SUMMARY:

• Accomplished Solutions Architect offering designing, implementing, and administering software systems based on SQL Server 2008/2012/2016 single instances and clusters.
• 12 years of experience coding in C, C++ .NET development, MS Visual Basic. 6 years of experience in Erwin Model Manager and other data modelling tools.
• Design and oversight of multiple corporate data centers.
• Responsible for the core - networking infrastructure at corporate data, operation, and business centers along with access for customer sites. Served as liaison with Storage, Open System, Mainframe, and Operations to ensure coordination of planning and implementation. Handled multiple concurrent projects that could affect customer production.
• Developed business and technical infrastructures during enterprise management architecture projects while leading an engineering teams of up to 20 contract employees.
• Responsible for all aspects of IT operations of multiple organizations in the role of Director of Information Technology. Participated in and lead multiple research and development projects for fund companies. Designed and operated a shared collocation facility for member companies, which created beneficial cost savings and cross-selling opportunities.
• Managed and successfully developed Synergy Imaging System’s flagship product - PowerReader. Worked directly with Vice President of Products to recognize and identify potential areas for future business expansion. Owned roadmap and product-managed 6 releases of new product over 2 years - working with 3 object-oriented development teams of 15 engineers spread across 3 locations.
• Consistent track record in successfully promoting cost-effective, secured information management and analytics solutions that comply with regulatory requirements like FISMA, FedRAMP, SOX, and HIPAA; used standards NIST SP 800, NIST, HL7, PCI-DSS, FIPS, ISO 27001/27002 series, and ITIL best practices.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Solutions Architect

• Gathered detailed business requirements and use cases and translated technical specifications into solution requirements; authored and maintained business requirements documents and FRDs for multiple divisions (using JIRA and TraceCloud).
• Developed data architecture design to facilitate targeted customer analysis
• Implemented iterative versions of an asset management helper system which received data from the system of record, Sunflower Systems Assets® (250K records); tracked and analyzed asset moves by merging with shipping reports, MS Systems Center (SCCM) (2.5M records); linked backend network management data (1.7M records); linked customer site records; and then presented views in SharePoint Server 2016. Used extensive MS VBA scripting to extract, transform and load data into a set of Access 2016 databases for reporting through SharePoint and Microsoft Power BI
• Implemented SolarWinds Orion at Client HQ to monitor 4000 servers, 600 routers and 1200+ switches. Customized monitoring capabilities, reports, MIBS, and views. Migrated on-site implementation to off-premises, hybrid-cloud deployment; SolarWinds Orion Platform 2015.1.3, VNQM 4.2.3, IPAM 4.3.1, SAM 6.2.3, DPA 10.0.1, NCM 7.4.1, IVIM 2.1.1, QoE 2.0, NPM 11.5.3, NTA 4.1.2
• Contributing member of the architecture team that prototyped the migration of FISMA network management and inventory management systems of record from the on-premise data center to Microsoft Azure FedRAMP High baseline
• Microsoft Power BI (desktop, enterprise in test environment) used to analyze and report disparate data sets into reporting dashboards for EUSD management visibility and review
• Provided technical and project management support for the replacement of 43,000+ laptop and desktop computers throughout the US and at OCONUS sites
• Advised project service provider to improve scheduling. Received, improved, provided schedule changes through MS Excel VBA scripting, advised the addition of resource management in the MS Project schedule
• Provided technical guidance and oversight of the proof of concept deployment of a VDI solutions based enabling “zero client” hardware and “clientless” remote access for 200 pilot users

Confidential

Data Analyst

• Using Python 3.7 to support a genetics lab at UMBC performing prostate cancer research
• Created a protein isoform expression database using PostgreSQL; database stores expressions of proteins in thousands of sets of splicing results generating tens of millions of protein expression values
• Wrote a parser to harvest forecasts from these data, and an aggregation engine to compile the data using Python (spipy.stats.fisher exact module)
• The project is a proof-of-principle to validate the expression analysis against reference study methods
• Implemented a control model to share (receive and supply) data to Veterans Affair enterprise systems to insure POA-only access to VA computer systems is used and to embed controls to meet VA CRISP processes and access management standards

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

• Contractor Team Lead: performed performance and salary reviews for ECS personnel
• Provided technical and project management oversight for transition of Client Network components and services from the managed services contractor to the new IT delivery partner
• Researched, tested and recommended new solutions for the Client Network to include; H.323/320 VTC, Firewall and Virtual Private Network, Network Monitoring, Web filtering and VPN over MPLS solutions
• Provided Client with analysis of the financial management of Solutions Delivery projects
• Provided technical expertise in evaluating customer-edge WAN/LAN cost proposals/SOWs at 680 sites
• Advised the transition path to migrate Client’s VPN solution from an IBM/Sprint MIS to MPLS backbone
• Conducted and analyzed airport site surveys; participated in site walks; gathered and reported site requirements including detailed Visio network diagrams

Confidential

Senior Systems Architect

• Architect of a SQL Server-based barcode management system to track the multi-site packaged inventory transfers; SQL Server 2012, Motorola mobile computer/scanners (Zebra MC55AO/NO), Zebra Thermal bar code printer, SQL Server Compact embedded database for mobile data capture, synchronization from mobile databases to server database. The Move Tracking Database (MTD) that was used to track the relocation of the NMHM from Walter Reed and an off-site annex to new museum buildings. MTD tracked bar code information from dispatch at old sites to receipt at the new locations
• The National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM) is a National Historic Landmark which identifies, collects, and preserves important and unique resources to support a broad agenda of innovative exhibits, educational programs, and scientific, historical, and medical research. The Museum was located at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. As a directive from the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) Commission, NMHM relocated its collection of artifacts to new storage facilities
• Agile Scrum project management used; facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings, and software demonstrations
• Worked closely with museum manager in backlog management and continuous delivery of features
• Educated and reinforced scrum methodology and agile framework to team members and stakeholders
• Developed T-SQL/Stored Procedures on 2012 MS SQL database; MS SSAS and Reporting Service and legacy Crystal Reports and .net-based report for executive inventory status dashboard
• Project closeout: performed translation and data preparation for loading to the museum collection system of record; used PL/SQL procedures and queries to output data and metadata to record load formats

Confidential

Senior Network Engineer

• Led engineering projects/issues pertaining to regional airports/offices: PRI circuit ordering; ensured Voice over IP site readiness; coordinated PRI demarcation extensions; and managed Telecom and Data communications providers’ work on circuits and equipment installation and troubleshooting
• Evaluated the potential improvement in network circuit utilization by targeting “Content Cache Engine” (Cisco NME-WAE-502-K9 external or internal module) configuration changes that could improve performance by caching files for local, repeated usage
• Researched the deployment of Cisco Energywise and Medianet components for the Client network Cisco switching and routing enterprise. Drove the adoption of the domain naming convention to be used for Energywise at each location
• Consolidated data from Remedy 9 ITMS system and Cisco router and switch logs into SQL Server 2017 clustered database to perform rolling month, quarter, and annual site/user/organization IT cost and scaling analytics.
• Performed hardware and software maintenance upgrades for Cisco 4507R, 3750 series switches and Cisco ASR and ISR series routers
• Interfaced with the ISP team to troubleshoot circuit and routing protocol issues (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
• Proficient in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) VoIP networks

Confidential

Network Engineer

• Lead engineer for the Information Systems Managed Services contract
• SME regarding the use of Cisco Routers/Switches, Cisco IP Phones, Cisco Unified CallManager Version 4.0, integration with LEC single and multi­circuit PRIs, and the use of high-speed point-to-point wireless backhaul Ethernet (IP­based) systems to deliver high capacity secure wireless bridging between facilities
• Responsible for overseeing data and connectivity engineering efforts at regional airports/offices including PRI circuit ordering, ensuring VoIP site readiness, coordinating PRI demarcation extensions, and managing Telecom and Data communications providers’ work on the installation of data circuits and equipment
• Responsible for conducting and analyzing site surveys, participating in site walks, gathering site requirements, developing documentation in support of findings, developing Visio drawings as necessary, and for creating or analyzing network diagrams
• Participated in designing and implementing external and internal security according to Information Technology Division best practices. The application prototype was installed using MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0, Macromedia Studio 8, and AllFusion Erwin Data Modeler r7 for data and workflow modeling
• Developed strategies for data acquisition, archive recovery, and implementation of a data warehouse

Confidential

Director of Desktop Information Systems

• Systems Administrator director in a multi-site, multinational environment in support of approximately 3000+ desktop and laptop systems
• Designed, operated and provided technical support for backups, including recovery testing and management of offsite backup vendors, products, archives, vaults and tape repositories
• Configuration and build management for standard images for desktop and laptop equipment
• Routine maintenance and administration coverage for systems, including routine patch management using Microsoft SMS
• Negotiated computer equipment and software purchases, researched products, set configurations, and maintained life-cycle management
• Documented desktop, laptop and server software installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting procedures

Confidential

Director of Information Technology

• Reported to the CTO and accountable for delivery of network solutions at an enterprise level and 12 plant rationalization projects nationwide. Provided planning, design, implementation, and operation of network infrastructure projects. Managed projects to align with a defined $3M capital and $1.5M expense IT networking budget while supporting some 2000+ online users.
• IT department Director for an Internet security company, managed a staff of 6, with an annual departmental budget of approximately $1.2M per year
• Established centralized management of the user desktop environment; Profiles; Policies; Scripts; Local system configuration
• Coordinated mobile user networks to ensure that remote associates maintained constant connectivity with two-factor authentication using RSA SecurID key fobs, authentication servers and Kerberos authentication protocol servers
• Provided 24-hour disaster recovery in the event of network downtime and/or building destruction. Created and regularly refined backup protocols to ensure data and network integrity
• Managed the operations of a Windows 2003 and Linux server farm in a controlled data center environment that housed the scan engines used to assess customer web site vulnerabilities
• Replaced a phone switching system to accommodate 2 T1 PRIs for inbound data and call capacity for a 9-person Call Center. Call routing was used to support 4 functional groups of operators both on-site and off-site

Confidential

Solutions Engineer

• Implemented and managed the configuration department project SDLC documentation, architectures, interface specifications, responsibility, and cost estimates as a consultant at US House of Representatives
• Established a master IM project plan/schedule. The schedule included major milestones and details for each project/activity. Developed processes and procedures for collecting, tracking and reporting all department projects and efforts.
• Interpreted cost schedule directives and developed methods and procedures to assure implementation and compliance with House information systems policies
• Acted as the central point of contact for House information systems project schedules. Worked with IM branches as well as other House Chief Administrative Officer organizations to determine requirements to ensure that all efforts were coordinated
• Assessed the quality (i.e., completeness, accuracy, reliability) of department project work products and deliverables. Examined and assessed deliverables as well as interim work products against established completion and quality criteria

Confidential

Director of Information Technology

• Directed all IT efforts for a nationwide builder of residential housing. 10 companies were in 15 markets in 11 US states with 1500 employees and an IT staff of 46
• Managed the operations of UNIX (SCO) and Windows NT/2000 servers and server farms in a controlled data center environment; used Oracle 8i and MS SQL Server databases to process, extract, and present accounting/job cost data to web-enabled interfaces for home owners, contractors, suppliers and other data consumers
• Replaced a managed frame relay WAN with IP-based VPN with centralized data centers for server and service consolidation. Cut budget 23% and vastly increased network security and availability, reduced TCO for desktops, and greatly increased flexibility of the network
• Managed ERP mission-critical architecture built on DB2 on AS/400 (iSeries) midrange server
• Designed, created, and maintained DB2 database objects
• Managed database growth and performance with database reorgs
• Audited application SQL code with DB2 Explain prior to production implementation
• Assisted developers in database and application tuning for optimal performance
• Loaded and refreshed non-production databases for application testing
• Provided 24/7 on-call support for production databases on a rotation basis

Confidential

Director of Information Technology

• Co-founder of a software development company dedicated to writing Windows-based software for Banking and Insurance industries that digitize, uses character recognition and forwards data to mainframe systems for credit card applications and insurance claim forms.
• Database Architect for a highly technical team that constructed Synergy’s cornerstone product, PowerReader®. Architecture is three-tiered composed of a client GUI layer that requests data queries using SQL stored procedures in an Oracle 8i data store. Created a system for the banking and insurance industry that manages requests from Windows clients and ICR/OCR servers processing approximately 25,000 document images per day.
• Stored and retrieved multiple gigabytes of data and document images using FileNET Corporation’s document management API’s.
• Developed software to support a seamless interface with legacy backend data and image storage systems and Mainframe credit scoring systems.
• Designed and constructed SQL database repository, application development in C++ and PowerBuilder®. Responsible for toolkit and third-party software procurement; hardware, operating systems, software, peripherals, LAN/WAN service and equipment for system sized at up to 100 clients and 10 servers