SUMMARY

• Highly effective IT leader with 20+ years of industry experience with multiple Confidential 500 firms in roles of increasing responsibility.
• Dual Bachelor Degrees, Master’s Degree, PMI Project Management Professional and IT Infrastructure Library certified.
• Proven track record of IT Project Delivery and IT Program and Operations Management.
• Experience leading multiple successful strategic multi - million dollar, enterprise level IT programs.
• Seen as a natural leader and motivator of teams.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Dallas, TX

Program Management Consultant/Manager

Responsibilities:

• Consulting engagement for AustinCSI at Confidential Headquarters/Data Center in Dallas Texas as leader of Southwest’s “Data Center of the Future” Program.
• Act as lead Program Mgmt. consultant for $100M+ Data Center Transition of Service to IBM managed service model, and Data Center Migration/Transformation to new Co-located facilities.
• Completed successful Transition of 24x7x365 Data Center operations to IBM support model using multi-national support teams around the globe.
• People management and daily direction of team of 6 project managers responsible for day to day management of program and engagement with IBM as IT outsourcing service provider.

Confidential - Plano, TX

IT Transition Management Consultant/DataCenter Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead IT Infrastructure Transitions/Outsourcing of IT Operational Support & Data Center Migrations/Transformations using international teams in “follow the sun” support model.
• Program Manager for Enterprise level Data Center Migrations to hosted virtual/cloud environments. Managed technical and project management teams of approximately 30 cross-functional team members. Daily direct customer stakeholder interface up to C-level.
• Responsible for developing and managing master schedules for program efforts. Act as Microsoft Project subject matter expert to develop, track, and report program schedules.
• This role was 100% telecommute, with 25-40% on-site at client locations as needed per program.

Confidential - Grapevine, TX

Sr. IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Acted as liaison between IT organization and business operations to lead several successful Infrastructure, Engineering, & ERP software projects ranging from $200K to $20M in value.
• Managed Agile and Waterfall project teams of 10-30 team members per project.
• Acted as mentor to team members new to Project Management methodology for IT Projects. Assist in training as well as application of methodology to their projects.

IT Manager / Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed IT operations and IT projects for 19 US based manufacturing facilities. Coordinated various IT support teams to provide both day-to-day and urgent/critical support.
• Led IT components of 6 major facility relocations including configuration/installation of data and voice networks, and support of IT operations before, during & post-move.
• Assisted in introduction and application of corporate developed, PMI based Project Management strategies solution for management of enterprise projects.