Stephen McCandless

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About Stephen McCandless

Small Business Owner Manage Google Apps Accounts for Email and Cloud Storage for the entire school district. Including Email policies and apps management. Maintain 1500+ device network including servers, printers and IP phones. Including Software Installation and peripheral devices. Repair and maintain over 1500 PC's Maintain inventory and store of PC’s used for parts and repair. Manage Aruba enterprise wireless network covering 5 buildings and 900+ students and teachers and support staff. Acquire quotes and process purchasing using state and federal competitive purchasing laws for WA state. Designed, planned and built a 25 station VR lab with 6 Oculus Stations at the MS and a 5 Station VR lab for the CTE Department at the HS. Manage AD server’s including policies and user management. Maintain firewall policies and other security protocols. Leverage E-rate for network upgrades including a new district wide certified cat6 network, 10 Gig backbone and a managed network. Led IT operations including planning/upgrading/capacity/vision of the entire technology infrastructure. Ensured a strong IT environment, managing IT staff, contractors, vendors, service contracts, software licensing, hardware warranties, DNS records, and budgets. Delivered a stable IT environment, architecting the network and all IT projects, including the acquisition of IT hardware (printers, network, servers, computers, mobile devices, etc.) and managing all vendor relationships. Developed solutions based on student and teacher (internal and external) needs. Ensured end-user support requests were met in a timely manner, managing the IT support team and ticketing system. Supported the educational environment delivering IT infrastructure support. Successfully migrated entire network from NT4 to active directory (AD2012, AD2019) increasing network security and stability. Provided leadership and support for IT department. Managed implementation of new technological improvements resulting in increased efficiency. Managed and motivated project teams to promote collaboration and training for peers by peers. Analyzed projects to determine resource requirements and procured necessary equipment and software. Recommended architectural improvements, design solutions and integration solutions. Utilize Securly Internet filter ensuring CIPPA and COPA compliance.