SUMMARY:

• Implemented leading edge new technologies to protect PII data, Secure Wi - Fi, MPLS, data Security, capacity planning, HA, DR, Mobile workforce, large video surveillance data management, ERP, CRM and BYOD
• Project Manager and Stakeholder of a $4M+ budget AOP with a dispersed team of engineers, maintaining a large-scale, 450 TB server farm of Win32, x64, UNIX, VM, SAN, IBM AS400, and POS systems in four Class III cyber-centers with HA Web Services and DR to ensure Five 9’s uptime with failover and distributed BGP
• Hands on Network Engineer providing design and support for LAN, WAN, WiFi, QOS, MPLS, MRSAT, Firewall Security, VLAN, VPN, VOIP, Servers, eMail, DHCP, Active Directory Group Policy, NAS, SAN, iSCSI, Fiber, Routers, Switches, BSA, Vendor management, ISP, VAR, resource and personnel scheduling supporting multiple LOB’s
• Successfully lead local project for one of the largest domain, DNS and eMail systems in use today combining GE, Confidential and its affiliates on to one common AD Forest
• Owner of Multiple Patents on Network designs
• Led team to successfully pass PCI Compliance, SARBOX, SOC II and HIPPA for company auditors on first pass

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Orlando, FL

IT Manager, Security Architect, Senior Infrastructure Architect

Responsibilities:

• IT Manager, Security Engineer and VM Architect for Infrastructure, Networking, Hardware, Firewall, SAN security, AD Security, PenTest intrusion, Monitoring and Security Auditing focusing on DR, BC and VM Security aspects
• Lead teams on NextGen products and upgrade paths to increase ROI, reduce downtime and secure data
• Provide remote hands on infrastructure guidance for Fortune 500 companies to ensure PII, PCI, SOC II security and application interoperability to ensure audits are passed and test runbooks to ensure business continuity

Confidential, Orlando, FL

IT Manager / Security Manager / NOC Manager

Responsibilities:

• IT PM NOC Manager for the Disney Parks & Resorts, Reservations & Telecomm Security & Vulnerability from all aspects of Applications, Databases, Vulnerability Management, Data security, Safe Harbor, Server security, Infrastructure, Support, Network, POS systems, encryption over wire/wireless, satellite connections, switches, routers, VPN, Firewalls, F5 Load Balancers, AD, GPO’s, SSL Certs, PGP, TLS, SFTP, monitoring, Auditing, intrusion detection and prevention, PCI, SOX, SOC II, HIPPA & PII deployments utilizing ITIL and Agile Waterfall techniques
• Implemented OS upgrades, Application upgrades, rollout schedules, created and met SLA’s, coordinated with LOB’s, created documentation for support and training, utilized SharePoint and Confluence to distribute documentation
• Project Hire for the WDP&R Datacenter +6k Server Migrations to Kings Mountain, NC. KMTC
• Planning, design, implementation, documentation and execution for over 1,000+ Windows, Unix, Linux, AIX, AS400, SQL, database, application and systems to ensure a smooth migration to the new Disney Data Center
• Supervised Operations, DR, Helpdesk, change control, networking, server, storage, SAN, NAS, EMC, Load Balancers, TCO, scheduling, monitoring, VMWare, Office365, SAAS, Citrix, timelines and resources for the WDP&R LOB
• QA engineer for the Disney SAP migration of 100+ systems for Corporate ensuring accurate host file / DNS changes

Confidential, New York, NY

IT Manager, Server and Infrastructure NOC Operations

Responsibilities:

• Hands on Design, Architecture, Implementation and Deployment for all facets of IT from Application rollout, integration, scheduling, deployment, budgeting, Disaster Recovery, Failover, Security, Auditing, SLA’s, Networking, Firewalls, eMail, Security, Server, Backups, Virtualization, SAAS, Vendor Management, Data Center administration, PBX integration over MPLS, SIP, Linux, AWS, VOIP, IDS Security, Training, VMware, Citrix and NextGen products
• Implemented multiple secure NextGen systems to reduce IT budget and increase user productivity while enhancing overall customer experience which led to an 20% IT savings while driving revenue increases by +17%
• Redesigned and built entire Network, 350+ Server Farm and wiring Infrastructure in new HQ to increase uptime to near Five 9’s with minimal downtime at all remote locations and Corporate Executive offices
• Created Security Strategy to secure PII data on laptops, PDA’s, Servers and desktops while encrypting connections to customers by implementing HTTP, DNS, FTP, SSH, SNMP, RAID, DAS, NAS, NetApp, Tomcat, Perl, SSL, Secure WiFi, IIS, Apache, Encrypted drives, TLS communications, SAAS, VOIP, MPLS, SIP, Secure VPN Tunnels and Active Directory Security Roles, OU’s, GPO’s, Xenserver and Group Policies for over 2,000 desktops

Confidential, Orlando, FL

IT Manager, NOC Manager, Server/Network Technology Team

Responsibilities:

• Senior IT Manager for a class IV data Center NOC and Enterprise Operations reporting to the CTO & CIO
• Project Lead, Application Engineer and Network Engineer for 3rd party hosting facilities serving web hosting, database, reservations, and online stores for multiple enterprises while adhering to Sarbanes-Oxley and PCI
• Redesigned Server, Networking, VLANs for all systems in four data centers to ensure PCI data was secure
• Audited and Secured all switches, routers, Applications, Server, Domain accounts and ports with Encryption, SSL Certs, TLS, Secure VPN’s, SNMP, Web IIS Security, Remote Access, WiFi, Cellular, Blackberry and Exchange
• Liaison for LOB’s and BU’s to collaborate requirements gathering for best end to end design for new projects for Legal, CFO’s Office, Finance, remote divisions, 3rd party vendors, Marketing, IT and Creative Development
• Managed NetApp, Citrix Xenserver, Citrix XenApp, VMWare ESX, Plate Spin, PHD BC & DR design, BYOD, Data Center Management, Helpdesk Management, Sharepoint Support, SAN, DAS, NAS and Replication

Confidential, Celebration, FL

IT Release Manager, IT Deployment Manager

Responsibilities:

• PMO Application Release Manager organizing detailed timelines, systems, resources, and personnel for various phases of the Disney new Reservations project to bring systems on line as budgeted and scheduled
• Coordinated with all aspects of the project including external interfaces, reporting, release management, feature Gap Analysis, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, system resources, and functional integrity
• Utilized SUMMIT Ascendant methodology and CaliberRM management tools; created release time lines for resource specs, gap analysis charts, resource reporting matrix, and QA/Support integration analysis

Confidential, Celebration, FL

Project Lead, Senior Server/Network Administrator, Webmaster, Integration Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administrator of systems comprising four million e-mail transfers daily to more than 5000 domains via redundant Unix servers, SQL database, network security, QOS Network bandwidth for Disney, ABC and ESPN
• Managed multiple large-scale applications for the worldwide Disney Corporation; designed, evaluated, and implemented e-mail messaging solutions to provide seamless end-user and guest positive experiences
• Designed systems for better than a 99.997 % uptime over a 4-year period utilizing bi-coastal redundancy of back-end systems in a Class 5 Data Center and a video/e-mail Kiosk post Mission: Space ride at EPCOT