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Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Frisco, TX

• Senior Director of Global Endpoint Engineering Provided enterprise level service delivery of physical and virtual desktops, and secured printing and mobility solutions across various AmerisourceBergen business units.
• Insourced support and operations of the ABC VDI Citrix environment providing a $1.8 M annual savings.
• Transitioned the “managed services” of the VDI desktops to thin client VDI solutions utilizing EMC vBlock and Citrix technology solutions creating an Enterprise Private Cloud ecosystem.
• Maintained a hardened image to the fixed assets and mix of persistent and non-persistent desktops using XenDesktop and streaming applications over XenApp deployments.
• Consolidated and co-termed licenses across the enterprise resulting in an additional 500K savings.
• Successfully migrated McAfee, Tangoe and Active Sync mobility technologies by implementing AirWatch as a fully secure and managed Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution.

Allen, Texas

• Senior Architect and Manager for Employee IT Services IT leadership position providing Infrastructure and Hardware Service Delivery of Desktop and mobility solutions across global Experian divisions with an emphasis on.
• Transitioned the “managed services” desktops supported by Dell to a hybrid of fixed assets and thin client VDI solutions utilizing EMC vBlock and Citrix technology solutions.
• Successfully migrated the BES 5.0 and Good technologies implementation, to a full COPE and BYOD Mobile Iron MDM solution globally. Initiated desktop hardware replacement and deployment of Win8.1 images utilizing Dell.
• Implemented Vulnerability Management process and roadmaps based on risk rated criteria, which reduces malware threats, attacks whilst minimizing downtime of client services and global systems.
• Implemented a parallel run end-point device management service for the MAC estate by deploying Casper JSS servers and file point distribution points for patch and vulnerability remediation’s, whist maintaining a 2012.
• Initiated “Secret Server” to properly maintain and deliver secure password and administration of local desktops and servers across the global organization while providing accountability to the audit requirements for.

Restructured & Delivered Previously Overdue Projects & Role Was consolidated.

• Drove Global Service Delivery of geographically dispersed team’s specialists across all CitiGroup divisions with an emphasis on maintaining end-to-end service ownership, enhanced quality of service and minimizing run.
• Successfully delivered BES 5.0 implementation, a first for a financial institution.
• Implemented Change Management, based on risk criteria, to reduce and minimize risk / downtime of systems.
• Closed perceived gaps in archiving solution and solidified requirements/procedures to ensure all SEC and regulatory requirements were fail proof. Explored alternative archiving solutions to support Business.
• Achieved ISO 9001 Certification for Global Technology Organization.
• Implemented key Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery.

Stamford, CT And Sydney, Australia

Global Head of Office Communications and Collaboration Services Led global service delivery messaging functions across UBS Investment Bank and Wealth Management services. Provided cost reduction, oversight and efficiency of the messaging estate by downsizing 800 physical servers through a global virtualization and utilization initiative, resulting in 511.

Sydney, Australia

IT Infrastructure Site Manager – Australia and New Zealand – Directed operational oversight of all IT Infrastructure (ITI) projects across global user services center, messaging, on site support, data center and networks, access control group, security operations center, software distribution services, and procurement functional streams. Regional Manager.

Houston, Texas Area

Messaging and Collaboration Manager Created and implemented a redundant Exchange 2000 infrastructure environment. Provided core design including power, hardware, network requirements, cost/benefit analysis, project costs, associated risks/dependencies, and timeline for implementation.

Houston, Texas

Messaging ManagerManaged global migration from cc:Mail to Lotus Notes, and Lotus Notes to Exchange for all Enron entities. Partnered with Microsoft as RDP candidate for Exchange 2000 implementation of backend infrastructure through Outlook 2000 desktop, and Notes application migration.Managed messaging team of 18 administrators and 4 developers. Performed.

Travel related technical training on S.H.A.R.E.S. and System One Amadeus Computerized Reservation (CRS) Systems. Responsible for training travel agency clients on not only the CRS functionality but on basic agency functions.

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology, General

Activities and Societies: Life Member Texas Exes

Lotus Domino Certified Instructor Certification - Cli, Lotus Domino

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Foundations Certificate In Itil It Service Management

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