Michael Winter - Sr Technology Consultant

With over 20 years of hardware and software experience, no one knows as much about as many different pieces of the puzzle

Founder of The Winter Group, Michael Winter is a forward thinking IT professional with more than 20 years of technical experience deploying global hardware and software for Federal / State / Local Government agencies, Corporations, and Start-up companies. Demonstrated strengths in strategic planning, tactical implementation, and management of diverse technical teams.  Proven ability to successfully analyze an organization's critical business requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and communicate technical requirements to vital departments. Received numerous awards and accolades exhibiting excellence in performance and productivity including recognition from President Bill Clinton and The Department of Defense.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Built and managed the complete corporate Information Technology Infrastructure and web sites for a startup developmental biotech company.  This included offices with network connectivity in the US, Spain and Singapore. Configuration supported a Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Sages’ MAS500, Primary & Backup Domain Controllers, and IIS.   Included several corporate web sites and an online sales site capable of 10,000 transactions per day.
  • Built innovative, award winning large-scale securely networked intelligence gathering and analysis systems for Federal Government agencies including CIA, DIA, NDIC, DOE, NCIS, and JSOC. Required classified access, extensive international travel, and specialized knowledge of intelligence gathering procedures.
  • Successfully built and managed the IT infrastructure for several other companies by providing strategy, design, and implementation for a complete IT solution within a diverse client base.  Included two seperate projects in the retail consumer sector utilizing automated self-serve “kiosk” platforms.
  • Published author of several computer games, original hardware, software system designs, and whitepapers resulting in one of first hardware platforms to support high resolution color graphics and hard disk storage on the earliest microcomputers.