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Ireland

Helping clients for over 30 years achieve their business needs by helping them with organizational alignment, process updates, and developing the right technology path. Could you ask me about how to make IT RECOGNIZED as a valuable part of your business?

United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Helping clients achieve their business outcomes for over 30 years. Talk to me about strategic planning!

Saint Louis

Provide technical leadership along with the business acumen to help CXO and VPs make the correct strategy decisions as they start or continue their Cloud Transformation

Greater St. Louis Area

Leading the Corporate Architecture Team and guiding the evolution of architectural roles and processes as Emerson undertakes its transformation to a two business company. As such, responsible for coordinating technology roadmap development across technical and application domains, supporting key technology evaluation/selection initiatives, helping to shape key strategic programs, and working closely with the business IT organizations to ensure we are achieving our common goals of aligning technology solutions with business needs and optimizing IT investments across the company.

Greater St. Louis Area

Responsible for the design of solutions related to networking and telecommunications, data security, and unified communications. Also responsible for the development of IT systems planning and forecasting models for capacity, availability, risk, and performance.

St Louis, Mo

• Responsible for the global design of new technologies and standards implementations related to network, telecommunications, and security architecture domains• Manage a cross disciplinary design team with domains including: storage, Unix, Windows, data center facilities, application development, and Oracle• Span of control: 1000 locations in 140 countries, supporting 1300 circuits and 1500 network devices with $25M annual budget

Greater St. Louis Area

Adjunct Instructor teaching Managing Cybersecurity in OrganizationsCourse Description: Cybersecurity threats can cause business disruption, reputation damage, intellectual property loss, and negative financial impact to you or your business. Cyber-attacks continue to increase in volume and sophistication. Organizations need to execute an effective plan for addressing these risks. This course will help you develop the skills to manage a cybersecurity program to effectively cope with rising threats. This course is designed primarily for MBA students who will become managers, entrepreneurs or business professionals in a networked e-business enterprise.

Responsible for the global design of new technologies and standards implementations related to network, telecommunications, and security architecture domainsManage a cross disciplinary design team with domains including: storage, Unix, Windows, data center facilities, application development, and OracleSpan of control: 1000 locations in 140 countries, supporting 1300 circuits and 1500 network devices with $25M annual budgetMember of the Emerson Architecture Review Board for IT technology standardsKey AccomplishmentsSuccessfully executed a project to move operational ownership from a distributed to centralized model for Emerson globally resulting in a 10:1 efficiency gain in operationsMigrated over 700 locations worldwide from various network solutions to a consolidated vendor MPLS solution in under 18 months enabling a converged network with consistent QoS configurationDeveloped and deployed a standard router model and configuration which allowed a single configuration to be deployed anywhere in the globeDesigned and implemented two global data centers in the United States to support the centralization of 50 distributed data centers and over 5000 server workloadsImplemented a new capacity planning model which accurately predicts performance impacting capacity problems in minutes for over 1000 locationsImplemented design, implementation and operations documentation models consistent with ITIL v3 for consistent service delivery and operationManaged Emerson enterprise telephony program and deployed over $8M in telephone systems and contact centers at 115 locations

Responsible for Operations and Technology support including, 35 network devices and 3 PBX systems, 13 NT servers, 454 PC's, and 209 related peripherals with a staff of 3Responsible for planning and implementing site level projects and supporting enterprise initiativesKey AccomplishmentsManaged a facility print reduction project, reducing volume of printed reports by 68%Supported enterprise technology refresh program, migrating to Windows and Office 2000, converting to a lease plan for PC purchases, and implementing an asset tracking systemIT project lead for relocating Rollway Bearings

Lead a 3 person team for identifying, planning, and implementing enterprise network and telecom projects in support of current and planned business initiativesResponsible for creating and maintaining 5 year technology roadmaps and profitability plansProvide level 3 escalation support for all EPT networking and telecommunications systemsMember of the Emerson Telecommunications Services Technical Advocates Group (TAG), providing technical advice and feedback in support of Emerson corporate initiativesKey AccomplishmentsProject Manager for transitioning support for Apodaca, Mexico facility from USEM to EPT, which included a complete PC replacement, installation and integration of NT server infrastructure, and replacement of LAN equipmentProject Manager for the Mexico VPN project, which migrated both of the EPT Mexico facilities to VPN technology, achieving over $92K annual savings

Completed the EPT Project Management Leadership Program, an 18 month program consisting of 168 hours of AMA training and formal mentoring programProject Manager for the EPT Frame-Relay to VPN conversion, which as the Emerson pilot, included assisting ETS in developing the processes and procedures for all other migrationsKey AccomplishmentsAssisted in developing the standards, planning, training, and migration of the EPT Novell infrastructure to Microsoft Windows NTProject Manager for the Y2K preparation and conversion of EPT telecommunications systems, which included 13 domestic and 3 international locationsProject Manager for consolidating all telecommunications costs, administration, and maintenance throughout EPTImplemented an enterprise call accounting system, which tracks all external calls, inbound and outbound, for EPT facilities

Built and maintained equipment lab for Enterprise Storage and Options Division testing prototypes of large scale storage solutions using fiber channel technologyInstalled and maintained test servers with various applications to test performance and compatibility and prepare for trade shows or on-site tours

Engineered the new domain model and installed 9 Windows NT 4.0 Servers in preparation for migration from the current NetWare system, while supporting 24 Netware serversPerformed daily administration tasks, such as the creation of new users and printers, analysis projects, account information changes, and the granting of file and system rights

Provided proactive business unit consulting and was responsible for 7 locations with a staff of 3Provided advanced desktop computer support including hardware and software issues and unique business unit requirements Provided LAN troubleshooting and protocol analysisPerformed network equipment installation and troubleshootingProvided cable installation and certification services

Provided PBX systems and peripheral supportInstalled Category 3 and 5 twisted pair cable

Team Leader in charge of installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of Mobile Digital PBX telephone and data switchesResponsible for the health welfare and training of 5 team members and accountable for over $1 million of equipmentAttended Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Provide Comfort

Mib, Masters Of International Business

Masters, International Business

2011 Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration

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