CAREER SUMMARY:

• Senior business professional with over 15 years experience in Information Technology, with advanced skills in networking infrastructure technologies and management.
• Has significant experience as a Project Manager in implementing new data centers and co - locations throughout North America.
• Experience includes management operations of those environments, with knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol suite, thorough knowledge of both Cisco networking equipment (router/switches) and various server hardware platforms
• Directed the build out of new data center service space in both Secaucus and Piscataway NJ for Confidential Network Desktop Services initiative.
• This resulted in an increased capacity to provide workstation virtualization to end users located in GS based campuses throughout the US and has contributed to significant cost savings in desktop hardware and support costs
• Coordinated efforts with Spread Networks in turning up a new low latency metropolitan dark fiber circuit between Carteret NJ and the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
• This has lead to a significant reduction in latency for Market transactions and a competitive edge for all GS traders
• Directed migration for Confidential from legacy Confidential environment to their current Cisco infrastructure.
• This resulted in improved network performance and management capabilities as well as allowed the company to realize over $1 million in annualized savings in network/ telecommunication costs
• Lead technician assigned to evaluate, design and implement a redundant, scalable and secure network infrastructure for all external Market Data Services (FactSet, Tibco, SDC) and B2B connections (GS subsidiaries)
• Independently coordinated configuration and deployment of both the WAN and LAN infrastructures at the following GS remote offices: Los Angeles, San Francisco and Houston
• Member of special Information Technology taskforce team whose primary objective was to build a web-based client portal for Goldman Sachs’ elite clients

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Management of Network / Server /Telecommunications Equipment: Cisco 800, 2600, 7200 & 3640 series routers, Cisco Catalyst 2900, 4900M, 4948 and 6500 series switches, Cisco Nexus 9K, 7K, 5K and 2K series switches, Cyclades ACS-48 terminal server, Arista 7150 and 7280 series switches, HP ProCurve 3500YL series switches, HP C7000 and C3000 blade chassis,, HP DL370 G6 server series, Dell PowerEdge R710 server, Avaya Technologies Partner II, ACS, Merlin Legend, Magix and Definity Telephone Communications Systems, Nortel ICS PBX, Legacy Bell Lab Confidential, LinkSys Wireless Access Point Routers, DEC DS700 terminal servers, US Robotics modems

Networking / Telecommunications Protocols / Computer Software: TCP\IP, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Frame Relay, PPP, VLANS, NAT, HSRP, STP, RIP & RIPv2, IGRP. EIGRP, OSPF, SNMP, Wireless Networking 802.11x, Sniffer Pro 4.0, HP OpenView, Cisco CatOS, IOS & Native IOS, NXOS, Arista EOS, MS DOS, Windows 95, 98, NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, MS Office Suite, SharePoint, Visio Pro 5.0, PCAnywhere, Laplink, Partition Magic, Ghost, CMS (Cable Management System), Service Now

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Confidential, Rutherford, NJ

Information Technology Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Member of the Network Build Services team with responsibility to complete assigned projects as it relates to the design/build/implementation of networking/server equipment being installed in Confidential data centers located throughout the NA region
• Engagement of both Client and Solutions team in gathering of requirements (network design/hardware/cabling) necessary to complete assigned project(s)
• Creation of BOM for network hardware purchases and tracking those purchases to make sure they are received in-line with project timelines
• Working with Site Delivery Teams (SDT) located at the various data centers to ensure space, power and cabling infrastructure is available and in place to accommodate new project installs
• Responsible for creating RFC (Request for Change) and walking it through the Change Approval process
• Execution of RFC implementing the change with both the GNCC and SDT’s until completion
• Responsible for oversight of network inventory, coordinating efforts with vendors for the shipment and delivery of networking equipment to Confidential owned data centers within the United States

Confidential, New York, NY

Information Technology Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager with responsibility of working with the GS Data Center Services team in the design / roll-out of new data center space at various co-locations and ensure that work is completed in a timely fashion as per timelines submitted with the project plan
• Partnered with the Network / Server Engineering teams in gathering network / server related requirements for the project
• Coordination and scheduling of equipment and cabling infrastructure installs with various vendors (Scholes, USIS, Equinix, Savvis) sited at the co-lo’s
• Responsible for install of proper IOS/ CatOS along with "Best Practice" config on all routers / switches as per Network Products & Strategy specifications
• Configuring of VLANs on all switchports that provide server RIB/iLO, PROD, MARKET DATA and BACK-UP connectivity
• Placing of all servers in Oberon and having them handed over to the Server Build Team for completion of the server build

Confidential, Waldwick, NJ

Telecommunications Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Installation, troubleshooting and repair of telecommunication phone system equipment
• New installation of data/voice cabling infrastructure for small and medium offices
• Troubleshooting and repair of clients existing voice and data cabling infrastructure
• Move, add and changes (MAC) for voice and data performed at existing client sites
• Installation and configuration of DSL routers used for Internet access at small and medium offices

Confidential, Cedar Knolls, NJ

Network Technician

Responsibilities:

• Second and third level support for all network related issues (WAN/ LAN)
• Allocation and assignment of production IP addresses
• Ordering, installation and troubleshooting of T1, DS3, and OC3 WAN circuits
• Monitor, test and evaluate production WAN circuits and LAN nodes from Remote Monitoring Center (RMC) using HP Openview and Sniffer Pro
• Replacement of faulty switches routers

Confidential, Morristown, NJ

Help Desk Technician

Responsibilities:

• Second level support for proprietary UPS software packages
• Support of thermal printers, scales and hand held scanners

Confidential, Plainfield, NJ

Computer Hardware Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Installed PC upgrade components, Hard drives, motherboards, memory, modems, sound cards, video cards, network interface cards and various other peripherals)
• Installation and configuration of PC operating systems (MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, 3.11 and Windows 95)
• Troubleshooting and repair of faulty pc system