SUMMARY

• 20 years of increasing IT experience in planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining IT solutions across the globe.
• Strong business acumen to interact with executive leadership and identify additional sales / services opportunities.
• Methodical analyst of business issues capable of concept development, engineering, and deployment of systems.
• Crafted market-specific programs based on the size, scope and needs of a wide variety of companies and business verticals. Effectively allocated time and resources to the highest value prospects and opportunities.
• Crafted and delivered a unique value proposition and cutting edge technology solutions that streamlined and auto mated IT security patch management for multiple operational companies in a Fortune 100 organization.
• Fostered business needs into strategic trusted business partnerships developing ongoing sales relationships with various customers.
• Specialization in management of implementation, and operation of secure, large-scale, geographically dispersed risk management solutions and business resilient implementations.
• Hands-on analysis, design, implementation, management, and support of network data and telecommunications systems in a broad range of operational environments.
• Facilitates relationships with leadership, peers, and vendors to efficiently evolve the resiliency, security, and recoverability of enterprise systems.
• Leader of multi-functional technical teams for progressive corporate and public clients in diverse geographical locations.
• Accustomed to providing expertise for Executive leadership to scope, develop, and execute technical and business systems strategies that enhance risk management.
• Track record of contributions to production performance enhancement, problem resolution, cost reductions, systems support, and process improvements.
• Insightful leader who engages and motivates technical and business team members with creative approaches to solution engineering.
• Extensive vendor management for the procurement of equipment, cabling, software, support contracts, and consulting services.
• Experienced in multiple methodologies such as Agile, Kanban, Waterfall, Change Management, Risk Management, and Quality Management
• Global implementation of systems architecture of upwards of 400 locations with user environments ranging in size between 3000 and 80,000.

TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE

• Windows Workstation and Servers
• Cloud Computing Windows Azure IaaS, PaaS
• Linux Red Hat, SUSE
• Virtual Machines VMware, Hyper-V, cloud services
• Directory Services Active Directory, NDS, iPlanet
• Systems Management SCCM, SCOM, Unicenter
• Networks Cisco, Meraki, WAN, LAN, WLAN, Ethernet, Frame-Relay, MPLS, VPN, Voice, Data, Video, IP, I2
• Collaboration SharePoint, Lync
• Storage RAID, HP MSA, Clustering
• Firewalls Cisco PIX, Checkpoint
• Backup Systems Legacy tape backup, cloud storage, blob storage, StorSimple
• Remote Access Cisco VPN, Citrix
• Anti-virus Symantec, Sophos, Forefront
• Tools Openview, Etherpeek, Wireshark, Sniffer Pro, Netrecon, Unicenter, eTrust Identity Manager, ZEN Works, Qualys Security Scanner, ISS, Snort, System Center, Forefront
• SQL Server Oracle, Microsoft
• Unified Communications / Messaging Exchange, GroupWise, Lotus Notes, Office 365

WORK EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Department of Education

• Lead staff and leveraged external vendors in infrastructure / operations initiatives to support 130 public school districts including statewide identity management systems and data warehousing in cloud environments.
• Developed overall program strategies for multiple projects, while leading business case and architecture strategy.
• Responsible for the implementation and migration to cloud based computing IaaS, PaaS from legacy systems.
• As a member of the executive leadership team, grew relationships with vendor leadership, partners, and customers through personal interaction.
• Responsible for recruiting and managing of project managers, business analyst, and technical staff FTE contract for large scale projects and ongoing operations.

Confidential

Department of Transportation

• Managed the technical strategy, development of staff members and management teams in infrastructure / operations initiatives, development, GIS, support and maintenance.
• Set policy and procedures regarding project management methodologies, system development lifecycles and quality management for the Information Technology enterprise
• Responsible for 33 M budget and planning for the second largest agency in the State, including multi-year information systems projections.
• Managed the technical strategy for a large State agency Information Technology enterprise.

Confidential

Project Manager/Management Consultant

• Managed highly visible, complex projects that span multiple divisions with multi-million dollar, long-term life cycles.
• Developed overall program strategies for multiple project phases while leading business case and architecture development.
• Created master workflows for program elements to ensure the synchronization of outcomes for Security, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Service Desk models.
• Managed ITIL assessment processes for the agency with emphasis on the Data Center Relocation, Business Continuity and Security components.
• Managed project budget requirements and planning, including multi-year information systems projections.
• Defined role requirements, managed consulting resources, and refined the methodology for executing program activities.
• Led the processes for technical discovery and the definition of deliverables for multiple project threads relevant to the Data Center Migration.
• Created charter, scope, plans, and timeline documentation for tracking complex project elements through successful completion.
• Performed current, gap, and target state analysis leading to conceptual and technical documentation.
• Developed network tools strategies for analysis, monitoring, and management of enterprise systems.

Confidential

Senior Consultant

• Produced Technology Assessments and Statements of Work for numerous small and medium size companies.
• Analysis, design, and documentation of enterprise network and computer systems for SMB space.
• Created the cost estimates for projects, and organized project assets to meet timeline objectives.
• Reviewed, developed and presented deliverables for client management review and acceptance.
• Provided gap analysis for systems in the areas of physical security, server, and application resiliency.
• Participated in technical planning processes with managers and technical teams for project definition and delivery within the PCI compliance arena.

Confidential

Project Manager/Technical Architect

Project Program Director and Technical Architect responsible for large-scale contracts providing IT services

• Provided client companies with solutions for complex technical and life-cycle management requirements.
• Managed risk assessment projects to determine appropriate Security, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity strategies.
• Developed favorable pricing structures with vendors while leveraging the company's turnkey solutions and support to win several major accounts.
• Presales Consultant, Project Manager, and Technical Lead for a 3M information security consulting services contract for a Fortune 100 company.
• Program Director for 80,000 seat CA Unicenter Desktop Management for FedEx Services and operational companies.
• Project Manager for 1.8M information security and Disaster Recovery consulting services contract for a large wireless company.
• Performed a variety of regulatory compliance audits and vulnerability assessments for customers in national security practice HIPAA, PCI/DSS, and SOX .
• Deployed low and mid-range L2/L3 Cisco Switches in the data center and field premises environments.
• Worked with numerous customers as a presales consultant producing statements of work, current state assessments, and RFP/RFI responses related to resiliency engineering.
• Project manager for hot-site hurricane disaster recovery of network services between Miami and Atlanta.
• Implemented NetIQ Security Manager DRA with the largest prepaid wireless carrier in the United States.
• Collaborate with auditors to demonstrate controls were met related to regulatory compliance SOX .
• Lead on-site Active Directory migrations and consolidation engineering for growing corporations in modes of acquisition.
• Assisted the acting Director in the development of a national security practice based on established protocols.
• Team Lead for Active Directory migrations for a global logistics company with presence in 31 countries.

Confidential

Senior Consultant

• Developed and documented architecture for redesigns of computer and network systems.
• Senior Consultant responsible for developing customer relationships in both pre and post-sales capacities.
• Produced Current and Desired State Assessments and Statements of Work for small and medium-sized companies.
• Designed and architected Active Directory migration and consolidation strategies for companies moving from Novell NetWare to newer technology.

Confidential

Systems Engineer

• Systems engineer responsible for a district-wide technical architecture redesign funded by a technology bond.
• Architected, deployed, documented, and managed the technical infrastructure in a 4000 seat environment.
• Created the data backup and Disaster Recovery plans for the applications, server, and network systems.
• Assisted the Director by defining specifications for Request for Purchase and reviewing Statements of Work with various vendors to rebuild the network.
• Worked with the Director and Human Resources to investigate employee misuse of technology resources.
• Redesigned the network plan to include new directory services, subnet scaling, consolidation of NetWare servers into a clustered architecture, and deployment of Cisco switching technology.
• Designed the migration strategy of Novell queue-based printing to Novell iPrint using ipp.
• Completed migration of over 1500 workstations using automated tool sets.