Latina Media Ventures LLC is the leading integrated media company for bicultural U.S. Hispanic women. Its flagship property, Latina Magazine, has a readership of over 2 million in the United States and has ranked No. 1 in total advertising pages among 38 Hispanic publications.

Manage mixed network consisting of 12 servers and 120 workstations in 3 locations. Design and implement solutions to optimize and streamline various business processes including digital and production workflows. Manage backups for 8+ terabytes of data. Supervise small staff digital-related staff. Play a key role in the design and development of latina.com and other digital initiatives.

Director of IT & Digital Media – Reports to Co-Presidents

• Design and implementation of new network infrastructure, improving systems efficiency, dependability and security.
• Implementation of helpdesk and network monitoring systems.
• Design and implementation of remote access servers and messaging systems to increase connectivity for mobile users.
• Acquisition of industrial design printers and other office equipment.
• Renegotiation of telecom services resulting in redundant Internet connectivity, better overall services and an annual savings of 35%.
• Initiated several technical projects with other departments, improving business performance and related operational processes, including a document management system for Legal and Accounting use.
• Installation of hybrid digital/VoIP telecommunications system.
• Performed a key role in the 2008 redesign of latina.com, acting as a main contact for strategic partners and working on development/ content syndication projects as needed. Latina.com was ranked no. 3 in magazine websites for fashion/lifestyle information by Media Industry News in 2008.
• Technical lead on 2010 redesign of latina.com including custom development, data migration to a new content management system, and new hosting configuration.
• Development of custom Drupal modules and other web-related software (XML caching mechanisms, authentication handlers).
• Management and troubleshooting of digital ad trafficking system (Dart for Publishers).
• Design and coordination of short run production for Latina branded merchandise.

NFTE teaches entrepreneurship to young people from low-income communities to enhance their economic productivity by improving their business, academic and life skills.

Managed a standardized network consisting of 20+ servers and 200+ workstations in 15+ locations, both national and international. Designed VPN connections between regional offices and HQ, provided RAS services for mobile users. Maintained Exchange 2003 “geocluster” with nodes on both coasts as part of a business continuity plan.

IT Manager – Reported to CFO

• Complete redesign of entire network, including infrastructure, security, and backup/disaster recovery processes.
• Implementation, maintenance and administration of servers and workstations located at HQ, 12 regional offices and 3 data centers.
• Implementation, maintenance and administration of messaging system including Microsoft Exchange servers in 2 locations, Microsoft Mobile Information Server, Webmail, spam filtering appliances, and gateway mail filters.
• Implementation, maintenance and administration of servers, websites and associated services located at Globix’s NYC data center.
• Design and development of NFTE public and internal websites.
• Technical lead on BizTech 2.0 – A 2005 Codie Awards finalist in the Best Secondary Education Instructional Solution category.
• Design and implementation of custom disaster recovery system in cooperation with Veritas, Microsoft, HP and 3COM.
• Developed and monitored policies and standards for usage of NFTE computing resources by staff and program participants.
• Managed and administered security services for HQ and associated VPN connections (Firewalls/VPN Devices, RRAS servers, Workstation/Groupware antivirus, content filtering, and security certificates).
• Management of multi-site hybrid phone system.

• Negotiated managed hosting (outsourcing) agreements as organization experienced a period of rapid growth.
• Performed nightly backups at HQ and datacenters.
• Maintained licensing agreements with hardware/software vendors and service providers.
• Managed consultants working on technology related projects.
• Managed and administered network services and applications located at HQ (Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, RAS, Raiser’s Edge, MAS 90).
• Performed low-level maintenance on phone system located at HQ and acted as a main point of contact for contracted vendor on higher-level service requests.
• Provided support to employees located at HQ and regional offices.
• Monitored network performance and made adjustments as necessary.

• 2003 San Diego State University Distance Learning
• 2001 Babson College, NFTE Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher
• 1999 – 2000 Pace University, New York – Computer Science
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer – Windows 2000/2003