SUMMARY

• Experienced project manager offering 19 years of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects; Direct build of Data Centers, I.T. Department, Call Centers, Local and Wide area network engineering & implementations.
• Experience in IT management, IT Project Management, Network Infrastructure including systems installation and support. My experience includes but is not limited to:
• Network infrastructure engineering, builds, upgrade, service and support
• Data center engineering, builds, service, upgrades, support and moves
• Server hardware and software upgrades, moves installation, service and support, SAN, BAN, WAN and remote access connectivity utilizing VPN, MPLS, VLAN, BCE point to point, Frame Relay, TCPIP tunneling and Wireless bldg. to bldg.
• Design and management experience with Intranet and Internet technologies
• Utilize Share Point, MS Project and MS office suite to share/manage project documentation, manage, schedule and build project websites and portal for team collaboration
• Extensive experience with budget management including project, operational and capital budgets
• Management, implementation and support of a wide array of hardware and software packages outlines in the hardware/software strengths section
• Experienced at working both independently and in a team - oriented, collaborative environment that is essential.
• Business strategist; plan and manage million-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.
• Excellent communicator; leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with company executives and their respective teams.
• Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Able to manage large project teams and known for high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Project Management:
• Tactical / Strategic Planning
• LAN/WAN Design Implementations
• Systems Engineering
• System Migrations/Integrations
• Enterprise wide Implementations
• IT Project Lifecycle:
• Requirements Analysis
• Change Management
• Costing & Budgeting
• Project Scheduling
• Testing/QA/Rollout/Support
• IT Infrastructure Admin
• Disaster Recovery
• IT Infrastructure & Design
• IT Security
• Resource Planning
• Change Management
• Technical Support
• Risk Management
• Systems integration strategies
• Value-Added Leadership:
• Cross-Functional Supervision
• Team Building & Mentoring
• Client Relations & Presentations
• Business & IT Planning
• Vendor Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Parsippany, NJ

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGE

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of hardware configuration & testing
• Plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan also define the project’s objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle
• Created custom status reporting for senior management

Confidential, Monroe, NJ

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Responsibilities:

• Project Lead on all major projects
• Network Engineering and support, cat5/6 and fiber optic cabling
• Responsible for all day-to-day operations, including Project Management
• Oversee all aspects of technical consulting
• Plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan also define the project’s objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle.

Confidential, Brick, NJ

SENIOR Project Manager/ OPS MANGERM

Responsibilities:

• Direct build of IT dept., Helpdesk, Data Center and all policies, procedures & SLA’s
• Responsible for all day-to-day operations, including Project Management
• Managed 24X7X365 staff technical coverage and help desk operations
• Responsible for monitoring the LAN/WAN, VPN, MPLS and Firewall through the NOC
• Troubleshooting network problems, moves, adds, changes, communicating and working closely with vendors and customers
• Web Site design and support utilizing HTML programming
• Network Engineering and support, cat5/6 and fiber optic cabling
• Oversee all aspects of technical consulting
• Project Management includes high speed internet access for a chain of 100+ room hotels
• Managed, configured and supported BES, Share Point and multiple Windows servers
• Responsible for all aspects of budgeting and contract negotiations.
• Provide all guidance for disaster recovery and back ups plans.

Confidential, Staten Island, NY

Project Manager / OPS MANAGER

Responsibilities:

• Provide project management over large-scale, top-priority and complex technology initiatives. Managed cross-functional teams of up to 25 developers, programmers, analysts and network specialists.
• Drove the high-quality completion of on-time & on budget, Infrastructure and enterprise wide implementation projects for:
• Responsible for day-to-day operations, support, network engineering, LAN/WAN/VPN connectivity, BES (Blackberry Enterprise Server) & remote access via Citrix.
• Project Management includes divesture completion, data integration, server/application moves, data center build, interface engine move / re-configuration through firewall VPN, configuration of Internet connectivity with url filtering proxy service and Firewall.
• Plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan also define the project’s objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle.
• Experienced at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment that is essential. React well to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently with the ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
• Provide all guidance for disaster recovery and backups plans.

REGIONAL IT MANAGER, NETWORK SERVICES

Confidential, Southern NJ

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for servers, networks, PC’s, printers, troubleshooting and system management within Network Services
• System management includes configuration, security, resource monitoring, reporting, troubleshooting and the development of specialized programs
• Managed a 24x7x365 technical support of 15, a helpdesk/monitoring station and any consultation work done for the CMC / KMC and SBBH
• Designed, developed and implemented a regional IT Intranet site complete with on-line helpdesk and more
• Responsible for Y2K compliance for servers, workstations and all networking equipment
• Upgraded LAN’s at CMC and KMC from FDDI to ATM switched 10/100
• Managed the consolidation of two computer rooms to a centralized location
• Manage the Network Services budgets for all facilities
• Engineered network systems for the transport of all imaging (Radiology, Cardiac Cath and MRI)
• Project manager for 2000 PC operating system upgrade from Windows 9x to Windows 2000. Served as project manager on new construction, multiple office relocations and temporary relocations for renovations.
• Provide all guidance for disaster recovery and backups plans.
• Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
• Mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of financial and statistical data. Anticipated and managed change effectively in rapidly evolving business environments.
• Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Moved between agile and waterfall approaches depending on project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures.
• Experienced at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment that is essential.