is an omnichannel marketing company helping clients with campaigns from strategy to creative execution. They utilize innovative, data-centric marketing strategies to help you achieve your goals.Worked as a Contract System Administrator to help with several network changes and updates. We implemented a new ip subnet scheme to help with the lack of IP addresses and security segmentation. Also organized server room and implemented phase I of a new ethernet wiring plan for the building. Reviewed and cleanup Active Directory, DNS, and Group policy. Show less

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  The Blood Connection

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2016

  Director of Information Technology

  Regional blood donation and processing center centered in the Upstate of South Carolina.My Role included: ❖Administration - Develop annual IT budget and monitor budget effectiveness over the corporate year. ❖Administration - Hired \ Coached \ Mentored all IT staff. ❖Administration - Developed departmental operation policies. ❖Purchasing - Developed and maintained vendor relationships. ❖Compliance - Participated in HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI, and HITECH compliance audits. ❖Compliance - Assisted in FDA audits and resolutions. ❖Compliance - Worked with Risk Department in developing security policies. ❖Systems - Managed 40 servers, 300 clients, and 13 greyhound buses across 9 locations. Major Accomplishments:✔️Implemented new Netapp storage for company storage.✔️Implemented new mobile wireless carts for blood staff to use.✔️Implemented new server and network setup in greyhound buses. Show less

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  Virginia College

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  Adjunct Professor

  Had the privilege to be an Adjunct Professor teaching CompTIA Network Plus Class.

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  Family Dental Health

  Jan 2016 - Mar 2021

  Senior Systems Engineer \ Administrator

  Family Dental Health is a provider of general and cosmetic dentistry for all ages in the upstate of South Carolina.My role includes: ❖Administration - Develop and maintain all vendor relationships. ❖Administration - Manage IT staff by recruiting, training, and coaching employees, communicating job expectations, and appraising their performance. ❖Administration - Manage Microsoft licensing & auditing. ❖Purchasing - Purchase all hardware\software for the company. ❖Systems - Server buildouts using Microsoft Server 2008 and up. ❖Systems - Network design and implementation for all locations. ❖Systems - Office 365 Azure administration. ❖Systems - Workstation\laptop imaging for new location buildouts. ❖Systems - Managed all backups and disaster recovery for the company. ❖Systems - Basic SQL administration. ❖Project Management - In charge of planning and scheduling location buildouts for all technology areas.Major Accomplishments: ✔️Migrated physical servers to Data Center VM environment. ✔️Developed pricing budget for all dental location buildouts. ✔️In charge of Project Management of 6 new location buildouts - deadlines 100%. ✔️Implemented new VOIP phone system. ✔️Implemented new remote monitoring & management system (NinjaRMM). ✔️Built out 6 new terminal servers on Microsoft Server 2019. ✔️Audited Microsoft License complaince and passed Microsoft audit.✔️ Research and implemented ticketing (helpdesk) system for all support departments.✔️ Developed knowledge base and ability to access remotely for all help desk and remote IT staff. Show less

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  Summit Tech Solutions

  May 2021 - Jun 2022

  System Engineer
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  Anole Farms LLC

  Jul 2022 - now

  Business Owner

  Sharing the Love of Jesus through hunger relief in southern Greenville County. Doing our part for Food Justice in our community.