Thomas Russell

Thomas C. Russell
3830 S Liverpool Road
Hobart, IN 46342
Home: (219) 940-3019
Mobile: (219) 840-0942
tcrussell@tantsolutions.com

Objective: Information Technology Management, where I can employ over 15 years of management and technical experience to contribute to increased productivity, security and profitability.

Management & Systems Experience

Manage projects, budgets and purchasing, staffing and supply needs. Ensure that all activities adhere to set Architectural and Internal Controls Standards. Evaluate, communicate, champion and implement appropriate new and emerging technologies that support existing business strategies. Contract negotiation and manage relationships with multiple vendors and contractors. Manage, evaluate, mentor, and train staff on Information Technology asset configurations, tool utilization and troubleshooting. Provide direction by setting Information Technology Architecture Standards and planning for the implementation of new technologies and the retirement of outdated ones. Systems design and capacity planning. Develop security policies, procedures, configuration standards, and guidelines.

Active Directory; Group Policy; Systems Security; AS/400; System monitoring; networking; user and file security; resource and job allocation; integration with third-party systems; Windows NT; Windows Server; Windows Vista; Windows XP; IIS; WINS; DHC; DNS; OS/2; OS/400; TCP/IP; IPX/SPX; MS Exchange Server 2007; Send Mail Server; Cisco Call Manager; Cisco Unity; NEC 2000 PBX; NEC 2400 PBX; NeaxMail; Nortel Option 11; Optivity Telephony Manager (OTM); T1; Cisco Routers; Cisco PIX firewall; Cisco ASA; Cisco VPN Concentrator; Visio; BackupExec; Microsoft Office Professional; IBM Client Access; MS SQL Server; IBM Compatible PCs and Servers; Macintosh; Ethernet; Token-Ring; print-servers; Ethernet switches; multiplexers; bridges; routers; IBM
AS/400; printers; Multi-function network copiers; RAID; SCSI; Anti-virus; Anti-spam; monitoring; Agilisys Property Management System; ACSC; Point of Sale; InfoGenesis; Micros; Powerschool;

Professional Experience

* DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Civitas Schools, Chicago, IL.
Direction, management and oversight of Information Technology systems and staff. Consolidation of systems to a central data center and installation of centralized VOIP telephone system. Redesigned and economized Wide Area Network. Substantial improvements in user confidence/satisfaction with Information Technology Department and response time to technical issues. Reduction of trouble calls by over eighty-five percent.

* SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Majestic Star Casino, LLC, Gary, IN.
Support of Property Management and interfaced systems, Slot Management System, InfoGenesis and Micros Point of Sale systems. Administration and support of all telephone systems. Data Analysis and Forensics. Development and maintenance of ad-hoc reports, queries and diverse applications utilizing MS Access. Development of Multi-user, network based Purchase Order System, Cash Box Tracking System. Network, server, desktop and AS/400 administration and support.

* TECHNICAL OPERATIONS MANAGER, Paluch & Associates, Palos Heights, IL.
Technical consulting and management of internal technical operations.

* INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER: Trump Indiana, Inc., Gary, IN.
Direction, management and oversight of Information Technology systems and staff. Integration of Player Tracking, Slot Management, Property Management, Point of Sale, PBX, credit card processing, and call accounting systems. Administration and support of all telephone systems and Point of Sale. Upgrade of corporate server/desktop infrastructure from Novell/Windows 3.1 to Windows NT 4.0 Server/Workstation with little disruption in services to end-users. Migration to Windows Server 2000 and Windows XP. Improvement in reliability of systems to almost 100 percent availability.

Education

* Master of Science: Information Systems Security, Colorado Technical University.
* Professional Certificates: Project Management; Information Systems Security Management; Security Certification and Accreditation; Information Systems Security.
* Microsoft Certified Professional, ID #2697627: Windows 2000 Professional and Server.
* Bachelor of Science: Computer Information Systems, Purdue University.