Sean Meuser
Palatine,IL
Summary
Dynamic Microsoft Collaboration professional with a proven track record at Weber | Blackstone, adept at defining global collaboration standards and managing multimillion-dollar budgets. Skilled in Microsoft Teams and Crestron systems, I excel in tailoring, and maintaining conferencing solutions, fostering strong vendor relationships and putting the user experience first. Proactive tactician, committed to optimizing communication through technology.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Microsoft Collaboration Architect
Weber | Blackstone
1415 S Roselle Rd, Palatine, IL 60067
10.2018 - Current
- Defined company standards for collaboration hardware and software globally.
- Created yearly collaboration budget.
- Monitored conferencing hardware and software worldwide.
- Interfaced with AV / Collaboration vendors and internal clients to deliver conferencing solutions on time and within budget.
- Scheduled and executed regular updates and maintenance for all conferencing hardware and software to maintain currency.
- Worked with executive team as support during board of director meetings.
- Documented and resolved technical issues proactively and efficiently.
Senior Systems and Storage Administrator
Weber-Stephen Products LLC
1415 S Roselle Rd, Palatine, IL 60067
10.2008 - 10.2023
- Advised business on enterprise systems and storage solutions, providing insights for informed decision-making.
- Designed and implemented scalable physical, virtual and storage architectures to support business objectives within budget and resource limitations.
- Monitored and optimized virtual server environments to ensure maximum uptime and resource utilization.
- Scheduled and executed regular software and firmware updates for all US servers and storage devices.
- Performed regular performance and security patching on all servers and storage environments in the US.
- Worked with internal business client to stand up physical and virtual systems to meet business needs in real time.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Visual Communication
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, ILSkills
- Microsoft TEAMS Administrator (M365 Cloud)
- Crestron XIO Cloud Administrator
- Proficient in the following software: Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro, Crestron Remote Client, Crestron Toolbox
- Well versed in Conferencing and Audio Hardware (Crestron \ Extron \ Shure \ QSC \ BiAmp \ Samsung \ Planar)
- Microsoft AD \ Entra user
- PowerShell user
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills
- Proactive and communicative
Timeline
Microsoft Collaboration Architect
Weber | Blackstone
10.2018 - Current
Senior Systems and Storage Administrator
Weber-Stephen Products LLC
10.2008 - 10.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Visual Communication
Northern Illinois University