OVERVIEW:

• Experienced IT Architect, Systems Integrator, and Project Manager, I have in - depth experience working with the Recovery, Accountability and Transparency Board (RATB), International Monetary Fund, (IMF) managing the implementation of integrated system solutions, servers, desktop operating systems, and Microsoft Office.
• Define the scope of the project to fulfill business ownership requirements.
• Drive critical decisions, executing strategies, and operational requirements at institutions such as RATB, Freddie Mac, and the IMF, as well as reviewing programs and applications for build-or-buy decisions. Successfully demonstrated large-scale IT Change Management processes.
• Implemented deployments for 5,000 users across 30+ languages internationally. Successfully sells solutions, plus communicates and explains technical concepts to senior management, (CEO, CFO, CIO) vendors, professional staff, and business leaders.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Architect - Network Architect II

• Responsible for the Q1 2017 CyberArk Audit including making certain appropriate audit remediation actions took place and engaged leadership as needed to ensure on-time completion of tasks, provide leadership sign-off on completion of Audit remediation before Risk Management. Submission and create centralized storage management for last reviews.
• Assess and guide remediation of Privileged Access for the Commercial team on critical applications including High-Value Payment Systems, PayPlus, and Global Trade Services as well as PIE and Swift; to protect against breach by internal as well as external hackers. Leading this project to secure, document, and adding multi-factor authentication of Confidential ’s high-value payment systems that handle over 1.3 trillion dollars of transfers a year.
• Develop and implement Identity and Access Management “Break Glass” procedures for use when password management systems including Active Directory, CyberArk, Centrify, and PingID/SSO are not functioning properly.
• Manage and implement important weekly performance and privileged management metrics, ensuring leadership is aware of the programs implementation progress and compliance.
• Expertly lead the Privileged Access Management team on standups and core hours when the Scrum Master was unavailable.

Sales - Senior Consultant - Project Manager

• Represent Migrate2, marketing and selling patented AppGuard and SecureIoT, at the Critical Infrastructure: Catalyzing the Innovation Ecosystem in Response to Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-21) on Critical Infrastructure held at the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT). Working with representatives at the United States National Labs to help secure the U.S. National infrastructure and other organizations and companies.
• Research trends in protecting IoT devices, Industrial, Financial and more. Follow and advise on competition, government and industry mandates and how Migrate2 solutions exceed the demands for security. AppGuard stops known and unknown advanced threats—viruses, zero-day malware, drive-by-downloads, watering hole attacks, ransomware, phishing, and many other forms of threats—from executing an attack. AppGuard accomplishes this by using a unique, patented isolation and containment method to protect against threats that traditional antivirus, whitelisting, and sandboxing approaches cannot and don’t stop. Not definition based. SecureIoT is a solution for public and private sector organizations that need solutions delivered quickly, and inexpensively to protect IoT devices and industrial control systems with minimal changes to existing systems.

Senior Business Process Consultant - Solutions Architect II - Project Manager

• Senior Architect with TrueTandem specializing in Microsoft infrastructure with an emphasis on Exchange, Windows Servers, Active Directory, Windows Desktops, Microsoft Office, System Center, and Office 365 solutions. Managed clients in the architecting, deployment of end to end Microsoft solutions covering all elements of planning, architecture, design, and integration. Leveraged computer industry trends that complimented the ability to blend new and emerging technologies into real world solutions.
• Liaison between RATB Leaders, the IT RATB consulting team, contractors, and vendors.
• Migrated RATB to a hybrid Exchange and Microsoft Government Office 365 (G3), becoming Microsoft’s first customer on the new Microsoft Government Cloud.
• Managed multiple teams on $1.6+M contracts per year.
• Led the IT RATB consulting team that implemented both Symantec DLP servers and ProofPoint’s software’s encryption tools to allow sending of confidential files via e-mail.
• Documented and designed current network and workstation environments by identifying existing processes and utilizing the data to determine process optimization. Chosen optimizations aided the documentation of the systems for the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA moderate), and compliance with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2.
• Continually monitored all RATB staff to ensure FISMA moderate and compliance with FIPS 140-2. Analyzed, documented, and assessed vulnerabilities in the infrastructure using System Center Configuration Manager 2102 R2 (SCCM), SolarWinds, GFI Languard, and Nessus reported weekly to resolve/research issues. Managed Plan of Action and Milestones (POAMS) for items found with the system owners to assure timely resolutions.
• Maintained and patched all Work Stations (80+), Microsoft Windows Servers (100+), and VMware virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI) using both GFI and SCCM 2012 R2 to close known security vulnerabilities and updates. Prepared weekly reports for senior managers. Worked closely with the security team to ensure that all Windows Servers, Windows firewalls, and workstations were compliant with Security Certification and Accreditation (C&A ) process.
• Created and maintained over 70 VDI on VMware 5.5 in the RATB environment to simplify updates, new software, and patches to staff.
• Designed, implemented, and setup Microsoft System Center 2012 including System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, Operations Manager 2012 R2 (SCOM), Service Manager (SCSM), and Data Protect Manager 2012 R2 (SCDPM) in a hosted server environment. RATB used these applications to perform installations, patch, monitor, backup, and secure all servers and workstations for RATB in their General Support Domain (GSS), the Federal Accountability Network (FAGOV), Office 365, and Amazon’s Web Service (AWS).
• Managed the TrueTandem team to monitor our SharePoint Servers in AWS for issues and uptime (SCOM, EM7, and SolarWinds), sharing the reports with RATB Management.
• Managed nightly backups (System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 R2 and Unitrends Virtual Backup - UVB), to ensure compliance with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) standards, while regularly testing and retrieving data. Archived weekly to tapes for offsite storage.
• Set up a Proof of Concept for Microsoft’s Virtual desktop infrastructure that utilized: Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V, App-V, System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2, System Center Operations Manager 2012 R2, System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 R2, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2. Tested three potential Microsoft desktop platforms: Windows Thin PC (WinTPC), Windows 7 Enterprise, and the NIST approved Windows 7.

Senior Consultant

• Assess risks of migration
• Solutions to mitigate risks
• Guide office team to remediate files containing VBA and macros
• Research and patch/re-write application with incompatibilities.

Consultant

• System/Windows Administrator and Business Analyst between NLHV leaders and the NLHV IT team, facilitating planned updates and installations such as SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft SCCM 2007 R2 while ensuring HIPAA and other compliance guidelines.
• Integrated and upgraded NLHV’s business processes and IT systems to an Enterprise level architecture to prepare for expected growth and upcoming healthcare changes.
• Setup and developed a management change process, deployed all patches for NLHV hardware and software (Windows Servers 2008 & R2, Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 with Office 2007 and 2010 ).
• Designed and implemented Microsoft’s SCOM (W2K8 64bit, SQL 2008 64 bit) and SCCM (W2K3 R2 32bit, SQL 2005) to monitor, maintain, standardize, secure, and deploy software and Operating Systems. (Later migrated to W2K8 R2 and SQL 2008 R2.)
• Created standard deployable software packages in SCCM 2007 such as Microsoft Office, Project, Visio 2007/2010, Sun's Java; and Adobe Acrobat, Flash, Shockwave, and Air for automated deployment to all users.

Information Technology Officer

• Spearheaded global Microsoft Office architecture development across 5,000 users worldwide. Led the gathering of technical and business requirements, while managing the quality assurance and test plans for Change and Release Management integration with over 60 Enterprise Applications.
• Led teams of 7-10 Senior Technologists, establishing strategic technology vision and managing multi-million dollar budgets, while identifying critical business requirements and solutions while keeping with IMF standards.
• Built key vendor relationships, including Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, Symantec, and Checkpoint.
• Technical Project Manager - developed and managed a $1.7M Office 2007 upgrade, integrated proofing tools and programs across 30+ languages for 186 countries, including Washington, Paris, Moscow, and Tokyo offices.
• Transformed global IT systems across 70+ locations, directing Microsoft, Adobe, and Symantec application integration with overall technology upgrades.
• Elevated IMF productivity and communications via Microsoft Office Systems 2007, including SharePoint, Office Communications Server, Exchange, and Office.
• Collaborated with Microsoft to streamline internal worldwide communication through coordination of IMF's partnerships with World Bank, and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
• Planned, implemented, and oversaw the process of acquiring, encrypting, and sending classified information from South Korea to the U.S. during South Korea’s liquidity crisis in 1997.
• IT Architect, served as key member of teams instituting IMF collaboration strategies with other international organizations and positioning the IMF as a technology innovator through numerous Microsoft and IBM beta programs. Key members chose to deploy Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

Systems Administrator

• Managed, migrated, upgraded, and integrated McManis Associates, a Health Care consulting firm, into MMI business, and their IT standards using a Novell 3.12 Server and Token Ring. Upgraded, and converted the DOS applications to MMl's Windows 3.11 corporate standard.
• Negotiated, implemented, and trained staff on using the VTEL videoconferencing system to cut travel costs.
• Incorporated and managed remote access for users, using PC Anywhere remote access server.

Systems Integrator

• Designed, set up, and managed the expansion of 20 to 150 users utilizing DOS PC's running WordStar, connected to three Novell 3.11 networks.
• Negotiated, acquired, and managed a Rolm 9751 PBX for S&FA’s reimbursement hotline, which included: Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) for 35 custom 80 0 numbers for numerous clients. Reducing the need for additional client staff and equipment while preserving the client’s unique service.
• Interpreted plus analyzed Paradox databases as well as phone data to prepare figures, and charts for monthly client reports and accounts receivable.

Sales Associate

Responsibilities:

• Sold MAC and PC software and peripherals.
• Performed demonstrations on the MAC and PC on a regular basis.
• Handled in person and on phone inquiries for hardware, software, installation problems, and purchase recommendations.
• Responsibilities required for opening and closing Egghead Retail Store.
• Confirmation of - ordering, shipping and receiving of all products.
• Completed daily paperwork including bank deposits.
• Solve customer complaints, suggestions, and price adjustments.
• Train of staff, as well as new management.