User:Stevereese

Steve Reese (born October 3, 1960) is the Director of Information Technology of the Houston Astros Baseball Club. With over 21 years of experience in systems development, deployment and support related activities, Steve is responsible for all information technology related activities for the Houston Astros and Minute Maid Park.

== Houston Astros Experience == Since arriving at in Houston in 2006, Reese has spearheaded a number of successful projects including the complete upgrade of the Wi-Fi and Distributed Antenna System (DAS) at Minute Maid Park. In addition, he has led the development of the teams Pro & Amateur Scouting application, Ticketing, Time & Attendance and Human Resources systems. In addition, since his arrival to the Astros, Steve has taken the lead in the complete overhaul of the teams’ network infrastructure. This has included the implementation of new blade server hardware, VMware and switching architecture.

== Speaking Engagements == Reese frequently speaks at universities and local civic groups sharing his inside knowledge of sports organizations. Through his unique brand of humor, Steve Reese pulls back the curtain to give you an inside look at Professional sports from the perspective of technology. As the former Director of Information Technology for the National Football League’s Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans and Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros, Steve shares his experiences of the technological warfare that is waged among teams. He’ll also breaks down the recent evolution of the Astros Information Systems and how technology helps them play the game on the field and “Behind the Curtain”.

== NFL Experience == Prior to joining the Astros, Reese was the Director of Information Technology for the Houston Oilers / Tennessee Titans for eleven years. During that time, he implemented systems for Game Analysis, Game Day Statistics, College & Pro Scouting, Injury Recording, Ticketing, Accounting, and Digital Video Archival & Retrieval. In addition, he had IT responsibilities for a number of others organizations that were owned & operated by team owner, K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr.. This included companies in the Automotive, Ranching, Farming and Oil & Gas industries.

Steve was a founding member of the National Football Leagues’ Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and served as the Co-Chairman for 3 years. This committee was responsible for coordinating the Information Technology strategies of the NFL and its member teams. One of the most visible projects of the TAC was the design & implementation of the NFL’s “Game Day Live” system which features live game statistics on www.NFL.com.

== Hometown & Education == A native of Detroit, Michigan, Reese graduated summa cum laude with a B.B.A. in Information Systems from The University of Houston.