SUMMARY:

• PMP certified IT Project Manager with extensive experience managing complex and cross functional IT projects from inception to production in a matrixed environment.
• Accustomed to working in a high pressure, ambiguous environment prioritizing and managing multiple responsibilities.
• Experience in delivering solutions requiring the integration of multiple technologies and platforms including security, network infrastructure and software deployment.
• Cisco Network, Security, Wireless and Confidential solutions; VMware, Juniper VPN, EMC and NetApp storage solutions, corporate and IT security, Linux and Windows servers, web and application hosting services, middleware, and software deployments. Experienced leading cross functional teams from multiple disciplines and locations.
• Previously a Windows and Cisco certified Network and Systems administrator performing WAN/LAN Network support and engineering, network monitoring, Microsoft Windows, and telecom support.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Teaneck, NJ

Senior Infrastructure Project Manager Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Project manager for multiple Data Center and Infrastructure projects in the Data Center, Enterprise computing, and Network Infrastructure environments.
• Create and manage overall project plans based upon identified timelines, scope and resources.
• Create executive dashboard reports for senior management and governance meetings.
• Track project financials and costs including management and reporting.
• Track project resources management and reporting.
• Vendor and third party management and reporting, including RFP creation and management

Confidential, Paramus, NJ

Infrastructure Project Manager Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager for Network\Data center refresh and implementation of campus wide wireless infrastructure.
• Build out of new data center and network infrastructure consisting of Cisco Nexus 7K series hardware, 100+ routers and access switches, and Confidential .
• Wireless infrastructure included high density rollout of 1500+ Access Points, multiple Wireless controllers, and ISE security infrastructure.
• Maintained detail project plan, risk register, status reports, and associated metrics and track project budge.
• Interface with key stakeholders and business partners; including senior IT and medical staff to insure smooth transition of existing services to mitigate risk to Hospital and patients.
• Manage and schedule cabling and network resources, coordinate change management windows with key stakeholders.

Technology Project Manager Consultant

Confidential, East Windsor, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Managed efforts to separate the Educational unit Confidential Hill from parent company.
• Responsible for implementation of various network infrastructure efforts including projects to design and implement new Juniper VPN and Aruba Wireless LAN solutions.
• Migration of External DNS Name servers to external DNS providers, and Firewall implementations.
• Aligned with MHE technical and business groups, external business partners, and vendors to develop and implement customized business driven solutions.

Confidential, New York, NY

IT Professional Services IT Project Manager\Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager for efforts involving Infrastructure and application upgrades /deployments that span multiple technologies, platforms, and business units.
• Projects included upgrading of Windows Confidential desktops to currently supported versions.
• Upgrades of infrastructure and Workflow software to support SharePoint upgrade.

Confidential, Little Falls, NJ

Technology Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager delivering projects that integrate multiple technologies and platforms, primarily in the State and Local Government and Educational markets ( Confidential ).
• Simultaneously manage the planning, design, and implementation of multiple technology projects from inception through closing. Projects included network builds and upgrades utilizing Cisco networking and Confidential technologies, WLAN networking, VMWare, NetApp and EMC storage solutions.
• Managed Data Center build projects and Disaster recovery site implementations, MS Exchange upgrades and Physical security implementations.

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Senior Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed migration of corporate messaging systems from Microsoft Exchange 2003 to Microsoft Exchange 2010. Migrated over 26,000 mailboxes and 500,000,000 messages totaling 12.3 terabytes. Decreased system down times by over 50%.
• Deployed infrastructure for a new Business Processing system to replace various processing systems with a centralized solution. Integrated multiple technology platforms including VPN, IBM Websphere, IIS, and Oracle Server clustering.
• Managed Network Access Control security initiative that deployed a software and network infrastructure solution utilizing NAC 802.1x and PKI technology to more than 20,000+ end user and 500+ network devices. Included deployment of Great Bay Beacon Endpoint Profiler and Juniper Networks Odyssey Access Client.
• Deployed Extranet Firewall infrastructure to prevent malicious traffic from entering corporate network. Partnered with over 60 financial and market data institutions to implement a firewall solution using Juniper Netscreen and SRX firewalls that incorporated advanced security, monitoring, and reporting capabilities to monitor and permit only verified data flows.
• Managed upgrade of Cisco Cat OS to a new generation OS on over 500 Cisco series 5000 and 6000 switches. Included the engineering and implementation of QoS (Quality of Service) configurations. Resulted in improved serviceability and support while also providing the ability to support implementation of VoIP (Voice over IP) throughout company.

Project Manager/Account Management Coordinator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Project Managed effort to convert 100+ desktop applications from Confidential server /Windows 2000 infrastructure to a Windows Confidential /Windows server platform. Resulted in a consistent and supportable environment that improved systems reliability and reduced costs.
• Reported on health of projects and high impact service related incidents to senior management. Addressed and insured resolution of service affecting issues.

Senior Network Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented and supported VPN and firewalls, upgraded Cisco OS/CatOs and other software, provided day to day network administration duties including project planning, tickets, documentation, creating and updating network diagrams.
• Implement and maintain network monitoring and auditing infrastructure.
• Managed vendor relations with Telco providers, ISPs, and Data Center operations.