Seasoned manager successful at developing product roadmaps and leading cross-functional software teams from prototype to release. Excels at project cost planning and iterative development. Self-motivated and experienced in supporting network infrastructure for multi-user and remote environments. Adept at communicating with key stakeholders in assessing project needs. Detail-oriented manager who excels at leading product strategy and business development using in-depth knowledge of market trends. Establishes clear objectives for team members and enforces deadlines to keep projects on track. Talented IT professional specializing in leading high-performing and multi-disciplinary teams from product development through successful product launches. Accustomed to managing multiple projects and priorities in fast-paced environments. Innovative and solutions-focused IT Project Manager with more than 17 years in network engineering, software delivery and enterprise project management. Certified IT Project Manager experienced in managing projects related to applications and software tools installation and migration, server Virtualization and end user computing. Certified Senior Project Manager specializing in IT infrastructure and application deployment. Troubleshooting expert who keeps up-to-date with the latest trends in the technology industry.
Skills
Agile methodologies
Business process improvement
Six Sigma Certification
Change management
Requirements gathering
Iterative development
Project cost planning
Collaboration tools
Service-oriented architecture
Risk mitigation and management
Results-oriented
Platform scalability forecasting
Mitigation plan development
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Platform scalability forecasting
Mitigation plan development
Effective multi-tasker
Product launches
MS Project
Data analysis
Strategic planning
Team player
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
MS Project
Product launches
Work History
Naval Officer, 01/1982 - 06/2002 US Navy – , STATE, 20 year Aviation career culminating as a Squadron Commanding Officer.
3800 Combined Fight hours
Top Secret Security Clearance
Held every key department head position including: Assistant Maintenance Officer, Maintenance Officer, Safety/NATOPS Officer, Admin Officer, Legal Officer, Training Officer, Operations Officer, Executive Officer Awarded 3 Navy Achievement Medals for outstanding service
Education
Master of Science: Aviation Safety, Expected in 1996 - Naval Postgraduate School - Monterey, CA GPA:
Bachelor of Science: Business Logistics / Marketing / Business Law, Expected in 1979 - Penn State University – State College - PA, GPA:
Accomplishments
Seventeen years PMO, Program/Project Management Office Implementation,
Software Delivery, Test Centers of Excellence & Data Center Operations.
Six Sigma Black Belt – Completed 3 projects in 15 months totaling $28
million dollars in savings and cost avoidance.
Assisted with training 3,500 IT personnel
through Six Sigma foundations and Lean Six Sigma Principles.
Implemented several PMO practices including PPM tool and implementation,
(Clarity), Project Template Wizards and Project Audit Standards.
Implemented a TMMI level 4, Test Center of Excellence w/126 FTE Testers
ensuring each FTE attained certification. Reduced production defect leakage to
8% from 15%.
Implemented a Security Operations Center in concert with Information
Security Policies and the NOC in a record setting 6 months.
Implemented a Windows Server Virtualization Program across two Data
Centers thereby extending the physical footprint out 5 years.
Architected a Data De-Duplication program for 3 Petabytes of SAN
storage. Achieved no-growth for the year for the first time ever in the company's 25 year history.
Managed an $80 MIL Systems Integration IT budget supporting 650 IT
developers and contractors while establishing a metrics based project review and
audit board.
Hired 125 New FTEs in a single year to meet growth and demand.
Key Negotiations and implementation of an MSSP, (Managed Security
Service Provider) with UNISYS. This was a true follow the sun implementation in
conjunction with daily penetration testing that was implemented in 6 months. Interviewed and seeded a team of 8 Security
professionals to build out a NIDS, HIDS, WIDS, NAC and Network Penetration
Program.
Managed the Corporate Operational Security Assessment and Implemented a full
PKI process and certificate management within the two Data Centers and external
clients.
Negotiated PKI Certificate contracts with both VeriSign and GeoTrust
while Implementing a full PKI and certificated management process with savings in
excess of $1.0 MIL. Negotiated and implemented a Distributed Denial of Service contract with
AT&T providing full upstream heuristic monitoring and protection of our
inbound connectivity providing our shareholders with a first line of defense
upstream in the network. An insurance
policy for some 14 million web registered users.
Managed a multi-site Production Sustainment team (108 FTEs) that
increased on-line availability from 97% to 99.92% and reduced open production
defects by more than 50%. (704 to 326 in less than one year).
Managed and delivered an 18 month, $85 MIL Business Integration project
for an enterprise Pension Payroll system. This was the first company effort
expended around Data Re-Architecture and Oracle RAC.
Department Head for both Operations Architecture Governance and
Development Architecture Governance boards
Chaired a Strategic Architecture Team encompassing a 3-year business
look-a-head coupled with vendor and platform roadmaps.
Managed a Global Data Center Expansion & Implementation across all
of Europe complying with all Safe Harbor Laws.
Crafted an implementation plan for the Data Center of the Future, Server
and Data Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, RPO & RTO.
Designed a Dual Data Center Disaster Recovery program with a 4 hour Fail-Over
SLA on all Tier 1 Applications, utilizing Active/Active Architecture and Tier 1 web
solutions.
Authored & Published a “Whitepaper” on Data Center “Green Computing”
and Server Consolidation.
Conducted a product evaluation/Proof of Concept of IBM/DataStage and
Informatica for the World’s Largest Television Merchandiser.
20 year retired Navy
Veteran with 3800 flight hours and system testing of the world GPS, APS -80,
APS-128, ISAR radar systems, electronic warfare systems and overall systems
integration.
Managed more than [100] projects with budgets totaling $[125 MIL].
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