SUMMARY:

• A strong executive presence coupled with proven skills and 25 years’ experience in IT management, data center migrations, software implementation, infrastructure, risk management, problem solving, vendor management, risk and issue management.
• Well versed in program and project management, managing regulatory bodies, change management, software and hardware implementation, data center relocation / expansion, strategic planning, transition management and support.
• Comprehensive operational management experience in product and service delivery companies along with thorough experience in the management of international, multicultural businesses in USA, Asia & Europe.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Program Management, Project Management, PMO, Strategy, Integration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Project Portfolio Management, Team Management, PMP, PRINCE2, Complex International Programs, Governance, IT Strategy, Process Engineering, Business Process Re - engineering, ITIL, IT Governance, Business Process Improvement, Project Finance, Management Consulting, Strategic Planning, Enterprise Architecture, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile & Waterfall Methodologies, Data Center Migration, IT Management, Cloud, Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery, Service Delivery, IT Service Management, Risk Management, Consulting, Leadership, Business Development, Management, IT Audit, Information Security, Financial Risk, Vendor Management, Business Analysis, Change Management, Business Strategy, Software Project Management, Global IT Solutions, Project Governance, IT Project & Program Management, Requirements Analysis, High Tolerance for Ambiguity
• MS Project, Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Dynamics AX ERP, Exchange
• PMI, Agile, PRINCE 2, SDLC, Waterfall

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Program Manager - Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw build out and migration of the new $18 Million Tier 4 premier data center for Asia.
• Managed 12 teams across Asia that are both internal teams and multiple vendors to:
• Migrate systems, servers and infrastructure out of 2 data centers that are being closed
• Consolidated systems from four current data centers to one state of the art data center.
• Migrations include physical moves, new server builds, cloud and physical to virtual.
• Coordinated the regulatory body’s assessments that involved all banking systems and departments. Succeeded in attaining all clearances.

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw multiple projects in the Wealth Management infrastructure group.
• Led a team to bring an offshore data center in house and upgrade / streamline systems.
• Ran the global End Of Service Life (EOSL/EOL) program to upgrade essential systems and mitigate risks.
• Managed around 40 people including Project Managers, BAs, SAs and Admins.
• Total value of all projects and programs is over US$ 6 million in labor cost alone.

Confidential

Transition and Transformation Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Senior team member for a program to take control of Confidential ’s networks in 16 countries.
• Lead manager also holding the position of Confidential TT Asset Inventory Manager
• Program is a team of 30+ PM’s, TD, SA’s situated across the region with a large portion in India.
• Total value of the program is $80 million US

Confidential

Data Center Consolidation Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Program manager overseeing 6 projects to move customers to a new data center.
• Each project required an understanding of each customer’s technology, cabling standards, configurations and a unique plan for a successful move and reinstatement of their devices.
• Program completed early and under budget with 100% of the moves successfully completed.

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the Website Remediation Team, which was a program that consisted of six large projects and eight subprojects with a total value of 20 million Confidential .
• Program was extremely complex and faced ongoing changes and updates that affected the planned remediation causing constant alterations to the project plan.

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw the implementation of a global paperless office system rollout.
• Managed teams to analyze business processes, systems, and prepare client and environment for rollout of the $10 million Confidential GDMS Project.
• Managed teams of consultants, Confidential techs and Confidential PMs in each Line of Business.

Confidential

Program Manager / Senior Project Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Program Manager leading a $28 million program to migrate and consolidate 4 data centers.
• Migrations include physical moves, new server builds, cloud and physical to virtual.
• Managed infrastructure refresh programs of ongoing technology improvement.
• Ran projects to restack the trading floor while floor was 100% operational.
• Senior Project Manager for the implementation of a US$5 mill CO2 in-desk TROX cooling system on an active trading floor.

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Wrote the project plan for a 1000 server data center move and expansion that encompassed networks, systems, servers, storage, routers, firewalls, market data, telco.
• Implemented a structured project environment to expose risks, issues and assumptions, develop project plans, and accurately monitored timeline.

Confidential

Director of PMO - Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Defined and implemented the Group Project Management Lifecycle (GPLC).
• Ensured that all IT project managers and business stakeholders are sufficiently coached and trained in the use of Confidential policies, procedures and methods.
• Significantly increased project success by ensuring clearly defined, projects parameters.