Objective

• To acquire a position in project management with a stable and progressive organization offering room for advancement where I can utilize my management skills, organizational and interpersonal skills to provide management and technical direction on a dynamic team.

SUMMARY

• Motivated, personable business and technical professional, strong at infrastructure, analyzing business needs and strong leadership and project management skills.
• Self motivated with a desire to tackle new challenges.Talent for quickly mastering infrastructure, construction and design technology.
• Diplomatic and tactful with professionals and non - professionals at all levels. Accustomed to handling sensitive, confidential records.
• Demonstrated history of producing accurate, timely reports and analysis.
• Thrive in deadline-driven environments. Excellent team-building skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Program/Project Management
• Report and analysis
• Written Correspondence
• Systems Implementation
• Infrastructure design & Development
• Business Analysis
• Team Leadership / Mentoring
• MS Office Suite
• MS Project/Workbench
• ConnectWise
• Computer Savvy - Proficient with Windows OS.
• Customer Service
• Professional Presentations
• IT Strategy/Architecture Development
• IT construction & design
• Vendor Management/Negotiations
• Technical Suport/Customer Support
• Project Risk Management
• Project Tracking/Budgeting/ Reporting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Work with stakeholders to fulfill scope of work for these projects, which included application workflow and network requirements needed to support the applications.
• Manage in-house personnel and sub-contractors to fulfill the resource requirements of the projects. Track time usage and responsible for client invoicing.
• Tracked project milestones and timelines utilizing MS Project and Sharepoint to insure projects were progressing at satisfactory rate.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Powerpoint 7 Visio, MS Project.
• Developed turnover documentation that which included product documentation, product licensing, maintenance contracts and network topology.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project manager for the Unified Communication services to a newly constructed 23 floor Law School. Led in the vendor selection process. Conducted extensive interviews with the user community to define their needs and ensure vendor technical solution met the user community requirements.
• Developed a Request for Pricing (RFP). Analyzed RFP responses and participated in the final vendor award. Developed a project plan and schedule throughout implementation, testing and go live. Interpreted construction plans, audio & video diagrams. Team lead for the fiber & cat6 cable plant.
• Managed a team for the deployment of a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Citrix XenDesktop deployment. Team consisted of application and virtual desktop specialist tasked with virtualizing all approved applications. VDI was intended to serve as a replacement to the physical workstations. 500 desktops were initially targeted and expand to 5000 desktops.
• Utilized Microsoft Project 2010 and Project Web Access (PWA) with various Fordham IT groups to optimize their resource availability.
• Managed a network group team and contractor to upgrade all data closets at the NY campus. Upgrades included replacing data switches and cat6 data cabling cleanup. Upgrade also included identifying and documenting all active data switch ports.
• Managed a team of Network Engineers to develop a Network Operations Center (NOC). Participated in the development of a Network Operations Manual that defined roles, responsibilities, network standards and operational requirements for Confidential Networks across all campuses.
• Managed a team of computer services analyst to integrate Linux servers with Active Directory (AD) for purposes of centralizing admin accounts, maintenance and the enforcement of password expirations.

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project manager for the upgrade of the GroupWise email system to Microsoft Office 365 Outlook email system.
• Created detail project plan for the migration of 18,000 email users onto Office 365.
• Responsible for the wireless network upgrade from Confidential 802.11 to new Cisco 802.11 a/b/g wireless network for Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center.
• Upgrade included infrastructure and cable plant to support wireless upgrade.
• Created detailed project plan for the successful completion of a DWDM backbone communications network.
• Migrated enterprise SONET OC-48 network onto a new DWDM network. Coordinated with Verizon outside facilities.
• Created detailed project plan to migrate layer 2 switches in data center onto new layer 3 switch fabric.
• Created detailed project plan for the successful implementation of code and switch upgrade for all Nortel Network 8010 switches at all campuses at Confidential .
• Responsible for the wireless upgrade throughout all campuses for Confidential .

Confidential, Queens, NY

PROJECT Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the daily operations of all voice/data hardware. Created work schedules for all daily operations staff.
• Created detail project plans for the successful completion of all moves, add and changes to the voice/data network.
• Managed all repair and upgrades to voice/data network.
• Project manager responsible for the successful relocation of the data center.
• Created project management methodologies and procedures to standardize processes and procedures.

Confidential, New York, NY

PROJECT MANAGER

Responsibilities:

• Created a detailed analysis for Confidential on wireless data technology.
• Managed the Confidential, Inc office relocation. Designed and implemented cat5e cable plant for new office.
• Created detailed project plans to insure general contractor and vendors maintained the relocation schedule.
• Responsible relocation of all voice and data services for new office.
• Created project management methodologies and procedures to standardize processes at Confidential and its subsidiaries

Confidential, Bronx, NY

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of project managers, providing leadership, guidance, training and technical direction to insure successful completion of projects.
• Managed large scale projects and technologies such as The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, which is a newly constructed 220 million dollar ten story state of the art medical facility with leading edge technology and infrastructure. Responsible for managing all information technology strategies including research and development, planning, design, procurement, implementation, turnover and client acceptance for all infrastructure to include data networking, audio/video, fiber and cat6 cable plant. Implemented a Nortel Networks solution.
• Designed and implemented infrastructure and backbone cable plant for the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore that included MMFO and SMFO and Cat5e.
• Worked closely with general contractors, interior, mechanical and electrical architects and consultants to build a technology superior and future proof Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.
• MIS representative at weekly design meetings that reported the progress of the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore to the medical centers executive board.
• Responsible for budget preparation, tracking and reconciliation.
• Project leader for the design and implementation of VoIP wireless telephones. Developed strategy for deployment of wireless telephones to Confidential .

Confidential, Bronx, NY

SENIOR Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing all information technology to Confidential ’s user community.
• Managed the full project life cycle to include planning, design, implementation, turnover and client acceptance.
• Specified the required equipment and software for the requested services/systems.
• Responsible for creating network design drawings for approval from Network Engineering department.
• Created detailed project acceptance documentation for turnover to the Network Control Center.

Confidential, Bronx, NY

Network Services - Hardware Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day to day operation of all information technology devices.
• Host devices included Stratus, IBM, HP, DEC and VAX applications.
• Responsible for troubleshooting, isolating and resolving all network problems within a specified period.

Confidential, New York, NY

Market Data Services - Field Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assemble/maintain/repair and install market data information systems.
• User/vendor liason for telecommunications, vendor display terminals and data communications.
• Performed extensive customer interface on organizing and coordinating system disconnects and relocations on trading floors.

Confidential, Commack, NY

Market data Services - Field Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assemble/maintain/repair and install market data information systems for Confidential Securities Inc.
• Responsibilities included installing and relocating entire trading systems.
• Maintain and repair a wide variety of test and satellite receiving and transmitting equipment.
• Troubleshooting detailed technical problems and providing solutions.