Shawn Clark is an experienced professional with expertise in organizing and managing high-performance IT, telecom and technology operations to support strategic business expansion initiatives for established and start-up companies. Most of Shawn’s professional experience derives from managing IT, telecom and technology resources in healthcare provider businesses and criminal justice correctional facilities.
Keeping IT and telecom resources in tune with business needs and the latest technology requires constant assessment and adjustments to ensure maximum productivity. Shawn knows how to handle the challenges of keeping technology up to date to keep a business stable and profitable.
As the Director of Information Systems of a national hospital group, Shawn’s experience in project management along with IT and telecom operations management has allowed Shawn to adopt new roles as they develop. Shawn’s broad range of experience in IT and telecom infrastructure management along with Web and applications development is an asset that will serve the needs of any company or organization that seeks a critical edge in staying profitable and competitive on a national scale.
As a founder and owner of a W³IT with staff of technology specialists, the company provides an array of services dedicated to infrastructure systems and network design and development, system support services and information technology management. Bridging technology and business, W³IT offers consulting services to help businesses manage their technology and consolidate and streamline business processes.
In 2015, Shawn along with his wife and business partner Lara, accomplished starting a second corporation VoiceSurge LLC. VoiceSurge provides Voice over Internet Protocol services (VoIP), infrastructure, and hardware to clients nationwide. It gives growing businesses a customized phone system tailored to their needs with enterprise features at reasonable prices.
Shawn and the W³IT and VoiceSurge teams have additional business experience in:
- Technology Leadership. Organized and managed in-house technology teams and third-party technology vendors to plan and implement complex IT and telecom infrastructure and applications on a national scale.
- Strategic Planning. Led high-level strategic planning including analyzing the market, measuring risks and benefits, prioritizing investments and projecting financial outcomes for start-ups, high-growth companies and Fortune 1000 corporations.
- Infrastructure Design and Development. Led the development of new and innovative Web-marketing programs to promote corporate brand image, increase market share and improve gross sales.
- VoIP Systems and Solutions. Having worked with the majority of Phone and PBX systems on the market the staff are capable of supporting advanced telecom initiatives at all levels.
Shawn is a team builder with a collaborative, open management style that fosters participation and workable solutions. Shawn also brings entrepreneurial experience with new creative ideas and vision along with business experience managing sales, marketing, finance, HR and engineering operations.