Hi, I'm Ezra.
For more than 20 years I've led technology at New Jersey schools: setting strategy, building secure and reliable infrastructure, running 1:1 device programs, and putting AI to work for students and staff.
Technology that serves teaching and learning
Strategy and leadership
District technology vision, governance, multi-year planning, and a seat at the leadership table.
Security and safety
Cybersecurity, disaster recovery, student safety monitoring, and campus access control.
1:1 devices
MacBook deployment and management through Mosyle and Apple School Manager.
AI in practice
Guiding responsible AI use and building custom tools that save staff time.
Budget and E-Rate
Full IT budget ownership, E-Rate and grant funding, and vendor negotiation.
Team and partners
Mentoring a team and collaborating with consortium partner schools.
Let's connect
Always glad to talk about school technology, AI, and what's working in other districts.
Two decades of school technology leadership
I've spent my career making technology dependable, secure, and useful for the people who teach and learn with it, from building networks by hand to sitting on the Superintendent's Executive Cabinet.
Director of Technology Current
- Serve on the Superintendent's Executive Cabinet.
- Lead district technology strategy, operations, budget, and E-Rate funding.
- Run the 1:1 MacBook program for more than 2,000 students.
- Direct cybersecurity and disaster recovery, and lead the technology team.
- Use AI to build custom tools for the district.
Director of Operational Technology
- Project-managed a new dedicated Technology Building.
- Built out technology for the new Middle School and Founders Hall theater.
- Modernized the network with gigabit wiring, Aruba wireless, and fiber internet.
- Launched the iPad program and rolled out Google Workspace school-wide.
Network and Systems Administrator
- Served as Acting Director of Technology (March – August 2007).
- Helped establish the student and faculty laptop program.
- Migrated the school from Novell to Windows Active Directory and built campus-wide wireless.
Systems Administrator
B.S., Business Information Systems Management
New Jersey Association of School Technology Officials
New Jersey Educational Computing Cooperative
New Jersey Education and Technology Association
Tools and expertise
The platforms and practices I use to keep a district running, secure, and moving forward.
Leadership
- Strategic planning
- IT governance
- Budgeting
- E-Rate and grants
- Vendor negotiation
- Project management
- Cybersecurity
- Disaster recovery
- AI adoption
- AI-assisted development
Infrastructure
- Active Directory
- Group Policy
- DNS/DHCP
- VMware ESXi
- Hyper-V
- SAN
- Aruba wireless
- Fortinet
- WatchGuard
- Verkada cameras and access control
- Routers and switches
- Fluke network analysis
Devices and Support
- Mosyle
- Apple School Manager
- macOS
- Windows
- 1:1 MacBook program
- iPad programs
- BeyondTrust (Bomgar)
- uniFLOW print management
- Apple Remote Desktop
- TeamViewer
- Web Help Desk
School Systems
- Genesis
- Canvas
- ClassLink OneSync
- ClassLink Roster Server
- Gaggle student safety
- PowerSchool
- Blackbaud
- Senior Systems
- Inresonance
- Moodle
- Rubicon Atlas
- WordPress
- Perry Weather
- Honeywell Instant Alert
Platforms
- Google Workspace
- Google Apps Script
- Microsoft Office
- Exchange
- SharePoint
- Adobe Creative Suite
Data and Backup
- Cohesity
- SysCloud
- SQL Server
- MySQL
- FileMaker Pro
- Veritas Backup Exec
- Veritas NetBackup
- Time Machine
- VM and SAN snapshots
Tools I've built
Custom tools that solve real problems for staff and students, many of them built with AI instead of buying another product.
Staff Attendance
A staff time clock that runs on an on-campus kiosk and works with HID ID card scanners. Staff tap their ID badge or fob to clock in and out, or type their employee ID if they forget their card. An admin dashboard shows who's in, who's out, and who's late at each school, with daily reports.
Password Tool
An internal, secure website for district Domain Admins to find users, unlock accounts, reset passwords, and track down bad-password sources. Admins sign in with their own Active Directory account, every action runs as that admin and is written to an audit log, and passwords are never stored.
Staff Photo Station
Lets new Northern Valley staff take their ID badge and HR photo from a phone or computer in about two minutes. Staff sign in with the Photo PIN from their onboarding email, line up their photo with an on-screen guide, and submit it. HR reviews each photo, and approved photos go straight to the district's personnel system and are used for Verkada ID badges.
GAM GUI
A local web dashboard for GAM that puts everyday Google Workspace admin tasks, reports, and safe search-and-delete in one place. Admins can find, create, suspend, and reset users, manage groups and org units, run reports, and preview searches before anything is deleted.
Admin Tech Site
A central hub where administrators find technology resources, guides, and requests.
Google Alert Automations
Google Apps Script automations that push alerts to email, chat, and other channels.
Get in touch
Send me a message below, or connect with me on LinkedIn. I'm happy to hear from other technology leaders, educators, and partners.