SUMMARY:

• Confidential, results - oriented Manager with proven success in implementing and managing multimillion-dollar hardware infrastructure product implementations and deliverables.
• Over 16 years of combined Project Management & System Management.
• Over 11 years of experience Project Managing VMware, VMware Virtual Center implementations.
• Extensive background in project management and customer support.
• Innovative problem solver, adept at managing project risks and issues.
• Project Manager for global VDI implementations using vView 4 & PCoIP (Teredici) technologies.
• Project Manager for multiple VMware 2.0 to 4.1 vSphere, Hyper-V, & xenapp utilizing EMC & Netapp SAN deliverables.
• Project Scope, Design and Execution, Problem Identification oriented.
• Solutions Design, Team Building Leadership, Financial Management, Data Center Configuration & Management.
• Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Communication and Negotiation Skills.
• Project Managed critical phsical and virtual server migrations for critical applications and Disaster Recovery.
• Extensive background in all phases of the project life cycle including requirements gathering, developing. prototypes, functional specification, design, implementation, debugging, testing and detailed documentation.
• The ability to provide consistent and tangible results in increasing customer satisfaction and team collaboration.
• Managed all phases of projects from inception to closeout.
• Proven experience and expertise in analyzing, developing and implementing Business solutions and resolutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate situations and resolutions to all skill sets and levels of management.
• Certified and Proficient with the following applications:

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Project Management - PMP vView 4 - VDI - PCoIP
• HIPAA - CHS CHSS CHA
• Pmbok & MPMM
• VCP4 & VCP5
• Centricity Practice 10 EMR
• Project Office and Server
• Certified Virtual Expert - CVE
• Epic Practice Management
• Contour, Teamwork, Trac
• Linux / Unix
• Platespin 9.0.2
• Confidential Blade Center Management
• Symantec Backup & Netbackup 6.5
• Power Recon 3.5

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Refresh Project Manager / Architect

Responsibilities:

• Refresh End Of Life physical server equipment in 5 global data centers to include Confidential 5.0 to 6.0 infrastructures.
• Architect new business IT virtualization solutions per business demand. Most commonly Confidential / ESXi
• Ensure business growth and capacity planning availabilities for Confidential / Confidential and SAN / NAS storage.
• Lead End of Life MIgraitons to new hardware, vmware, or VDI’s.
• Provide SQL & Oracle Solution Architect Disaster Recovery and Migraiton solutions.
• Responsible for doordinating all P2V, V2P, P2P application and database servers migrations to compliment consolidation initiatives.
• Coordinate redistribution of server hardware to global sites for hardware refresh activities.
• Coordinate multiple VDI thin-client environments using vView 4.
• Standardize operating system environments synchronizing across 5 global data centers.
• Coordinate enterprise resources in California, Ohio, Texas, and Colorado to achieve project objectives.

Confidential

Migration & Disaster Recovery Project Manager - Senior Virtual Server Architect

Responsibilities:

• Manage offsite Disaster Recovery strategies for critical data replication maintaining integrity and security to achieve business continuance expectations.
• Coordinate and Manage required resources to achieve disaster recovery initiatives within planned timeline.
• Provide Detail Designs for MSC SQL Designs and solutions.
• Manage and leverage multiple team resources on Enterprise SQL Clustering standards using Confidential 4.0 and EMC San technologies for disaster recovery.
• Coordinate with application owners reviewing complete application infrastructure and migration risks.
• Manage Global SAN implementations for Confidential - Vmware Refresh project:
• Migration of data on out of warranty EMC / NetApp SAN solutions globally.
• Virtualize and consolidate servers, ensuring customer data integrity and security.
• Update sites to current corporate standards for network routing / VLANs, hardware and backup Infrastructure.
• Manage decommissioning of out of warranty hardware.
• Coordinate global resources while working with site executives to implement solutions.
• Responsible for all project phases including requirement and scope definition, financial accountability, vendor management, program roadmap development, and stakeholder management including executive-level reporting and facilitation.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage and conducted hardware infrastructure projects such as VMware Confidential 3.5 implementations and migrations utilizing multiple San solutions.
• Manage and conduct hardware refresh migrations on identified candidates to reduce infrastructure footprint.
• Coordinate with application owners on application infrastructure and planned outages for migrations.
• Review project scopes and leverage application resources to identify risks and proper back out plans.
• Virtualize applications presented in user sessions utilizing multiple tools for Provisioning Services.
• Manage more than 30 enterprise Exchange 2003 & 2007 upgrades and storage migrations.
• Organize migrations and reorganizations of mailbox stores, email archiving, and conduct hardware enhancements to compliment performance goals.
• Successfully Manage and conduct planning on minimal mail outages as defined in scope.
• Review performance reports leveraging resources to determine application and storage allocations.
• Manage updates of all IT related components (Exchange, Active Directory, etc.) to support new global company structure, including the synchronization of data between seven enterprise critical systems.
• Evaluation, selection and implementation of a new Confidential Infrastructure solutions
• Transformation of the IT help desk into a functional Service Desk, including process creation and refinement, technology updates and installations and vendor management.
• Manage high level projects using best practices methodology to include evaluation, installation, and implementations of enterprise applications and hardware implementations.
• Project Manager for the use of a VMware IT environment, installation and configuration of VMware Confidential Server and Virtual Center, developing OS images for use within Confidential Server, and training of staff to support Confidential .
• Create and maintain statistical reports for global IT SLA agreements using various reporting applications.
• Project Manager on Symantec Confidential backup strategies on critical file systems to include replication to disaster recovery sites.

Confidential

Global IT Manager / Global Infrastructure Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led enterprise scale projects involving all functional IT areas in the Stewart organization. Projects noted:
• Installation of Microsoft’s System Center Configuration Manager as new Enterprise security patching, hardware and software inventory management system. Assisted in creating processes and policies, as well as managing external consulting group.
• Installation of an additional UPS and HVAC system upgrade for the corporate data center. Coordinated the work of six separate external vendors, as well as managing the shutdown and restart of all hardware in the data center with zero data loss.
• Integration of Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft Project Server to enhance Project Manager Effectiveness, and subsequent upgrade to Project Server 2007.
• Project Managing companywide server infrastructure operations and refreshes providing IT capabilities in support of core business objectives.
• Coordinate multiple infrastructures upgrades and rollouts which include i-Series, UNIX, VMware Confidential 2.5-3.0, and MS Server 2003 and 2008 operating systems.
• Project Manager for high risk disaster recovery operations which involve critical ERP system and high level infrastructure deliverables for business continuance.
• Migrated over 80 Exchange 2000 servers that consisted of more than 2200 users to Exchange 2003 Enterprise edition.
• I brought value to Confidential ’s infrastructure organization as a liaison managing companywide infrastructure technology contracts with over a 50 major hardware and software venders negotiating multi-million dollar contracts and strengthening partnerships.
• Constantly challenged with managing and maintaining company standards through end users input, updating and negotiating E-Commerce pricing.
• Successful in managing and coordinating infrastructure standards and requirements which included Microsoft, BMC, Dell, HP, EMC, BlueArc, Microsoft, SunGard, Sirius, Commvault, VERITAS, Oracle, and SunGard best practices.
• As a key leader and member of the management team I was challenged with efficiently and effectively delivering a variety of robust IT services to all channels leveraging a diverse technical resources without compromising quality or degrading employee quality of life.
• Successfully coordinated three product user conferences, providing training and information to customers on best practices to improve utilization of VMware, Hardware and software.
• Upgrading Confidential 2.x to 3.0 versions on Dell hardware.
• Responsible for the administration of all DNS, RAS, VPN, WSUS, Antivirus servers.
• Managed McAfee E-Policy (EPO) deployments globally to workstations and production servers.

Confidential

IT Manager - Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple corporate level projects including hardware, software and system deployment and upgrade projects including:
• Migration of regional service centers to Point Tracker Software.
• Upgrade of Houston areas workstation upgrades to Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Upgrade Corporate Data Center from Server 2000 to Server 2003 Enterprise.
• Manage and Support team to achieve business objectives including the attainment of targets for customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, service levels, resolution time, and project deadlines.
• Establish and enforce Help Desk service levels agreements in consultation with end users to establish problem resolution expectations and timeframes.
• Responsible for the build and design of company infrastructure in support Business Process and financial data.
• Designed and Project Managed a disaster recovery solutions to provide business continuance utilizing VMware and data replication software such as EMC Replistor.
• Implemented Change Control Policy for SAS70 Requirements.
• Deploy Multiple Server 2000 Domain Controllers, File, Print, Services, Group Policy, WSUS, DNS servers
• Consolidate Infrastructure utilizing VMware Confidential Confidential and Confidential 2.0. with clustering on HP Blades.
• Responsible for the coordination of all mobile user networks to ensure constant connectivity.
• Implemented Microsoft Exchange 2000, OWA, and Blackberry Enterprise Server with a total of 500+ end users.
• Create Runbooks and document policies and processes as company standards.