Director of Program Management

• with 15 years large scale IT system integration and successful PMO/Program/Project Management of IT Software Product Launches, Data Centers/Call Center Buildouts, and IT infrastructure rollouts including Hybrid Cloud, Networking, Portal,
• e-Commerce, Digital video/imaging, 3-Tiered Application, Web 2.0 Applications, Internet ASP, and IAM Security solutions.

Areas of Expertise

• State of Connecticut Heathcare Insurance Exchange Managing 280M Program for State of Connecticut ObamaCare 200M ConneCT Programs - Server Infrastructure and Application Rollout
• Hybrid Cloud Rollouts Managing 50M Ciena DWDM 120 Million Cisco DWDM Optical Fiber Network 7 Ring/700 Node - Next Generation/Carrier Grade 20Gig Network infrastructure Rollout Mass Mutual/State of CT
• Managed Cisco AS Architecture Design Sessions for Large Cisco Nexus 7000 Network Unified Communications Infrastructure Rollout to 2 Data Centers CIGNA Healthcare
• Managed Executive IT Portfolio Office PMO of 350 IT Projects Operations Strategic Projects State of CT
• Managed IT Program Office PMO of 70 IT Projects Worldwide Strategic Projects GE
• Successfully launched IBM Internet e-Commerce Server Software Worldwide IBM
• Developed strategic partnership with SUN Microsystems - Resulted in 1M in Software Revenue 1st Year IBM
• Successfully launched new Internet e-News ASP Service IBM
• Certified in Arthur Andersen Method I Project Management IBM PMI Certification
• Recognized for
• Leadership Creative Thinking Integrity Quick study for new technologies Get It Done On Time - Results

Confidential

Management Consultant

• Successfully Managed the Strategic Rollout of 260M Healthcare Insurance Exchange ObamaCare 200M ConneCT System Integration Programs for the State of Connecticut - 3 Year programs completed in 10 months On-Schedule Budget - Most Successful State Rollout of 52 States.
• Lead Architecture Worksessions for IBM ISIM/ISAM Identity Management IAM , IBM PureScale DB2, IBM Data Power, IBM QRadar SIEM Security Mgt, F5, Cisco 10Gig Switches, Data Center Deployment.
• Managed IBM Architects/Engineers IBM Z114, Filenet, IBM XIV 54TB SAN Rollouts.
• Managed Data Center VMware, vCenter Rollout - Rapid Provisioning of 200 Servers on 9 Dell R910 Server in Cloud Environment.
• Managed 13 Vendors and Staff of 200 and vendors including: IBM, KPMG, F5, Deliotte, Cisco, AT T, Xerox, Maximus, First Data, ScanOptics, Cognizant, Tripwire, and Avaya in Systems Rollout.
• Drove IBM Enterprise Identity Management IAM Rollout 1.5M Program Managed Strategy/Vision/Architecture Sessions for 100 VMware Server deployment for UAT, Staging and Production environments IAM infrastructure.
• Drove Enterprise IBM QRadar SIEM Security Log Solution Rollout
• Managed PMO Weekly Executive Reporting to CEO, COO, CIO, CFO, Directors
• Managed Agile Application Deployment of 300 Software Releases 6 Month Deloitte Tiger Team Application Debug Sessions that resulted in Debug/Error Free Application Code.
• Drove Cognizant Load/Performance/Endurance Testing of Application
• Managed DR/Business Continuity Activity
• Managed MOU, SOW, Vendor Contracts with CEO, CIO, legal teams
• Managing Ultra-Aggressive Program with 200 Milestones, 3000 Action Items, 120 Issues/Risks, MM Budget - on schedule and on budget
• Managed NIST 800-53 IRS 1075 Security Controls SSP, SPR, POAMs Teams
• Managed Enterprise Rollout of Tripwire Enterprise/Log Center/Data Mart
• Managed Enterprise Rollout of Data Warehouse/Analytics SQL 2012, SSRS, SSAS platform

Confidential

• Managed Mass Mutual Strategic 50M Active/Active Data Center integrated with Hybrid IAAS Cloud initiative. Architected Completely New Greenfield Network Design and rollout plan for 2 Data Centers and DR Site.
• Worked closely with PwC CIO Advisory Architects and EMC Cloud Reference Architecture Consultants on Active/Active Data Center and Cloud Reference Architecture Design.
• Managed Architecture Worksessions for Active/Active Data Center Design - included Cisco Nexus 7018 40Gig CORE/Aggregation, Ciena 40Gig Metro DWDM Redundant Dark Fiber, Cisco OTV/SDN/DMZ/VPN/UCS/1000v, F5 GTM LTM Load Balancing, EMC VMAX vPlex Storage, NetApp NFS/Metro Cluster Storage and, HP CSA Cloud SW
• Managed IBM Z114 Active/Active Design/Deployment in 2 Data Centers and 1 DR Site - IBM Z114 Mainframe rollout Plans with GDPS, Data Sharing, CiscsPlex for Active/Active Configuration.
• Managed Modular Cloud POD Design and Data CenterVirtualization VMware, vCenter, vMotion, FlexPod, HyperV and Rapid Automated Provisioning of Network, Compute, Storage from resource pools.
• Managed Mass Mutual Architects Engineering Teams of 30 people in Architecture/Design Worksessions with EMC, Cisco, Ciena, IBM, HP, F5, Akamai, Verizon, and NetApp.
• Developed ultra-aggressive Timelines for Proof of Concept POC , Production Lab Test, and Production Rollout.

Confidential

• Managing Statewide Hybrid Cloud Rollout Reporting into VP of IT - Managed 120M High Speed Cisco Fiber Optical Network Rollout for 7 Dual Ring/700 Sites - Next Generation/Carrier Grade 100 Gig Network infrastructure - across the entire State of Connecticut. Managing 20 State of Connecticut Resources and multiple vendor resources from Cisco AS, ePlus, LightRiver and FiberTech.
• Managing 10 Month Cisco AS Architecture Sessions - to develop CRD, HLD, LLD for Cisco Fiber Optical Network, MPLS/VPLS, CPT600/200/50, and ASR9010 Router Designs. Including Design for CTM Network Management Tools VBlock server Network Architecture Design. Design to Support Federal First Net Program First Responder Broadband Wireless Network.
• Rollout of Cisco Network Management Tools Drove CTM v9.5 rollout on 2 UCS Servers for management of 700 Nodes.
• Managed Ultra-Aggressive Site Rollout Schedule Successfully Managed Multiple LightRiver Install Teams for parallel Site Rollouts for 700 Sites in 100 Site increments
• Drove Program Deliverables including Scope, Business Requirements Documents, Formal Weekly Status Meetings, 'C' Level Status Reports, equipment BOMs, and detailed budget of 120M.
• Define Identity Access Management IAM Security Program Develop State-wide Identity Access Management IAM Strategy, Vision, and Architecture for 50,000 State employees and 3 Million Public users including definition of the Program Charter, Scope, Business Requirements Documents, PMO for 100 Projects, and 200M Budget for a 5 Year Program. Defined technologies for IAM Solution including PKI Certificate Authority CA , Identity Federation, Single Sign-On SSO , Digital Electronic Signature, BYOD Mobile Strategy, Identity Data Warehouse/Analytics, Backend HR Systems Integration to IAM Solution based on Federal NIST, NSTIC GFIPM Identity Standards.

Confidential

• Successfully Managed a Cisco Nexus 7010, 5548, 2248, ASA Rollout - Drove Architect, Network, and Security Teams in the Nexus 7010 Network CORE, 5548/2248 Switch and Cisco ASA Firewall Infrastructure Rollout into 2 Data Centers. Drove HLD, LLD Architecture Designs and Data Center Rollout Teams for 1.6M Program. Supporting SOX and PCI DSS v2.0 Compliance. Managed Design/Engineering sessions Rollout for Successful Data Center Server Migration of 258 Servers to new Nexus 7010 CORE in one data center.
• Successfully Managed Cisco ICM/IVR Rollout - For Cisco ICM v8.5/CVP v8.5/CTI/IVR/NICE - Drove 3 months of Architecture Sessions with Cisco, eLoyalty, Nuance Vendors, and Security/PCI DSS Compliance Teams. Drove HLD, LLD Designs, Server Software Rollouts with eLoyalty vendor into 2 Data Centers for 1.6M Program. Drove PCI DSS v2.0 Compliance across complete platform Plus Integration Development to existing backends in 2 data centers.
• Successfully Managed 2 Data Center 500 Server Migration to new Cisco Nexus 7010 CORE. Developed Migrations Plans, Multi-Vendor Move Plan Server Consolidation to VM Hosts, Re-IP 2 Data Centers.
• Managed SOX, PMO, and HPMM Audit Managed comprehensive SOX Audit across PMO of 120 Programs/Projects.
• Drove Deployment of Enterprise-wide VMware QA/UAT Test System Drove Team in development of QA/UAT Testing System on VMware for support of Multiple platforms and Multiple Web Browsers including Mobile devices, Mac Browsers, IE, Chrome, Safari, etc.

Confidential

• for New Greenfield Hybrid Cloud Platform:
• Successfully Managed a Deployment of Cisco Nexus 7010 7018 CORE Drove HCL and Universal Teams in the Infrastructure Rollout for 2 Data Centers, 1 DR Site, and IBM Application Hosting Site
• Management of Cisco AS Advanced Design Architecture Sessions for Network, vLan, WAN UCS/UC in 6 month long Architecture Design Sessions Designing Network CORE, WAN, MPLS, Internet DMZ, VPN, UCS for Unified Communications UC , ACS 802.1x Authentication, and Management Tools Drove HLD, LLD, Test Scripts for Data Center Field Site Design Rollouts.
• Successfully Managed De-Encrypt of Verizon MPLS WAN Network for the CIGNA Enterprise Across 160 Sites - Managing 6 Vendors in Ultra Aggressive Cutover Plan. Drove Cisco AS Architects team in the design of a 160 Step Complex Cutover plan - that resulted in one of the most successful complex cutovers ever performed at CIGNA.
• Deployment of Dual Carrier Verizon Quest OC-48 and OC-192 Circuits in Data Centers and Field Sites.
• Managed Network Infrastructure Deployment for Oracle InfoFactory Data Warehouse, New Cisco Cloud VBlock and UCS VMware Platforms Deployments with EMC VMAX SAN.
• Managing a Major Cisco Unified Communications UC /VOIP Rollout to 35,000 users local/remote for 160 Domestic Sites, 70 International Sites and 45 Call Centers Rollout. Developed a 2 year Program MS-Project Plans for Data Center Build-out and Field Site Rollout.
• Managed Design Deployment of 2 Cisco 8 Server ASA VPN Cluster Rollout for 2 Data Centers Managed successful VPN Pilot Program of VPN Client, Clientless, IPod, IPad, and MacBook Remote Access.
• Driving Setup of New Enterprise PMO and Program/Project Management Best Practices Methodologies to CIGNA IT Division. Running Programs/Projects via Six Sigma Lean processes
• Managed 35M Headcount Budget - Driving 8 PM's for the Program. Plus Managing 35 On-Shore 50 Off Shore HCL resources in Data Center Build-out NOC Support.

Confidential

• Manage IT Program Office PMO Managing corporate IT infrastructure, and application hosting for State of Connecticut Data Center involving 350 IT projects and 200M budget. Worked closely with CIO, CTO, and division directors on all projects.
• Successfully setup large PMO for operations division managing network, app hosting, security, desktop, data center projects - over 350 projects for 1st year, managing 100 active projects at one time with 5 operations managers.
• Successfully managed large strategic projects for operations Managing 100 people across network, security, SAN, desktop, mainframe, and application hosting, for the following operations projects:
• Managed a 500K Enterprise SharePoint Server Rollout - for Portal Content, ITSM, Architecture Domain, and Project Teams for the State of Connecticut.
• Managed a 50M DMV eGovernment Web 2.0 Modernization Program involving team of 50 resources, 3 vendors IBM, SAIC, 3M , and DMV agency team. Management of large 3 year program with 4 major releases - including deployment of portal, SOA, .NET, document imaging, IVR, hot DR site technologies, SAML Messaging, and integration to 37 backend systems in real-time. Drove 1 Month Long Intensive System Architecture Design Sessions with 3 Vendors 50 people, developed detailed project plans, and directed teams to build 101 physical/VMware server infrastructures resulting in build being completed 6 weeks ahead of schedule. Managed Data Warehouse Rollout.
• Successfully managed a zLinux proof of Concept Rollout on IBM z10 IBM Mainframe Drove the deployment of the zLinux IFL Engines, Loading of Applications, and Successful Testing of Applications for proof of Concept. Confidential
• Successfully managed large 80 Citrix Server move to new data center. Managed team for DOL data center build-out, network power deployment - 3 Phase move on very short timeframe within 2 months - resulting in extra data center capacity availability for DMV project.
• Successfully deployed 1.5M unemployment claims processing system upgrade within 1 month. Managed 5 teams of 60 people with CIO - with 1M Avaya IVR rollout, new PBX upgrade rollout, and 6 Web Server upgrades that resulted in 130,000 additional unemployment checks processed weekly.
• Successfully deployed 5.6M server infrastructure for CT State Police Driving while Impaired System CIDRIS . Successfully rolled out 2 releases of server infrastructure with ultra-aggressive project. Completed project within schedule budget in a highly political environment.
• Successfully managed 2.5M CAVU Enterprise eLicensing system rollout program with a 2 million record data cleansing/migration for DCP, DPH agencies. Managed team of 50 people, 3 agencies, and 1 vendor for a 1.5 year project. Ultra-aggressive 6 month project schedule for 71 license types doctor, nurse, etc . Currently managing 1.2M eLicensing rollout program for 4 additional projects for DPH, DPS, DRS, DOA.
• Successfully Managed 4.3M Governor GIS Emergency Management Decision Support System Program with 2 large projects for the rollout of Staging/Production Environments Hot DR Site at the Governor's Emergency Management Center. Successfully Managed Software Vendors ESRI, Applied GeoGraphics, ESI.
• Successfully managed highly political 1M Secretary of State Voter Registration Program. Managed 4 projects for distributed computing/mainframe environment troubleshooting new OC3 network rollout to 170 towns. Managed 40 team and 3 outside vendors with a 500K budget 9 month project timeline resulting in successful voter registration for the 2008 presidential election.
• Successfully managed Identity Management System Program - with a 2.0M Novell Single Sign-on eDirectory program. Rolled out 4 large applications for 50,000 state users and 3.3 million public users with 30 team on Novell SSO. Defined strategic direction business requirements for statewide identity management solution using Gartner Group Identity Management Services.
• Managed 1.5M IBM ITIL Project Rollout of latest IBM Tivoli, TADDM, and Netcool tools. Planned for rollout of 2M IBM TADDM CCMDB tools for network and application monitoring of 800 servers and 600 applications in 3-tiered data center.
• Successfully managed 1.5M Exchange 2007 migration project. Deployed new ISA firewalls, 5 server cluster rollout and migration of 35,000 Users. Also managed mail archive rollout to archive emails to large SAN.
• Successfully managed 1M, 5 site DNS server upgrade project with linkage to IBM Sterling Forest DR site.
• Successfully managed definition of PMI Certified SDM Standard Lite methodologies
• Defined Lean Project Mangement Methodologies - Managing project plans, stakeholder meetings, offshore teams, and architects. Defined Best Practices Project Management methodology, tools, project plans, and budgets.
• Developed corporate CIO and divisional PMO Executive Dashboard Reporting and Resource Capacity Utilization Model

Confidential

• Manage IT Program Office PMO Managing Corporate WAN, VLAN, Security IPS firewall, and Distributed Computing Deployments for all of North and South America involving 70 IT projects and 20M budget.
• Managing OC-12, DS-3, Cisco switches, 100MB vLAN, VOIP, IVR, PBX, application servers, desktop, wireless network deployments with on-shore and off-shore deployment teams ranging from 12 to 50 team members.
• Drove team using formal GE PMI Project Management Six Sigma Lean Methodology
• Managed Project Office of over 70 projects, project plans, stakeholder meetings, offshore teams, and architects
• Managed IT applications client customers: Walmart, Lowes, J.C. Penny, LLBean, Dillards, Sam's Club, PayPal, and HBC Mortgage. Also deployed call center operations centers with attached data centers.
• Managed internet ASP application integration with GE Systems and closure of strategic vendor ontract

Confidential

• Managed team of 65 people in development of corporate fixed/variable annuities application onto 2 Websphere v6.0 portals
• Managed InfoSys development of 3 on-shore and 12 off-shore developers
• Drove teams in development of functional specs, use cases, 200 wireframes, and 200 prototypes
• Managed project using Summit PMI Project Management Methodology
• Managed Project Office of over 100 projects, 2000 task project plans, 1.5 M budget, stakeholder meetings, offshore teams, and architects

Confidential

• Manage Project Office PMO for two development teams in development of e-learning, Digital Bookshelf, and e-Book applications launch of 2 products to market
• Managed development of Web 2.0 Wiki e-Learning, e-Book, wireless, DRM, Shibboleth CA authentication solutions
• Developed corporate e-Commerce strategy implementation using Comergent e-Commerce platform
• Developed strategic partnerships with 3 CMS vendors interactive agency on ASP application design
• Managed Project Office of over 22 separate projects and two software development teams and solutions architect

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• Managed development of interactive Flash Corporate website based on 800 Flash video clips
• Managed PMO for content management for 30 consumer brands, 12 interactive agencies, 30 brand managers
• e-Business/e-Commerce strategy

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Managed Store Team of 50 people in retail POS, inventory management, marketing

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Other small consulting projects e-Commerce, e-Business, project management

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• Led team of 5 managers, matrixed responsibility for 20 professionals 15 PB Products, 156M P L
• Developed new business turnaround strategy, directing strategic marketing group in the launch of new products, services, software partnerships, and e-CRM/e-Payment/e-Billing ASP internet services that resulted in 15M of new revenue.
• Pioneered rapid go-to-market strategic partnership program that resulted in 20 software and 10 internet software partnerships that enabled Pitney Bowes to leap-frog the competition in the e-Business marketplace.
• Drove corporate web site redesign strategy, driving webmaster in web site branding, content development, and navigation that redesigned corporate web sites, enabling more customer transactions.
• Managed concept focus groups for e-CRM/e-Payment/e-Billing Internet ASP Services that defined web site design, branding, marketing, and look-and-feel for new Internet web services.