Randy Gullick
Virginia Beach,VA
Summary
Accomplished Director of Technology with a proven ability to streamline internal spending and spearhead successful external product development projects. Adept at managing large-scale technology implementations and leading cross-functional teams. Demonstrates a steadfast commitment to fostering employee satisfaction and driving business results. Enthusiastic about leveraging extensive expertise to optimize potential and accomplish organizational objectives.
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Technology
Backyard Playnation, LLC.
09.2018 - Current
- Oversee EDI integration & Operations with Sage 100
- Migrated from EnterpriseIQ to Sage 100
- Integrated and administrator of Starship shipping solution with Sage 100
- Managing processes for ERP migration from Sage to MS Dynamics 365
- Established metrics-driven performance monitoring systems to track progress against objectives and inform decision-making processes.
Director of Technology
Playnation Play Systems
09.2013 - 08.2018
- Oversee daily operations of IT department and Systems
- Integrated EDI partners with TrueCommerce and Loren Data
- Key 3 partner in evaluating and selecting ERP solution
- Managed ERP system, EnterpriseIQ by IQMS now part of DELMIAWorks.
- Served as primary decision-maker for internal technology spending, creating budget guidelines to reduce waste and decrease unnecessary upgrades.
- Developed strategic technology plans to align with company goals and drive business growth.
Network Solutions Architect
x.technology, inc
12.2002 - 01.2013
- Primary responsibilities include successful implementation of new deployments and providing outsourced IT services for SMB customers
- Collaborated with clients to develop customized architectural solutions, meeting their unique needs and preferences.
- Applied creative problem-solving skills to address unique challenges in architectural design process.
- Maintained strong communication with clients throughout the design process to ensure alignment between their vision and final product.
- Review system architecture to assure that any security weaknesses or single-point-of-failure locations are identified and proper consideration is given to mitigate client exposure
- Provide integration of TrueCommerce EDI solution with Fishbowl & QuickBooks
- Design custom database applications integrated with both Fishbowl & QuickBooks.
Director of IT
AFR & Associates, Inc.
09.2004 - 09.2005
- Enhanced IT infrastructure by implementing strategic technology upgrades and streamlining system processes.
- Implemented cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive company data and maintain compliance with industry standards.
- Established IT policies and procedures, fostering a secure and efficient work environment for all employees.
- Developed comprehensive disaster recovery plans, ensuring business continuity in case of unforeseen events or emergencies.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to provide optimal technology support for various departments within the company.
Director of IT
Carmichael, Brasher, Tuvell & Company
09.2002 - 09.2004
- Converted IT infrastructure from a Novell network to a Microsoft 2000 server network environment and later migrating to Microsoft 2003 Small Business Server
- Established, implemented and monitored security policies, established, implemented and monitored firewall rules Linux firewall, set-up of user accounts and permissions, and established webmail
- Designed, launched and maintained corporate website using Linux Apache server
- Participated in IT Audit work on government contracts including all aspects of FISCAM penetration testing.
Network Solutions Architect
Lucent Technologies
01.2000 - 12.2002
- Developed Next Generation Solutions for ILEC
- Negotiate with Product Managers and Customers for feature sets of new IP product offerings focused around VoIP, ATM, MPLS, DSLAM and Optical Networking
- Presentation and closing the sale of professional services to key customers to provide engineering, installation and management of 5E switching, optical networking, local access and operational support systems.
National Sales Manager
Lucent Technologies
10.1997 - 01.2000
- Selling VoIP Solutions to Next-Gen Telco Service Providers, traditional wireline switching solutions and optical transport systems to CLEC customers.
Partner
Cyber Connections, Inc.
05.1996 - 10.1997
- Active Partner in a startup ISP and later sold business and embedded customer base to Mindspring
- Designed initial and second state of the art data center using Linux servers and internally designed Linux firewall
- Managed 7x24 data center
- Developed Business Continuity Plans for ISP and to other customers
- Developed online customer billing system based on Paradox and Delphi initially later moving to MySQL
- Developed shell scripts for managing server environment and paging of issues to be investigated
- Trained initial and subsequent technical support staff.
Dir of Engineering & Technology Development
Codecomm
12.1994 - 04.1996
- Managed initiative to capture lost reseller revenues by $800,000 annually
- Product Manager for development of MIP paging platform
- Managed operations staff, contractors and 7x24 NOC for wireless network
- Sysadmin of SUN Unix on Intel based hardware servers
- Tuning of Sun UNIX kernel for maximum call processing throughput
- Developed billing system ( RDMS / Paradox ) for the paging reseller customer base
- Managed Developers tasked to integrate Summa 4 Class 5 Switch via TCP/IP & UNIX Servers
VP Engineering & Operations
Access Telecommunication Interconnect
08.1992 - 05.1994
- Responsible for the design and construction of SONET backbone network infrastructure for ATI & parent CATV companies
- Responsible for the daily operations center and engineering teams on startup telco CAP
- Established and successfully managed $5.7 million capital and operations budget
- Designed, engineered, deployed SONET OC-3/12 network with dual inter-working OC-48 backbone rings
- Re-negotiated lower risk share pricing with suppliers based on projected1994 growth
- Managed staff of 30 communications/network technicians, outside contractors & field service engineers
- Developed Business Continuity Plans, Standard Operating Procedures &Training of NOC as well as outside plant communications technicians.
Flight Dynamics Engineer
AT&T
01.1981 - 09.1992
- Telstar Orbital Analyst
- Tasked to track Telstar-III spacecraft & determine orbital elements to insure meeting optimal parameters for nominal mission performance
- Maintained WAN, client workstations, and servers in Telstar 4 NOC
- Member of the design and implementation team for the Telstar 4 satellite fleet
- Systems Analyst for Telstar 4 Mission and Station keeping Software ( C, C+ )
- Developed & Maintained Satellite (Telstar-III) System Software ( C, F77,Digital MASM )
- Sysadmin of DEC RSX-11M+ on PDP-11/70, VMS on MicroVAX & Digital Ultrix on DEC Station.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronics Technology
Community College of The Air Force
1981
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA1975
Skills
- Disaster Recovery
- Information Security
- Business Intelligence
- Cybersecurity Expertise
- Business Analysis
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Organizational Skills
- Task Prioritization
- Self Motivation
- Continuous Improvement
- Project Coordination
Locations
- Virginia Beach, VA
- United States
Personal Information
Title: Director of Technology
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Timeline
Director of Technology
Backyard Playnation, LLC.
09.2018 - Current
Director of Technology
Playnation Play Systems
09.2013 - 08.2018
Director of IT
AFR & Associates, Inc.
09.2004 - 09.2005
Network Solutions Architect
x.technology, inc
12.2002 - 01.2013
Director of IT
Carmichael, Brasher, Tuvell & Company
09.2002 - 09.2004
Network Solutions Architect
Lucent Technologies
01.2000 - 12.2002
National Sales Manager
Lucent Technologies
10.1997 - 01.2000
Partner
Cyber Connections, Inc.
05.1996 - 10.1997
Dir of Engineering & Technology Development
Codecomm
12.1994 - 04.1996
VP Engineering & Operations
Access Telecommunication Interconnect
08.1992 - 05.1994
Flight Dynamics Engineer
AT&T
01.1981 - 09.1992
Bachelor of Science - Electronics Technology
Community College of The Air Force
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
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