Job Title : Director of Information Technology
Department : Information Technology
Reports To : Managing Partner
Approved Date : July 2, 2002

Summary : Directs and coordinates local area computer network activities by performing the following duties personally or through IT staff.

Supervisory Responsibilities : CAD Manager and Support Specialist.

Education and/or Experience : MArch or BArch preferred. Must have a minimum of 5 years management experience in an IT department in an Architectural firm and experience as an architect.

Other Qualifications : Must have a thorough working knowledge of AutoCAD R14 and be at least familiar with AutoCAD Architectural Desktop (ADT3.3). Knowledge and experience of Adobe products (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat), and 3D Viz is also desired/beneficial.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities : include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Designs, specifies, configures, installs, and maintains local area network hardware, software, and telecommunications services such as personal computers, system software, software applications, printers, servers, routers, bridges, switches, modems, cabling, and Internet service providers.

Develops and implements policies and procedures related to network hardware and software acquisition, use, support, security, and backup.

Establishes and maintains network users, user environment, directories, and security.

Trains users on software and equipment usage.

Responds to the needs and questions of network users concerning their access to resources on the network and the operation of various software programs.

Develops and communicates standards for use, operations, and security of network, personal computers, and data.

Communicates with other departments to report and resolve software, hardware, and operations problems.

Consults with department managers to develop system solutions consistent with organizational objectives.

Researches and evaluates new technologies.

Negotiates contracts with and coordinates activities of hardware, software, telecommunications, support, and training vendors.

Installs and tests software upgrades.

Collects and analyzes network and memory utilization.

Develops and implements disaster recovery procedures.

Send resume to Susan Singer, HR Director



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