OBJECTIVE

Information Technology position utilizing leadership skills and broad technology experience developed over 21 years.

SUMMARY

Information Technology professional with a diversified skill - set performing duties of Systems Architecture, Application Packaging and Deployment, Project Management, System Analysis and Management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows (NT 4.0/2000/2003/2008/ XP/Vista/7/8), Some exposure to OS/2 and Linux variants.

Software: InstallShield Admin Studio, Microsoft SMS 2.0/2003 and SCCM 2007, Microsoft App-V 4.x, Microsoft Windows Terminal Services/Remote Desktop Services, VMWare Workstation/Thinapp/Server/ESX, Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, Appsense Personalization and many others.

Technologies: Networking, Operational knowledge of firewalls/routers/switches, DMZ architecture, Disaster Recovery, Cloud computing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Laurel, MD

Application Packaging and Deployment Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Application analysis, design and deployment for standard desktop applications.
• Maintenance and application analysis, design and deployment for ATM platform servicing customer banking.
• Develop application deployment solutions for virtualization technologies of Microsoft App-V, VMware Thinapp/VDI and Citrix technologies.
• Provide solution for deployment of branch direct check imaging solution.
• Provide for repeatable and low maintenance deployment solutions for application packaging and deployment team.
• Develop process improvement augmentations and standards for application packaging and delivery contingents.
• Team was an early adopter in the enterprise of a Kanban style Agile workflow.

Confidential, Landover, MD

Senior Architect

Responsibilities:

• Trusted advisor status to Confidential focused on developing enterprise strategy for end-point management and application delivery.Coordinate with various MITS groups and divisions on collecting and analyzing requirements for developing properly targeted strategies. Socialize developed strategy with the contributing MITS groups.
• Developed conceptual and logical documentation providing guidance for advancing the client services environment to use supporting technologies such as Server Based Computing, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and Application Virtualization.
• Perform as senior architect on client services and support other domain discipline members focused on networking, storage virtualization, processing (server) and process architecting endeavors.
• Architecture and solutions designed in accordance with FISMA, FIPS 200 and NIST 800-53 specifications.
• Developed and aided assessments towards accommodating government agency mandates for cloud computing solutions per U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra’s 25-point plan.
• Performed proof of concept and pilot of Citrix virtualization technologies consisting of Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop, Edgesite, PVS, Windows 2008, AppSense Personalization Server. Supported development pilot of VMware View.
• Provided support to deputy ACIO in socializing broadband of virtualization efforts.

Confidential, Laurel, MD

Engineering Solutions Manager

Responsibilities:

• Work stream lead for Application Packaging effort on acquisition migration phase. 300+ client and client/server applications remediated for use in hybrid environment.
• Managed team of six engineers consisting of contractors and FTEs. Utilizing Installshield Admin Studio, Wise Studio, Microsoft APP-V, Microsoft SCCM 2007, Microsoft Windows Terminal Services and related technologies.

Confidential, Laurel, MD

Staff Specialist, AVP

Responsibilities:

• Owned and coordinated the 200+ application server portion of the IP readdressing project as part of a preparation for merging into Confidential network.
• Mentored junior development and analysis staff members. Provided support to management and management processes.
• Key contributor for Check Imaging project, Collections Dialer for Mortgage and Home Equity departments, Corporate Tax product and Federal Reserve Wire Transfer solution for Accounting division.
• Tasked with developing and stewarding disaster recovery design, implementations and testing scripts for application readiness for the bank. Managed team on participation on bi-yearly disaster recovery tests to validate application readiness posture.

Confidential, Laurel, MD

Product Manager, AVP

Responsibilities:

• Managed a hybrid team of up to 7 developers and analysts delivering Windows platform application solutions to assigned lines of business. (Marketing, Accounting, Corporate Security, Cash Management, Treasury Management, Data Security and Database Solutions)
• Manage small to medium projects to acquire and track satisfaction of user requirements for upgraded and newly installed applications for business units.
• Managed initiatives to revise/rewrite standards and procedures for application development and deployment. Introduced the Installshield technology into the environment as the new standard for application packaging.
• Tasked with developing and stewarding disaster recovery design, implementations and testing scripts for application readiness for the bank. Managed team on participation on bi-yearly disaster recovery tests to validate application readiness posture.
• Key proponent to call for the re-engineering of the Federal Reserve Wire Transfer facility to comply with established enterprise standards and disaster recovery requirements.
• Contributor to process improvement team tasked with revising procedures compliant to a Waterfall/SDLC process mechanism.

Confidential, Laurel, MD

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for acquiring and analyzing user/departmental requirements towards determining the Bank hardware standards for PCs, laptops, printers, servers, peripherals and related items.
• Design and implement solutions for Microsoft Windows NT, XP, 2000/2003 Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and other products. Key contributor for initial (2000) and revised (2003) Active Directory implementations.
• Primary contributor to Wintel infrastructure disaster recovery design, scripting and testing. Bi-yearly disaster recovery testing schedule utilized to determine program failures and prescribe remedies.
• Participant in group's delegates to redesign data center disaster recovery strategy. Group developed site replication solution using a third party provided hot-site for data center redundancy.

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Project Lead Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead for 5 person startup team and peak 14 person group supporting Installs/Moves/Adds/Changes.
• Aided management in employment activities and attended to management processes/procedures.
• Project manager for initial 300+ employee move to new Confidential campus.

Confidential, Laurel, MD

Senior Customer Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supplemental staff to Install/Move/Add/Change group. Personally provided additional support to Software Engineering group as needed.
• Key member in Confidential VideoBanking Y2K compliancy project and OS/2 to NT 4.0 print server migration.
• Championed documentation standards in multi-vendor environment.
• Consistent participant in disaster recovery exercises at alternate user test locations. Responsible for deployment of end-user facilities tied into disaster recovery data center resources.

Confidential, Syracuse, NY

Technician

Responsibilities:

• Primary integration personnel supporting Filenet paperless workstation project.
• Aided in day to day service requests during project downtime.

Confidential, Buffalo, NY

Network Technician / Telecom Technician

Responsibilities:

• Participated on project outfitting newly built math and sciences complex with network infrastructure, telecom equipment and PCs.
• Installation/Support staff for information technology and telecom equipment.