Steven Fisher – Portfolio

Technical Profile

Key Skills

  • Award winning Technology Leader with multiple years of strategic and results-oriented leadership experience, skilled at creating and articulating vision and conducting rapid assessments of diverse situational changes.
  • Coding and Technical portfolio @ https://iamstevenfisher.com
  • Python Repository @ https://www.pythonanywhere.com/user/Scfisher/files/home/Scfisher (Requires a python anywhere account to execute – raw code examples are located in my portfolio)
  • Skilled at HTML, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, PHP, MySQL, and Python
  • Strong relationship builder with the ability to effectively work at all levels
  • Outstanding and effective communicator
  • Diverse IS/IT experience including mainframe, midrange, servers, desktop, networking, wireless, WAN/LAN, telecom, mobility
  • Problem diagnosis and resolution on both business and technical fronts

Accomplishments

  • Successfully upgraded firm to O365 to offload email and SharePoint operations to the Microsoft Cloud.
  • Implemented Skype for Business in all locations to enable video and audio communications to reduce associate travel and provide easier team communications.
  • Successfully designed and implemented systems for a $4 Million headquarters expansion.
  • Updated the data center with a new Dell VxRail HCI system to reduce physical servers and increase systems to High Availability capabilities.
  • Upgraded Core network to 10Gig capacity to enable faster and more reliable internal systems communications.
  • Upgraded Wireless network to Cisco AP Mesh network to enable both a private business and guest network utilizing LAG dual band connectivity to all APs, and also enabled RF Guns to operate on the private business wireless system in order to sunset legacy wireless system.
  • Doubled bandwidth at all locations for a nominal monthly cost increase to improve network/systems availability and also to enable Skype Video communications.
  • Reduced servers from 40 to 25 utilizing HCI and upgraded all systems to Server 2016 OS and Linux REHL.
  • Upgraded AD from legacy 2008 to a role-based configuration on 2016 Server OS.
  • Designed and implemented a VMWare VDI system, to be deployed in 2019. (Cost savings of $40,000/year)
  • Moved 7 disparate SQL server instances to a single combined server with 7 instances.
  • Data lead for SalesForce Data conversion and interface to disparate internal/external data sources
  • Responsible for 9,000 Divisional employees adopting Social Media and Collaboration using best practices both internally and externally ensuring adherence to latest regulatory guidance. Intent was to increase personal networking while tearing down silos and geographic boundaries, enhance expertise discovery and increase staff innovation
  • Designed and managed implementation of a Vendor hosted document storage and presentation solution to maintain and distribute approved/compliant marketing and sales material
  • Presented/Spoke/Trained groups up to 400 in number on Technology/Executive Briefings