IT Infrastructure Services Senior Architect Resume

SUMMARY

Motivated and personable business and IT professional wif Masters degree and numerous technical certifications coupled wif a successful 18 year track record of proven IT consulting focused on solving business problems through sophisticated IT driven solutions.
Wif IT industry experience going back to 1987, I continue to strive to keep up wif technology and using it to serve business needs.
Diplomatic and tactful wif professionals at all levels. Accustomed to working in diverse and challenging environments. Demonstrated history of producing project and support work on time and on budget.
Flexible and versatile individual, able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure. Poised and competent wif demonstrated ability to easily navigate organizational differences. Very comfortable in deadline - driven environments. Excel in both team and stand-alone endeavors wif outstanding communication, and team-building skills. Vertical experience in Health Care, Financial Services, Legal Services, Education, Manufacturing, and Government IT efforts.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Infrastructure Services Senior Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Helping lead a cross-functional, international, team focused on developing and delivering commercial IT services in support of Confidential world class software products.
Responsible for IT systems architecting, designing implementation architectures as well as defining teh development and roll out strategies for Confidential ’s logistics solutions.
Working wif and communicating across multiple layers of teh organization, from executives, to business stakeholders, to technical teams.

Senior IT Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Technical infrastructure team lead responsible for IT project work and 2nd/3rd level support for teh Microsoft, VMware, HP, Dell, Cisco, WatchGuard, Ruckus, Citrix, Barracuda, EqualLogic, Compellent, Good, BlackBerry, and RSA networking environments.

IT Contractor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Worked as solutions architect, presales engineer, and project manager for small IT services firm focused on small business
Engaged in detailed assessment and recommendations of network infrastructure and Microsoft Active Directory
Solution architect and project manager for Office 365 migrations
Worked wif clients and sales team on designing Cisco VOIP and UCS solutions
Assisted in SharePoint services troubleshooting and new system implementation

Senior IT Consultant & Shareholder

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Technology and business consultant, systems integrator/engineer, and business owner
Provided IT and business consulting to a wide variety of clients, ranging from small (50 user) to enterprise (Fortune 500 & Federal Government) sized environments
Provided engineering and support assistance to international clients
Consulted at all business levels, and a wide variety of topics, including: networking infrastructure, systems implementation, integration, configuration, management, monitoring, validation, backup/DRP, business continuity, and on-going support of various Microsoft, Novell, VMware, Cisco, and Citrix based products, and solutions
Microsoft specialist in Active Directory, Server 2008R2, Exchange, and Lync
Identity Manager specialist wif Active Directory, eDirectory, LDAP, IAS, PKI, and Radius
Outstanding client service history wif many multi-year engagements, both project and ongoing support, as well as many years of repeat business (17+)
Business consulting experience in IT strategy, implementation, administration, monitoring and security, as well as business process consulting, ITIL, budgeting, vendor identification/selection/relations, and life cycle management
Excellent communications skills and writing ability, including correspondence, articles, and documentation for clients, vendors, and public (marketing) facing consumption
Nearly twenty years of working in teams of various sizes, including ongoing organizational consulting and various team building endeavors

IT Director

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Responsible for all aspects of server, infrastructure, workstations, software selection, end user support, and training
Worked wif managing partner, board, and IT panel on strategy and direction of technology efforts
National PC and Networking Support Hotline
Telephone support engineer for Unisys’s national PC support and networking hotline
PC technical support fielding calls from businesses and end users
Networking and Novell NetWare installation and support