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Responsible for providing the requirements, acceptance criteria and guidance for all infrastructure product solutions delivered to Global Technology - Production.

- Implemented Netuitive’s performance analytics software to accelerate savings on significant hardware costs and increase virtualization density by 200%- Lead the VMware Operational Readiness Assessment to identify key gaps across virtualization management technologies to provide an actionable roadmap for Engineering and Product Management teams.- Established a well working relationship across IT organizations to ensure operational requirements for deliverables were clearly communicated and prioritized.- Assisted in the streamlining of the VMware Infrastructure build processes to ensure time to market was reduced. This was done by providing the necessary documentation, identifying ITIL process changes and knowledge transfer to supporting teams.- Worked closely with Capacity Management to provide input into the capacity planning model used globally. This was critical to ensure capacity levels were accurate and available.- Successfully implemented a centralized web-based portal to provide a consolidated view of the virtual estate globally. This was accomplished by providing requirements to engineering and leading the deployment and support which resulted in providing key data metrics for use in audit, compliance and reporting for clients.- Provided 3rd level support and technical guidance for the VMware infrastructure globally.

Responsible for the design, engineering and implementation of enterprise-wide Virtualization and Cloud solutions. Orchestrated multiple, large-scale projects simultaneously, aggressively meeting project milestones while managing budget and time constraints. Formulated strategic deployment roadmaps; including architecture, security, delivery, infrastructure, business continuity planning, process streamlining, and capacity planning. Facilitated vendor beta testing of existing in-house products to expedite and enhance development processes. Served as liaison between development and engineering teams. Created Architecture Diagrams, VIM Blueprints, Installation and Standard Operating Procedures.Key Achievements:- Led cross-disciple team in establishment and launch of a world-class Virtualization Center of Excellence. Defined and directed policies, procedures, and best practices in alignment with overarching enterprise objectives.- Architected, implemented and supported BladeLogic datacenter automation solution for use in multiple Development, QA and Production environments.- Credited with designing and implementing company’s enterprise-wide VMware architecture.- Optimized operational readiness by devising and deploying comprehensive operational model to support VMware infrastructure.- Primary leadership force in consolidation of 2000 physical servers within an 8 month period, triggering $50 million savings in additional datacenter costs.- Tracked a broad range of industry best practices and emerging technologies to consistently deliver high-quality solutions early and at significantly less cost than budgeted.

Chosen to spearhead the design, architecture, and implementation of Disaster Recovery infrastructure to support company’s largest field center. Oversaw project planning, management, and delivery.Identified and collaborated with stakeholders, vendors, and users to document business needs, establish project goals, and provide integrated technology and business solutions. Developed, tested, and implemented applications. Delivered progress reports to stakeholders; and resolved delivery and quality issues. Provided 2nd level support services to multiple ADP support organizations.

Planned and executed mission critical certification processes for internal mainframe and server based applications prior to release into field centers.Delivered 2nd level support, and performed software installations, upgrades and performance testing to Mainframe and UNIX systems.Built and maintained group’s intranet site.Assisted development groups in diagnosing and resolving key application issues.

Worked with Online Systems (CICS/CEMT/IDEAL), VSE, MVS, VM/CMS, TSO environments and Jobtrac.Performed software installations, upgrades and nightly maintenance procedures to mainframe systems.Executed and monitored production billing invoice and 401k statement jobs for ADP’s clients.