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Paul DiDonato

Paul DiDonato

Information Technology Professional
Staten Island,NY

Summary

Experienced Technical Expert/Project Lead with with top-notch implementation and project management abilities. Highly organized, methodical and skilled at overseeing daily milestones across high-performance teams. Well-versed in Data Center planning and deployment as well as Server based support.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
9
9
Certifications

Work History

Senior Technical Expert/Project Lead

Sanofi US
Bridgewater, NJ
08.2004 - 12.2021

· Technical Service owner for 200+ Local server rooms & computer facilities across 6 regions globally

· Provided Quality Assurance support as well as server support to global customers(Windows,VMware,Azure,AWS)

· Authored Global Process Qualification documents used for computer facilities with both GxP data and non-GxP data

· Worked with local facility owners to remediate deviations uncovered via GQA audits

· Managed projects critical to the Data Centers/Server rooms while supporting global rooms technically

  • Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
  • Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
  • Adhered to budget requirements with excellent planning and consistent expense monitoring.
  • Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.

Server Administrator Consultant

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
01.2000 - 08.2004
  • Handled all Level 3 server incidents (NT 4.x), both hardware and software related within Novartis Pharma US
  • Responsible for scoping requirements for all Server based projects within different business units at Novartis Pharma US
  • Supported Print queues for over 10,000 users in corporate Novartis
  • Wrote and maintained technical and functional specifications to document server based hardware intentions and requirements.
  • Resolved issues and escalated problems with knowledgeable support and quality service.
  • Analyzed complex project server issues and worked on large enterprise and business-critical applications.
  • Implemented, developed and tested installation and update of file servers, print servers and application servers.

Education

No Degree - Political Science

College of Staten Island of The City University of New York
Staten Island, NY

No Degree - Cyber Security & Quality Assurance

Western Governors University
Online
02.2022 - Current

Skills

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Accomplishments

COURSES COMPLETED

  • Microsoft AZ 104
  • Microsoft AZ 900
  • Microsoft AI 900
  • Microsoft SC 900
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations
  • Amazon AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • VMware vSphere Install, Configure, Manage v4.1
  • VMware vSphere Install, Configure, Manage v6.7
  • IDCA DCIE -2021
  • Agile Foundations
  • CCSK Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge

Certification

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ900

Work Availability

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Timeline

No Degree - Cyber Security & Quality Assurance

Western Governors University
02.2022 - Current

Senior Technical Expert/Project Lead

Sanofi US
08.2004 - 12.2021

Server Administrator Consultant

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
01.2000 - 08.2004

No Degree - Political Science

College of Staten Island of The City University of New York
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