Senior Director Technology, IT Connect with me on LinkedIn using: ►►► Chan_Johnson@verizon.net ◄◄ ◄ All Invitations to Connect Welcome LION – LinkedIn Open Networker **************** Recruiters, HR Managers, Hiring Managers connect with me to get access to my network deep in industry leadership. **************** A hands-on technologist with over 15 years of experience orchestrating solutions that support award-winning SaaS Products and Emmy award-winning productions. Expert troubleshooting skills, with a special focus on 1 and 10 Gigabit high-speed networks, storage systems and virtualization. Servers: Active Directory 2008/2003, Windows Server 2012/2008/2003, Exchange 2010/2003, Microsoft SQL 2012/2008/2005, Clustering, Mac OS X Server, Linux, Google Apps, IIS, NetBackup, Backup Exec, Intermapper, Track-It, FileMaker, QuickBooks, DNS, WINS, DHCP, NFS, CIFS, SMB, Dell, HP, IBM, Super Micro and Apple. Storage: Isilon\EMC, NetApp, Dell, Promise, Apple, SAN, NAS and DAS. Virtualization: VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Parallels. Networking: 1/10 Gigabit Networks, Force10, Dell, and Cisco switches. SonicWall Firewalls. 1/10 Gigabit fiber and copper cabling, Wireless Networking, Monitoring, VPN, T1 and DSL. Protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, Fiber Channel, iSCSI, NDMP, SMTP, POP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, Telnet, SSH, and NTP. If you would like to brainstorm or collaborate on any of these perspectives, contact me at Chan_Johnson@verizon.net

Founder | VP Director Technology, IT @ Attending Networking Events Researching Industry Leaders Tracking Industry Trends Participating in Industry Discussions From 2014 to Present (1 year) Greater New York City AreaSenior Director Infrastructure/ Security | IT, Technology @ Senior Director of Infrastructure and Security • Management of a 10 member infrastructure department that consists of Help Desk Technicians, Systems Engineers, Network Engineers and Database Administrators. • Worked to improve the Customer Service and Support levels of the team members by promoting an increased level of job integrity and accountability. • Re-negotiation of vendor contracts and pricing to increase the companies discount levels for purchases and services. • Implemented new Networking, Server and Storage Systems that increased performance, stability and uptime. • Partnered with senior management to increase the participation of the infrastructure department in support of the companies’ goals and initiatives. From July 2014 to September 2015 (1 year 3 months) Greater New York City AreaVP Technology | IT @ Vice President of Technology and Security • Built and managed a technology department with direct reports, budgeting, vendor management, contract negotiations, and purchasing as well as a client facing tier 3 Datacenter and Disaster Recovery site • Built several virtualized environments, which reduced operating costs and enabled faster server deployments, a high-speed video production environment, and the award-winning globaledit.com SaaS, digital workflow application • Created a Highly Available Microsoft and Apple network infrastructure that increased uptime and efficiency as well as Isilon, NetApp, Dell, Promise, and Apple storage systems • Designed standard Server and Workstation images for Windows and Mac OS X and policies/documentation that promoted the company’s security • Oversaw the company’s phone system and facilities From July 2007 to July 2014 (7 years 1 month) Greater New York City AreaSenior Systems Engineer | IT, Technology @ • Built and supported a highly available Microsoft and Apple infrastructure that included Active Directory, Exchange, IIS, Mac OS X, NetBackup, and BlackBerry Enterprise Server • Designed and migrated the Active Directory and Exchange environments from Windows 2000 to 2003 and migrated from a 100 Megabit to a 1 Gigabit, Cisco network • Introduced a NetBackup backup system, NetApp, Dell and Apple storage systems and Symantec Antivirus Enterprise • Created standard Server and Workstation images for Windows and Mac OS X • Directed Policies and Documentation, Vendor Management, Purchasing and Phone System management From August 2005 to July 2007 (2 years) Greater New York City AreaSenior Server Manager | IT, Technology @ • • Built an environment that consisted of Active Directory, Group Policy, Windows, Mac OS X, Symantec Antivirus, Tivoli Storage Manager, Tripwire and DocuShare • Designed and migrated the Active Directory infrastructure from Windows NT to Windows 2003 • Created Policies and Documentation, Purchasing and Vendor management From April 2003 to August 2005 (2 years 5 months) Greater New York City AreaSenior Consultant/ Project Manager | IT, Technology @ • Assessed the needs of business units and installed hardware and software solutions in a Windows NT4/2000 and Mac OS 9/X environment • Executed Mac OS 9.2.2, Mac OS X and Windows 2000 upgrade projects and administered Windows, Mac OS, FileMaker and Image Deployment servers • Supported Creative Departments that consisted of Print, Web Design and Avid Video systems From April 2001 to April 2003 (2 years 1 month) Greater New York City AreaSystem Administration Manager | IT, Technology @ • Managed two System Administrators, Budget, Purchasing, Vendors, and the Phone System • Built a Multimedia and Animation environment that consisted of Active Directory, Windows 2000, AppleShare, Backup Exec, and Symantec Antivirus • Created Max, Maya, and Avid video production systems and an Inventory and Helpdesk ticketing system based on Track-It From February 2000 to April 2001 (1 year 3 months) Greater New York City AreaTechnology Site Manager | IT @ • Managed two System Administrators, Budgets, Purchasing, Vendors, Email, Websites, Print Production and Y2k • Built a Mac, Windows, Exchange and Netware infrastructure From October 1997 to February 2000 (2 years 5 months) Greater New York City AreaSenior Consultant/ System Administrator | IT, Technology @ • Supported Trading Floor and Software Development environments • Created an Ethernet network that consisted of AppleTalk, TCP/IP, NFS, Remote Access, XWindows, Microsoft Mail, Lotus Notes, FileMaker, Hummingbird, Exceed and Exodus • Administered Mac OS, Windows and Netware servers and Windows NT4.0 migrations From July 1996 to October 1997 (1 year 4 months) Greater New York City AreaTechnology Manager | IT @ • Managed two System Administrators, Budgets, Purchasing, Vendors, Email, and Print Production • Built an Advertising Media environment that consisted of Mac OS, Windows, Netware, HP and Farallon switches, Farallon and Netway routers • Supported graphics production in QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator From March 1992 to July 1996 (4 years 5 months) Greater New York City AreaAssistant Professor @ • Taught practical applications of Music Theory, Harmony and Arranging techniques as well as course development • Performed music copy–editing for the music library, utilizing Coda Music’s Finale music production application and Macintosh computer systems From August 1984 to August 1991 (7 years 1 month) Greater Boston Area

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Composition and Arranging @ Berklee College of Music From 1989 to 1991 Music Education @ Saint Louis Community College-Florissant Valley Chan Johnson is skilled in: Active Directory, OS X, Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange, Servers, DNS, FileMaker, Microsoft SQL Server, Operating Systems, Netbackup, System Administration, Virtualization, DHCP, Technical Support, TCP/IP