Christopher Severe Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

London, England, Gb

Obtained and maintained Secret Clearance for acting role of Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) which transitioned into leading technical information security as Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM).Volunteered to lead the Information Security team to liaise with the CSO and FSO and assist with processes and procedures that could impact and affect our Division including the Technical Control Plan (TCP), Electronic Communication Plan (ECP), and Affiliated Operations Plan (AOP).Collaborated with Legal, Operations, and IT Management through proposal, action, and attainment of NIST 800-171 for our organization.

London, England, Gb

Execute daily operations for Divisional infrastructure needs including physical and remote installation, support and maintenance of Networking, Server, and workstation devices, components, and services. Perform day to day assistance for technical assistance to our employees (500+), both on-site and remote, through their various hardware, software, and accounting needs.Assisted in implementing Call Management Software for our Service Department allowing them to have better metrics to manage their employees, time, and workload as well as better calling and tracking options. This software has proven to save time and money for the division as a whole and is being rolled out to other departments through the division. Ongoing support and technical assistance.Key role for integration and transformation of corporate merger including network integration, server migrations, and backup solution for business continuity plans. Member of the corporate “Green Team” with focus on environmental impact with IT influence. Server infrastructure consolidation reducing power and resources over 30%, movement of workstations and peripherals to LED and Energy Star rated systems and components, and partnering with Environmental Services for better corporate e-cycling programs.Integral member of Integration team for recent acquisition (Morpho Detection) for consultation on business aspects including network, infrastructure, information security, procurement, and software consultation.

Marina Del Rey, California, Us

e4e Inc.'s Interactive Entertainment division was acquired by Pole To Win Co. Ltd. in September of 2012. Press release on the acquisition can be seen here...http://www.poletowinamerica.com/downloads/r120822en.pdfMy position of Senior Manager of Technology remains the same, however with further growth assisting the 2 existing Pole To Win America sites in Sunnyvale CA and Austin TX.

Us

Collaborate with Executive Team as well as Global IT team for end-to-end IT needs as well as managing local on-site technical points of contact at studios in the US.Managing local sites Technology needs from break/fix, server and network management and monitoring, procurement, and vendor alignmentAdministered many core IT initiatives directly including cloud storage, migrating and maintaining hosted Exchange environment, virtual server consolidation, centralized backup (Symantec Backup Exec), Corporate Anti-Virus centralization, implementation, and maintenance (Symantec Endpoint), inventory databases, and IT ticketing system.Leading and coordinating company restructuring and the impact on IT through leveraged buyout and merger, introduction of new office studios, reorganization, physical relocation, and shift in technology focus for Corporate Headquarters (Santa Clara, CA), build out of existing US studio (Austin, TX), and Project Manager co-lead for new Maryland studio in an operational perspective above and beyond Technology needs.Streamlining Vendor Management in multiple aspects of Technology including Security, Software and Hardware Procurement, and technology hosted services (ISP, Mobile carriers, Cloud and Hosted solutions).

Hebron, Ky, Us

Managed networking infrastructure at Procter & Gamble home site in Hunt Valley and 3 other locations (1 manufacturing and 2 distribution centers) in the Greater Baltimore area and assisted with changes to implement, test and verify by remote engineering team, when needed.Installed and configure various devices on site, including routers, DHCP appliances, switches, WLAN access points and IP telephones. Also installed cabling as needed to support the site including CAT5/6, fiber and RJ11 Phone cabling, perform punch downs where needed on both phone blocks and LAN patch panels.Assisted in managing on-site upgrade projects including WAN/LAN transformation (Complete networking upgrade from ISP Circuit down to end user’s desk), Casual WLAN environment, and implementation of VOIP as an alternate to standard digital/analog phones.Performed as a backup/remote network administrator for various sites across North America, as needed and assisted with various contractors on projects such as network transformation and network cutovers.

Hebron, Ky, Us

Acted as customers’ primary escalation point between the on-site technicians and upper-level remote support.Trained staff and customers in computer-system setup, network operations and future corporate IT initiatives as they arise.Worked with various equipment vendors to assist in the acquisition of items for the customer including consulting, provisioning and deploying requested items.

Hebron, Ky, Us

Hebron, Ky, Us

Setup and configured workstations and laptops for company (800+ users) with tailored operating system (Windows XP & 7 Based) to meet the business’s needs.Troubleshoot and repaired workstations, laptops and printers (both personal and network) while onsite and remotely using NetMeeting, remote desktop and/or VNC. Tracked and recorded daily work using corporate ticket handling software.Worked with the Special Projects Team traveling to other sites for various needs, including system refreshes and corporate office relocations/renovations

Towson, Md, Us

Danbury, Connecticut, Us

Computer Networks And Cybersecurity

Information Technology

Mathematics