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To: hg@apeironinc.com
Subject: Please review this candidate for: Cloud
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Stephen Turner, MCSE MCSA 507 Little Eagle
Court • Valrico, FL 33594 • stephen@turnerszone.com • 813.330.5395 As a true team player with a strong track record, I offer the benefits
of a solid technical background and expertise that can make a valuable
contribution to your goals in the position you have listed. I am an
individual who excels in many roles including Network, Systems Administrator,
Architect and Security roles. For the past five years, I have had the challenge of converting on
premise infrastructure and complete data centers to cloud/SaaS environments
with a focus on functionality and security to include: |
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ü Project
Lifecycle Management ü IT
Strategy & Execution ü Business
Intelligence ü Cloud
Initiatives |
ü ITIL
Experienced ü Data
/ System Architecture ü Coaching
& Training ü Security
Implementation and monitoring |
ü Quality
Control ü Key
Client Relations ü Team
Leadership |
Professional Experience:
Florida
Center For Cybersecurity (via TekSystems) / Tampa, FL
Associate Director
of Cybersecurity – Technology and Security (Jan
2016– Present, Contract)
As the
senior director for the technology, security and research functions of the
Florida Center for Cybersecurity and a member of the leadership team, I am
responsible for the day to day activities and management of the Data Center,
Projects, Research, Security and Personnel.
Key Projects and Achievement:
ü Management of Data Center operations and security
based on Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS) and VMWare, including a
re-architecture plan to increase security.
ü Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
utilizing Veeam and fiber based storage arrays
ü Hiring, mentoring and personnel
decisions.
ü Department Budget
ü Creation and management of statewide portal for
information, research, grants and internships associated with cybersecurity
initiatives accessed by staff from all state universities and industry alike.
ü Management of personnel in the research group
with a focus on cutting edge security projects.
ü Management of relationship with the University of
South Florida’s IT department via their CIO and Directors.
ü Penetration and Vulnerability testing as
required.
Contract
Work: May 2015 – Jan 2016
ü SPG Technology – Penetration testing and auditing for their customers as part of an
MSP focused on security.
ü SPG Technology – Creation/configuration, Development and security of a suite of
hosted WordPress sites, including following up to maintain security and
database maintenance.
ü Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP - Audit of IT department for technology,
architecture, security and annual budget for senior partners.
Gulfeagle
Supply, Inc. / Tampa, FL
“Hands On” Chief
Information Officer (Jan 2013 – May 2015)
With
leadership of the technology department, I was responsible for every aspect
of technology for a $500MM annual organization. During my time, I spearheaded
a cultural change on how technology is used and lead initiatives to increase
profit margins via better use of technology, hybridization and cloud
infrastructure and development of proper department budgeting techniques.
Key
Projects and Achievement:
ü Produced first “true costs” IT budget, properly identifying
all costs associated with technology that had never been captured prior.
ü Responsible for the development and execution of a seven
figure budget.
ü Maintained monthly Actual vs. Budget analysis for executive
group.
ü Leveraged cloud infrastructure and SaaS models to shut down a
data center, reducing more than $2MM per year in budgetary costs.
ü Guided day to day execution of IT initiatives focusing on
accuracy and timeliness while keeping focus on the future of the organization
and our vision.
ü Led the formulation and documentation of technology plans and
policies including identification of technical solutions to enhance
operational business practices and needs of constituents.
ü Responsible for cultivation of vendor relationships and all
technical contract negotiations.
ü Through leadership, reduced average call/ticket closure time
from 2.3 days to two hours and reduced tickets from an average of over one
hundred a week to less than forty per week realizing a 60% decrease based on
technology changes I was responsible for implementing thereby increase
productivity throughout the company.
ü Administered corporate security and compliance program.
Penetration testing and application security testing.
ü Responsible for Network Administration Group, Business
Intelligence, ERP group and Helpdesk group.
ü CISSP level security review conducted by third-party
that resulted in exemplary remarks and credit to my architecture design and
focus on security both on premise and in the cloud.
PegasusTSI,
Inc. / Tampa, Florida / 2002 - 2013
Information
Technology Manager/Director (2005 - 2013)
Senior Network
Administrator (2002-2005)
Direct
strategic planning, project planning, and day-to-day activities that ensure
the optimal performance of an information infrastructure serving more than
400 employees in the corporate offices and the field. Responsible for the
management of a data center physical servers, virtual servers, as well as a
large MPLS network. Responsible for the management of 8 direct reports,
providing coaching, mentoring and motivation to advance individual and team
performance. Develop and manage the annual budget including providing budget
to actual performance reports. Manage vendor relationships and negotiate
contracts for equipment, services, and leases.
Key
Projects & Achievements:
ü
Management of a heavy Microsoft Active
Directory environment consisting of 4 sites each housing their own child
domains and domain controllers. Centrally managed from main location.
ü
Led project installation and
configuration of open source VOIP phone system, companywide, saving
organization more than $450,000 compared to leading proprietary vendor.
ü
Led project establishing document
management portal at virtually no software or licensing cost compared to
leading vendor MS SharePoint.
ü
Negotiated major MPLS network saving the
organization approximately $20,000 per month versus dedicated circuits for
remote office connection.
ü
Managed a data center consisting of
Server (2000, 2003, and 2008) and multiple Linux distros with a focus on
Redhat, Fedora and Cent OS.
ü
Utilizing open source technologies
reduced budgetary cost of annual software maintenance renewals by more than
$200,000 per year.
ü
Creation of all Departmental Policies and
Procedures to include the Disaster Recovery Policy
ü
Maintained a 99.79% uptime in server
environment.
ü
Managed service desk environment and was
responsible for establishing procedures and software for maintaining all
tickets.
ü
Just completed a full migration from MS
Exchange to Google Apps for Business to include Sites and Docs.
Key Technical Projects
& Achievements:
ü
Responsible for design, installation,
configuration and troubleshooting of all Microsoft related issues to include
Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IIS, Sites and Services and File Replication
Service.
ü
Responsible for the design, installation
configuration and troubleshooting of our Exchange 2007 environment to include
security and antispam/antivirus techniques. Knowledgeable of Exchange 2000,
2003 and 2007.
ü
Responsible for the installation and
configuration of all systems that require LDAP services from Active
Directory.
ü
Responsible for the design and
implementation of an Asterisk VOIP infrastructure including 3 remote sites
with call routing between sites.
ü
Responsible for the overall design and
management of the network to include VLANS, routing and other functionality
requirements.
ü
Designed and manage an IP based open
source fax system integrated with Exchange at zero cost to the company.
ü
Responsible for the overall design,
configuration and maintenance of our multiple site Active Directory
configuration.
ü
Installed, configured and manage VMWARE
ESX Servers with an iSCSI SAN backend maintaining approximately 40 servers.
ü
Responsible for multiple SSO (Single Sign
On) Applications and Portals.
ü
Implemented and maintained all security
infrastructures for organization to include three public facing security
gateways.
ü
Design and implementation of off-site
disaster recovery center utilizing VMWARE, Double Take and MPLS circuits.
ü
Installation of backup and storage
facilities to comply with corporate backup and recovery procedures.
ü
Responsible for installation,
configuration and maintenance of all database servers (SQL and Oracle).
All Bases Covered / Tampa, Florida /
2000 – 2001
Consultant &
Project Manager
Provided
technical leadership and client relationship management on a range of
projects for business clients. Managed consultants working on
specific projects. Provided end-to-end services including client requirements
analysis, project planning, pre-sales presentations, and contract
negotiations. Managed multifaceted technical support,
working effectively onsite and offsite with customers on implementations,
monitoring, configuration and repair services.
American Computer Solutions
/ Tampa, Florida / 1999 – 2000
Senior Project
Manager
Managed
and coordinated a varied project load ranging from short term initiatives to
major engagements lasting many months. Oversaw the complete project lifecycle
and the client relationship management process, from requirements analysis to
planning and delivery, including complete documentation and client
debriefing. Managed project personnel and their evaluations, providing
training and mentoring.
Key Projects &
Achievements:
ü
Led teams responsible for Year 2000
upgrade process for Equifax Payment System in Clearwater, Florida; subject to
federal oversight, this location handled all credit card authorizations east
of the Mississippi.
ü
Planned and delivered a wide range of
projects, including network installations, Citrix solutions, backup
solutions, and hardware recommendations and implementation.
ü
Met client objectives, regardless of
obstacles, troubleshooting issues and roadblocks to achieve timely delivery
that met all specifications and achieved the highest levels of customer
satisfaction
The Tampa Tribune / Tampa,
Florida / 1997 - 1999
Sr. Network
Technician
Administered and maintained NT Servers.
Installed, configured, deployed and supported hardware and software. Provided
technical training to all new employees.
United States Marine Corps /
Various Locations/ 1994 - 1997
Cryptotechnician (CPL,
E-4)
Repaired and maintained classified radio
encryption equipment. Ordered, tracked and managed custody of $23M in
equipment. Managed activities and performance reviews for more than 22 team
members.
Background:
He is currently a MSCE/MCSA 2003 and has attended
instructor led training on the following:
1.
CISSP
2.
Certified
Ethical Hacker
3.
Red Hat
Architect
4.
Penetration
Testing
5.
Storage
Area Networks
6.
Disaster
Recovery Planning
7.
MS
Exchange and SQL
8.
ITIL
Foundations
9.
Asterisk/Digium/FreePBX
10.
Cisco
CCNA
Budgeting - Expert with 10+ years
of experience
Business Intelligence - Skilled with 2
years of experience
Data Center - Advanced with 10+ years
of experience
Deployment - Expert with 10+ years
of experience
Help Desk - Expert with 10+ years
of experience
IT Management - Expert with 10+ years
of experience
LAN - Expert with 10+ years
of experience
Linux Administration - Advanced with 5
years of experience
Management - Experience
Expert with 10+ years of experience
Microsoft Systems - Expert with 10+
years of experience
Networking - Advanced with 8 years
of experience
Project Management - Expert with 10+
years of experience
SQL- Skilled with 5 years
of experience
Strategic Planning - Expert with 10+
years of experience
Systems Administration - Expert with 10+
years of experience
User Support - Expert with 10+ years
of experience
WAN - Expert with 10+ years
of experience
Technology Deployment - Expert with 10+
years of experience
Security – Firewall - Expert with 10+
years of experience
Security - Pen Testing -
Advanced with 4 years of experience
Network/Security Event Monitoring -
Expert with 10+ years of experience
Cloud Systems - Azure / Office 365 -
Expert with 5 years of experience
Cloud Systems - Google Apps for Business -
Advanced with 4 years of experience
Cloud Systems – AWS - Skilled with 3
years of experience
Cloud Systems - Google Compute -
Skilled with 2 years of experience
Cloud Systems - VOIP in the Cloud -
Advanced with 5 years of experience
Cloud Systems - Other Vendors -
Advanced with 6 years of experience
Staff Management - Expert with 10+
years of experience
Virtualization - VMWare, Xen, HyperV -
Expert with 10+ years of experience
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity -
Expert with 10+ years of experience
Architecture and Network Design -
Expert with 10+ years of experience
ITIL Change Management and Issue Tracking -
Expert with 10+ years of experience
Telecom – MPLS - Expert with 10+ years
of experience
MCSE/MCSA 2003Expert with 10+ years
of experience
MS Exchange 2007, 2010, 2013 - Online, On Prem
and Hybrid - Expert with 10+ years of experience
SAN - Fiber and ISCI - Advanced with 7
years of experience
Security - Patch Management - Server, Desktop and
Appliance - Expert with 10+ years of experience
Migration - Data, Systems, Architecture -
Expert with 10+ years of experience
Vendor Management and Contract Negotiation -
Expert with 10+ years of experience
Stephen Turner currently resides in Valrico, FL
and would be available for both a phone interview and an on-site interview.
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Languages: |
Languages |
Proficiency Level |
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English |
Fluent |
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