John Mckay Email & Phone Number

Glenview, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Managing a global based team. Delivered the first DaaS solution on time and under budget. My leadership has been pivotal in integrating three large acquisitions, increasing the workforce by 25%. I managed a critical project that reduced vulnerabilities from 100,000 to under 2,000, as well as established a dedicated vulnerability management department to address risks promptly.I developed and deployed Autopilot capability, enabling self-imaging for 15,000 laptops. My work has involved transitioning SSCM deployment to co-managed using In-Tune, integrating JAMF, and implementing automations for equipment notifications and vulnerability alerts. Established an e-recycling service, enhanced the digital experience for TU employees, restructured the global EUC team.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

As a Domain Architect I was responsible for Digital Workspaces and Intelligent Automation. I was able to make changes and align with business needs. Doing so has helped transform these verticals into greater assets than they were as we shifted to cloud capabilities• Architected and deployed DaaS using Windows365• Architected and deployed BYOD to TU• Architected and deployed a Unified Voice solution to replace multiple telephony systems• Developed adoption roadmaps for Power BI/Automate• Architected and Championed Power BI, Power Automate deployment• Defined a Digital Experience solution aligned with GATS Sr Management• Defined GATS elements into BizzDesign and reviewed capabilities of GATS DW• Defined and deployed multiple VDI projects across the globe• After the Billing system issue, designed and architected the financial systems DR• Worked on several M365 projects to deploy key functionality added to our list of services• Worked with many Architects and governing bodies to get M365 deployed at Transunion• Transitioned to Domain Architect for Digital Workspace (M365, EUC, Voice, Video Conferencing)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

I provided roadmaps and strategy for Sr. Leadership. Worked with all of the engineering silos and provided a communications forum so that we were all aligned with Transunion's mission and strategy. I mentored several architects while I also defined reference architectures and standards working with the aforementioned teams• Architected, deployed a RPA solution along with operationalized a CoP to aid developers• Consolidated collaboration Architecture and Engineering teams to act as a loosely coupled team• Evaluated Billing system and SaaS vendors• Lead many architecture committees and review solutions for deployment• Defined capability roadmaps for TU Infrastructure

Chicago, Il

As a Technical Webmaster and IT Architect for IBM’s Special Events/Continuous Availability Team, I played a critical role in architecting and engineering solutions that enhanced IBM’s strategic capabilities. I successfully utilized IBM’s SoftLayer cloud capabilities to streamline and accelerate our strategic outsourcing processes. Additionally, I designed and implemented IBM’s global API Management infrastructure, ensuring continuous availability and reliability of APIs for consumers.Expertise Summary- API Management Design/Infrastructure- Infrastructure Architecture and Operations- Complex Solution Design- Continuous Availability Design/Solutions- Cloud Architecture and Solutions- Virtualization technologies and Design- Solution Offering Management Support- Server Management Services- Automation - Service Optimization- Customer-Facing Negotiations- IT Strategy & Roadmap- IT Governance & Design Authority- Sales Engagement Support- Network Optimization

Various Locations

Hartford, Connecticut Area

• Chief Architect/Engineer for IBM in support of The Hartford Insurance Group• Successfully turned a troubled account with a low customer satisfaction rating to an account that has resigned a 5 year extension and finalized another after I left.• Responsible for architecture and standards at the account that typically is generating $15-20M in changes/year• Implemented new technologies to support recovery point objective of 2 hours; technologies included EMC SRDF/A, NetApp SNAPMirror, VMWare on NFS, Doubletake, IBM MetroMirror, and custom RSYNC scripts• Chief Architect for projects to support the Data Center Relocation Program which includes:o Datacenter relocation of @2000 midrange servers from multiple DC to a dual datacenter modelo DR Mainframe relocation from Simsbury, CT to Boulder, CO• Achieved highest level personal performance rating of “1” (Among the top contributors in IBM). • Developed a Physical to Virtual strategy for servers methodology and the requisite infrastructure• Created new infrastructure for Blade deployment saving the customer many millions in infrastructure changes• Deployed a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to assist the customer in managing their remote users (8,000 seats) across the Globe and providing enhanced security• Deployed a Private Cloud infrastructure in 2 data centers within the Hartford environment that included full virtualization of servers and Storage using VMware and IBM’s SAN Volume Controller (SVC)

Bs, Info Science

No, Aerospace Engineering