John G Tourloukis, CISSP
IT Director/Manager
Spring,TX
Summary
IT Professional with over 25 years experience specializing in Cyber Security, IT department management and consulting for energy, service providers, legal, manufacturing and service industries. Implementing effective IT strategies and controls at local and global levels. Core strength in business awareness, enabling dynamic streamlined infrastructure and applications.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
4
4
Certificates
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior IT Manager
Origis Energy
Austin, TX
11.2021 - 05.2025
- Led rollout and adoption of AI throughout company
- Demonstrated familiarity with latest hardware, software and networking technology.
- Coordinated IT operations activities to deliver smooth flow of daily business needs.
- Communicated with executive team and CEO to maximize development efficiencies and resolve technology issues.
- Assisted in development of long-term strategies to grow department and resources.
- Developed and administered cyber security training program.
- Guided organizational technology strategy and roadmaps.
- Increased cyber security audit score by 40%.
- Led skilled IT team in providing exceptional technical support, fostering collaborative environment that promoted professional growth
Information Technology Manager
JMP Petroleum Technologies
Houston, Texas
05.2019 - 11.2022
- Served as IT director for startup organization
- Installed and configured Polycom Group Presence Teleconference system in headquarter and remote branches. Reduced OPEX 75k by purchasing off-lease systems.
- Implemented new company wide Polycom phone system
- Administrator for on-site and off-site (Cloud) IT infrastructure
- Office 365 administrator
- Responsible for IT security and quarterly penetration testing
- Deployed Barracuda spam filtering and Sentinel security services
- Administrator for Syteline ERP, responsible for DBA and 3rd party consultants
- Developed and implemented technical application support and information technology policies and procedures that advanced investment needs, outcomes and performance measurements to balance continuous innovation with responsible risk-taking.
- Analyzed department and job-related functionality requirements to align technology priorities with business needs.
- Deployed, monitored and maintained system installation, upgrades and network integration.
- Performed regular audits and tests of infrastructure and applications
- Provided strategic input during executive meetings, influencing decision-making on technology investments and resource allocation
Information Technology Manager
Jaguar Fueling Services, LLC
Humble, Texas
06.2020 - 06.2021
- Served as IT manger
- Replaced remote desktop solution with full cloud stack that includes Citrix Workspace, Okta SSO and multi factor identity management
- Deployed Barracuda spam filtering and Sentinel security services
- Migrated email to Office 365 utilizing Bittitan
- Deployed Citrix endpoint management for mobile phones
- Office 365 administrator
- Deployed Barracuda spam filtering and Sentinel security services
- Deployed Ninja RMM to manage and monitor end points.
- Guided implementation of company-wide enterprise security strategy for network and hardware, disaster recovery and endpoint protection.
- Reviewed and assessed architecture design, implementation, testing and deployment needs to identify project requirements and costs.
Network and Systems Consultant
Petram Group
Houston, TX
01.2019 - 05.2019
- Consultant for JMP Petroleum Technologies
- Installed and administered VMWare infrastructure
- Converted all physical servers to VMWare virtual servers
- Administered and upgraded ERP application (Syteline)
- Converted to and administered Office 365 Email, SharePoint and OneDrive
- Deployed Vembu backup solution on-site and in data center for disaster recovery
- Consulted with clients to align future software development with customer priorities.
- Established cyber security baseline and training.
Senior Consultant
ZachZoe LLC
Houston, Texas
06.2017 - 01.2019
- Project managed leading technical installations of solutions ranging from Office 365 email migrations to VMware virtualization projects to remote desktop application servers
- Provided disaster recovery and backup solutions to local Houston businesses focusing on energy and manufacturing
- Administered VMWare infrastructure, hyper converged infrastructure and virtual desktops
- Designed, maintained and optimized company web site for search.
- Designed ERP systems utilizing open source software and module customization
- Rolled out multi server cPanel hosting solution
- Deployed Veeam hosted backup solution in data center for disaster recovery
- Analyzed problematic areas to provide recommendations and solutions.
Senior Consultant
Fast PC Networks Corporation
Houston, TX
09.2004 - 06.2017
- Provided data center services, design and procurement to Ride Metro, Marriott hotels and New York City District Attorneys office
- Designed and implemented VMWare distributed public cloud in four data centers
- Created, maintained and optimized company web site for search increased company revenue over 300%.
- Designed back up and site recovery solutions utilizing Veeam and Vembu
- Oversaw implementation of Storage Area Networks
- Managed Physical server to Virtual server projects for hardware consolidation
- Microsoft solutions including hosted exchange, spam filtering, remote backups, disaster recovery, VMware, internet hosting, web site services
- Sold and procured WAN optimization hardware to data centers
- Administered Barracuda networks spam filters, email archiver and web filters
- Evaluated clients' needs and created plan of action to provide solutions.
- Gave budget suggestions for projects, outlining financial needs and forecasting.
Systems Engineer Windows/Unix
BellSouth.net
Atlanta, GA
05.1999 - 11.2001
- Windows NT and Sun Solaris 10 systems administrator for premium web hosting division
- Responsible for remotely administering over 200 servers in 3 data centers
- Managed large complex e-commerce solutions/clients into Atlanta IBM data center. Clients consisted of General Motors, AT&T, Cingular Wireless and Yellow Pages
- Proposed technical feasibility solutions for new system designs and suggested options for performance improvement of technical components.
- Documented system configuration, mapping and processes.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Computer Information Systems
Dowling College
Oakdale, NY 08.1988 - 06.1992
Skills
Cyber Security, Firewalls/IPS/IDS
ExcellentDisaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Public and Private Cloud Computing
Identity Management
VMWare
ExcellentMicrosoft Office 365 Administration
ExcellentSpam and Content Filtering
Data Center Design and Procurement
ExcellentCertification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Timeline
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
09-2023
Senior IT Manager
Origis Energy
11.2021 - 05.2025
CompTia Security+ SY0-601
07-2021
Information Technology Manager
Jaguar Fueling Services, LLC
06.2020 - 06.2021
Information Technology Manager
JMP Petroleum Technologies
05.2019 - 11.2022
Network and Systems Consultant
Petram Group
01.2019 - 05.2019
Senior Consultant
ZachZoe LLC
06.2017 - 01.2019
Senior Consultant
Fast PC Networks Corporation
09.2004 - 06.2017
Systems Engineer Windows/Unix
BellSouth.net
05.1999 - 11.2001
Some College (No Degree) - Computer Information Systems
Dowling College
08.1988 - 06.1992