Len Fransen Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As the Data Center Manager (DCM/CFM) for T5, I am responsible for all aspects of data center and maintenance of critical and non-critical data center infrastructure, equipment, systems, and staff. T5 has an unwavering attitude and commitment to of safety and reliability within the Data Center as we build a team of Critical Facilities Technicians (CFTs) and outside contractors capable of achieving the goal of 100% availability.I am responsible for the colocation data center environments including planning, installation, maintenance, and testing of customer equipment, structured cabling, cross-connects, and all other remote hands functions to meet the customer needs. I have knowledge and understanding of raised floor data center planning, installation of cage, cabinet, ladder rack, and fiber tray, structured cabling and wire management, rack and stack of customer equipment, cross-connects, circuit testing and troubleshooting, power distribution design and layout, capacity planning, and all other remote hands functions to meet the customer’s needs.

Hickory, North Carolina, Us

Manage a team of Data Center, VMWare, Windows, and UNIX/LINUX Analysts that support IT infrastructure. Manage capacity across all server environments.Responsible for managing Commscope's global Data Center space and operations including CoLo providers.Responsible for all adds/removes/changes to any equipment in all hosted locations. Manage internal Infrastructure projects that require cross-department resources and coordination. Ensure the proper management, maintenance, and provisioning of all environments. Ensure the proper monitoring and alerting of all production environments.Manage the budget and financial cost reporting for the Global Server Operation. Work closely with other departments to deliver projects and other customer commitments. Ensure Infrastructure implementations follow best practices for service delivery. Develop and maintain strategic and tactical plans for disaster recovery of mission-critical systems. Manage Infrastructure performance across the organization Manage hardware and software/license purchasing. Development and management of the Infrastructure budget. Interact with vendors and contractors to evaluate products and services.Responsible for managing and developing the distributed global team of Server Analysts.

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

Oversaw deployments, rack and stack, and cabling functions. Administered operational budget for primary and secondary data centers and local team. Delivered architectural direction, project and budget planning, and purchasing for build-outs in brand division space. Reconstructed corporate global data center to bring up to standards. Revamped HVAC system and UPS implementation. Mentored and trained nontechnical team on basic server administrative tasks. Ensured 80-85% virtualized server infrastructure. Completed recabling of data center with approximately 75,000 feet of copper. Rebuilt remote server room and upgraded to internal disaster recovery site, saving $150,000 yearly. Implemented first global-monitoring solutions for IT production systems and infrastructure support equipment. Owner of ITIL availability and capacity management.

New York, New York, Us

Monitored global network and IT environment. Established data center strategy. Provided high-level vendor and contract management. Managed operational budget for primary and secondary data center operations. Participated in complete RFP to relocate primary data center into co-location facility. Designed, budgeted, and implemented new cage design and IT infrastructure. Migrated data center operation to co-location facility. Consolidated three local server rooms into global data center. Relocated global data center into smaller footprint location. Coordinated conjunction to refresh IT department, reducing space and overhead costs

Paris, France, Fr

New York, New York, Us

Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nl

Lombard, Il, Us

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Aseet, Electronic Engineering Technology