Aaron McCarthy

Promoted to Corporate IT Manager role, reporting to the CIO, to lead technology implementation, administration and support and to provide world-class customer service to the highly demanding end users at the company's headquarters facility and to develop the standards and templates to be deployed to the satellite facilities.

• Directed IT strategy and operations across a publicly traded, multi-site enterprise spanning automotive manufacturing, oil and gas pipeline manufacturing, and defense contracting divisions.
• Consolidated distributed server environments into a centralized co-location facility, significantly reducing annual infrastructure costs.
• Architected and deployed a fully virtualized server environment, lowering operational complexity while improving system reliability and administrator productivity.
• Led enterprise-wide VOIP migration across all facilities, streamlining telecommunications and reducing recurring expenses.
• Achieved and maintained zero-deficiency Sarbanes-Oxley audit ratings year over year under external review.
• Drove network security hardening initiatives including firewall consolidation, SSO-based VPN, and unified wireless infrastructure across geographically dispersed sites.
• Spearheaded BYOD adoption for mobile devices, simplifying endpoint management while maintaining compliance standards.
• Deployed enterprise video conferencing and bridging solutions, reducing cross-site travel requirements.
• Oversaw design and development of all external-facing web properties and a customer-facing extranet portal for software distribution.
• Designed and developed custom internal web and mobile applications to automate and streamline business processes.
• Produced professional training videos and multimedia content for company-wide use.
• Leveraged AI technologies to automate routine processes and further streamline operations across the business.
• Consistently rated a "High Performer" by both the CIO and CEO throughout tenure.

• Developed the company Intranet from a patchwork of sites to a unified employee portal.
• Created client-server based web sites for all company locations.
• Worked cross-functionally with minimal supervision to fulfill internal customer's requirements.

• Maintained full set of CAD drawings for the entire 315,000 sq. ft. electronic manufacturing facility.
• Created as-built drawings for new construction.
• Developed software ticketing system for daily management of requests.

• Responsible for drafting and design for the largest traffic control manufacturing company in the southeast US.
• Successfully migrated from manual drafting environment to Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD).
• Developed software for the engineering team to quickly develop spec sheets for production.
• Designed illuminated traffic signage and housings.
• Drafted electronic schematics from the engineering team's red-lines.

• 150-hour certified Kentucky volunteer firefighter.
• Managed the department's IT infrastructure.