Dave Tainer
How to Build, Maintain, and Motivate an IT Staff
An excellent IT staff starts with a good second-in-command, the person you trust as much as yourself. This person could be an IT Generalist or have one specific skill, but it has to be someone that can replace you, at least temporarily. Once this person is in place, you can begin to see what roles are required in your organization, for instance, where to hire experience (and pay more), and where to hire young (and pay less). We’ll look at basic flow chart options for different size organizations and needs and also how best to retain the high performers. Interview tips for all levels of IT staff, and how to tailor motivation to the individual are key elements of the presentation.
Biography:
Dave Tainer is Director of Information Systems for GMHC, a Manhattan-based nonprofit that was first in the fight against AIDS. Dave is responsible for providing IT guidance and vision to operations and programs since coming on board in January 2006. He has successfully implemented structured corporate principles of IT management (CoBIT, MOF), which have resulted in increased productivity, faster network access, enhanced security, compliance with HIPAA, and a data migration to a governmental database and reporting system. He was instrumental in securing a $1,106,000 technology-only capital grant from NYEDC which has allowed for a state-of-the-art network infrastructure, new workstations for all staff, and a VoIP implementation.
Prior to GMHC, Dave was adjunct faculty at DePaul University in Chicago since 2000, teaching in three departments: Human-Computer Interaction as a Usability specialist, Computer Science as a database and systems specialist, and Digital Cinema as a technical specialist (digital cinematography). He previously taught business statistics at other Chicago-area universities, mostly for MBA programs.
Between 1998 and 2005 Dave served as founder and senior partner of BuTain, Inc., a technology consulting firm specializing in IT Strategy and Management Consulting. He previously held the position of CIO for Unified Management, a professional employer organization (PEO). During his tenure at Unified, Dave was a frequent guest speaker on all IT issues in the PEO industry at events, conferences and roundtables, and helped Unified Management define the cutting-edge in PEO technology and information management. Dave honed his expertise during an applied academic career in Sociology and Statistics, which led him into studying social behavior, applying it to marketing and advertising, and finally helping build the technology that he manages today. He is married to Mary S. Butler, an accomplished Online Media Strategist and most recently the Editor of ForbesAutos.com in New York and currently with Avenue A | Razorfish. He very much enjoyed his summer teaching inner-city kids html programming and Web site basics for the Gallery 37 project in Chicago several years ago. Dave is an independent filmmaker of near-zero renown who also works on soundtracks for other filmmakers.
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