1. MARY BETH SCHAFFER
Project Development, Efficiency and Compliance Professional
Indianapolis, IN 46231
Cell 805-228-2225
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SUMMARY
 Strong and passionate about detailed planning, designing and implementation of programs
and networks
 Broad experience in a variety of industries requiring confidentiality and finesse
 Vast technical knowledge with thirty years of progressive hands-on IT experience in system
analysis and design, implementation, security, recovery and disaster planning.
 Strong business acumen
 My desire to continually improve is evident
INDUSTRIES OF EXPERIENCE
 Public Speaking
 Curriculum Development
 Military Logistics
 Bail Bonds & Sureties
 Education
 Law Firm automation
 Non-profit board of directors
 Parliamentary Rules
 Non Profit Fund Raising
 Reprography
 Budgeting and forecasting
 Network administration and support
 CPE Coursework Development
 Technical Documentation
 Ergonomic Implementation
 Health and Wellness
 HOA management
 Compliance Intelligence
CORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Network conversion/cutover of a 24/7, 130 users, nationwide distribution company with
annual operating budget of $7.5M with zero down time
 Reconciliation of $5M bail bond surety liabilities to successfully close a company with a
$360K annual operating budget
 Successful stakeholder presentations garnishing buy-in for a 30-user network
implementation for a legal firm with a $4M annual operating budget
 Singly stood up the first deployable IT office for the 7th
Marine Amphibious brigade
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
 Passage of a $5.4 School Improvement Bond Initiative
 Mainframe Conversion
 Disaster Recovery & Contingency Planning
 Large-scale desktop upgrade
 Migrations from in-house to cloud-based and SaaS platforms
 Resizing and Reorganizing IT departments

2. MARY BETH SCHAFFER
Project Development, Efficiency and Compliance Professional
Indianapolis, IN 46231
Cell 805-228-2225
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TECHNICAL PROFICENCIES
 24/7 on call support of LANs, MANs, WANs, VPNs and PCs
 Windows (Vista, XP, 7x, 8x, 10x)  Microsoft Office et al. (Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word,
Access)  Gantt chart  Open Office  Smart Draw  Visio  VMware Virtual Box  Windows
Server 2003 & 2008  peer to peer networking  MACs  D2DArc  Cisco Routers  Hyper-V
VSphere  AWS, Azure DNS  DHCP  SSH  RDA  SQL  IP  SNMP  BitBucket  VIPER
Solarwinds  remote desktop  GoToMeeting  Kaspersky,  Norton Avast!  Symantec
Linux Command Line  DOS command line  Novell  Firewalls  Hubs & Switches 
Punch-down blocks  Cable Management  Technical writing
BUSINESS PROFICIENCES
 Account Payables
 Accounts Receivables
 Payroll
 Efficiency Compliance
 Community Liaison
 HR Compliance
 Marketing
EDUCATION
NEW HORIZONS, Certifications 2014 - Current
 CompTIA A+ 40 hour 201 Certification
 Microsoft Project, Part 1 and Part 2 2015
 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt 205
 Project Management Professional (PMP®) Bootcamp Sept 2015
 Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Final project in progress 2016
IVY TECH, Indianapolis, IN
 Associate of Applied Sciences, Computer Information Systems, Cum laude
 Certification in Network Administration, Cum laude
 Certification in PC Support and Administration, Cum laude
UC SANTA BARBARA, CA
 Bachelor of Arts, Cultural Anthropology, High Honors, Distinction in Field
KALI INSTITUTE, Ventura, CA
 Certified Massage Therapist
USMC PROGRAMMING SCHOOL, Quantico VA
HONEYWELL CORPS training in Fairfax, VA

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MARY BETH SCHAFFER
Indianapolis, IN 46231
Cell 805-228-2225
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SEMINARS ATTENDED
 The Internet, Intranet and Extranets by Elite Systems, GA
 Case Management, Elite Systems GA
 NT vs. Unix, Elite Systems, GA
 “An insider’s view of the computer industry” by John Dvorak
 Contrasts of Netware 4 and Windows NT server, GE Capital Consulting
 Contrasts of Windows 95 and NT workstations as client operating systems
 Help for the help desk by the Help Desk Institute
 How to write and implement a disaster plan for your network, by CRM Conseco Risk
Management
 2000 Strategies by Computer Assurance Services, WA
 Implementing a Major Software Migration in Seven Simple Steps by Speer Software Training
 Law in the 21st
Century, assessing your Network Needs, MCLE accredited for 3 units. Held
regularly at the Ventura County Bar Association, Ventura CA
 CAL OSHA Ergonomics, what it means to your business
 Presented to the Greater Ventura Chamber of Commerce, Ventura, CA
 The IS Survival Guide by Bob Lewis
 Tribal Warfare in Organization by Peg Neuhauser
 Understanding different Thing Patterns by Peg Neuhauser
 Novell, In Cheynenne and DigiBoard’s Remote Communications, NOVELL Reseller
seminar, Los Angeles, CA
 NetWare Video, Telephone, NFS Gateway, Flex/IP, Netware IP, Global MHS
 Windows Tips, Tricks & Techniques: Advanced Optimizing & Troubleshooting by Master
Computers Inc. Los Angeles CA
 Managing your HOA (40 hours)
EXPERIENCE
April 2015 – Current
I took off the past year to travel with my daughter while gathering nationwide data for my Lean Six
Black Belt project on “Walmart 2 Walmart (W2W) Money Transfer Process Improvement” along
with several other certification courses.
Network Administrator ~ Repro Graphic, Inc. ~ Indianapolis IN ~ October 2014 toApril 2015
 Gained working proficiency in reprography while producing operational and technical-level copy
within 6 months.

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Indianapolis, IN 46231
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 Worked with company principals and legacy system creators to identity and create technical
documentation for all components of their multi-premise network of WAN and VLAN
configurations
 Coordinated augmentation from in-house data storage to cloud based systems
 Maintained daily network operations, training, and technical upgrades with hands-on trouble-
shooting solutions.
 Created Emergency and Contingency Plans
 Cable Management of the entire premise
 Rewired server rack
Student ~ Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN ~ 2012-2014
Attended college full time to earn an associate of applied science degree in Systems Information, a
certification in PC administration & Support and A Certification in Network Administration., all
cum laude, in 21 months.
General Manager ~ Art Flores Bail Bonds Inc. ~Oxnard, CA December 2008 to May 2012
Within six months of being hired as the owner’s personal assistant, I was promoted to General
Manager
 Explicit costs reductions of 50% within first 6-months for annual net decrease of $180K
 Converted in-house the database to Citrix-based SaaS
 Upgraded and then migrated Ethernet network into virtual, cloud-based system to ensure
business continuity and international access to client database for field agents
 Payroll, A/P, A/R, Collections, Small Claims, Skip Tracing
 Compliance with California Department of Insurance and liability reconciliation with surety
companies
 Bail Bond Agent, Bail bond insurance underwriting, Fugitive Recovery
 Staff training, and Community Liaison.
Substitute Teacher ~ Oxnard Elementary School District ~ Oxnard CA Aug 2003 to Feb 2008
Served as long-term and on-call education professional for stress-induced leaves of absence from
Kindergarten through the Jr. High level with full charge of curriculum and parent relations.
Volunteered and donated appliances to develop a computer lab which facilitated directing middle
school student body to develop their own yearbook content and layout.
 Curriculum development in MAC-based computers systems, math, science, language arts
and P.E.
 Classroom management and grade-level proficiency assessments.
 At risk student tutoring

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Indianapolis, IN 46231
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Owner Operator ~ Schaffer Family Child Care Center, Oxnard, Ca. 2000-2003
 Licensed as a large day care center for 12 children, ages 1 year to 8th
grade.
 Open 6am to 6pm with regular field trips, athletics and fine art projects
 Provided all necessary primary care, health and nutrition
 Maintained compliance for state-subsidized attendees
 After school tutoring in all subjects
Board of Director President and Treasurer ~ Surfside III Home Owners Association, Port
Hueneme, CA 1998 – 2003 Non-Paid Position
 Oversaw board administration of a 211-unit beach-side association with a $10M annual
operating budget
 Secured medical benefits for maintenance staff
 Ensured reserves were scheduled for funding at the 5, 10 and 20-year mark
 Created a monthly newsletter to keep all home owners informed of progress, hurdles and
finances
 Initiated relations with local police department to create an active neighborhood watch to
fight increased gang presence and violence
Team Lead ~ TEKSystems for GTE 1997 - 1998
 Led 3 technical teams on a 24-hour rotation to complete a 1600 desktop conversion for
internal GTE headquarters personnel including hands-on post implementation training and
transition with no downtime to business operations
Network Administrator ~ GTE, Westlake Village, CA 1998 – 1999
 Technician on the 24/7 maintenance and upgrades team for GTE’s internal network of
routers and hubs throughout southern California.
Data Analyst and Co-Chair YES on Measure K ~ Port Hueneme CA 1996-1997
Successfully passed a $5.4M Bond initiative for school improvements; overcoming a
ratio of 90% taxpayers with no children to a 90% immigrant student body in the district.
 Worked with the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Hueneme Elementary
School District
 Analyzed population statistics to validate potential of passage
 Founded and led steering committee
 Created time lines, budgets, task lists, organizational network and a voting campaign
 Created and presented VISIO presos to city council and other stakeholders to garner support

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Indianapolis, IN 46231
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Principal & President ~ MpdLantech Corporation ~ Ventura, CA 1993-1995
 Formation of business plan, secured startup capitalization and startup, created marketing on
the Howard Stern radio program, face of the company.
 Developed and presented proposals
 Developed a State Bar approved training seminar for CEB (Continuing Education for the
Bar) credits; These seminars were based on understanding the total cost of ownerships of a
computer network.
 Designed, installed, configured, documented and trained end users for multiple, customized
Novell networks for law firms throughout Ventura county, CA.
 Created the seminar “Assessing Your Network Needs” for presentation to the Central Coast
Counselors Association, Pismo Beach CA
Network Coordinator/Consultant ~ Miller a& Folse Attorneys at Law Thousand Oaks, CA
1992 – 1993
Presented a working budget, building schematic and conversion plan which gained support of
managing partners for the development, installation, integration and implementation of a new
operating system along with end-user support. Company ran a $4M annual operation.
 Converted and implemented a fully functional 30+ user, Novell/Windows network from
DOS-based stand along computer system
 Provided comprehensive training and documentation for support staff
Student ~ UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 1990-1992
After 10 years of night school, I segued to UCSB as a full time student, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts
Degree with distinctions in my field
MIS Director ~ Diamondback Bicycles Aka Western States Imports, Camarillo, CA 1989-1990
Oversaw and supported the 24/7 MIS functions that networked all nation-wide company sites and
distribution centers, 150 road reps, 7 department Vice Presidents and 130+ users with a staff of 10.
Company ran a $7/5M annual operation
 Managed day to day operations of the programming, technical and data entry staff
 Hands-on implementation of mainframe conversion of a Honeywell mini system and its
conversion to an IBM RISC system with zero downtime (even though the raised floor
collapsed at midnight)
 Maintained systems that supported tracking of overseas manufacturing, distribution, sales
and payroll.

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MARY BETH SCHAFFER
Indianapolis, IN 46231
Cell 805-228-2225
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LAN Manager ~ Hughes F14 Radar Systems Group, Point Mugu, CA 1987-1989
Engineered a Novell network with custom flight-analysis software for joint Hughes-Grumman radar
systems group.
 Developed a telecommunications network of IBM compatible PC’s throughout and between
Hughes Aircraft at Point Mugu and Grumman in New York for logistics support of 100+
PCs and 80 + users with Novell’s first network release (Omniware)
 Installed network infrastructure
 Analyzed, designed and programmed custom software for aviation and radar engineers
 Configured and installed custom PC’s for engineers and test pilots
 Implemented automatic 30 days, random generating user passwords
I left this position with the operations so finely honed, that an engineer was able to take over
network maintenance, part time, saving a position as the program came to a close.
Information Chief ~ USMC 7th Marine Amphibious Brigade, 29 Palms, CA 1982-1986 2nd
tour
 Singly stood up the first deployable team of active duty Marines at the brigade level.
 Overall responsible for performing site preparation and installation of remote
information systems in accordance with specifications from headquarters
 Directed day to day activates of programming staff, help desk and field Marines
 Developed and documented custom software applications, processes, training and
procedures for computer deployment
 Developed COBOL and EDL systems for worldwide readiness & prepositioned
equipment maintenance, -- deployed at Naha Port.
 Performed site preparation and installation of remote information systems and battlefield
computers
 Software Analysis and design of troop tracking software, released 100% deliverable software
to units
 I was the sole female Marine in a 10-thousand-man brigade,
 Trained Marines for continuous readiness for deployment.
 Used Arpanet for real time readiness reporting
COBOL Programmer ~ Headquarters Marine Corps, Arlington, VA 1979 – 1982 USMC 1st
tour
 COBOL & JCL programmer at HQ Marine Corps, logistics and troop readiness
 Programmed and documented systems for Joint Chiefs of Staff global readiness
 Briefed U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff on worldwide troop movement with first graphical
interface software systems
 Top secret clearance 1980 – 1989

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MARY BETH SCHAFFER
Indianapolis, IN 46231
Cell 805-228-2225
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NON PROFIT AND COMMUNITY
• Boys and Girls Club of Port Hueneme, Treasurer, Secretary, fund raising, 4 years
• Commission on Human Concerns of Ventura CA, fund raising 1 years
• Hueneme Beautiful, membership coordinator, secretary, treasurer, 5 years
• Friends of the Bard, fundraising, $20K success project
• The GOOD club, Oxnard CA; secretary, treasurer, president selectee, 4 years
• Surfside III HOA, Port Hueneme, CA President, treasurer – 3 years
• Foster Mother
• Children’s wonderland, newsletter editor and drafter of the PTO bylaws
• Classroom Art teacher for 10 years with progressive complexity to multi-step art projects
• Candidate for Port Hueneme City Council
• Candidate for Harbor Commissioner, Port Hueneme, CA
CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS
American Legion, Post 510 Benjamin Harris Post – Currently serving as Post Historian
VFW & Moose Lodge
TRAVEL
Current Passport
Fairly Functional Spanish