Resume: Bud Ratliff

Bud Ratliff

PO Box 4184, Midway, KY 40347

859-539-9161 | bud@bratliff.com

www.budratliff.com

Objective

Deliver tangible results to my clients that make their businesses more competitive and flexible
Help my clients reduce costs and increase productivity through the strategic use of technology.

Skills

Project and Program Management (over 9,000 hours)
Certified MCSE and MCT for Windows NT and Windows 2000
Experienced Network and Systems Engineer
Problem Solving
Certified Project Management Professional through PMI
Certified Toastmaster with Excellent Speaking and Presentation Skills
Published Technical Writer

Certifications

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 - Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet (MCP+I)
Competent Toastmaster (CTM) and Competent Leader (CL)
Project Management Professional (PMP)

Experience

Trainer 1999-present
Author and Consultant, 2002-present
Regional Manager, 2000-2003
Project Manager and Senior Systems Engineer, 1998-present
Desktop Technology and Procurement Specialist, 1997-1998

I manage and can perform technical work on infrastructure projects. I'm a quick learner, who is able to communicate well with people, and produce both solid technical solutions and professional presentations and documentation.

Accomplishments

Program management for application consolidation and operating system upgrade for ~6,000 clients at 5 sites.
Created process by which global affiliates could join Active Directory.
Conducted automated Microsoft Office conversion and rollout for ~4,000 machines at four sites.
Negotiated large-scale enterprise licensing agreements.
Estimated and managed budgets.
Authored whitepapers for technical products.

Affiliations / Activities

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Project Management Institute
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Lexington Young Professionals Association

Lexington Chamber of Commerce - Leadership Lexington class of 2003-2004 Distinguished Leader

Midway Presbyterian Church (Elder & Chair of Missions)

Northridge Estates Homeowners Association (President)

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Midway Renaissance
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Sierra Club | Cumberland Chapter
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Kentucky Chapter of the Nature Conservancy

Toastmasters of the Bluegrass (former Treasurer and Vice President of Public Relations)

International Who’s Who of Information Technology

Detailed Skill Sets

Business Skills

Presentations and Public Speaking

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Excellent writing / charting skills
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Business case analysis
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Return on investment analysis
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Project Management

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Project Initiation / Scope Management
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Cost Management (Budgets vs Actuals)
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Risk / Quality Management
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Personnel / Procurement Management
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Project Control and Closure
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Team Development and Coordination

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Development of Vision and Mission 
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Conflict Resolution
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Teambuilding
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Delivering Results
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Technical Writing

Whitepapers

Books

Understanding of

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Franklin-Covey Principles
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Learning Organizations
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Toyota Production System Principles
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Operating & Back Office Systems

Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP (Professional & Server)

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Automated Installation
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Imaging
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Configuration
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Training
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Administration
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Active Directory Architecture
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Terminal Services
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Multilangage User Interface (Japanese)
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DNS, WINS, TCP/IP, DHCP, etc.
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Microsoft ISA Server 2000
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Microsoft Sharepoint Portal Server
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Microsoft SQL Server (6.5-2000)
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Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0

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Planning and Installation
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Security and Configuration
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Creating Queries, Collections, 
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	Packages & Advertisements

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SMS Installer
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Norton Anti-Virus (Corporate / Enterprise)

NetCensus / TSCensus

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Installation and Operation
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Reporting and Integration
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Scripting

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Batch file creation
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KIXtart scripts
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Learning

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Visual Basic Scripts
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Windows Scripting Host
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Applications

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Adobe Acrobat
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Adobe Photoshop & Pagemaker
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Installshield Admin Studio
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IBM Personal Communications
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Lotus Notes (4.x-5.x)

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Configuration (client-side)
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Basic Database Development
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Lotus Sametime / Quickplace
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Microsoft Office 2000/XP

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Word, Excel, Powerpoint
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Access
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Front Page
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Outlook
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Publisher
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Photodraw
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Multilanguage Pack
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Microsoft Project (& Project Central)
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Microsoft Visio (4.5 - 2002)
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Peoplesoft Financials

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Requisitions and POs
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Item Master Maintenance
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Peregrine Service Center
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Utilities

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Hyena
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Multi-Network Manager
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Norton Ghost
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Powerquest Drive Image & Partition Magic

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Rational Robot
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VNC
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Hardware

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Desktops / Laptops (Compaq, IBM, Dell)
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Digital Cameras
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Networking

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Cabling & Termination
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Hub / Switch Configuration
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Router Configuration (Basic)
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NIC configuration
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PDAs

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Palm / Handspring (all types)
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Handspring Treo
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RIM Blackberry
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Pocket PC Devices

IPAQ, Journada, Casseopia, etc.

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Printers (Canon / HP / Lexmark)
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Scanners
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Telecommunications Equipment

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Cell Phones
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Pagers (1 & 2 Way)
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Education

Graduate Study in English Literature, University of Kentucky.

B.S. in English Secondary Education with a minor in Psychology, Asbury College.

Hobbies

Competitive Fencing

Hiking

Music

Caving

Yoga

References

Available on request