Blaine Bargfrede

About Blaine Bargfrede

Experienced Technical Manager with over 15 years of combined experience in all facets of…

Experience

1. Information Technology Manager

   Newport Brass

   Jun 2009 — Present

   Operating system maintenance and administration for all hardware• Maintaining system performance by performing system monitoring and analysis, and performing tuning; troubleshooting system hardware, software, networks and operating and system management systems; designing and running system load/stress testing; escalating application problems to vendor.• Securing systems by developing system access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; establishing and testing disaster recovery policies and procedures; completing back-ups; maintaining documentation.• Planning, selection, procurement, installation, configuration, and testing of PC and server hardware, software, operating systems and system management tools; defining system and operational policies and procedures.• Upgrading systems by conferring with vendors and services; developing, testing, evaluating, and installing enhancements and new software.• Meeting financial requirements by submitting information for budgets; monitoring expenses.• Accomplishing organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. • Manages, oversees and coordinates all corporate Server systems, applications and operating systems• Audit and maintain security levels consistent with the Security Policies. This may include developing and implementing policies, performing intrusion testing, identifying & correcting security vulnerabilities, implement security related software and managing patch levels. • Serves as a technical expert in a specific discipline which includes Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange Server.• Adhere to departmental standards and processes/procedures (accurate time-tracking, project management methodology, change requests, service requests, problem management, etc.).• Respond to phone calls, email, and other requests for assistance, while maintaining IT trouble-ticket system.

Education

• University of North Dakota

  BA, Philosophy

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Leadership
• Vmware
• Entrepreneurship
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Servers
• Ccnp
• Active Directory
• Analysis
• Microsoft Certified Professional
• Customer Service
• Management
• Cloud Computing
• Mcse
• Hardware
• Networking
• Accounting
• Process Improvement
• Business Strategy
• Software Development
• Strategic Planning
• Customer Relations
• Disaster Recovery
• Vmware Esx
• Consulting
• Security
• Strategy
• Business Development
• Project Management
• Start-Ups