Project Architect and Team Lead Resume

SUMMARY:

Able to integrate business strategies and information technology to create strategic technology projects, firm - wide infrastructure architectures, organizations, and processes that maximize returns on technology investments and can readily adapt to changing business requirements. I have an extensive understanding of all information technologies and crucial success factors for deploying business applications into global distributed computing environments. I have the expertise to bridge the gap between business domains and highly technical resources, resulting in the successful implementations across many industries; from demanding Wall Street private client and trading environments to service industries to technology startups. I enjoy mentoring and sharing my experience to enhance the effectiveness of technology organizations and staff.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Architect and Team Lead

Responsibilities:

Designed, planned, developed core processes and organization for a project to relocate the Confidential data center and applications. creating and populating the application profiles and migration plans used to guide the execution phase of the migration, developed all key processes, orchestrating Confidential stakeholder engagement model, defining overall project organization and roles, leading the technology migration team, and developing and maintaining the core migration tracking tools.

Confidential

Project Architect and Team Lead

Responsibilities:

Managed technology projects for several infrastructure and operational support groups, including Inventory and Capacity Management, Storage Infrastructure Support, and Data Center Operations.
Implemented portfolio reporting and status processes and documentation, supported senior managers, and managed large storage migration projects.
Ran the project management office for the core low latency and high frequency trading technology group within Confidential .
Developed and implemented a structured project management methodology and managed the global low latency technology book of work.
Was the primary project manager for the group, which involved creating project plans, holding regular status meetings with business stakeholders, and escalating issues within the group.
The group developed state-of-the-art low latency solutions across all major business groups including equities, fixed income, and foreign exchange (FX).
Coordinated technology refresh initiative covering new technologies in: big data, Confidential appliances, software defined networks (SDN), and network based application appliances.

Confidential

Project Architect and Team Lead

Responsibilities:

Created a new business practice to deliver senior chief technology officer level advisory services to growing technology businesses who are not large enough to engage a senior manager in this capacity, yet who urgently need the guidance and experienced analysis for their technology and infrastructure planning.
Delivered a comprehensive analysis of the firm’s application and infrastructure technology and strategies for maximizing technology investment, and improving application and operational performance.

Confidential

Head of Application Services Group

Responsibilities:

Managed an engineering group that developed and supported shared application services such as DNS/ QIP, LDAP, Identity Management, password management, and a client Windows desktop.
Responsibilities included managing the group, developing strategic plans, proposing projects and developing budgets.
Established, developed and managed the Confidential Program Management Group.
Program Management is responsible for managing division wide projects, supporting Global Ops senior management, and for managing ongoing Operations deployment projects.
Also executed operational process re-engineering projects to improve quality, reduce delivery times and improve productivity.

Sr. Architect and Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Led Confidential initiative to improve the effectiveness and reduce the costs for the systems management function.
Activities included: assessment of outsource vendor alternatives, writing the successful business case, design of the in-house organization, and successful execution of the in-source project.

Senior Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Responsible for a comprehensive program to reorganize and improve productivity for the Confidential division.
Lead the project to merge Confidential and Confidential Operations Groups, which supported the new and larger global business units and trading applications.

Operations Liaison

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Prior to execution of the in-source was principle representative for Confidential during the contract renegotiation for a $200MM out-sourcing agreement.
Participated in all phases of the contract renegotiations including: defining contract scope, specifying operations requirements, writing the contract and negotiating the final agreement.

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