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Culver City, Ca

DevOps Principal Software Engineer for Symantec Tools and Globalization Services in Culver City. Monitored and managed the symTOP CMS, the single documentation content repository for all Symantec shipping products. Managed Culver City Datacenter and Dublin DRE. Provided support to technical writers, Knowledge Support, and UX teams worldwide.DevOps* Built infrastructure for Information Development CMS enabling all Symantec documentation creation, translation and distribution worldwide. * Managed Jenkins servers. Built jobs and rapidly deployed upgrades to production.* Implemented “Roll Out” procedures for large version upgrades bringing order to the process. Deployed Octopus and Puppet servers.* Automated server configuration with Chocolatey package installers.Software Engineering* Managed Culver City Datacenter with 26 servers freeing InfoDev management from concerns over deployment and upkeep.* Implemented Veritas Cluster Server and VMware HA providing new fail over capabilities.

Culver City, Ca

Software Engineering* Migrated through three generations of VMware server software keeping security up to date.* Implemented datacenter backup system protecting environment from catastrophic data loss.* Designed, planned and built Disaster Recovery Environment enabling business to restart within 24 hours of a catastrophic site loss.* Managed Vasont Oracle servers. Automated creation of test environments.

Santa Monica, Ca

Technical Writing* Migrated IT documentation to a successful collaborative Wiki based system. MediaWiki and Confluence. * Implemented and supported StackExchange clone AnswerHub to internal use websites.* Technical writing for published Symantec Yellow Books and various Enterprise products.

Santa Monica, Ca

IT Manager for all application development for West Coast Sanford North America including Santa Monica and Mexicali manufacturing centers. Monitored help desk professional contract developers delivering multiple programs and cost savings. Responsible for New Program Development, Enterprise Application Analysis, and Help Desk Management.Application Delivery: * Deployed multiple enterprise web applications enabling management to monitor Newell’s “5 key” financial success metrics. * Managed a programming team and a 300K plus in annual development resources to create multiple enterprise applications on time and on budget. * Conducted enterprise application analysis enabling new product launches (Flex Grip Elite, Gel Grip Retractable)Enterprise Evaluation: * Lead vendor analysis which resulted in the selection of a half a million dollar enterprise application purchased to achieve over 300K/yr savings in Tennessee Manufacturing center. (Apriso FlexNet)IT Management: * Instituted project prioritization process management teams to heighten expense awareness and maximize business impact. * Deployed new software tools to conduct business reviews with management and Accounting controllers. (Program Deck, New Application Questionnaires, MS SharePoint)* Streamlined IT operations realizing cost savings and reducing business risk (Application Consolidation project, and Server Consolidation project)* Centralized and organized IT documentation after years of disarray.* Provided regular communications to Plant Leadership team in the Regions regarding IT initiatives. * Developed IT protocols used Sanford wide improving IT business processes. (Application Ranking, System Outage templates)* Changed a passive IT culture to one of continual process improvement. * Gave IT a customer focus, via weekly meetings, and use of Newell ‘Raise the Bar’ methodology. * Continual education of the user community of a cost/benefits approach to IT projects.

Santa Monica, Ca

Santa Monica, Ca

Project Management* Supervised programing enhancements to multiple custom in-house systems. Managed contract DBAs.* Trained new programmers in development of in-house factory floor systems.* Coached and assisted Help Desk staff.* Supervised implementation of documentation standards. * Managed deployment of first on-site Intra-net.* Assisted in interviewing and hiring of new employees.

Santa Monica, Ca

Enterprise Software Programming* Programed Employee Attendance touch screen Kiosk enhancements (IIS, Informix SQL, PowerBuilder)* Programed AMAPS Inventory MRP interface. Connected inventory systems with IBM 370. (Perl)* Programed and implemented LocatorRF, our first wireless warehouse management system(Intermec hardware, FoxPro)

Santa Monica, Ca

Software Engineering SysAdmin Support* jeTECH Time and Attendance system (telnet clients, Informix SQL, IBM AIX server) * Sage FAS Fixed Asset Depreciation (Win clients, MS SQL Server)* Navision General Ledger Accounting system (Win clients, IBM AIX Server DB)* Legatto backup software (NetWare, Windows) * Mainsaver Factory asset management system (Win PowerBuilder clients, Oracle server)* Rollouts: NetWare Servers, Windows clients and servers