Manage the people side of technology changes to maximize user adoption and realize project benefits. Directed the rollout of applications to improve processes across the University.Acted as project manager for a number of system upgrades and migrations.Chair of the IT change control board.

Enable the University to implement, grow and innovate successful, reliable Business Solutions. Enterprise Foundation is a motivated multi-functional team of Systems Analysts seeking to streamline processes; provide a stable foundation and collaborate with our partners to achieve business goals. We design, implement, and coordinate deployment of robust, reliable systems/solutions on premise or in the cloud.Business services supported:ERP (Banner and satellite systems)Active Directory AuthenticationShared and personal file sharesPrimary storage for business applicationsNetwork security (Firewalls and VPN) Application high availabilitySkills:Solutions architecture.Capacity management and brokerageTechnical leadershipActive DirectoryWindows ServerRed Hat Linux and other Unix systemsStorage (Isilon, NetApp)Virtualization (VMWare, Nutanix)Application Delivery (Radware)Cloud services (Rackspace)Research & developmentIncident managementPlatforms:Virtualization, Storage, Cloud Infrastructure, Active Directory, Firewall, Servers

Manage a team of six system engineers. This team focuses on the design, deployment and administration of Windows, Linux, Active Directory, storage, server hardware, VMWare, firewalls, Radware AppDirectors, appliances, client VPN.Expanded VMWare environment to support hundreds of virtual servers across multiple physical locations.Defined new documentation standards that makes information more accessible.Developed integration between Rackspace and Fordham to support infrastructure as a service.Deployed infrastructure at a partner university to allow core services to be more disaster tolerant.Managed the deployment of Active Directory to support thousands of active users.Developed the architecture for numerous application deployments with a constant focus on reliability, recoverability and sustainability.Manage the relationship with multiple VARs.Influence long term strategy for fordham server infrastructure. Manage multiple projects using Microsoft Project Server.Guide the professional development of my team members.Created a policy to allow telecommuting to improve employee morale and overall productivity Implemented in-group training sessions to promote cross training. Lead the project to deploy MyFiles online file sharing application to the University.

Supervise two hardware and software techniciansManage server deployments, decommissions and IP reservationsManage SAN storage for email, ERP and Legacy VMS systemsSet up web site load balancing and SSL acceleration using Radware Appdirector and AppXcelParticipate in weekend monitoring of systemsAssist in planning of new IT infrastructureDocument and assist in knowledge transfer of new technologiesNegotiating purchases and maintenance contracts with Vendors

Migrate SAN storage from Compaq to EMC hardware.Manage preventive maintenance schedules.Setup website fail-over with Radware WSDs.Increase backup capacity by implementing an enterprise wide solution.Implement enterprise monitoring using Unicenter TNG and Insight Manager.Set up and maintain 100+ WindowsNT and VMS servers.Setup and maintain VMS queues and scheduler jobs.Program in C++, FORTRAN and DCL.Inventory hardware and software with Support Magic.Manage student workers in a lab environment.