Mary Cullen Email & Phone Number

East Hanover, New Jersey

Providing Services to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation on behalf of HCL Technologies - Currently working on project for Service Now transition representing Backup and Restore and Storage technologies.

Florham Park, NJ

• Providing Services to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation on behalf of redtoo inc.
• Managing Backup and Restore (B&R) infrastructure implementation projects globally. Includes new Hardware, and virtual systems with considerations for backup requirements from a retention perspective (FDA, Legal)..
• Managing Backup and Restore (B&R) infrastructure implementation projects globally. Includes new Hardware, and virtual systems with considerations for backup requirements from a retention perspective (FDA, Legal)..
• Managing Operational turnover project from 3rd party vendor control to Novartis for Storage and B&R service line. This required development, coordination and execution of writing Operations manuals based on ITSM stack.
• Managed NAS migration from vendor hosted environment to internal environment for US based sites. Includes investigating and communicating all impact to NAS data environment. Meeting with technical internal and vendor.
• Managed Datacenter closure project for Canada Site; developed charter, held kickoff, secured resources, identified risks, maintained project plan, created communication plan and estimated deliverables. Tracked, and.

Summit, New Jersey

• Managed team of 15 technical professionals in the development and implementation of 6 major Global Datacenter site consolidations of Windows, and Citrix, servers as part of the Merck/Schering-Plough post-merger of.
• Performed application and cross platform infrastructure analysis of multiple business area systems as part of Merck/Schering Global Datacenter Consolidation efforts. Including gathering inventory, performing analysis.
• Performed application and cross platform infrastructure analysis of multiple business area systems as part of Merck/Schering Global Datacenter Consolidation efforts. Including gathering inventory, performing analysis.
• Managed the Schering to Merck Windows Server integration as part of Datacenter Consolidation project, requiring 60% migration of 2000 Windows and Citrix servers in 2010 with 90% VMware virtualization of same..
• Took initiative to earn MBA with a concentration in project management as well as obtained a Six Sigma yellow belt. Show less

Summit NJ

• Managed engineering team for server infrastructure related to OS standards, lifecycle management, infrastructure security, and server HW standards.
• Obtained CIO approval to create a new internal team of 6 people and standardized Windows server implementations creating an annual cost savings of $250K by removing consultant costs.
• Improved efficiencies by creating new server standards, processes & procedures that drove server virtualization efforts to 70% per year from previous rate of… Show more Managed engineering team for server.
• Improved efficiencies by creating new server standards, processes & procedures that drove server virtualization efforts to 70% per year from previous rate of < 20% virtualization or less. This saved on Datacenter.

Union, NJ

• Supervised a team of 6 professionals and created and improved multiple processes and procedures
• Migrated cross-divisional unstructured data shares from Netware to Windows Clusters Exceeded expectations by achieving 80% completion result in one year that previous managers could not by adding process efficiencies.
• Designed and implemented a Windows server planned maintenance procedure where none existed before for all servers supported globally that improved… Show more Supervised a team of 6 professionals and created and.
• Designed and implemented a Windows server planned maintenance procedure where none existed before for all servers supported globally that improved operational efficiencies, increasing supportability, and significantly.

Lead team in the global design and implementation of MS exchange migration. Improved migration efficiencies by piloting and enhancing migration procedures while executing migrations of 500 person Corporate IT group through-out the first 2 months of migration.Designed and implemented cc:Mail hub-spoke environment resulting in increased delivery times and.

Edison, NJ

• Managed and led multiple server related projects for various customers in the NJ and NYC region
• Provided guidance and training to entry level server engineers in Windows Server OS platform skills

New York, New York

Systems Engineer (1990-1993)Supported and maintained server OS platforms, hardware, and applications at American Express TRS, NYC client location.Systems Analyst (1987-1989)Provided technical support to both in-house IT staff and clients for multiple server and desktop platforms in NJ/NYC locations.

Mba, Project Management, 3.83 To 4.0

Graduated with honors in June 2011

Bachelors, Bachelors Of Science In Technology Management