○ Contributed to the overall strategic vision and integrated a broad range of ideas regarding hardware/software systems engineering. ○ Acted as a formal/informal mentor to less experienced associates. ○ Conducted long-term strategic planning activities for the development and implementation of hardware/software systems architecture and technical guidelines. ○ Collaborated with Architects to develop short and long-term technology roadmaps.○ Ensured the currency of each environment through analysis and implementation of remediation plans.○ Drove solution improvements through optimization, enhancement, and implementation of new features.○ Developed and managed project budgets/deployments, including personnel training and development.○ Responsible for the selection, direction, and performance of engineering activities and analysis studies.○ Developed and recommended advanced, technical strategies and solutions to senior management.○ Led assessments of risk, cost, and ROI scenarios and impact, as well as potential compatibility issues.○ Led the configuration management, technical vendor management, problem mitigation, change management, and critical situation management to complex systems, as well as their multiple platforms and software applications.

○ Designed, developed, tested, selected, and implemented new technical strategies, solutions, products, and servers.○ Determined systems hardware/software requirements and design. ○ Helped develop/manage project budgets and deployment, including training and developing personnel.○ Oversaw all financial and budgeting aspects, including chargebacks, vendor negotiations, and operationalization.○ Responsible for strategic planning and positioning of technical advancements to meet business needs.○ Handled all project and tactical planning.○ Created business cases/roadmaps.○ Identified new hardware/software technologies to fit specialized business needs and configurations.○ Directed, trained, and guided less experienced staff through formal and informal mentoring. ○ Planned and conducted the configuration/capacity planning, software product evaluation, systems performance analysis & optimizations for software/hardware systems.○ Provided technical expertise to senior management on systems integration, compatibility, expandability, ease-of-use, and multiple platform issues, as they relate to hardware/software.○ Focused on storage, while continuing to position further advancements such as storage in the cloud.○ Managed the technical design/engineering solutions to enable GDPS implementation across 4 production Sysplex environments.○ Served as Technical Lead on storage refresh project, which provided encryption capability, consolidated footprint & reduced the storage expenses.○ Led the design of iSeries storage implementation for the Power Team & designed the VTL tapeless refresh proposal.○ Successfully completed GDPS implementation across the environment, reducing RTO from 
8 hours to 2 hours.○ Led the technical redesign of storage/storage network environment, which increased batch & online response time by ~50% and cut expenses by ~27%.○ Created the design documentation/presentations used for Teaching Thursdays & at the executive level.