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A distinguished Director of Information Technology and Software Engineering with expertise in diverse range of technologies within multiple industry settings. 20+ years of demonstrated success managing Networking, Software Design, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Internet Technology and Cyber Security. Well organized, results oriented individual with proven ability to implement standards, procedures and processes that improve business functionality. Solid management skills, capable of leading and motivating individuals to maximize levels of productivity, while forming cohesive team environments. Exceptional communicator, focused on building strong client relationships. Committed to quality and service excellence with aptitude for launching new technology operations, including client and vendor relationships, policies and procedures, business processes, and SLA’s.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Director Of Technology

Jwt
New York
01.2008 - 12.2013

Direct Information Technology Operations for $5 million dollar company providing Technology Infrastructure and Cloud Services for small to medium sized businesses.

  • Established Quality Assurance, Documentation, Telecommunications/WAN departments and HelpDesk departments that improve internal processes and enhanced productivity.
  • Spearheaded implementation and management of $1 million dollar data center for cloud services and server colocation to support customer needs.
  • Designed and rolled out new architecture for private and public cloud systems to guarantee redundancy and load balancy increasing uptime to 99.99%.
  • Performed multiple Migration projects for Microsoft Exchange email servers, storage solutions, Backup & Disaster Recovery strategies for multiple companies.
  • Introduced procedural improvements to increase productivity including scheduled hardware maintenance, employee activity tracking and cross integration of systems.
  • Performed as key contributer to building engineering, service and support infrastructures within organization to streamline support of our products and services.
  • Responsible for Datacenter related decisions and architecture.
  • Responsible for the administration and maintenance of the Datacenter’s virtual infrastructure using VMware.

Director of Consulting Services

Cgi Group Inc.
New York
01.2004 - 12.2008
  • Key member of the consulting team and contributed to both internal operational areas and provided technical services to customers.
  • Established and refined best practices related to service delivery by presenting new ideas to senior management.
  • Ensured team utilization level met or exceeds 85% average.
  • Participated in recruiting new hires for the team.
  • Participated in sales calls when needed.
  • Performed on-site network assessments and presentations.
  • Ensured customer satisfaction by responding to calls, email, and/or voicemail in a timely, accurate, and professional manner.
  • Identified and booked projects from both new customers and existing customers.
  • Provided guidance and mentorship to team members.
  • Worked with senior management on evaluating and establishing new service offerings and best practices.

Director of Information Technology

Hyatt Hotels Corp.
Tempe
01.2000 - 12.2004
  • Provided leadership and vision for the IT department include strategic planning of information systems.
  • Developed strategic direction for the information systems plan including technology deployment plans and departmental budgets.
  • Directed all information technology and network system deployment and maintenance including all IT infrastructure, wireless communications, PC systems, local networks and mobile environment.
  • Managed IT training for IT staff members and end user training on software and desktop systems.
  • Created operational policies, procedures, standards, guidelines and best practices.
  • Recruited, hired and trained IT staff, project managers, engineer and network administrators.
  • Oversee department meetings with staff leads and managers to ensure continuity of information systems support and goal attainment.
  • Ensured project completion by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments, IT staff and data center employees.
  • Assessed new innovative technologies, mission critical systems, security, communications and business continuity.

Technical Services Manager

Amentum
Bethesda
01.1997 - 12.2000
  • Deployed, managed, and maintained corporate network consisting of some 420 nodes in six offices throughout the USA, including remote access VOIP (VPN) Citrix, Terminal Services and other WAN technologies.
  • Managed Unified Messaging field technicians.
  • Administered company wide Exchange 2003 email system and Blackberry server
  • Oversee Hardware and Software configuration, inventory of all corporate Computer equipment.
  • Designed and installed systems at customer sites throughout the USA.
  • Provided technical solutions for all network systems related issues.
  • Lead Engineer for all computer based products i.e. Routers, Unified Messaging Systems, Call Accounting Systems and Call Management Systems.
  • Provided ongoing National support for installed customer systems.
  • Arrange and deploy ISDN, DSL, P2P/T1, Frame Relay and other Transport technologies.
  • Server installs, maintenance and troubleshooting, Domain Controllers, Exchange, IIS, SQL, SNA, Apache Tomcat, Linux

Education

Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems

George Mason University
1997

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Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Solution Design
  • Project Management
  • Technology Integration
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
  • StakeholderCommunications
  • Problem Resolution
  • Training & Mentoring
  • Client\Server Technologies

Timeline

Director Of Technology

Jwt
01.2008 - 12.2013

Director of Consulting Services

Cgi Group Inc.
01.2004 - 12.2008

Director of Information Technology

Hyatt Hotels Corp.
01.2000 - 12.2004

Technical Services Manager

Amentum
01.1997 - 12.2000

Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems

George Mason University

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