William Kennedy

IT Professional - Educator - MBA

Aspen, Colorado, United States

About

Experience

  • Director Of Information Technology at Myers & Co., Architectural Metals
    Dec 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

  • IT Consultant at Self-Employed IT Consultant
    Apr 2014 - Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    IT Consulting for Networks, Server, Support, Training, Projects, Planning and Implementation. "Tell me where it doesn't work", Will Kennedy

  • Instructor at ITT Technical Institute
    Dec 2014 - 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

    - Developing lesson plans, motivating students, tutoring in learning resource center - Primary Teaching Assignments – Cabling and Topology, Microsoft Server, Microsoft Exchange, Microeconomics, A Plus,Project Management

  • Director Of IT at ProPhotonix (fomerly StockerYale)
    Jun 2010 - Jan 2014 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    - Hired and managed desktop support techs and network administrators - Prepared and vetted IT budget, responsible for Planning and IT strategy, IT Sarbanes and Oxley audits - Managed Salesforce.com, customization, maintenance, reporting - Presented quarterly training to Sales and Management on SalesForce - VPN installation connecting Montreal, Ireland, London and Salem NH offices - Network upgrades, Phone system upgrade from Nortel to Avaya IP office, Server Virtualization - Launched new corporate website and company name change with Marketing Director - Instrumental when selling the laser division in Montreal to Coherent working with many members of Coherent’s IT department to separate out the network, transfer intellectual property, identify and separate out SalesForce data, changing the website and helping rebrand the company to ProPhotonix.

  • Network Manager at StockerYale
    Feb 2001 - Jun 2010 · 9 yrs 5 mos

    - Managed and maintained the network, DHCP, DNS, VPN, Server 2000 – 2008, - Identified, installed and maintained upgrades to the network, - Troubleshooting and repair of Servers, workstations, switches, routers, - Oversaw user access, Backup / disaster recovery, network infrastructure, - Training network staff to provide support to end users, - Purchasing and maintain networking equipment and infrastructure, - Managed multiple locations, Baltimore, Montreal, Ireland, England, - Administered phone system, adds moves and changes for users, Blackberry’s & smart phones