Joseph Brauer, MISM

Joseph Brauer's work experience is as follows:

- Nitel (2022 - present): Director of IT. Joseph was brought on to rebuild the IT Department and establish a solid foundation for corporate growth. Joseph implemented IT policies, best practices, and SOP mappings, identified process improvement opportunities, and developed individual career path execution plans. Joseph also reduced the total technical touch time for onboarding/offboarding.

- Nucor Tubular Products (2017 - 2022): Information Technology Supervisor. Joseph led a team across 10 locations and provided 24x7 support. Joseph was responsible for planning, directing, organizing, and supervising Base Technology activities and staff, including LAN/WAN, desktops and servers, help desk activities, telephone system, video security systems, video conferencing, and overall IT infrastructure. Joseph implemented processes to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley audit guidelines.

- Independence Tube Corporation (2014 - 2017): Base Technology Manager. Joseph led a team across 4 locations and provided 24x7 support. Joseph was responsible for planning, directing, organizing, and supervising Base Technology activities and staff. Joseph also participated in the development and implementation of training and career development programs within the IT department.

- Lenovo (2013 - 2014): Services Solution Specialist - MidWest. Joseph utilized Lenovo's "Shift Left" methodology to develop customized solutions for customers, reducing technician touch time and deployment costs. Joseph worked with customers' technology subject matter experts to customize tasks within the manufacturing process and develop customized solutions for image/application deployment processes.

- Independence Tube Corporation (2008 - 2013): Senior Network Engineer. Joseph led a team across 4 locations and was responsible for project management, disaster recovery, infrastructure design and implementation, troubleshooting, and server management.

- Intelligent Solutions, Inc (2007 - 2008): Senior Systems Engineer. Joseph provided 24x7 support for various medium-sized companies and served as the go-to resource for various IT issues and solutions.

- Guggenheim Partners (2006 - 2007): Senior Systems Engineer. Joseph provided senior level Network Administration and Tech Support to local and remote executives during Guggenheim's XP Image Deployment Project. Joseph also served as an SMS Administrator.

- Verizon Wireless (2004 - 2006): Technical Support Analyst. Joseph provided network administration, phone system administration, wireless support, and technical support for users at headquarters, retail stores, and business sales throughout the Midwest region.

- SOROC/DD Networks (2003 - 2004): NT Support Engineer. Joseph led the Common Operating Environment re-imaging project and provided technical support to local users and devices.

- Landis Plastics (2000 - 2003): PC Specialist. Joseph performed day-to-day network administration, built and deployed computers, and provided remote support for end users across six divisions.

Joseph Brauer has a Master's degree in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University. Joseph also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering Technology from DeVry University. Prior to their university education, they attended Marist High School. Joseph has obtained several certifications, including Leadership Breakthrough One - Team #2994 from Rapport Leadership International, MCTS: Windows 7 and Office 2010, Deployment from Microsoft, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (ICYB) from the International Association for Six Sigma Certification. Joseph also holds certifications from Cisco, CompTIA, and VMware. However, the specific details regarding their certifications from Cisco, CompTIA, Microsoft, and VMware are not provided.