James Dean is an experienced network infrastructure professional with expertise in implementing and supporting reliable network infrastructures. He manages network, server, desktop, and help desk teams, focusing on areas like systems builds, upgrades, monitoring, and security. His goal is to implement reliable network infrastructures through best practices and mentor his teams to support the network and users. He has a track record of success stories like saving $1.5 million and building network infrastructures to support over 1000 users.

1. James Dean
Professional Expertise
Experienced in implementing and supporting high availability reliable network infrastructures
and managing the network, server, desktop, and help desk teams. Areas of proficiency include
systems builds, upgrades, monitoring, and security, project management, change management,
vendor management, disaster recovery planning and testing, training and regulatory
compliance.
What I Do
Implement reliable network infrastructures through managing the teams and following best
practices for building and supporting networks.
How I Work
I make the Network part of IT better. My focus is to perform to excellence, leading by example
as I mentor and train my teams in supporting the network infrastructure and the users of the
network to make IT better.
Success Stories
 Saved $1.5 million by implementing NetAppSAN vs. servers with direct storage.
 Built and supported network infrastructure to support 1000+ users.
 Managed enterprise and global network, server, desktop and help desk teams.
 Led or monitored infrastructure projects to assure on time, on budget completion.
 Implemented monitoring for all network hardware and processes for 24 hr uptime.
 Created and tested successful disaster recovery plan 12 times in 6 years for IT.
 Deployed change management for all network infrastructures.
 Resolved severity1 issues: reported to senior exec’s cause, solution, and prevention.
 Researched and approved network infrastructure hardware.
 Explored and implemented VMWare with SAN/NAS for server consolidation.
 Monitored relationships for all network infrastructure vendors and 3rd party suppliers.
 Created procedures to verify all systems and data were SOX compliant.
 Named 2006 IS Employee of the Year
Services Provided
 Infrastructure Team Management  Vendor Management
 Project Management  Systems monitoring
 Systems builds and upgrades  Regulatory compliance
 Systems security  Training
 Change Management
Benefits to You
 Extensive experience  Reduced Total Cost of Ownership
 Proven leadership  Understand business needs
 Measured performance  Perform to Excellence
Target Companies
Small to medium companies
 Financial  Manufacturing  Engineering  Medical
 Legal  Education  Insurance  Nonprofit
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