Daniel Emerick Email & Phone Number

United States

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Dearborn, Mi

 Network Planner/Technical Project Manager role in which I Lead the design, planning and implementation of LAN and Wireless infrastructure projects for North American facilities Define project tasks, develop and manage full scale project plans and changes to achieve project objectives Create/submit all project related documentation for both hardware and architectural reviews Ensure all LAN network infrastructure adheres to current Ford standards Identify and report risks based on budget or timelines throughout duration of each project  Work with Network Engineering, Planning and Operations teams developing and documenting Wireless procedures, standards, deployment processes and best practices.  Establish and foster third party vendor, local site IT and Ford site trades relationships at assigned Ford locations Coordinate all third party resources for all site/project related changes Plan, coordinate, and submit all project related infrastructure change controls with appropriate IT teams and sites. Interface with customer base on project requirements/timings, providing cost estimates for New Model Programs, Network Refresh projects, and Customer Solution Service requests. IT Liaison and customer single point of contact - providing technical assistance on LAN and Wireless solutions, equipment, services, and standards for all infrastructure related service requests for assigned sites Work with and provide guidance to IT Site Management, Global Enterprise Network Integrators (GENI), and Day One Service providers for Wireless LAN site surveys, installation, and testing. Actively participate in network collaboration meetings, design reviews, change control forums Create and maintain site LAN logical and physical documentation. Assist (as-needed) Global Network Operations personnel with trouble-shooting and resolving site LAN & Wirelessinfrastructure issues.

Dearborn, Mi

> Develop and maintain a strong knowledge of Ford monitoring portfolio applications> Add consultative value by keeping abreast of external products and industry bench marking > Analyze and communicate the potential impact of changes in IT services and work with the business partner to align projects with major IT initiatives> Develop and maintain a strong network of business and IT partners and actively participate as needed in business operating committees and strategic forums> Engage when needed to communicate status of critical escalated issues to business partners and provide business impact assessment to assist in prioritization or escalation> Prepare materials to support regular Business Plan Reviews (BPR) with business partners> Work with the business partner to understand and define high level business goals, objectives, and strategies utilizing facilitation, consulting, negotiation, and active listening skills> Explain consumption of IT services to the business partner> Participate in Business IT (BIT)-led activities for envisioning, strategy formulation, road map, scenario planning, and trend analysis to identify the potential role of technology to enable business capabilities> Support bench marking and drive technology innovation within my application portfolio> Provide input into the portfolio cycle planning process and evaluate existing applications and support costs> Document the business case to support funding requests for projects> Gather and report portfolio performance, including financial, quality, customer satisfaction, intended business value, and portfolio risk> Collaborate with other IT organizations to gather and analyze consumption data for IT services, identifying opportunities for improvement > Assist the business partner in response to audits> Work with the business partner to gain agreement on service levels> Foster and manage vendor relationships

Dearborn, Mi

> Technical PM network infrastructure projects for all assigned Ford sites within North America> Create/submit all project related documentation for both hardware and architectural reviews> Ensure all network infrastructure facets of projects adhere to current Ford standards> Create all hardware, services and material BOM's for projects and ensure projects are within budget and continue to monitor all assigned project timelines & budgets through completion> Identify and report risks based on budget or timelines throughout duration of each project and recommend remediation plans as needed> Establish and foster third party vendor and Ford site trades relationships> Coordinate all project related infrastructure change controls with appropriate IT teams and sites> IT Liaison for all infrastructure related service requests for assigned sites> Act as SME within Cisco network LAN infrastructure and wireless environments

Greater Detroit Area

Network architecture, enterprise network project implementations, managing network vendor relationships for all locations across North America and UK.

Responsible for all aspects of network infrastructure including design, configuration, monitoring and support for over 450+ sites throughout North America.

I supported all areas of the corporate network infrastructure in the US and Mexico. Some of the projects I worked on included core equipment upgrades/replacements, Cisco VoIP, QoS, WAN acceleration, security, IDS, management suites and monitoring tools.

While at Holcim, a global fortune 500 company, I was one of the lead team members responsible for all aspects of design, configuration and implementation of network infrastructure for the US and Canada. I was appointed to represent the North American Service Center on the corporate global network team to collaborate, share ideas and implement corporate IT initiatives using standardized methodologies across all service centers throughout the world.

I designed, configured and implemented several core components of the network infrastructure during the dozens of projects I was involved with from inception to completion. Responsible for maintaining the networks adaptability to support new and emerging technologies.

I worked as a pre-sales engineer performing customer consultations, reviewing proposals and bid responses. I also performed several network audits for customers. I managed several large data infrastructure projects while maintaining customer and vendor relationships during the construction and build outs.

I performed pre-sales consultation and documentation. I was appointed project lead for Y2k initiative at a large local area health system. Involved with multiple network infrastructure projects for various area educational institutions.

Supported the 150+ corporate Netware servers globally. Worked on the corporate migration to upgrade all servers and desktops to new OS levels. I was assigned team lead to keep management informed weekly of implementation schedules and issues. Provided 3rd level support to team members as well as remote site admins.

I was brought in to work directly with an existing customer as the team lead to run a full Netware migration, topology upgrade and document and train all the customer's staff on the new technologies and OS. The project was completed 2 months ahead of schedule and upon completion of the project the customer offered me a full-time position.

I worked as a programmer coding in RPG in an AS/400 environment for several projects on-site for customers I configured, implemented and supported the company's internal Netware server environment.