Stephanie 2024
March 25, 2024, 1:00 PM - Day One at RH
- Questions
- Seating location
- CS room
- Computer, monitor, keyboard - my laptop, RH keyboard & mouse
- File structure / standards, etc. Where do I put content? IT folder?
- See Onboarding doc
- First invoice - end of March? Katy - up to me, e.g., bi-weeky.
- Am I a 1099 OR W-2 employee? 1099
- Review my check list with Stephanie
- Seating location
March 25, 2024, 12:34 PM - Stephanie
- Connetic has set up accounts for me, including email - refer several emails.
- Day One To Dos for kms:
- Work with Connectic to set up MacBook for Jessica Marshall whostarted today
- Set up 3PM call with Justin to discuss domains and Exigo
- Refer RH Domains
- Go through the Onboarding document
- Google My Drive / RH_240122_New Hire Agenda and Reference Links_K.Smith.docx
- RH Staff Introductions
- Refer thought RH Staff
- Onboarding new staff
- Use a Google Form.
- Use Zapier to send zap autoemail to Steph and Katie when a form is submitted
- Katy reviews request before sending on to Connetic
- Connetic - MSP
- Google -> Microsoft 365 MIgration
- This is a given, even though the perception may be inaccurate,
- There is a perception shared by the CTO Advisory Board and Connetic that Google is not a secure environment.
- The Board has bought in, so the move to MS365 is a given.
- Zoom
- Most use the free account, linked to personal email.
- Have four paid Zoom accounts
March 25, 2024, 5 PM call with Stephanie
- Discussed domains and Exigo with Justin
- Connectic completed set up MacBook for Jessica Marshall
- Refer Set up Jessica’s computer with Connetic - Done.
- Onboarding document
- Google My Drive / RH_240122_New Hire Agenda and Reference Links_K.Smith.docx
- Working through that
- Tech Stack
- Notes in the diagram
- PHASE I
- Onboard Exigo
- PHASE II
- Integration of Exigo in Gorgias
- Integration Business Dynamics
- • (Inventory, Finance, HRM)
- Questions:
- How do we secure vulnerabilities?
- Sponge IO ???
- Busines Intelligence ???
- kms computer, keyboard, monitor?
- Notes in the diagram
- kms review.
- Then divide and conquer with Stephanie. To review. This afternoon or tomorrow.
- Get a full picture.
Review
S. will add me to Epic.io
Note:
By default, add Justin as admin to any system. Also David.
Manage all this the Tech Stack Google Sheet.
Naming conventions
RH_EG evergreen.
RH_yymmdd_name.
Justin is particular about file naming and organization.
3/27/2028 - discussion with Steph re kms role
Refer thought RH - kms 90 day role
Done:
- 2**0240402 - Stephanie - MyFishbowl Hosting Hard Drive Capacity
- Done.
- Google Admin
- Stephanie - ticket to Connetic re admin for kms? Yes. See email.
- FYI, I could not delete files under Ops / IT ....
- Where should I put docs relating to GTMM? in my folder or IT?
- All named for example: RH_240402_Discussion points and recommendations for Justin re GTMM
- Done.
- Microsoft 365 license
- At this point I don’t have one. Challenging to work with Teams / attend Teams meetings, e.g., with Exigo. I joined with my BI profile / account.
- I can open a ticket with Connetic, prior to the purchase of the licenses for upgrade.
- Done.
- Project Planning - GTMM
- In theory we could step back and let Connetic handle everything. But I am not comfortable with it, since we are driving to a timeline.
- I would like to keep our own plan, and set up regular meetings with C. Probably twice-weekly
- Do you use any project planning tool? I see Trello listed in the tech stack diagram.
- SuperUser: Kennedy, Admin: Katy, Team Member: Stephanie.
- Marketing use it for its projects. Steve: Kind of annoying.
- If so, I would like to leverage. Who is the local expert?
- If not, I will build a plan in Google Sheets. Perfect.
- Shared with Stephanie that I am using Smartsheet. She likes it / has used it.
- Exigo - MLM
- Done.
- Exigo - Payquicker API Integration
- All good.
- Connetic - MSP
- Good for now, especially with GTM in progress
- Folder & File structure
- Justin’s 3 week project going through all files and systems ..... Leave as is..
- Anything for me to do, other than factor his finish date into GTM?
- Essentially done.
- HiHello - Digital Business Cards
- Canned per Justin.
- Firewall upgrade 4/5
- Appeared to have gone OK
- [Connetic #313872] Rebalance: Google to Microsoft Migration - Admin access to WiseStamp
- 4/17: Stephanie has set up systems@rebalancehealth.com as an admin account
- Connetic 313783 - Set up email addresses for RebalanceKN.com
- Done, tested.
- Exigo/Epic.io - Individual URLs for Assets
- 4/12: Ran by Justin. Ideally would be on RebalanceKN.com hosted by Exigo, but they pushed back and made it complex.
- We can host them on RebalanceHealth.com, but different URL.
- Understands the options. He is good with where we are. Nothing more to do for now.
- Cytracom - Phone System
- Work with Cole to set up phone for Jessica
- 4/12: Discovered that Wifi is a paid feature!
- 4/15: After Cole purchased the Wifi option, I set up Wifi n/w & password on Jessica’s phone, tested with Cole, all good.
- Google to Microsoft Migration
- Underway. See Smartsheet.
- Review the Heads Up Doc
- RH_240416_Google To Microsoft Migration - Heads Up
- Includes latest timings, the week of May 6th
- 4/22 - Stephanie: OK, send. Done.
- Exigo ticket 217623 - How to prevent our Exigo emails going into customers spam folders
- 4/24: Done, emailed Stephanie..
- Google to Microsoft Migration
- Underway. See Smartsheet.
- Review the Impact and Changes Doc
- For the Background / Overview, I’d like your input:
- What is the key business driver? Security.
- kms to self - don’t put in doco at this point.
- Level of documentation required?
- OK to provide cutover steps and points. No need for detailed “how to use” doco.
- Connectic Support will be available.
- 5/3 discussion:
- Stephanie will email me a link to WiseStamp (for Mac)
- Amy has copies of all her Knowledge Network PDF files in Dropbox. So good here.
- Stephanie OK with GTMM cutover complete by 5 AM MT. Only East Coast people are Dina and Amy.
- Update documentation to provide three options to assist everyone with the cutover:
- Do it yourself
- Call Connetic
- Zoom call 8:30 - 9 AM on Wed May 8. Stephanie will send out the invite.
- Send out the documentation both Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon
- Set up time with Justin 8-8:30 AM Wed to assist him with the GTMM
- WiseStamp delay - let Justin know!
- Jury Service in June
- Postponed until November
- 20240529 - Justin - Enterprise Server to host some web solutions - Cloudways
- Done/under control.
April 19, 2024, 1:30 PM - Stephanie
- Asked if OK to layer on something additional. Kms - fine.
- = Security and Protocols. See below / specific thoughts.
To discuss with Stephanie:
- Google to Microsoft Migration
- Connetic Help Desk is muchly in Kentucky, and several were sheltering from tornados during the GTMM cutover!
- WiseStamp delay
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- Set up Zoom call for everyone to discuss GTMM ...
- Once we can see each others’ calendars ...
- Tech Stack
- Anything to focus on right now?
- 4/22: Not currently, other than locking down Shopify app installation. See below.
- Shopify Permissions - Lock down ability to install Shopify apps
- 4/22: Next: Stephanie will set up 10 AM call with consultant Bogdan
- 4/25: Wait until after GTMM.
- Security
- I suggest opening a ticket with Connetic to review our current security posture. They should know a lot.
- Your thoughts? ...
- 4/22 - Stephanie: Go for it. Done. Refer [Connetic #314565] Rebalance: Cybersecurity
- Migrate laptops from personal Apple IDs to corporate Apple ID
- Ditto - I suggest opening a ticket with Connetic to review.
- CMS
- Last week you asked if we needed a Content Management System?
- Context? More web site specific.
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- APIs - Gorgias <> Exigo
- What needed for?
- Rest API - uses http for data create, read, update, delete.
- 4/22 - Stephanie: Discuss later.
- MS Dynamics
- Next steps? There was to be a call during the week of Apr 8?
- 4/22 - Stephanie: David has postponed until after KN dust has settled.
- 5/21: Per discussion with Justin, on hold for now.
- Rippling
- Thought - Rippling - HR, Payroll, IT
- Per David, take into account.
- Fold it in with Security, MDM / Intune, Azure AD (Entra AD). OK
- kms to broach with Connetic ... - go for it. Done. Refer [Connetic #314564] Rebalance: Rippling Implementation - heads up
- Call with Rippling on May 23
- 5/3 discussion:
- I shared that Connetic has experience with Rippling. That Rippling will likely default in Sentinel One AV. That Rippling has many modules/options, and there may be some overlap.
- Stephanie suggested that I email Katy, David with her in copy to get a copy of the Rippling contract and details. Done.
- Multi-domain Signatures for KN
- 4/19 email to Stephanie re: How to fairly easily generate Knowledge Network email signatures
- Thought 20240419 - Email signatures for Knowledge Network emails
- 4/22 - Stephanie: Hold for now.
- Protocols
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- Connetic
- I have set up Weekly call with Joshua for the next three weeks, then will change to monthly, per contract stipulationi.
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- Decommission Google Workspace
- Refer the comments/suggestions in my email reply.
- I’ve also run them by Connetic, but Joshua is out until Monday.
- 5/23 next step: Stephanie (or me) to run by Justin.
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- kms purchase of RH product
- I asked Cole re F&F, he said there may be an employee credit.
- I ran by Katy, she deferred to you.
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- SharePoint and Teams Management
- Working with Connetic on this. No clarity yet.
- But there seem to be ways to leverage both.
- I’m putting together documentation - hybrid set up and user doco.
June 12, 2024, 3:00 PM call with Stephanie
- Working & Billing Hours
- I inadvertently invoiced for Mon May 27, Memorial Day. But I had worked in additional hours
- I will work on Jun 19, Juneteenth, although I see it marked as company holiday. E.g., work with Connetic
- Summer movie afternoon - will work in hours.
- All OK?
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- Consulting Agreement
- As of next Friday, June 21, I would have worked at RH for 13 weeks = 90 calendar days approx
- Per Justin during Mar 19 interview, consulting arrangement will be
- 20 hours per week for 90 days
- If BI gets funding, stay with BI
- If no funding, extend the contract
- Per actual consulting agreement:
- Effective date March 24, 2024
- Initial Term ends on 90 day anniversary of effective date
- Such term shall be automatically extended without any further action of the parties for successive one month terms
- Termination with 30 days written notice.
- Per Justin during Mar 19 interview, consulting arrangement will be
- Stephanie needs to partner with Justin to work out the plan.
- Not at a point where we need someone full time.
- If volume doesn’t pick up, will need to cut costs.
- Hope that will be able to see in the next two weeks.
- Would I be Ok to individual projectgs.
- Touch base next week.
- June 20, 2024, 12:30 PM - Stephanie
- Not sufficient volume yet. That is way DQ is being let go.
- Would like me to stay on a a project basis.
- Starting Mon Jun 24.
- Katy will draw up a contract.
- I noted that I was seeing BI’s Controller tomorrow morning.
- As of next Friday, June 21, I would have worked at RH for 13 weeks = 90 calendar days approx
- [Connetic #316936] Rebalance: Microsoft SharePoint and Teams - best practices for sharing externally
- Rainer - per Trent
- I let Stephanie know the following:
- Anyone can add anyone to chat
- All they need is a Microsoft ID, and a Teams personal account.
- Can add to our tenant as a guest if we want them to have access to a team (and channels)
- Anyone can add anyone to chat
- Stephanie:
- Let’s test with Trent. Get his experiences
- Copy Stephanie on communications
- kms: I will put together documenation re Microsoft
- Notes and SOPs pertaining to the new Microsoft environment
- I let Stephanie know the following:
- Rainer - per Trent
- [Connetic #317120] Rebalance: Add Paulette Diby as a guest to the Boulder Office group in Teams
- Paulette - per Katy.
- Yahoo may not work.
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- 20240607 - Amy - menopauseissues@rebalancehealth.com mailbox
- Don’t seem to be able to add a Shared Mailbox to an Apple Mail, per Kennedy’s request.
- Opened ticket with Connetic.
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- WiseStamp Signatures - Amy, Katy, Cole
- Tickets open with Connetic, who in turn are pursuing with WiseStamp.
- Stephanie has the same problem.
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- Rippling and Security, AV, etc.
- Rippling seems to be going OK.
- RPass doesn’t seem applicable. OK Stephanie.
- kms cannot log in.
- SSO sounds good, but need to test carefully with Connetic.
- Stephanie doesn’t like. In theory sounds OK, but in practice not..
- Stephanie agrees with me that we can use 1Password as the single version of the truth.
- Asked me to close the book with Katy on this. Done.
- MDM (and AV)
- Per early June discussion with Katy:
- We need to digest internally. Won’t move within a month.
- Rippling team will send quote for MDM
- Test deploying MDM on an existing Mac.
- Stephanie:
- Katy likes the idea of MDM.
- Justin and David are not at that point yet.
- Better to handle internally.
- Either MDM and AV with Rippling, or with Intune and Connetic.
- If we go the Rippling route, we should be able to downgrade our MS licenses.
- Stephanie: Go ahead and pursue with Connetic.
- Stephanie will send out a message regarding this.
- Per early June discussion with Katy:
- [Connetic #317713] Rebalance: [PROJ] Workstation Antivirus Deployment - Investigation
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- [Connetic #317713] Rebalance: [PROJ] Workstation Antivirus Deployment - Investigation
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- New Clinical Study
- Hold tight
- Send groups (Done).
- 20240523 - Google Account Cleanup (aka Decommission Google Workspace)
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- 20240524 - Substantially improve the VOIP service in our Customer Service office
- UPS: Switch delivered today, 6/12. Will test tomorrow.
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June 21, 2024 - Summary of discussion with Stephanie:
- Plan on working 5 hours per week, let Stephanie know if more. Absolute cap at 10 hours per week.
- Clear desk.
- Touch base each week.
- Plan on coming in twice per week. Stephanie least busy 12 - 2 PM.
- Add Stephanie to calls with Joshua. Requested.
- Add Stephanie to all open tickets as they come up.
- Share To Do / Done list with Stephanie.
- Add Russell, Stephanie, Jessica, Cole to new shared mbox, along with Michaela Bell. Done.
- Regarding Justin’s spam uptick - divide and conquer - kms to reach out to Dina. Done.