Sean Brown
IT Director/Technology Leader
Lexington,KY
Summary
15+ years experience as an IT Leader with strong leadership and project management skills who is not afraid to get deep into the new. Self-driven in a fast-paced, high stress environment. Proven record of driving efficiency and streamlining operational procedures for the benefit of the company and its' stakeholders. Seeking new opportunity to learn and grow both as a manager and an engineer that offers longevity and purpose.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
8
8
Certifications
Work History
IT Infrastructure Director
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP
Lexington, KY
03.2022 - Current
- Oversee IT infrastructure and security team for firm of over 100 attorneys.
- Administered secure access to firm data and SaaS solutions via Azure AD (Entra ID) SSO and conditional access policies.
- Convert Tennessee offices from MPLS to SD-WAN connections to primary Kentucky offices.
- Refresh and redesign Lexington office LAN infrastructure for improved performance and uptime.
- Consolidated datacenter footprint to save on rackspace and reduce operating costs.
- Managed life cycle replacement of infrastructure hardware and software.
- Wrote strategic business plans outlining need for departmental information technology resources.
IT Administrator (Tactical Site Engineer)
NetGain Technologies, LLC
Lexington, KY
07.2021 - 03.2022
- Went to NetGain to gain experience with broader range of IT solutions and verticals.
- Onsite IT administrator/support for NetGain client.
- Performed IT project planning and execution.
- Implemented MDT/WDS Windows image deployment solution for client in 2 days which helped standardize production workstation.
- Audited and optimized Active Directory and Group Policy for client.
IT Director
Family Practice Associates Of Lexington
Lexington, KY
01.2020 - 06.2021
- Returned to Family Practice Associates at request of providers and CEO.
- Continued previous role in facilitating smooth IT operations for practice.
- Helped implement telehealth in 4 days in response to COVID-19 pandemic.
- Migrated server environment from Hyper-V to VMware 6.7 (Dell hardware).
- Implemented new SD-WAN connection (via Meraki) between main offices.
- Implemented Imprivata OneSign biometric authentication using fingerprint scanners and Citrix roaming sessions on clinical floor.
IT Director
Retina Associate Of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
09.2018 - 01.2020
- Act as IT director for medical practice of 10 retina specialists and surgeons scattered amongst 3 branch offices and 9 satellite offices throughout central and eastern Kentucky reporting directly to CAO.
- Lead IT department of myself and one systems administrator for IT support, project lead, systems administrator, security administrator, and network administrator.
- Develop and oversee practice's long-range technology function and evaluate according to practice goals of operations.
- Ran IT monthly committee meetings chaired by board president to steer direction of IT growth and efficiency.
- Opened three (3) new satellite offices (and facilitated fourth) fully integrated into IT infrastructure via SD-WAN with domain controllers, network infrastructure, as well as integrating new offices with centralized imaging data management for OCTs and photography reporting back to main data center all within one (1) year.
- Renegotiated vendor contracts resulting in savings of over $30,000 annually.
- Integrated existing offices into new SD-WAN infrastructure to help facilitate better data management and more efficient workflow.
- Ran IT environment running HP server hardware, vSphere 6.5, Citrix 7.x, Cisco and Meraki network infrastructure.
IT Coordinator/Director
Family Practice Associates Of Lexington
Lexington, KY
11.2013 - 09.2018
- Act as sole IT manager for medical practice for IT support, project lead, systems administrator, security administrator, and network administrator; reporting directly to CEO.
- Maintain strong relationships with other department heads and translate their technology needs into simple, easy to understand solutions.
- Develop and oversee practice's long-range technology function and evaluate according to practice goals of operations.
- Transformed position from simple "liaison" to external IT support to full service, two-man, in-house IT department supporting over 140 users and 24 healthcare providers across multiple locations acting as new IT Director.
- Renegotiated vendor contracts resulting in savings of over $50,000 annually.
- Implemented multiple new systems including Hyper-V, ShoreTel VoIP, Phreesia (self-checkin system), InDx Logic OCR document indexing solution, and 2 new office locations connected via MPLS.
- Developed, proposed, and chair workflow committee to develop interdepartmental protocols and procedures.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Computer Information Technology
Bluegrass Community And Technical College (BCTC)
Lexington, KY 12.2015 - 2017.12
Skills
Budget administration
Technology Experience
- Microsoft Server
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft 365 & Entra ID
(Azure AD) - SD-WAN
- Cisco
- Meraki
- vSphere
- Mitel
- ServiceNow
- ConnectWise
- ManageEngine
- Poly
- Mimecast
- LogRhythm
- Forcepoint
- Barracuda
- Ruckus
- RightFax
- Auvik
- Imprivata
Certification
MCSA
Timeline
IT Infrastructure Director
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP
03.2022 - Current
IT Administrator (Tactical Site Engineer)
NetGain Technologies, LLC
07.2021 - 03.2022
IT Director
Family Practice Associates Of Lexington
01.2020 - 06.2021
IT Director
Retina Associate Of Kentucky
09.2018 - 01.2020
Associate of Applied Science - Computer Information Technology
Bluegrass Community And Technical College (BCTC)
12.2015 - 2017.12
IT Coordinator/Director
Family Practice Associates Of Lexington
11.2013 - 09.2018
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