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New York City

New York City

New York City

Serve as the technology focal point throughout the M&A and integration processes. Own all aspects of IT delivery starting with pre-close diligence through post-close acquisition on-boarding. Develop and maintain critical relationships with business leaders and cross-functional business owners.Conduct technical due diligence activities focusing on business processes, cyber security risk, daily operations, and vendor relationships.Represent NFP Technology interests in steering committee meetings with M&A and Integration Management team leaders delivering a holistic IT viewpoint for deal analysis and integration strategies.Serve as the single point of contact between the principals of the acquisition and IT project team as well as between internal business stakeholders and the technology team.Streamline the communication process between technology and all stakeholders.Define integration priorities for IT project team ensuring all timelines adhere to business objectives.

Bronx, Ny

Primary architect responsible for the delivery and management of the Windows Server and VMware environment running on Windows Server 2008, 2012 and 2016 and VMware vCloud Suite.Worked with senior management to define the structure for a new technology team developing policies and procedures to better serve the user community.Successfully developed a plan to decrease the amount of application outages using VMware vRealize Operations Manager for proactive incident management.Coordinated with a diverse clientele including students, administrators, researchers, doctors, and professors to translate their business requirements into efficient and robust technical solutions.

Lead engineer and influencer for Wintel technology. Directed efforts for designing and managing global solutions for revenue producing applications, presented and implemented new technologies to application owners, created technology road maps and assisted in further developing the skills of junior engineers.Member of primary technical team for all Merger & Acquisition activities. Responsible for initial due diligence analysis and forecasting, architecting solution, developing implementation plans, managing resources, and developing business as usual processes.Presented Windows Server Platform solutions and services to newly acquired entities, internal business partners, upper management and vendors detailing the added value and efficiencies influencing their decisions to purchase and implement new technologies. Demonstrated platform cost-effectiveness and benefits to senior management with total cost of ownership models enabling them to make sound financial decisions approving future projects and initiatives.Led virtual teams providing direction for HW/OS refresh, backup/replication strategies, business continuity, and server virtualization efforts. Worked closely with management developing yearly budget and project forecasts. Designed and implemented a 3 tier server virtualization strategy for regional offices. Team leader for Windows Server efforts to build out new Data Centers implementing cost effective solutions. Directed international teams on Windows server and Data Center initiatives. Managed an offshore consultant team providing training and leadership to the engineers enabling them to properly interact with business and technical decision makers as an extension of our core team.

Responsible for Windows server domain infrastructure design and implementation efforts. Researched, tested and evaluated new technologies including server hardware and operating systems. Wrote documentation for installation standards, audit compliance, server deployment, upgrades and configurations. Lead the design and implementation of a Tape Encryption solution for all regional offices. Implemented various SAN, NAS, and lifecycle management solutions.

Provided Windows server administration to servers locally and remote around the world. Managed the backup environment and the patching process for the Windows Server OS and related IE patches. Developed and maintained a Business Continuance plan in support of the needs of other business unit plans. Compiled monthly Dashboard Reports reflecting on server availability and disk space utilization for capacity planning. Worked on team to migrate a Windows NT4.0 domain to a Windows 2000 / Active Directory mixed mode domain.

Worked as a Windows client engineer primarily supporting corporate headquarters with a focus on executive management support. Supervised a team of four consultants building out new laptop and desktops. Trained all new team members on technical and departmental procedures. Provided level two and level three technical support in a Windows NT environment.

Mba, Information Systems

Bba, Management Information Systems

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