Barney Matthews

Director, Information Technology & Security at Polly

Barney Matthews has a diverse work experience in the field of information technology. Barney is currently working as the Director of Information Technology at Polly (formerly DealerPolicy), where they lead a team of 5 support staff and system administrators in providing IT support to 300 Windows and Mac users. Barney is responsible for managing audiovisual and network vendors and projects, as well as overseeing security and compliance activities.

Prior to their current role, Barney worked as the Business Systems Manager at Edlund Company LLC from 2018 to 2021. In this position, they provided desktop support to 90 users and administered network equipment, servers, and backups. Barney also played a pivotal role in planning a project to virtualize the entire data center.

Before that, Barney served as the Director of Operations at Adam Hergenrother Training Organization in 2017. Barney implemented the MatrixLMS learning management system, set up a credit card payment solution, and introduced coaching management software. Additionally, they administered Gsuite, file server, backups, wireless network, and building security system for 125 users.

Barney's experience also includes working as a Senior Manager of IT Support at Cox Auto from 2010 to 2017. In this role, they managed helpdesk and desktop support functions for a team of 18 technicians across 6 locations, supporting 4500 team members. Barney was responsible for hiring, performance management, and creating new job and role descriptions.

Prior to joining Cox Auto, Barney worked as a Helpdesk Specialist at Hypertherm Inc. from 2005 to 2010, providing desktop support to 1000 users on Windows and Mac platforms. Barney administered Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange, and IIS, and implemented Trados translation memory software.

Barney's early experience includes working as a Software Support Analyst at EFI Logic from 2003 to 2005. In this role, they provided support to commercial print customers for business management software on UNIX and Windows platforms with SQL Server. Barney also served as the administrator for the Customer Service SQL database server and FTP site.

Overall, Barney Matthews possesses extensive experience in IT support, management, and system administration. Barney has demonstrated expertise in leading teams, implementing various systems, managing security and compliance, and providing excellent customer support.

Barney Matthews attended Norwich City College, but no specific information regarding their degree or field of study is provided.

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  • Director, Information Technology & Security

    August, 2021 - present