Years of professional IT experience
Hi, I’m
Jesse M. Toth
IT Director
Leesburg,VA
Summary
Information Technology leader with over 20 years of experience building and managing high-performing IT departments. Works diligently to understand organizational needs and collaborates with leaders to provide innovative, "outside the box" solutions to complex business challenges. Skilled with bringing organizations into compliance with the controls and standards regulated by ISO 9001/27001, NIST 800-171, FAR 52.204-21, CMMC Level 2, and DFARS 7012/7019.
Overview
20
8
IT Certificates
Work History
Bluestreet IncReston, VA
IT Consultant
07.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Worked directly with CEO and lead effort to establish Bluestreet's Azure cloud infrastructure and migrated M365 company data to a new tenant.
- Made recommendations and performed upgrades, assisting businesses in strategic planning and helping company scale.
- Analyzed network and cloud security and current infrastructure, assessing and addressing areas in need of improvement.
SolerityReston, VA
Director of Information Technology
04.2019 - 07.2023
Job overview
- Transitioned the company fully to Cloud SaaS/IaaS/PaaS services leaving no physical server infrastructure and ultimately cutting the existing budget by nearly $300K.
- Managed a $700K budget to run all aspects of IT for a professional and technical services firm dedicated to serving the US federal government.
- Created the strategic plan, annual goals, multi-year budgets, and project plans for the department aligned with IT best practices to enable optimal business performance.
- Configured cloud identity management, data protection, DLP, endpoint security and full cloud governance in line with FedRAMP requirements, NIST 800-171, DFARS 7012/7019, FAR204-21 as well as ISO 9001 and 27001, bringing the company into compliance.
- Managed critical infrastructure, security policies and implementation, compliance policies and oversight, all cloud technologies/capabilities, administrative applications/tools, vendor relationships, and Help Desk.
- Fostered productive relationships with department heads to understand their technology challenges and identified solutions to overcome and drive better business results.
- Migrated the legacy self-hosted systems to O365 and Azure infrastructure, eliminating physical servers on-premises.
U.Group
IT Manager
04.2018 - 04.2019
Job overview
- Developed and launched an IT department, including all aspects of Help Desk, Office 365 and Azure, Identify Management, Security, Data Governance, Data Security, and all Backoffice IT for a highly regulated organization in government contracting.
- Operated, developed, and oversaw the annual $600K budget.
- Managed, negotiated, and curated all IT vendors, software, and contracts.
- Pioneered enterprise IT operations and projects within budget, schedule, and scope and provided clear guidelines for users enabling multi-departmental success.
- Oversaw cloud SaaS systems, networking, corporate IT/cloud security, and inventory.
Sevatec
IT Manager
01.2016 - 04.2018
Job overview
- Spearheaded modernization and integration of IT protocols with cross-functional department processes to meet current and future business needs organization-wide. For example, established a helpdesk ticketing system that streamlined staff engagement with the IT department and expedited its ability to address staff needs.
- Mitigated 250+ phishing attempts daily by establishing email security measures and facilitating training for staff on data and email security best practices.
- Managed vendor relationships and procured software solutions compliant with federal contracting requirements such as NIST 800-171, DFARS, FAR 52.204-21 and ITAR.
- Conceptualized and led numerous IT projects, including migrating from GSuite to Office 365 for 300+ users.
- Successfully managed for SLA management, operations, data and identity security, data and 365 governance and compliance with NIST 800-171, DFARS204-7012 and 7019, FAR 52.204-21, ISO 9001 and 27001.
- Oversaw budgeting, forecasting, and IT hardware and software procurement.
- Managed the Help Desk team, ensuring timely resolution and closing of tickets and SLA compliance while facilitating improvements and innovation surrounding current processes.
- Administered SharePoint licensing processes to optimize available licenses and manage costs by eliminating inactive users.
- Developed PowerShell scripts to automate various processes for the Help Desk, including AD bulk user adds and AAD object changes for 365 admin.
Neosystems
Help Desk Manager
08.2015 - 01.2016
Job overview
- Led a team of four employees accountable for providing Tier 1/2 technical support to 450+ external clients and revamped the onboarding and laptop imaging process for clients.
- Provided oversight and hands-on technical support for Office 365, Active Directory, Citrix, and Dell Sonicwall Firewall administration and handled network and VPN troubleshooting.
- Identified and evaluated key performance metrics, reviewed reporting routinely, and made adjustments to improve client service.
- Owned the deployment and migration project planning processes for clients.
Title And Company (Prior To 2015)
Additional Experience
01.2003 - 08.2015
Job overview
- The Center for Shared Services - Help Desk Manager
- Clark Companies - IT Support Specialist
- Verizon IT - Computer Support Consultant
- MCR - Co-Owner/Computer Repair Technician
Education
VCURichmond, VA
Bachelor of Science from Psychology
09.2002 - 05.2007
Skills
AWS Cloud
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Security Compliance, & Identity Fundamentals
Timeline
IT Consultant
Bluestreet Inc
07.2023 - Current
Director of Information Technology
Solerity
04.2019 - 07.2023
IT Manager
U.Group
04.2018 - 04.2019
IT Manager
Sevatec
01.2016 - 04.2018
Help Desk Manager
Neosystems
08.2015 - 01.2016
Additional Experience
Title And Company (Prior To 2015)
01.2003 - 08.2015
VCU
Bachelor of Science from Psychology
09.2002 - 05.2007
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