PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Innovative IT Professional with demonstrated success in planning and executing IT Infrastructure, Projects, and Change Management that support strategic business objectives. Recognized for implementing technology standards, processes and initiatives that generate multi - million dollar impacts, increase revenue and reduce costs. Proven track record of transforming low value, disparate teams into high value, strategically focused organizations through vision-inspired leadership.

EXPERTISE INCLUDES:

• Global Manpower Management and Team Building
• Experienced IT/Project Management
• Strategic Business and Technology Planning
• Oil & Gas, Banking, Healthcare, and Manufacturing

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

Project Management Tools: MS Project; Visio; Excel; PowerPoint; SharePoint; Change Management; PMBOK

Server/Network Systems: VMware; MS Windows; Citrix; VOIP; ERP; SQL; VMM; RDP; Novell; UNIX; Linux

Network Equipment: Confidential ; IBM; Cisco; EMC; EqualLogic (DELL); ShoreTel; Nokia; Linksys

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Worked with an International Vendor to provide MPLS Circuits to all Compressor Stations.
• Helped design the standard layout for the Comm Room at the new Compressor Stations.
• Installed the Business Network, vSAT, and VoIP Systems, and provided connectivity for the SCADA Networks.

Sr. PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Managed the upgrades and buildout of remote Sites for IT - mainly Little Rock.

Sr. PROJECT MANAGER (IT Consultant/Infrastructure)

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Assigned to buildout the new Midland Offices before the Company’s Reorganization, and the Project being cancelled.

PROJECT MANAGER (Infrastructure)

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Build-out of the new Office Space for the Houston Offices.
• This includes the planning and coordination of all Infrastructure Cabling (Copper and Fiber), layouts of MDF/IDFs, Network Circuits, VoIP Phone System, Noble Dialer, and working with the various Departments to coordinate the people moves.

PROJECT MANAGER (Infrastructure)

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

Responsibilities:

• Assist in driving the Migration from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 4 to RHEL version 6 for nearly 3,500 Servers.
• Managing the Lifecycle Management for the Server Hardware - over 5,600 Physical Servers.
• Leading the Migration of Windows Servers to Windows 2008 R2 - approximately 1,100 Servers.
• About 50% are Physical, and the goal is to Virtualize over 95% (VMware) during the migration to Windows 2008 R2.

SENIOR IT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, The Woodlands, TX

Responsibilities:

• Built-out the 1 st Co-Lo in Houston for Confidential as part of the Project.
• Proposed the estimated Budget cost for the IT Project, and accounted for all budgeted spending.
• Managed the Implementation of the new VM Clustered Servers and new NetApp SAN for the Data Center.
• Coordinated the migration of the Verizon MPLS, the build of two 1G and two 10G Metro Circuits.
• Managed the migration of the VOIP System - Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

SENIOR IT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Directed 3 Global/4 Local Projects and accounted for budgeted spending.
• Managed the Upgrades/Replacements of Servers for all Plant Sites in 4 countries around the world.
• Implemented Microsoft’s System Center Operations Manager and interfaced the application with Confidential ’s Service Manager 7 using Microsoft’s Opalis to automate Maintenance and Service Tickets Globally.
• Managed a Team of 18 Techs to Upgrade 5 Data Centers that included Virtualizing 400 Servers, and 5,000 Citrix VDI Desktops servicing over 40 Countries Globally.
• Coordinating the installation of AT&T Digital Antenna System for 3 Houston Medical Center Sites.
• Managed the migration of an acquired company’s VOIP System to the new Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Confidential, Pasadena, TX

Responsibilities:

• Orchestrated the planning/design, and implementation of 1st in-house Data Center.
• Developed the 3-year Technology Roadmap to enhance all Business Operations that included Virtualizing Servers and Desktops (VDI).
• Managed installation of new ERP System that included interfacing with the Plant Operations System (ASPEN) and the Financial Systems (TM1) to provide a better automated flow of information.
• Introduced SharePoint 2010 for better Document Management, new LIMs and Process Control Systems.
• Established new Help-Desk Solution utilizing ITIL.
• Delivery of Best-in-Class - upgrading Operating Systems both Desktops & Servers, Exchange 2010, MS Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, & SQL 2008.

SENIOR IT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Led Infrastructure Projects and Managed Discovery, Team Building, Server, Storage, Backups, VOIP, Infrastructure Planning, including Change Management using ITIL Guidelines, and implemented all projects.
• Directed the Build-out of a 7,500-sq. ft. Tier-III Data Center for new US Headquarters in Houston, TX.
• Guided Architecture of 2 VMware Farms, 3 Citrix Farms, and Active Directory Structure.
• Chaired Risk/Change Management Process that followed the ITIL Guidelines.
• Established work processes setting Guidelines that would be adopted by operations.
• Introduced new Microsoft and Confidential Technology to enhance deployment of servers for the Build-out.
• Installed 350 Windows and 2 Linux Servers, 2 EMC SAN/NAS, and configured Virtual and Physical Tape Systems.

ENTERPRISE IT SERVICES MANAGER

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Managed Team of 18 Technology Professionals over 5 Locations supporting all IT Functions.
• Structured the Centralized Help-Desk, Desktop Support, Server Builds, VMware/Virtual Server Farms, EMC Symmetrix & Clarion SANs, VOIP, Backups, Infrastructure Planning, Networks, and Data Center Management.
• Responsible for the IT portion for all Company Acquisitions.
• Planned the Capacity to consolidate over 550 Physical Servers.
• Migrated Confidential to Active Directory from Novell and NT.
• Managed transition from GroupWise to Exchange 2003 for all 5 Sites.
• Wrote 1st Change Management Process/Procedures utilizing ITIL Guidelines, and worked with Auditors during SOX and HIPPA Audits that passed.
• Designed and Built New Tier-II Data Center for Server Consolidation.
• Set Standards for Servers and Desktops, and established 3-year Lifecycle.
• Redesigned and architected new MPLS WAN, and Networks.
• Introduced and designed 1st Virtual Server Farm.

INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Managed Multiple Infrastructure Projects for Deployment of Desktops, Software/Patching to over 60,000 Systems.
• Performed Strategic Planning, Development, Risk and Change Management for all Infrastructure implementations.
• Led coordination to transition the 2 outsourced vendors; and Assisted with Data Retention Audits.
• Installed one of Cisco’s first VOIP Systems with Wireless Phones and Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
• Led an International Project Team of 8 Engineers and 15 Techs based in Houston tasked to migrate 14 newly Acquired Chemical Plants located in 4 countries into one new Active Directory Domain, and completed in 6 months.
• Included migration of Exchange 2003; upgrading 2,500 Desktops; converting and installing 200 Servers; while implementing new Wireless and VOIP Systems.