SUMMARY:

• Progressively responsible technical career with a track record of innovation and high levels of success
• Highly talented IT manager/architect with visionary talents that enhance company infrastructure to support organizational goals by increasing ROI, maintaining high service levels, and reducing overall TCO. Track record of delivering multimillion - dollar IT projects on time and within budget to ensure maximum client service and satisfaction.
• Strong background in building, training, supervising, and evaluating IT development and implementation teams.
• Highly successful in disaster recovery planning both at the mainframe and server levels . Was AIX Regional specialist for over 6 years.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Visionary IT Planning Leadership
• Capacity Planning, Modeling, Disaster Recovery Planning and implementation
• Project Management and Implementation
• Technical Architecture Design
• Staff / User Training and Development
• Policy and Procedure Development
• Multiple Platform interaction
• ITIL and Business Intelligence

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: English, Polish, Russian

Applications/Tools: HP Openview Service Reporter, HP Performance Manager, MS-SQL, BMC Perform and Predict (BEST1), BMC Patrol, BMC Service Reporting, Oracle, Teamquest Modeler, Teamquest View, Manager, Alert, Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office: PL/1, Ping, Netstat, FTP, SMTP, etc.

Platforms: UNIX, SUN-OS, HP-UX, AIX, MVS, Windows Advanced Server .HP Proliant Hardware, RS6000 Servers, AS400 Servers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Systems Architect

Responsibilities:

• Created and executed Strategic Plans in areas of Mainframe upgrades and operation, HPUX environment, as well as Windows upgrades.
• Large HPUX/Itanium environment was managed from 68 servers down to 39 without operational impacts. Classic itanium servers were eliminated ensuring no custom support costs. Majority of remaining Itanium servers utilize Sybase as their RDBMS.
• By separating Sybase from the Itanium Hardware Itanium hardware could be retired 8 years earlier than planned.
• Established a POC to test the validity of replatforming Sybase to a LINUX environment, saving over $1million/year in support costs in the Itanium environment.
• Worked with java and java developers to enhance environment. Replatformed Linux Environments were verified and corrected for any disaster recovery improprieties.
• Utilized configuration management techniques to ensure proper resouce utilization is achieved against stated strategy. Involved in network reviews utilizing Ping, Netstat, FTP, SMTP, etc.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Architect/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Planned, architected, and moved applications from a proprietarty Unix environment to a more cost effective Linux base. Over 48 individual applications were moved along with their databases. There were no incidents or disruption in operations. Managed database development environment replatforming to Linux. Major Java development work was managed as a project manager. Itil methodologies used through all projects. Proprietary environments included HPUX, and Solaris. Databases included Oracle, Sybase, and DB2.
• Managed configuration management on all migrated applications. Making certain that resources are all in compliance with documented needs. Ensured that all migrated applications were not exposed to inconsistency of any kind that would impact performance. In addition, laid out requirements for disaster recovery of converted applications. Information included system types, and network needs.
• In the case of approximately 30 of the applications to be migrated release management techniques were required in order to ensure proper operations. Web servers, applications servers for particular applications were managed under release management techniques.
• Builds were performed to meet release management needs. Success was achieved since none of the migration failed or had to be redone.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Capacity Planning Manager

Responsibilities:

• Successfully implemented capacity planning vision and regimen within one year despite four failed attempts prior to tenure. Earned Innovation Award for plan implementation.
• Drove utilization of servers to more than 90% with no impact to service levels.
• Increased business unit availability of and access to capacity metrics via Web site.
• Reduced IT expenditures by 30% through identification of unneeded items.
• Highlighted in “Computer World” article for Capacity Planning and Modeling Success.
• Designed and implemented a Unified Architecture in Unix (Solaris, AIX, and HPUX) that allowed application groups to operate their application without having to worry about hardware.
• Managed Java Environments for proper resource utilization.
• Successfully took all Required ITIL classes
• Operated as Configuration Manager for many on-line applications, ensuring proper operation against plan.
• Used standard network utilities daily, utilities sych as: Ping, Netstat, FTP, SMTP, etc.
• Involved in disaster recovery planning, system requirements, network needs, etc.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Capacity Planning Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Developed and promoted entirely new capacity planning vision. Secured approval and buy-in of middle and CIO-level management. Supervised and managed team members in technical architecture design and plan implementation. Educated new staff on plan execution, direction, and team roles. Wrote annual and semiannual performance reviews.
• Created effective capacity planning vision and capacity management plan still in use by organization.

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Principal - Technical Architect

Responsibilities:

• Designed new technical architecture for $50 million State of Missouri engagement establishing new statewide financial system.
• Worked closely with all state divisions to ensure buy-in, acceptance, and implementation of plan.
• Presented architecture to state CFO and CIO for approval and support. Organized and managed daily progress of 50+ programmers in financial system modifications. Trained state personnel in managing new architecture, programs, and changes.
• Delivered $5 million financial system modification project on time and within budget.
• Developed new and robust disaster recovery plan for system.
• Established interface policies and procedures to operate new system in current environment.
• Release Management was used to in corporate modified programs into new financial system.
• As part of the financial system revamp in Missouri with AMS, I was in charge of ensuring proper disaster recovery procedures. Prior to the revamping of the system, all disaster recovery was batch based with backups store in NJ. Not only were disaster Recovery Plans developed, but were also tested. Tests were set up to be executed on an annual basis.
• As part of the financial system revamp, the disaster recovery was collapsed into a less than 24hr process from the original 7 day process.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Territory Manager

Responsibilities:

• Efficiently managed 10-state territory and client relationships for IBM government sales. Directed all marketing and implementation efforts as well as add-on sales. Presented new methods of IT utilization within agencies. Continually trained personnel in system usage.
• Designed migrations to IBM platforms and implementations within large IT organizations.
• Achieved all quotas and managed implementation of Iowa Court System project and Illinois Department of State Project valued at $7 million.

Country Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Directed all Confidential marketing in Poland to include full P&L responsibility. Supervised over 50 marketing and support personnel. Developed individual marketing plans with each employee.
• Successfully achieved 110% and 135% of very difficult annual quotas.

Open Systems Product Manager

Confidential, Vienna

Responsibilities:

• Provided total management of Open Systems product marketing in Eastern Europe. Created vision, plans, and presentations of systems.
• Grew sales from 15 units to 2,000 units in first year and 4,000 units in second year.