Project Manager

Sub- contracted by the Confidential to manage IT projects through their PMO office. I am currently managing the implementation of Microsoft RMS as it extends data security to Desktop and Mobile devices. The scope involves developing a Roadmap for securing data to Federal Reserve Desktop and Mobile users. We are in the middle of transitioning from Lotus Notes Domino to Microsoft Exchange. As Project Manager, I am responsible for overseeing the Strategic Roadmap and implementation of this security project, and help develop best practices and policies that will support the Business Requirements. I have managed multiple projects for the Federal Reserve Bank. Other projects include assessing and managing the hardening of all internal and external Firewall/VPNs, developing .NET and Java applications for the Federal Reserve Intranet

Program Manager

Sub-contracted to manage Confidential WAN Upgrade program. The primary goal is to develop a program to manage the WAN Infrastructure upgrade for UNICEF. UNICEF is rolling out a new accounting package in SAP/R3 that requires an upgrade to the global network. The WAN is to be optimized where necessary or upgraded to support the SAP/R3 application. This new application will also require an upgrade to the Citrix Server farm. Essentially this means standardizing and creating policy to manage IT resources and distant Field offices globally, analyzing bandwidth utilization data/site, and bring in Subject Matter Experts SME to recommend a proper site optimization package tailored/site. Presently there are approximately 300 offices globally.

Project Manager

Sub-contracted by Confidential to manage projects for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS . Part of a team of Project Managers responsible for converting the technical needs of CMS into practical solutions. My projects include application development and upgrade, Content Management using Drupal Core, Data Center builds/migrations, VPN/Firewall installations and upgrade, Virtual instances Unix/Windows for various application design or development.

Operations/Project Manager/Network Engineer

Confidential to build a state of the art Data Center. The build includes design and implement CAT5e cabling for 200 seats, design and build of all Data Center components, CCTV. Each seat to have 3 runs voice/data/spare and migrate users into the new space. This project involved assessing the feasibility for the entire project, creating an approved project plan, interview and hire all contractors, produce a Bill of Materials BOM , and manage and tract every aspect of the project, including accounting for every dollar spent. I was given a very ambitious timeline of six months to complete this project. The components of the Data Center were as follows: Cisco 6509 switch, Cisco 3500 XL switch, MDF dedicated to Voice/Data, AIX servers, VMware, SAN servers, Air Conditioning unit, Backup power generator using diesel fuel.

Senior Network Engineer

Contracted as a sub-contractor to upgrade the VPN/Firewall and the voice and data network for FLRA. This assignment includes an assessment of the production data network, upgrading all outdated network devices.

Project Manager/Network Engineer

the WAN/LAN network for upgrade to an MPLS network. My responsibilities included the following an assessment of the Network Infrastructure WAN/LAN , the upgrade of all LAN switches, the conversion of the WAN to a MPLS managed network and the design and implementation of a Disaster Recovery Data Center using VMWare

Project Manager/Network Engineer

Subcontracted as a Confidential The customer on this project was the Confidential . This project will integrate an intelligent wireless network along the highways in Michigan. The base network is a Confidential.. When implemented this network will dynamically relay road conditions back to a Network Operating Confidential where highway motorists will be proactively informed with intelligent road signs. This project also involves an upgrade of the Confidential I was responsible for the success of the whole integration.

Confidential

Director of Infrastructure Services

The responsibility of the Director of Infrastructure Services includes the oversight of IT operations and management of the various reporting departments that make up Infrastructure Services. The departments are Network Services, Field Services, Customer Service, Security/Data Center operations, Telephone Centrex support and Project Management Office PMO . In addition to the daily operations management, I oversaw all RFP's and IFB's associated with the Infrastructure group. My budget size annually was approximately 15 million dollars. I personally manage all vendor contract negotiations and all projects budgeted over 1.5 million dollars.

• The ultimate goal of the Infrastructure Services group is to provide and maintain a modern IT infrastructure that will hopefully translate into the children of Baltimore City having an advantage in the classroom. The following list successful projects my department implemented during my tenure:
• Upgraded Microsoft NT operation system to 2003 Active Directory
• Upgrade Microsoft Exchange V5 TO Microsoft Exchange 2003
• Implemented and managed the new HRMS Weblogic server Oracle based system
• Upgrade of the Frame Relay network to a Verizon MPLS network Voice/Data
• Various application designs, upgrades and conversions
• Upgrade of the Data Center infrastructure coolant, old equipment, management procedures

Confidential

Senior Project/Network Engineer

Subcontracted Confidential Contracted in the role of Project and Network Manager to oversee the LAN/WAN requirements of the individual branches of the Confidential i.e. MAA, MVA, MAA, MTA, SHA, MPA, OTTS. My Individual responsibilities and accomplishments include, designing and building a WIRELESS WiFi WLAN infrastructure that utilize Aruba wireless network equipment for all the MTA's bus Depots in Baltimore. I managed the upgrade of MDOT's entire LAN/WAN Infrastructure from Frame Relay to Gigabit Ethernet using Juniper routers. I was also tasked to upgrade Data security and application security for the MTA. My role as the Network manager was to deliver practical designs and the successful management of the MTA's projects.

Confidential

Senior Consultant/Network Engineer

Worked within two practices, the Project Management and Network Engineering practices. I worked with the IBM Business Development group in the capacity of Engagement/Project Manager. I was responsible for developing project plans at the RFP stage, and if necessary present the plan to the prospective client. I would act as the initial Project Engagement Manager and manage the entire project. A typical project was budgeted at 5 10 million dollars. When engaged with the Network Engineering practice, I was fully engaged as a Data Network Engineer or Network Manager. In the field, I was depended upon to deliver IBM's best practices in Network Engineering.

Confidential

Data Center Operations Manager

Project Manager

As Operations Manager of AT T's two largest Co-location hosting facilities in Confidential, was part of the Program Management team that implemented and completed the newest state of the art Data Center and Hosting facility 120,000 sqft . The budget for this project was 50 M dollars. After completion, my responsibilities were to manage the daily operations of AT T's two largest Data Centers in the northeast. The day to day operations include making sure that all procedures are enforced and that every customer's server is backed up intermittently during the week and full backups on Saturday. We primarily used Arcserv. Managing operations also included managing Data Security. This Data Center had the best security technology that was available. Biometrics palm reading, real-time CCTV that is monitored 24x7. We hosted some notables like, Priceline.com, CBSMarketwatch.com, RealTV.com, MSNBC.com, and AOL.com.

Confidential

PC/LAN Manager/ Support Fixed Income Trading

• Helped with initial design and implementation of the Fixed Income trading floor as Nomura moved to a new location WFC
• Managed the day to day technical operations for the Fixed Income Trading floor this includes, File and Print operation, feeds to NYSE, NASDAQ and other market feeds..
• Installed, configured and maintain Verbex a Digital Voice Recognition system for the traders to directly input their trades. This implementation drastically reduced our back office budget.
• Installed redundant network links to the Bloomberg network
• Establish user access, profiles, system security, and printing environments for users on AS400.
• Installed and configured Microsoft's Windows NT server for Trading floor