The Plastics Group IncDirector of IT
Sep. 2014 - Mar. 2017Willowbrook, IllinoisManaged IT Infrastructure for two plant locations in Illinois and Ohio. This included managing team of consultants and full time personnel at each location to keep day-to-day computer troubleshooting issues taken care of. Updated existing Production Dashboard software to newer .Net platforms, utilizing VB.Net and C#.Net, implementing modifications requested by end users. Using C#.net, HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, created custom Web and Windows applications to retrieve SSRS Reports and view ERP data for internal and external use. Provided technical training in Excel and Access to end users. Planned improvements to existing network infrastructure, collaborated with Plant & Maintenance Engineers, included adding new Meraki Access Points, Meraki Smart Switches, Fiber for internal data, and installed EPAC Maintenance Software. Upgraded Syscon PlantStar MES software to latest version and installed on new Linux server to improve file retrieval speed and stability. Selected and implemented new email solution from pop3 server to new Office 365 solution for improved uptime and accessibility.