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RON JONES

RON JONES

Orange Park,Florida

Summary

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Reliable Technical Director with 20 years leading technology-centric departments to become outstanding contributors. Confident advocate for junior staff members. Enthusiastic about use of technical education to improve business outcomes. Skillful at uniting educationally and geographically diverse teams toward achieving singular goals. Analytical Project Manager with proven experience wringing maximum potential out of internal spending and external product development efforts. Comfortable managing enterprise-scale technology deployments and 25 staff. Ardent about taking ownership and responsibility for worker morale and business performance alike. Successful at optimizing security standards, improving planning processes and managing systems implementation. Knowledgeable about disaster recovery planning, road mapping and team development.

Overview

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Information Technology

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Project Management

Work History

DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

CAREERSOURCE FLORIDA CROWN WORKFORCE BOARD, INC
Lake City, FL
2017 - Current
  • Designed, manage and support all network infrastructure across 4-counties, covering 5,000 square-miles
  • Supported creation of client and business partner relationships through careful collaboration and networking efforts
  • Created a disaster-preparedness site plan, maintain desktop/Standard operating procedures (DOP/SOP) to promote continuity of operations; instituted off-site air-gap backup with periodic incremental updates
  • Served as primary decision-maker for internal technology spending, creating budget guidelines to reduce waste and decrease unnecessary upgrades
  • Authored wide-ranging roadmaps, determining how technology would be integrated into business operations for maximum return on investment (ROI)
  • Responsible for drafting all Request for Proposals for the IT Department
  • Excellent attention to detail when reviewing the scope of work to determine recommendations to senior management
  • Often presented recommendation to Regional Workforce Board
  • Presented budget and business planning proposals to senior leadership, advocating for junior personnel needs and segment-wide business goals
  • Manage user accounts, intrusion training platforms, Office365/exchange hybrid server system and security /user administration.

MANAGING PARTNER/PROJECT MANAGER

ANEW PROPERTY INVESTMENTS, INC
Orange Park , FL
2016 - Current
  • Advocated Client Relationship Management
  • Contributed to revitalization of Northeast Florida by renovated residential properties, increased property value 65% year-over-year
  • Developed and initiated over 24 projects, managed costs and monitored performance
  • Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance
  • Managed projects from procurement to commission

Information Technology Supervisor/Customer Service & Logistics Manager

NEW MILLENNIUM BUILDING SYSTEMS
, FLORIDA
2004 - 01.2016
  • Team member in designing and deploying $53 million Joist Plant, Deck Plant and Office Building
  • Designed and deploy network infrastructure while staying under budget by $100k
  • Responsible for hiring and developing office and production teams at three locations: Arkansas, Florida & Nevada
  • Supported 200 clients from all department: Engineering, Finance, Logistics, Production and Sales
  • Developed and implemented quality control process for one of our largest customers: WALMART
  • Developed and implemented all Sarbanes Oxley Process for the IT Department
  • Project manager for in-house software development team who developed proprietary software
  • Negotiated back charges and change orders with Steel Fabricators and General Contractors; keeping cost below $500,000 per year- well below annual forecast
  • Responsible for logistics team who maintained 1345 days without a recordable safety incident
  • Generated $1.6 million in transportation savings in 2015.

Education

Masters of Science Degree - Computer Information Systems

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
05.2001 - 05.2003

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

Park University, Parkville, MS
05.2001 - 05.2000

Skills

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Additional Information

  • UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT "SOUTHWEST ASIA" MEDAL

Timeline

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX - Masters of Science Degree, Computer Information Systems
05.2001 - 05.2003
Park University - Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems
05.2001 - 05.2000
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY - CAREERSOURCE FLORIDA CROWN WORKFORCE BOARD, INC
2017 - Current
MANAGING PARTNER/PROJECT MANAGER - ANEW PROPERTY INVESTMENTS, INC
2016 - Current
Information Technology Supervisor/Customer Service & Logistics Manager - NEW MILLENNIUM BUILDING SYSTEMS
2004 - 01.2016
RON JONES