James Taylor
IT Manager @National Corporate Housing
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WORK HISTORY
IT Manager @National Corporate Housing
Denver, CO, US
Concurrently handle Sr Sys Admin, IT Manager, & IT Director roles with 3 direct reports• Oversee and manage $2.3MM Corporate IT budget• Completed 22 site network migration to Meraki firewalls, including SDWAN between remote sites and Corporate HQ• Proposed and migrated enterprise VoIP phone system from XO/Verizon to Zoom for a pre-tax cost savings of approx.$150k/y• Created Azure VM environment for legacy Domain Controller and utility servers, including virtual network gateway for user based point to site and provider based site to site VPN connections• Performed migrations to support decommissioning of datacenters for full cloud/SaaS based infrastructure: o ManageEngine’s ServiceDesk ITSM product from on-prem to cloud based o ManageEngine’s DesktopCentral ITSM product from on-prem to MS Intune o Exchange from on-prem 2013 to MS hosted o365 o On-prem file server contents to SharePoint/Teams/OneDrive
ABOUT JAMES TAYLOR
My mission is to drive technological innovation and deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions that empower my organization to grow, adapt, and excel in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. I am committed to aligning IT strategy with business goals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and leveraging emerging technologies to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and create long-term value.GALLOP-CLIFTON STRENGTHSFINDER ASSESSMENT-Strategic – Create alternative ways to proceed, faced with any given scenario they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues-Ideation – Fascinated by ideas, able to find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena-Context – Enjoy thinking about the past, understand the present by researching its history-Individualization – intrigued with the unique qualities of each person, have a gift for figuring out how different people can work together productively-Arranger – can organize, but also have flexibility that complements this ability. Like to determine how all the pieces and resources can be arranged for maximum productivity.PREDICTIVE INDEX ASSESSMENT-Collaborator: a friendly, understanding, willing, and patient team player.
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