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United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Managed ITAM Team - Governance and oversight of Hardware and Software Asset Managers, CMDB Administrators, and License Compliance Team members. • Directed CMDB Improvement Program, set guidelines, defined an Agile Framework for the Program resulting in measurable data quality improvement and improved Governance Policies that includes ongoing BAU Data Quality Variance Reporting enabling proactive capturing of Data Quality Issues more quickly.• Coordinated with Global ITAM Teams – As a global organization with over 150,000 FTEs, Allianz has a large I.T. footprint and complex technical infrastructure. Aligned US ITAM Operations with Global Directives by building relationships with key stakeholders to streamline interactions among the teams.• Improved Sourcing/Procurement Process for Software Renewals, partnered with numerous teams to streamline the Software Renewal tracking and reporting process which required new data management practices allowing information from different systems to be pulled together into a coherent process for reporting and planning upcoming Software Renewals.

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Established Corporate ITAM Roadmap - Full stack definition of what an ITAM Program should look like at a major Institution, including Core Data Management, Hardware Operations Management, Software Operations Management, Discovery, and License Compliance. • Established Core Data Management Program - Managed Location, People, Financial, and Organizational Data required for a mature ITAM Program. Provided thought leadership throughout the process.• Supported CMDB design, roll-out and process improvements - Performed technical and business design for CMDB including Servers, Network Gear, Mainframe, and Databases.• Managed integration between Data Center Management System and ServiceNow - Defined scope and technical direction. Managed technical resources. Established acceptance criteria and test plans. Reported progress to senior management.• Managed Hardware Asset Data conversions & integrations - Set direction and provided technical leadership for conversion from HP Asset Center to ServiceNow including Discovery and integrations with an existing custom IT Procurement system. • Supported full ITAM toolset - Support, enhancements, and trouble-shooting ITAM related integrations with other systems including BDNA Technopedia, ServiceNow Discovery, and IT Procurement.

Woodbridge, New Jersey

Provided in-house Consulting/Technical services to Covance Inc. to support their initial Flexera FlexNet Manager implementation (25,000 seat license). • Functioned as I.T. Technical Administrator post-launch. Managed a successful and cost-effective upgrade to FlexNet Manager Suite version 2016, including preparing Statements of Work, creating project plans, and managing all Flexera technical resources, and ensuring quality deliverable. • Established software reclamation processes and practices to ensure license compliance and optimization for key oversubscribed products – including establishing relationships with various business unit managers leading to a greater understanding, and acceptance, of SAM processes/practices throughout the organization.Provided Technical support for upgrade of FNMS for Moody’s Investor Services. • Assumed lead role in managing requirements, specifications, and defining technical Quality Assurance parameters. • Partnered with business and technical leadership at Moody’s as well as various internal infrastructure support teams (Citrix, VMware, SMS, IBM/ILMT, Linux, Office 365, AWS, DMZ, etc.). • Served as a communicator/facilitator between Flexnet techs and Moody’s technical and business stakeholders in crafting a large-scale deployment plan for the Flexera Agent across a broad server infrastructure including multiple DMZ segments, and Cloud segments (e.g., AWS and Azure).

Oversaw and managed web application design & development.• Supported applications across a spectrum of technologies.• Served as member of member company management team.

Provided web application design, development, and ongoing maintenance. • Managed a large-scale financial system data conversion project that required coordination of multiple vendor teams.• Developed a central enterprise database repository and designed new web-based productivity and workflow tools.• Managed a full lifecycle for software development projects.Highlights include development of a central enterprise database repository for system integration, and design of new web-based productivity and workflow applications. Responsibilities also include supporting a legacy Trust System with $400 million in assets under management.

As as TechKnowSys consultant I help businesses solve business problems with creative solutions. My goal is to help companies leverage technology to solve business problems as simply as possible - whether these be integration challenges, process challenges, product selection challenges, or situations where new software is needed.My first patent was the result of such a project for A&E Television. A Digital Rights Management System that is still in use today, and which was groundbreaking when it first appeared: http://www.google.com/patents/US20100070522

This position focused on delivering customer-facing software and integration solutions in a corporate environment. This position gave me the opportunity to build and manage large IT Systems with a development team recruited and staffed by me. It was a position that allowed me to grow significantly as an IT professional, and where I learned just how much you can accomplish with a great team.

Entry level postion that lead from LAN administration to general consulting on various client projects. Tasks included database design, application design, sales support. ZYGA was founded by a visionary with lot's of energy who proved to be a great mentor.