Brian Monroe

About Brian Monroe

VALUE PROPOSITION I build potent IT management strategies that produce results, bolstered by extensive experience overseeing the development, deployment, and support of products, applications, and service offerings. My success is driven by my ability to leverage broad and deep technical knowledge with exceptional business management skills to achieve consistently higher levels of success while creating relationships of trust and confidence with clients and management.SUMMARY Engaging Technology Leader possessing a winning blend of technical skill, leadership, management and practical experience. Natural skills in building solutions to complex problems, communicating with key stakeholders to assess needs and develop innovative, practical solutions. Leverages a unique mix of visionary, strategic, technical, operations and analytical expertise, consistently exceeding performance goals by aligning talents and effort with organizational objectives. An influential leader who creates immediate impact, produces results and fuels operational excellence. LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS Presently works with clients of a Fortune 50 company to plan and implement high-profile solutions and migration projects. Provides support to a diverse roster of over 100 accounts in the mid-sized to large enterprise and public sector verticals. Prior successes include the management of the design and deployment of technical solutions across 600 store locations for Borders Books and Music.Specialties: IT Operations Leadership, Project Management, Technical Team Leadership, Process Improvement, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Cost Containment, Performance Optimization, Fortune 50 Experience

Experience

1. Senior Cloud Soultion Architect

   Microsoft

   Oct 2011 — Present

   Maintains the integrity of the client experience, supporting over 100 mid-sized to large enterprise and public sector accounts. Works with customers to build and implement solutions using Microsoft technologies in accordance with industry best practices, including large-scale projects and migration efforts. Gains insight into the requirements and challenges facing each customer, leading to the recommendation of specific technologies aligned with the unique needs of each account. Tests all Microsoft implementations to ensure satisfaction of performance expectations and business specifications. Develops procedures appropriate to user environments, including change control and disaster recovery. Travels to work at client sites, performing security assessments, health assessments, disaster recovery planning, and leading training sessions.ABOUT MICROSOFTMicrosoft develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer web browser.

Education

• Colorado Technical University

  Master's Degree in Management, IT Management

  2012 — 2013

• Colorado Technical University

  Bachelors of Business Administration, Concentration in Information Technology

  2010 — 2011

• Colorado Technical University

  Associates of Science, General Studies

  2009 — 2010

• Statzenberger College

  Associates of Applied Business, Network Systems Administration

  1998 — 2000

Skills

• Active Directory
• System Administration
• Servers
• Dns
• Windows Server
• Sccm
• Vmware
• Citrix Metaframe
• Troubleshooting
• Microsoft Technologies
• Powershell
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Windows
• Cisco Technologies
• Databases
• Virtualization
• Iis
• Microsoft Exchange
• Xp
• System Deployment
• Citrix
• Group Policy
• Disaster Recovery
• Operating Systems
• Network Administration
• Technical Support
• Hardware
• Networking
• Cluster
• Infrastructure
• Information Technology
• Windows Xp
• Vpn
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Management
• Sql
• Project Management
• Integration
• Cloud Computing