Brandon Newton

Experience

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  McClellan Properties

  Jan 2012 - now

  IT Administrator

  Maintained and upgraded necessary computer software and hardware. o In charge of purchasing technology (PC’s, printers, security dvr systems, point of sales, VOIP, tablets, laptops, servers). o Upgrading RAM, Video Cards, Peripherals, etc… Configured and secured computer networks for 5 locations. o Opened appropriate ports for remote viewing. o Password protected Wi-Fi as well as the admin account. o Disabled SSID broadcasting when not needed.Deployed ProLiant Gen 8 server. o Installed & Configured Windows Server 2012 r2. o Configured Active Directory to give appropriate access to files. o Created backup process using Windows Server Backup. Nightly backups were done during downtime as well as a weekly off-site backup.Documented changes in IT Infrastructure. o Documented configuration changes, password changes, network diagrams, PC fixes.Implemented technology to solve business problems. o Streamlined e-mail collection process by implementing iPad’s in-store. This saved us 3 hours of work per month by going from manual data entry to real-time syncing to our e-mail marketing platform, Mailchimp. o Upgraded cash registers to Clover Point of Sale systems. This reduced discrepancies between our sales reports & cash received. It also allowed us to have better reporting on items sold & top sales performers. o Setup router-enabled VPN to allow remote access to company data.Created several company websites. o Designed & updated several responsive websites on Shopify & WordPress platforms. o Analyzed Google Analytics to plan improvements to increase conversion rates.Setup all company e-mail accounts & configured them for IMAP in Outlook. Show less