SUMMARY

• Seasoned Information Technology Professional with over 20 years of experience in Operation/Projects & Configuration Management, Data Center Operations Management, Change Management, Applications, Systems & Network Administration, and an effective communicator with the ability to translate technical concepts and ideas in nontechnical terms.
• Managed & Implemented large Information Technology implementations in UNIX, Linux, VMware, networking & Microsoft, Data Warehousing, Cloud, Voice Technology, Data Technology, LTE, Oracle, SQL, Sybase, ERP Business Intelligence environments, IAAS, PAAS, SAAS, while using my problem solving skills to meet the time / cost / & scope of new and existing technologies for Fortune 500, Outsourcing / Consulting, Telecommunications, Transportation, Logistics, Retail, Airline & Financial Services Organizations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Atlanta, GA

Senior Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Initiate, plan, and execute Blue Green Multi-zone High Available Infrastructure, security,Application, and AWS, Azure Cloud & Data Base projects dealing with Mainframe, client server, LTM, GTM’s online a batch processes. While managing server and network hardware upgrades as a part of the end of life process for equipment. Managing escalating and reporting on all Level 1, 2 & 3 resources to ensure overall performance and quality is maintained.
• Manage project resources, schedule, scope, risk, and project timelines to project completion while meeting the critical path of the timeline, dealing with over 90 + critical application using Scrum, sprints in the Agile & Kanban boards to help deliver items to your customers while working with a good scrum process, development methodology. Designed and implemented networks deployment of routers, access points and firewalls.
• Managing change, vendor, and configuration management with Service Now while managing team over 70 resources, as well as the 2 million Capital Expense Budget.
• Developed SOP’s, worked on regulatory compliance, and while creating reporting templates and Power Point slides using data produced from Microsoft Excel Pivot tables for senior level management.

Confidential

Senior Infrastructure & Technology Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Initiate, plan, and execute Data Center, Infrastructure, Hardware, Application, Storage & Data Base projects dealing with the deployment of Delta’s new state of the art DC in Atlanta, GA. Upgrading existing servers and network equipment as a part of our warranty end of life process, while managing all the Level 1, 2, & 3 operating deployment and escalating procedures, while designing and implementing project management works with plans for upgrading hardware including circuits, security,routers and access points.
• Manage project resources, schedule, scope, risk, and project timelines to project completion while meeting the critical path of the timeline, dealing with over 80+ Confidential critical application including detla.com (using sprints in the Agile S/W, while developing affective scrum boards to better detail the over process steps.Site Minder Identity and access management, AWS & Azure Cloud, development methodology).
• Managed the implementation of Virtual/Physical System and Networking Appliances as well as all Oracle DB’s - (Active Data Guard/Golden Gate), Active Directory, configurations, and SQL, Sybase DB DC, upgrades and replications process along with the implementation of network and server hardware & Office 365. Managed and mentored project resources including project managers, DBA’s, and Business analyst to meet the fast-paced project timelines.
• Worked with vendors, including BIAS, IBM, Cisco, Data Trend, Oracle, while developing project plans and project scorecards under the agreed plan and scope, while managing teams of up to 50 global resources.
• Developed SOP’s, worked on regulatory compliance, and assisted in the DCDR 24*7 Operations Command Center development while creating reporting templates and Power Point slides using data produced from Microsoft Excel Pivot tables and Power BI.

Confidential

IT Delivery Manager / Senior Infrastructure Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Initiate, plan, and execute Network, Data Center, Application projects, dealing with 80 + Vendor related applications using Jira and confluence (using sprints in the Scrum, Agile S/W development methodology) moving to the off premise Azure & Covisint Cloud services, using the Blue Green Deployment strategy running 2 identical production environments to reduce the risk of downtime, VMware, and Site Minder Identity & access management platforms. Managing the schedule for upgrading existing hardware including upgrading of routers, circuits and the implementation of new routers access points.
• Manage project resources, budgets, schedule, scope, risk, cost, and timelines to project completion while meeting the critical path of the timeline, project budgets range from 1 Million to 5 Million capital and operating dollars and ordered all hardware, software and circuits.
• Managed all vendors, including Covisint, HP, IBM, and Cisco for Hardware, Storage, Application and Circuit ordering and installation of Office 365 & Skype and develop project plans under the agreed plan and scope, while managing teams of up to 20 resources.

Confidential

Senior Infrastructure / Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Initiate, plan, and execute Real Estate, Data Center, Call Center, Banking, Office 365, IBM River mine (TEM - Telephone Expense Management) Azure security / Networking projects as a part of the end of life process.
• Manage project resources, budgets, schedule, scope, risk, cost, and timelines to project completion while meeting the critical path of the timeline, project budgets range from Million to 10 Million dollars and managed ordered and deployed all hardware, software and implemented the plans for all new circuits, routers and access points.
• Developed SOP, RFP, SOW, MS Project Plans, plans on a Page, cost & progress reporting templates and Power Point slides using data produced from Microsoft Excel Pivot tables and Power BI.

Confidential - Atlanta, GA

Senior Infrastructure Project /Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Initiate, plan, and execute Building Products Sub Business projects - dealing with Microsoft SCCM systems and server and system refreshes as part of the end of life process(Windows XP/ Windows 7), deployment and ordering all Active Directory, SQL Servers, Windows Servers, routers, access points and updated circuit deployment.
• Manage project resources, budgets, schedule, scope, cost, software configuration management, and timelines to project completion while meeting the critical path of the timeline, using PMBOK & Prince2.
• Successfully managed the upgrade of 100 + Building Product facilities consisting of 10000 + Windows XP to 7 systems that manage daily operations across the US and South America. Deployment strategy has resulted in 200K saving in the while having no impact in the daily operations at the Building Product facilities.