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John Weeks
Chief Information Security Officer
Olympia, WA, United States
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Experience:
2022 : Present
Washington State Department of Health
Chief Information Security Officer
Managed the state of Washington firewall and DNS services teams.
2018 : 2022
State of Washington
Service Owner Washington State Firewall and DNS services
The Section Chief for Technical Services and manages the teams that support IT infrastructure (network, servers, PC’s) which are used to maintain and support mission critical software applications as well as day to day office operations that allow two DSHS Administrations to meet the needs of Washington State’s citizens with Physical Disabilities and/or Developmental Disabilities (more than 100,000 citizens annually); such mission critical software applications are used statewide by ALTSA and DDA staff (about 6,000 users)
2017 : 2018
STATE OF WASHINGTON DSHS
Technical Services Section Chief
A leading international supplier of health care information technology solutions, services, and hardware
Team Building Accomplishments
• Technical Team Leader managing a team of 30 Network, Systems, and Device engineers, Responsibilities span the organizations data centers, servers, networking, and voice systems.
• Improve execution by assigning ownership and accountability for specific process to specific staff members
• Improve team project deliverables throughput by aligning teams responsibilities by role and strengths
Technical Accomplishments
• Reconfigured network to support (QoS) Quality of Server and eliminated a long standing problem with poor performing critical applications
2013 : 2017
Cerner, Palomar Health ITWorks
Technical Lead, ITWorks Palomar Health
Large Logistics outsourcing company with national operations and 2,500 employees
• Architected SharePoint reporting and portal systems for the organization and clients
• Developed and managed both the technology operating and capital budgets for the organizations
• Initiated, developed, and managed policies and procedures based on current “best practices” as defined by ITIL
• Personally implemented and managed the network infrastructure and security of the corporate network
2012 : 2013
RoadLink USA
Director of Information Technology
Washington State Department of Health
Chief Information Security Officer
Managed the state of Washington firewall and DNS services teams.
2018 : 2022
State of Washington
Service Owner Washington State Firewall and DNS services
The Section Chief for Technical Services and manages the teams that support IT infrastructure (network, servers, PC’s) which are used to maintain and support mission critical software applications as well as day to day office operations that allow two DSHS Administrations to meet the needs of Washington State’s citizens with Physical Disabilities and/or Developmental Disabilities (more than 100,000 citizens annually); such mission critical software applications are used statewide by ALTSA and DDA staff (about 6,000 users)
2017 : 2018
STATE OF WASHINGTON DSHS
Technical Services Section Chief
A leading international supplier of health care information technology solutions, services, and hardware
Team Building Accomplishments
• Technical Team Leader managing a team of 30 Network, Systems, and Device engineers, Responsibilities span the organizations data centers, servers, networking, and voice systems.
• Improve execution by assigning ownership and accountability for specific process to specific staff members
• Improve team project deliverables throughput by aligning teams responsibilities by role and strengths
Technical Accomplishments
• Reconfigured network to support (QoS) Quality of Server and eliminated a long standing problem with poor performing critical applications
2013 : 2017
Cerner, Palomar Health ITWorks
Technical Lead, ITWorks Palomar Health
Large Logistics outsourcing company with national operations and 2,500 employees
• Architected SharePoint reporting and portal systems for the organization and clients
• Developed and managed both the technology operating and capital budgets for the organizations
• Initiated, developed, and managed policies and procedures based on current “best practices” as defined by ITIL
• Personally implemented and managed the network infrastructure and security of the corporate network
2012 : 2013
RoadLink USA
Director of Information Technology
Company:
Washington State Department of Health
About
Respected leader able to build highly motivated teams focused on achieving goals. Multi-certified expert with 10 plus years management experience and a deep background in designing and implementing technologies. Technically skilled CCIE/CISSP with international experience and a deep knowledge of successful implementation including:
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