TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software/Hardware: Cisco Routers 2500 series to 7500series, Cisco switch/router, Microsoft Active Directory, Citrix,VMWare, Novell Netware, Cisco Works, HP Openview, NetCool, Network Node, VERITAS Netbackup, Rumba, Microsoft Project, CRM, Weblogic, SQL, Oracle, SASI,Veritas, Microsoft IIS, iTracs, Checkpoint Firewall, ASA5500 Visio, Network General s Sniffer, Netcool, Novell s NMS

Routing: Protocols: EIGRP, OSPF, BGP/4, RIP & RIP II

Operating: Systems:Novell, Unix (Solaris, BSD), Cisco s IOS, and Microsoft Active Directory 2003, CAT OS

Project Management: SDLC, Crystal Methods, ITIL(V2), PRINCE2, CMMI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Belcamp, Maryland

IT CONSULTING

Responsibilities:

• The following are IT contracts I have completed since starting the company 01/08. All projects were successfully completed and were Corp to Corp or W2 opportunities.

Confidential, Richmond VA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Sub - contracted by the Confidential of Richmond. Responsible for budget forecasting/management, planning, risk assessment/monitoring/mitigation, Quality Assurance and Control (QA/QC), direct Project Team on each project assigned, oversee/monitor all other resources to ascertain the project is meeting all critical specifications and is on schedule and within budget. I managed the implementation of Microsoft RMS as it extends data security to Desktop and Mobile devices. The scope involved developing a Roadmap for securing data to Federal Reserve Desktop and Mobile users. We are in the middle of transitioning from Lotus Notes Domino to Microsoft Exchange.
• As Project Manager, I am responsible for overseeing the Strategic Roadmap and implementation of this security project, and help develop best practices and policies that will support the Business Requirements. Other projects managed Confidential the Federal Reserve include assessing and managing the hardening of all internal and external Firewall/VPN, and managing the development of .NET and Java applications for the Federal Reserve Intranet.

Confidential, Baltimore MD

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Working under the Confidential TO to GL Communications. My responsibility involved Project Plan development, developing and submitting all SDLC documents related to the Real Time Bus Communications program, help oversee Project governance. This project was to give passengers real time bus arrival information in the Confidential . I was part of a project team responsible for developing all the requirements and deliverables for an RFP.

Confidential, NYC New York

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Sub-contracted to manage Confidential ’s Enterprise WAN Upgrade program. The primary goal is to develop a program to manage the WAN Infrastructure upgrade for Confidential . Confidential is rolling out a new accounting package in SAP/R3 that requires an upgrade to the global network. The WAN is to be optimized where necessary or upgraded to support the SAP/R3 application and new .NET programming. This application will also require an upgrade to the Citrix Server farm and implement a QA/QC process that measures quality. Essentially this means standardizing and creating policy to manage IT resources and distant Field offices globally, analyzing bandwidth utilization data/site, measuring product quality and bring in Subject Matter Experts (SME) to recommend a proper site optimization package tailored/site. Presently there are approximately 300+ offices globally.

Confidential, Baltimore MD

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Sub-contracted by Confidential to manage projects for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Part of a team of Project Managers responsible for converting the technical needs of CMS into practical solutions. My projects include application development using Java and .NET programming, Content Management using Drupal Core, Data Center builds/migrations, VPN/Firewall installations and upgrade, Virtual instances (Unix/Windows) for various application design or development.

Confidential, Harford County MD

Project Manager/Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Contracted by Custom Direct International ( Confidential ) Harford County MD, to build a state of the art Data Center. The build includes design and implement CAT5e cabling for 200 seats, design and build of all Data Center components, CCTV. Each seat to have 3 runs voice/data/spare and migrate users into the new space. This project involved assessing the feasibility for the entire project, creating an approved project plan, interview and hire all contractors, produce a Bill of Materials (BOM), and manage and tract every aspect of the project, including budget I was given a very timeline of six months to complete this project. The components of the Data Center were as follows: Cisco 6509 switch, Cisco 3500 XL switch, MDF dedicated to Voice/Data, AIX servers, VMware, SAN servers, Air Conditioning unit, Backup power generator using diesel fuel.

Confidential, Washington DC

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Contracted as a sub-contractor to upgrade the VPN/Firewall and the voice and data network for Confidential . This assignment includes an assessment of the production data network, upgrading all outdated network devices.

Confidential

Project Manager/Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• My responsibilities included the following; an assessment of the Network Infrastructure (WAN/LAN), the upgrade of all LAN switches, the conversion of the WAN to a MPLS managed network and the design and implementation of a Disaster Recovery Data Center using VMWare

Confidential

Project Manager/Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• This project will integrate an intelligent wireless network along the highways in Michigan. The base network is a Confidential and Confidential WiFi.. When implemented this network will dynamically relay road conditions back to a Network Operating Center (NOC) where highway motorists will be proactively informed with intelligent road signs. This project also involves an upgrade of the Michigan (NOC). I was responsible for the success of the whole integration.

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Director of Infrastructure Services

Responsibilities:

• The responsibility of the Director of Infrastructure Services includes the oversight of IT operations and management of the various reporting departments that make up Infrastructure Services. The departments are; Network Services, Field Services, Customer Service, Security/Data Center operations, Telephone (Centrex) support and Project Management Office (PMO) and EOC Technical Operations. In addition to the daily operations management, I oversaw all RFP’s and IFB’s associated with the Infrastructure group. My budget size annually was approximately 15 million dollars. I personally manage all vendor contract negotiations and all projects budgeted over 1.5 million dollars.
• The ultimate goal of the Infrastructure Services group is to provide and maintain a modern IT infrastructure that will hopefully translate into the children of Baltimore City having an advantage in the classroom. The following list successful projects my department implemented during my tenure:
• Upgraded Microsoft NT operation system to 2003 Active Directory
• Upgrade Microsoft Exchange V5 TO Microsoft Exchange 2003
• Implemented and managed the new HRMS Weblogic server (Oracle based system)
• Upgrade of the Frame Relay network to a Verizon MPLS network (Voice/Data)
• Various application designs, upgrades and conversions
• Upgrade of the Data Center infrastructure (coolant, old equipment, management procedures)
• All of these projects were valued Confidential minimum 1.5M with some as high as 27M.

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Senior Project/Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Contracted in the role of Project and Network Manager to oversee the LAN/WAN requirements of the individual branches of the MDOT i.e. MAA, MVA, MTA, SHA, MPA, OTTS. My Individual responsibilities and s include, designing and building a WIRELESS (WiFi) WLAN infrastructure that utilize Aruba wireless network equipment for all the MTA’s bus Depots in Baltimore. I managed the upgrade of MDOT’s entire
• LAN/WAN Infrastructure from Frame Relay to Gigabit Ethernet using Juniper routers. I was also tasked to upgrade Data security and application security for the MTA. My role as the Network manager was to deliver practical designs and the successful management of the MTA’s projects.

Confidential, New York City, New York

Senior Consultant/Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked within two practices, the Project Management and Network Engineering practices. I worked with the IBM Business Development group in the capacity of Engagement/Project Manager. I was responsible for developing project plans Confidential the RFP stage, and if necessary present the plan to the prospective client. I would act as the initial Project Engagement Manager and manage the entire project. A typical project was budgeted Confidential 5 - 10 million dollars. When engaged with the Network Engineering practice, I was fully engaged as a Data Network Engineer or Network Manager. In the field, I was depended upon to deliver IBM’s best practices in Network Engineering.

Confidential, St, New York City

Data Center Operations Manager/ Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• After completion, my responsibilities were to manage the daily operations of Confidential &T’s two largest Data Centers in the northeast. The day to day operations include making sure that all procedures are enforced and that every customer's server is backed up intermittently during the week and full backups on Saturday. We primarily used Arcserv.

Confidential, New York City, New York

PC/LAN Manager/ Support

Responsibilities:

• Helped with initial design and implementation of the Fixed Income trading floor as Nomura moved to a new location (WFC)
• Managed the day to day technical operations for the Fixed Income Trading floor this includes, File and Print operation, feeds to NYSE, NASDAQ and other market feeds..
• Installed, configured and maintain Verbex a (Digital Voice Recognition) system for the traders to directly input their trades. This implementation drastically reduced our back office budget.
• Installed redundant network links to the Bloomberg network
• Establish user access, profiles, system security, and printing environments for users on AS400.
• Installed and configured Microsoft’s Windows NT server for Trading floor