Michael T. Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Project Manager responsible for timely delivery of the Tools Modernization, Mainframe Re-hosting Proof of Concept, and Enterprise Integration Services Currency projects. * Coach Tools Modernization Agile team responsible for developing the foundational support infrastructure for Gap’s new Chandler Data Center utilizing the Chef Configuration Management tool.* Manage Enterprise Integration Services project team responsible for upgrading three tier-1 Middleware applications to the latest supported versions.* Partner with Business and IT Stakeholders to influence strategy and technology solutions and effectively manage project scope.* Create and document risk management and mitigation strategies for multiple projects.* Leverage strong relationships among global cross-functional teams to help quickly resolve complex project issues.Technical Infrastructure Delivery Manager responsible for supporting the Perpetual & Financial Inventory (PFI) application upgrade and the full Mainframe Re-hosting projects.* Manage build-out of the PFI Production and Disaster Recovery (DR) environments ensuring both environments met production standards and delivery deadlines.* Lead application and infrastructure teams in an exercise to identify, create, and validate all application IDs and system privileges for the new Open System Mainframe environments.* Collaborate with various infrastructure teams to update the Firewall and User/Application ID provisioning processes.

Managed the $8 million IT Currency program consisting of upgrades to various infrastructure components and applications throughout North America, Europe & Asia.* Define and document project scope, goals, success criteria, requirements, and deliverables that support business needs in collaboration with business and IT stakeholders.* Identify key business resources, schedules, and funding for the implementation of the projects under the program.Functioned as the single conduit for Infrastructure Services in support of multiple complex initiatives as the Gap Technical Infrastructure Delivery Manager. Responsible for coordinating between Gap and IBM global infrastructure teams to ensure that all infrastructure resource delivery is aligned with the overall objectives and delivery schedules of the initiatives.* Lead infrastructure requirements identification and service delivery for key strategic initiatives to support business development and projects affecting North America, Europe & Asia. * Develop and refine infrastructure requirements with project teams, ensuring the most efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable delivery of infrastructure services.* Define and administer infrastructure budget for projects, ensuring service providers & internal resources deliver requisite services on time and on budget.* Collaborate with the infrastructure management team to continuously improve the IBM service request process by periodically identifying and updating IBM’s Service Catalog with additional services.

Represented IBM as Gap’s main contact for all IBM global infrastructure teams for the Strategic Inventory Initiative (SII) program. Responsible for the delivery, implementation, and maintenance of all infrastructure components and environments for the program.* Develop partnerships with teams across various reporting structures by fostering and improving the collaboration across application and infrastructure teams.* Leverage facilitation skills with various partners across organizational and geographical boundaries to provide exceptional service to the SII program.* Coordinate with Gap project and IBM global infrastructure teams to resolve critical infrastructure issues/defects that may impact the program’s release timelines.

Supported the implementation of the Perpetual & Financial Inventory (PFI) system using the Retek Merchandise Systems (RMS) Inventory application.* Manage all PFI environments and technical defects discovered during development, all phases of testing, data conversion, environment shake out, and production implementation.* Coordinate with cross-functional teams to implement technical defect/issue fixes and configuration changes to all PFI environments.

Supported various state and federal agencies in the implementation of AMS’s Momentum/Mainframe financial applications and Child Support Enforcement Tracking System. CLIENT: U.S. Department of State (DoS), Washington D.C. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), Washington D.C.Technical Team Lead - Momentum Financial ApplicationCLIENT: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Washington D.C.Software Configuration Manager - Mainframe Financial Management SystemCLIENT: New Mexico Child, Youth and Family Services Department (CYFSD), Santa Fe, NM Alaska Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED), Anchorage, AKProgrammer/Analyst - Child Support Enforcement Tracking System