SUMMARY:

• Talented and motivated Information Technology Professional with more than 20 years of experience leading the design, implementation and support mission - critical technology solutions for regional, national and global organizations.
• Combines expertise in project planning and design with strong technical qualifications.
• In-depth expertise formulating strategies for technology acquisition, integration and implementation.
• Provide vision and dedicated leadership to key technologies, including virtualization, networking, telecommunications, security, hardware & software and data center.
• A process-oriented leader whose ability to consistently create infrastructure and streamline operations has resulted in significant costs savings and improved quality and efficiency.
• Outstanding communication skills; interfaces effectively with clients, vendors, partners, leadership, users, team members and others.
• Excels at strategic planning, building high-performance teams, project management, and implementing best practices methodologies and continuous improvement programs.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Project Planning & Design
• Data Center Relocations
• Technology Assessments
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Managed Services
• Crisis Management
• Large-Scaled Global Deployments
• Network & Infrastructure Support
• Operations Management
• Pre & Post Sales Activities
• Process Redesign & Change Management
• Team Development & Leadership
• Customer & Vendor Relationship Management
• Cutting Edge Technologies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Sparta, NJ

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed projects ranging from $10K to over $750K in professional services and over $2 Million in hardware.
• Coordinated a 3 site FlexPod Deployment / Migration for a medium sized bank
• Managed multiple firewall, ISE, security, storage and UCS projects
• Responsible for resource scheduling for the Data Center and Security practices
• Presented project reviews to “C” level executives & board members
• Worked with CIO’s, CTO’s, VP’s and Directors on solution development and delivery
• Enhanced relationships with hardware partner and sub-contractors
• Responsible for project financials and engineer utilization

Confidential, Montvale, NJ

Project Manager (Contractor)

Responsibilities:

• Involved in opportunity definition and initial scoping.
• Presented solution to CIO and the IT steering committee for approval.
• Managed the financial costing and scheduling of the projects
• Developed RFP (request for proposal) & RFQ (request for quote) for hardware and software undertakings
• Worked with General Counsel on SOW’s (Statement of Work), NDA’s (Non-Disclosure Agreements) and MSA’s (Master Service Agreement) from vendors.
• Managed medium to large projects simultaneously.
• Maintained forecasts for resources and profitability.
• Reported weekly status and financials to the PMO.

Confidential, Tempe, AZ & New York, NY

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed medium to small projects simultaneously.
• Conducted kick off and status meetings as well as monitored technical design and discovery sessions.
• Managed Microsoft projects dealing with O365, Exchange, Active Directory and SCCM.
• Managed various CISCO network upgrades and discovery projects.
• Managed desktop, server, storage and appliance projects.
• Involved in due diligence, proof of concept and exploratory engagements resulting in larger projects.
• Assisted in pre-sales activities to land new business and expand existing engagements.
• Maintained internal forecasts for resources and profitability.

Confidential, New York, NY

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed multi technology projects ranging up to$500,000 in professional services and over $1 Million in hardware
• Manage client deliveries and inventories as well as deal with RMA’s and re-orders.
• Manage change control process, develop scope documents and requirements definitions
• Manage technical, non-technical, client and partner resources.

Confidential, Milford, CT

Sr. Project Manager (Contractor)

Responsibilities:

• Managed VMAX, VNX and Recover Point upgrades
• Managed Isilon implementation
• Responsible for EMC Hardware relocation, service and upgrades
• Involved in pre-sales activities with CISCO & EMC

Confidential, Teterboro, NJ

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed multi technology projects ranging from $25,000 in professional services to over $500,000
• Knowledge of CISCO, network, wireless, security, UCS and UC Technologies
• Knowledge of EMC, VMware and VBlock products and technologies
• Worked with Managed Services to transition customers after projects.
• Responsible for managing up to 14 projects in various phases at one time.
• Manage project issues, facilitate resolution, escalate issues, manage change and minimize risks
• Manage change control process, develop scope documents and requirements definitions
• Manage technical, non-technical, client and partner resources.
• Manage all financial aspects of client projects.
• Work with Inside Sales on equipment ordering and delivery.
• Work with partners and sub-contractors on client engagements.

Confidential, Little Falls, NJ

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage project issues, facilitate resolution, escalate issues, manage change and minimize risks
• Manage client deliveries and inventories as well as deal with RMA’s and re-orders.
• Manage change control process, develop scope documents and requirements definitions
• Manage technical, non-technical, client and partner resources.
• Responsible for full project lifecycle from pre-sales to transition to managed services or close out.
• Manage all financial aspects of client projects.
• Work with Inside Sales on equipment and circuit specifications, ordering and delivery.
• Specialized in campus wide refreshes and wireless deployments across multiple buildings and large distances utilizing various CISCO routers & switches, wireless controllers and access points.

Confidential, New York, NY / Woburn, MA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed projects using PMI, CISCO, and internal methodologies.
• Responsible for managing and the scheduling of pre and post sales engineers.
• Manage project issues, facilitate resolution, escalate issues, manage change and minimize risks
• Manage change control process, develop scope documents and requirements definitions
• Manage multiple network, voice, security and wireless projects.
• Knowledgeable of CISCO network, voice, security and wireless products and technologies.
• Responsible for Kick-off meetings Change Orders management and conducting Closeout Meetings
• Manage all financial aspects of client projects.
• Work with Sales Operations on equipment and circuit specifications, ordering and delivery.
• Work with partners and sub-contractors on client engagements.

Confidential, Parsippany, NJ

Project Manager (Contractor)

Responsibilities:

• Create and manage project plans as well as planning, estimating and tracking of resources and equipment.
• Responsible for financial, resource and customer management of multiple projects at client ion the North East.
• Create communication plans and communicate project status to project team, sponsors and clients
• Manage project issues, facilitate resolution/escalate issues, manage change and risks
• Manage change control process, develop scope documents and requirements definitions
• Work with Sales Operations on equipment and circuit specifications, ordering and delivery.

Confidential, New York, NY

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the day to day management of client resources in support of their infrastructure
• Managed Server, Desktop, Help Desk, Voice and Data Center engineers and vendors.
• Responsible for solution development and the development of technology standards.
• Evaluated security and network systems to improve efficiencies and reduce risk.

Confidential, Montvale, NJ

Director of Information Technology

Responsibilities:

• Designed and executed a 1 year plan to optimize and enhance the company’s technical infrastructure, internal processes, and increase staff productivity and
• Established desktop and laptop standardization efforts, reducing costs.
• Directed the implementation of a Routing & Delivery system to increase productivity of drivers while lowering the cost of delivery as well as implement signature capture capabilities and real time statistics.
• Planned and led the redesign and upgrade of the network infrastructure to Cisco Integrated Services Routers with DSL, Cable and Satellite failover.
• Directed the implementation of a Sales Force Automation system consisting of Pocket PC’s and the Verizon Wireless Network resulting in a 15% decrease in time to deliver and 20 % increase in customer satisfaction.
• Planned the implementation of a Warehouse Management System to track materials and employee performance.
• Directed the implementation of an outsourced Helpdesk to provide 24/7-365 support for the entire organization worldwide.
• Implemented an IT collaboration site for project, task, document, policy and procedure management.

Confidential, Long Island City, NY

Director of Information Technology

Responsibilities:

• Credited with successfully establishing global WAN to ensure appropriate data transfer between all locations, utilizing Cisco PIX firewall and VPN connectivity.
• Directed the implementation of a Warehouse Management System to track materials and merchandising.
• Led the deployment of Fax Server software to allow the automatic delivery of orders into individual MS Exchange mailboxes for processing. New solution was recognized for reducing lost orders and increasing revenue.