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Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Manage the Network Services program of over 84 employees and sub-contractors. This program is comprised of a team responsible for project management, network architecture and design, network security, and operational and maintenance support of an enterprise network.

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Providing leadership of the Network Services PMO. Responsible for the management of PMO processes and functions and the development of reporting standards to facilitate communication to project teams and executives.

Providing leadership to the Network Services project management team. Developing reporting standards to facilitate communication to project teams and executives. Providing coaching and mentoring on the use of MS Project and PMI project management principles. Managing security and network infrastructure projects.

Rockville, Maryland, Us

Provided project management services to Airbus Americas, Herndon, Virginia. The project was designed to establish one Unified Communications platform across client entities located in North America, Canada and Mexico integrated into Europe implemented using the traditional waterfall project management model.

Orpington, Kent, Gb

Manage a team of System and Network Engineers and ensure cross-training and development.Assist the sales team with the development of solutions, proposals and presentation to increase the probability of securing partnership engagements with clients.Provide leadership in the development of user-centric solutions for our clients.Stay abreast of technology trends to ensure competitive advantage.Provided project management services for the deployment of technologies such asNetworking - Structured Cabling, Wired & Wireless infrastructureRouting & Switching - Cisco, HP, ExtremeFirewalls, URL Filtering, IPS - Cisco, FortinetVoice - Cisco VoIP/IP TelephonyStorage - NetApp, HPData center - Backup, VirtualizationLeveraged Project Management methodologies to improve efficiency in planning and delivering services.

Led the design and implementation of a converged network to support data, voice and video on a converged infrastructure across a campus network of over 15 locations. This encompassed Network Infrastructure, Identity Management, Security, Storage, IP Telephony/VoIP, Video Conferencing, WAN connectivity and managed Internet services valued at approximately US$6 Million Dollars.Determined the resource requirements, roles and responsibilities of project teams.Provided direction for new and emerging technology and acquisitions to the Vice President Information Technology Services (ITS) and reported on application systems, network and security performance and staff and student service delivery satisfaction.Led the implementation of the Jenzabar centralized student information system to support functions of Registry, Bursar’s Office, and Student Support Services.Provided oversight of the Service Delivery, Security & Governance, Business Applications and Infrastructure & Operations Management Team.

Woodbrook, Port Of Spain, Tt

Established a Project Management Office with a team of Project Management professionals guided by MS Operations Framework and PMP philosophies.Managed the deployment Computer Associates Unicenter NSM to provide centralized management and monitoring of a bank's ATM network across the country.Conducted Earned Value Analysis and reported on risk and changes to scope, schedule and cost.Managed the deployment of Microsoft and Computer Associates solutions using Iterative project management methodologies.

Woodbrook, Port Of Spain, Tt

Managed a team of 20+ cross functional professionals.Led the planning and delivery of pre, post and implementation support services for internal, external, local and regional clients.Developed operational plans for new business generation, customer service quality management, and human resource management within all departments.

Analyze vendor solutions to understand product positioning to objectively design solutions for customers with focus on solutions by business partners such as 3Com, Cisco, Motorola, Network Associates, Symantec, Computer Associates, Microsoft, Check Point, and F5.Strengthen relationships with business solution partners to develop independent consulting capability.Respond to customer requests for proposals, analyze customer requirements and design competitive solutions in the areas of LAN, WAN, IP Telephony, VoIP, Security and converged networks.Manage the project implementation to ensure delivery of solution proposed.

Manage all Solution Design Consultants (SDCs) and provide technical oversight on all network design proposals.Schedule project delivery and assume the role of project manager for major projects.Manage all support contracts, register contracts with manufacturers and manage the renewal process.Develop templates and questionnaires that encompass all company provided solutions e.g. IP Telephony, VoIP, Security, Antivirus, Network Infrastructure, WAN etc.Conduct LAN & WAN Audits, report findings and make recommendations for improvement in the areas of security, infrastructure, communication, and basic design as needed.

Port Of Spain, Tt

Gather system, functional and technical requirements and initiate the procurement process when necessary.Monitor systems, servers and application performance.

Port Of Spain, Tt

Equipment installation, troubleshooting, configuration management and documentationDeveloped databases using Microsoft Access and provided end user support for Microsoft desktop productivity applications.

M.Ed, Instructional Technology

Bsc., Computer Science