Trey Shaffer

Experience

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  Executive Focus Group and ONE

  Jan 1990 - Jan 2001

  Practice Manager - PC Infrastructure and Messaging

  Early deployment of Local Area Networks, evolving into Microsoft partner and solution provider. Assisted client executive management adopting new technologies and redesign business processes. Built infrastructure services to revenue center, eventually incorporating ten city practice when acquired by ONE, Inc.

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  Artisan Corp

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

  Practice Manager

  Created network / infrastructure practice as revenue center, managing professional services and infrastructure projects. Led team of consultant engineers providing design and deployment of network and application server infrastructure, integrating software and infrastructure services, reducing dependence on third parties, streamlining delivery and broadening service offerings. Managed data center design, build, and migration, including vendor selection contract negotiation and project management, providing increased capacity, decreasing operating costs and delivering seamless migration of company headquarters. Show less

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  Suddenlink Communications

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  IT Management and Infrastructure

  Built complete Windows infrastructure to support rapid expansion/acquisition strategy. Implemented new, robust, datacenter. Managed integration of acquired infrastructure with centralized systems.

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  Wells Fargo

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  IT Management, Messaging and Infrastructure

  Implementing Enterprise Vault e-discovery system to streamline email supervision Designed Exchange Server updates. Automated multi-site disaster recovery and aspects of Exchange and directory integration through two mergers; starting with A. G. Edwards with Wachovia, then Wells Fargo.

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  Washington University - School of Medicine

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  IT Management and Infrastucture

  Automate user provisioning. Manage multiple forest migration/consolidation of Exchange Server 2010 to new multi-datacenter environment.

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  Charter Communications

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2018

  Design, Manage, Operate - Hosted Exchange Server for thousands of companies

  Complete responsibility for Windows and Exchange infrastructure, including design, operation, monitoring and system upgrades of Hyper-V platform and Exchange Server starting with Exchange 2007 moving to Exchange 2010 and Exchange 2013.Stabilized a fragile system, introducing best practices for sizing, configuration and automated operations leveraging System Center components and PowerShell automation, including Desired State Configuration. Improvements lead to increased availability and capacity, restoring sales force faith and improving customer experience.Averted $1M system upgrade by modifying business provisioning practices. Show less

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  Peabody Energy

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Messaging Infrastructure

  Operated world-wide Exchange Server environment. Introduced external consulting resources to enhance platform capacity and stability. Increased system reliability with Introduction of IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Exchange and related Windows infrastructure. Increased flexibility and reduced capital expenditure by coordinating introduction of virtualization in the Exchange Server environment.

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  Artisan Corp

  Jan 2018 - now

  Helping companies gain business value from IT systems

  Mid-sized companies, (re)organize IT. Take advantage of new platforms. Automate infrastructure management and messaging systems. Introduce DSC to your Microsoft network. Expand, stabilize, migrate your Exchange platform.