Allan Hurst

Angestellt, Partner, Director of Enterprise Strategy, KIS

Fremont, Vereinigte Staaten

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Berufserfahrung von Allan Hurst

  • Bis heute 22 Jahre und 3 Monate, seit Apr. 2002

    Partner, Director of Enterprise Strategy

    KIS

    Owning partner. assisting customers in determining appropriate IT strategies. Translates strategic requirements into tactical plans. Evaluates requirements for, design, implement, document, and troubleshoot enterprise networking systems, with an emphasis on VMware, Novell, Microsoft, Barracuda, and LANDesk technologies, products and services.

  • 8 Jahre und 6 Monate, Nov. 1993 - Apr. 2002

    President

    Spectrum SupportNet, Inc.

    Founded network support company to provide top-level quality design, installation, support, and training of local and wide area networks. Responsible for client development and relationship management, as well as setting and maintaining technical standards and procedures.

  • 2 Jahre und 6 Monate, Juni 1991 - Nov. 1993

    Senior Network Systems Engineer

    Edge Information Systems, Inc.

    Designed, installed, and maintained (primarily) Novell-based local area networks for a Novell Platinum reseller. Duties included pre-sales consulting with clients to determine and analyze needs, write-up of proposed network configuration, and post-sales installation, support, and training. Specialized in providing connectivity to multiple platforms, including Macintosh, OS/2, TCP/IP, Unix (NFS), SNA, and Unisys (A Series).

  • 1 Jahr, Juli 1990 - Juni 1991

    Systems Administrator

    Phaser Systems, Inc.

    Responsible for all IS management, planning, and support, plus maintaining and upgrading the test lab as needed to match customer environments. Delivered one-on-one as-needed training on application software. Diagnosed and repaired LAN software and hardware problems, including Ethernet, ARCnet, Token Ring, 3270, and voice systems. Assisted with product Quality Assurance and testing for products “NetWare for VM” and “NetWare for MVS”.

  • 2 Jahre und 1 Monat, Juli 1988 - Juli 1990

    Office Automation Analyst

    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    Provided lead technical support for information center environment including PC- and mainframe products. Provided IT consulting and integration services for internal Bank clients, including standalone workstation and LAN systems (Novell, AppleTalk). Mentored technical staff in PC and LAN support. Responsible for internal support of End User Services workstation and LAN systems.

  • 3 Jahre und 1 Monat, Juli 1985 - Juli 1988

    Senior DP Tech Analyst

    Barclays Bank of California

    As senior office automation analyst, was responsible for evaluation, ordering, inventory, installation and support of PC and office automation equipment and software for all Bank offices statewide. Handled cable system troubleshooting for multiple Bank buildings. Responsible for support of 100+ PCs comprising a support base of 400+ users, plus 75+ users on Wang systems. Provided support for a wide range of PC products/vendors. Provided FOCUS consulting to Personnel department.

  • 1 Jahr und 6 Monate, Feb. 1984 - Juli 1985

    Systems Engineer/Applications, Project Manager, Site Manager

    EDS Corporation

    Initially, Senior Programmer/Analyst on 10-person team creating a front-end personnel transaction entry system for U.S. Army Reserve. Duties included initial structured analysis of existing and new systems, design of new system to military specifications, and structured COBOL frameworks, standards, and implementation. Upon completion of project, promoted to new project as Lead Programmer/Analyst of team developing materiels maintenance scheduling and tracking system

Ausbildung von Allan Hurst

  • 1988 - 1991

    Information Systems Management

    University of San Francisco

    Majored in Information Systems Management, minored in Organizational Behavior.

Sprachen

  • Englisch

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Interessen

technology
organizational behavior
customer service
movies
square dancing
square dance calling
contra dancing
charitable fundraising
science-fiction/fantasy
technical editing (currently edit a journal for square dance callers).

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