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El Segundo, California, United States

Costa Mesa, Ca

El Segundo, Ca

Core Business Operations and Process Improvement► Direct planning and implementation of upgrade business server platforms, data models, core IT processes, equipment.► Oversee development, design, implementation of new applications & changes to existing enterprise computer systems.► Enhance IT responsiveness and business performance by optimizing critical IT service management processes and provide real-time visibility into infrastructure performance.Executive Strategy & Operational Planning► Actively participate in strategic planning & operational activities to manage IT strategic investments; effectively set and balance technology priorities and IT operations across organization.► Build collaboration and transparency across organization on decisions aligning IT resources and strategic direction.► Analyze business processes, quantify/track trends, identify superior solutions, and implement initiatives to achieve advancement of business goals; Track costs and provide dashboard visibility into IT expense trends. Manage budget.Portfolio of Technology Projects – Vendor Management► Manage complex portfolio of 100+ technology projects using defined project management methodologies, effective communication with key individuals/vendors, management of project resources and other project constraints.► Source and negotiate all contracts for computing, information technology, communications services & equipment.Security – Back-Up & Recovery► Ensure corporate system, network and information security; Develop, test and certify enterprise backup, data restoration & disaster recovery procedures and plans.IT Policies and Procedures► Develop and establish appropriate operating policies, standards, practices, and security measures to ensure effective information processing and security compliance.Audit - IT Liaison to the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, Federal Reserve Board & internal auditors.

Buena Park, Ca

SPECIAL PROJECTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS► US Forces Korea and 8th US Army - South Korea – Annually coordinated and delivered the world’s largest computerized simulated Command and Control Command Post Exercise, consisting of 4000+ workstations on 4 domains, migrated to one for 6000+ multi-lingual users in 5 countries, military platforms and various international secure sites. ► US Army Central Command – Iraq/Kuwait/Afghanistan/Atlanta - Operation Iraqi Freedom – Coordinated transition from legacy to new product at Operational Command Posts in Kuwait. Served as Chief Engineer deploying on-time, with no operational down-time.► Operation Enduring Freedom – Coordinated with deployed mobile army units in Iraq to maintain connectivity and train on-the-move while delivering maintenance releases, security patches, software upgrades, and FSR rotation. ► US Army Europe – Heidelberg – Coordinated all phases of GCCS-A delivery including data migration, data loads, legacy interoperability, complete hardware and software upgrades, offsite Continuity of Operations, network and protocol planning, Command briefings. Coordinated schedules and task orders for 200+ personnel.► Pentagon, Washington D.C. – Team lead for emergency Continuity of Operations plan for Defense Readiness Reporting Systems and Status of Resources & Training Systems, consisting of ~5000 users. Site implemented with Symmetrix DMX architecture for SANs and EMC’s AutoStart software enabling system to become a redundant, clustered, high-availability application.► Operation Unified Response, Joint Task Force - Haiti – Designed tactical deployable systems establishing data synchronization/redundancy from Army Battle Command to US Southern Command, in response to ongoing real-time disaster in Haiti that provided the Combined Operational Picture of Humanitarian Stability/Security.

Corporate Systems ► Strategic planning for software development, asset tracking, budgeting software, document management, messaging systems, intra/extranets, database/accounting/reporting systems, and customer relationship management software. ► Systems support and recovery. Evaluated vendor contracts. Budgeted salary, hardware, software and license requirements. Responsible for Server Farms utilizing Virtual Machines, Clustered email, redundant Internet email, databases, software version control, Intranets/Internets, Active Directory, and Operating Systems.Security ► Employed multi-level security using access roles & controls lists, policies for Active Directory/database systems, groups, users, applications, firewalls, SSL certifications for servers, software, end users, and vulnerability monitoring.► Utilized system and software development hardening techniques to guard against injections and traversals. Implemented Cross Domain Solutions for Global Status of Resources and Training Systems. Developed over-lapping security, (codes/passwords, system ACLs and application policies, fire-walled network ports, data encryption, etc.) Earlier at Corcen: Project Engineer, Engineer I, Member of Technical Staff.

► Designed and led training/implementation of the enterprise Y2K road map entailing complete replacement of existing corporate enterprise systems, software and networks to include all Spelling Production and office locations worldwide. ► Reported directly to CIO regarding schedule and budget, purchase and acquisitions, network, software, personnel tasks and technology training. ► Built on-site test facilities, integration facilities, and production facilities. ► Program complete 6 months early and under budget including user migration and training. ► Developed and implemented Clustered Exchange Server 2000, Internet Information Services (IIS) for new Intranet, multiple varied application and database servers.► Sample technologies used: MS Windows 2000 Domain (roaming profiles, logon anywhere, world-wide delegated administration, customized automated login scripts, organizational unit (OU) custom application policies and scripts etc.).