OZ Architecture, Boulder, Denver Colorado, Director of Information Technology

OZ Architecture is nationally ranked architecture, master planning and interior design firm most notable for their resort and mixed-use projects. OZ experienced 400% growth during the years 2003 – 2008, expanding to include six offices and 250+ professional staff across the western United States.

Director of Information Technology, Associate Principal

• Member of senior management and technology team leader responsible for delivering value and service across a highly matrixed organizational structure.
• Managing a team of six and reporting to the Board.
• Provided vision and led technical operations and services while identifying opportunities and risks.
• Adopted hardware virtualization, service-oriented architecture, autonomic, and utility computing.
• Led transformational migration from traditional computer aided design to Building Information Modeling environment. Successfully integrated BIM across teams and disciplines.
• Facilitated cross-functional teams; steering technology efforts that expanded market share and increased team productivity.

Manager of IT, Senior Associate

• Managed vendors and negotiated technology contracts, agreements and licensing.
• Ownership of day-to-day operations, desktop and network services, multi-site and remote.
• Managed technology staff including scheduling, hiring, professional development and performance reviews.
• Performed staff on-boarding, application curriculum and training.
• Ensured alignment of business priorities and technology project plans.
• Coordinated and managed long and short-term technologies projects.
• Developed and administered technology plans and budgets.
• Served as department liaison, translating needs into solutions.
• Implemented and managed design and production standards.

Senior Systems Administrator, Associate

• Designed and administered Microsoft AD DS.
• Deployed and patched Microsoft Office, Adobe and Autodesk products.
• Maintained 99.99% uptime in a 24/7/365 multi-site production environment.
• Managed distributed file services and site replication, Microsoft DFS/r.
• Implemented and administered Microsoft Server, File & Print, Exchange, SharePoint, SQL Server.
• Supported helpdesk tier 1, 2 and 3 for hardware, software and services; Dell, HP, Cisco, Xerox, Win7, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, VDI, Adobe, Deltek and Autodesk products.