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South Lake Tahoe, Ca, Us

San Rafael, Ca, Us

San Rafael, Ca, Us

Manage groups responsible for enterprise content management, databases, mobility, qualified systems, and other business-critical systems & applications.

Stamford, Ct, Us

Design, plan, and direct the installation, and connectivity of computer and network systems to ensure the stable operation of the organization’s IT assets. Coordinate and manage support of 70 site MPLS WAN, fault tolerant LAN, and 150 production and development servers (both physical and virtual).Oversee the management of corporate help desk activities and resolve escalated issues if necessary.Ensure practical application of security best practices and compliance with PCI and SOX regulations.Qualify and negotiate with vendors. Establish and manage relationships, coordinate services, enforce service level agreements.

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Bolster and stabilize existing infrastructure. Propose and champion upgrades and modifcations. Determine strategic direction and garner support from upper level management, executives and end users. Research, specifiy and implement new systems to support a best-practice aproach. Manage full-time and contract-based staff. Support all aspects of IT infrastructure.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Responsible for all aspects of the network, systems, and related subcomponents, including 300+ Windows (2000 and 2003) servers, Network Appliance iSCSI SAN and NAS, and Citrix MetaFrame XPe farm in a 40-site environment. Manage group of network engineers and three data centers. Work with internal information security, regulatory, and audit personnel to evaluate and ensure compliance with SOX, GLBA, and other regulations and requirements. Manage vendors to ensure compliance with SLAs. Manage Disaster Recovery effort, including documentation and testing. Some of my projects included: overhauling and upgrading Citrix environment to Presentation Server, migrating subsidiary’s mail system into Bank’s Exchange environment, integrating recent 7-site acquisition into network, restructuring network and directory architecture to enhance authentication speed and resource access.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Managed implementation and upgrades of numerous applications. Incorporated standards to existing processes to improve efficiency and supportability. Troubleshot server and network issues. Upgraded heterogeneous NT4 environment to Windows 2000 Active Directory utilizing Microsoft best practices. Implemented and tested disaster recovery or fault tolerance for critical applications and systems. Performed need assessments and acted as consultant for business units working with outside vendors. Wrote documentation and performed training and technical hand-off sessions.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Provided technical support and administration for end users. Perrformed user administration utilizing tools such as Novell NWAdmin, HP JetAdmin, and NT User Manager. Second-in-Command for Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), the City’s most critical application at the Airport. [CAD is used to control the Emergency-911 call center supporting the Airport’s Fire, Police, and Medical response; it runs on redundant NT 4/Oracle 8 servers using proprietary software.] Supported connectivity with NetWare 4 & 5, NT 4 & 2000, NT RAS, Lotus Notes, and Citrix MetaFrame. Responsible for rollout and support of Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition on Windows 2000 Server. Installed, administered and supported a multitude of standard office applications. Assisted in rolling out I.S. infrastructure in new International Terminal.

Established and serviced medium to large sized corporate accounts. Developed, sold and implemented computer designs in conjunction with support staff. Researched and analyzed clients’ needs and created efficient and economical solutions. Monitored industry trends and maintained relations with manufacturers’ and distributors’ representatives. •Designed and managed installation of dozens of Novell NetWare and Microsoft NT wide and local area networks; integrated mainframes; and upgraded existing hardware components.•Procured constrained and allocated products utilizing secondary and tertiary distribution sources.•Assessed licensing needs and implemented corporate licensing programs.•Drafted, negotiated and sold volume purchase and cost-plus agreements.•Conducted regional market analysis and established alternative sales channels in selected vertical markets•Generated in excess of $8 million constituting up to 33% of company’s gross revenue.