SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONSPositive & versatile professional with over 27 years of significant & progressive experience in both large and medium sized Data Centers. Background includes large Enterprise Data Center environment budgeting and management, system architecting, design and installation of hardware and software solutions to meet user and business requirements within the Mainframe and Distributed Computing environments.To include system maintenance and problem determination/resolution as well as software upgrades and change control items.Negotiation & presentation skills at all levels of the organization.Hands-on troubleshooter with a background in IBM Z Mainframe & AIX,SUN Solaris sys Specialized in EMC,HDS,IBM and STK Dasd storage systems in the Mid Range/Distributed Sys environment as well as Mcdata/Brocade & Cisco SAN Directors & switches.Self-motivated,dedicated team leader,and a strong communicator.A leader with the ability to motivate and encourage others.works effectively with all levels of management to satisfy project &productivity requirements.Able to work independently with little to no supervision.Proven track record of success in developing solutions that improve the efficiency of Information Technology & business operations.Excellent record of creating internal collaborative business relationships and managing across a diverse set of employees.Recognized for self-motivation & dedication in working with teams to achieve results.Managed designed,purchase,installation,configuration & daily support of over $10 million in Distributed Enterprise systems & SAN infrastructure in excess of 5600 ports.Proficient at establishing effective priorities among opposing requirements and setting standards, successfully completing all projects on time and under budget.Specialties: aix, audio engineering, backup,cabling,computer hardware, consulting,contract management,customer relations,data communications,dell servers,disaster recovery planning, hardware support,hewlett packard,ibm,mainframe,memory, microsoft project,netscape oscilloscope,peripherals,san, schematic diagrams,servers,six sigma,solaris,sun microsystems,systems engineering,tandem,tech support, technician test equipment,troubleshooting,