BRIAN L. REDD

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832-***-**** (Home) or 832-***-**** (Cell)

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SKILLS SUMMARY

• Over 15 years of Electronics Engineering and Systems Support experience.

• Experienced Computer System Repair Technician and Upgrades including ghosting and sever installation.

• Over 8 years of experience in NASA Government Asset Management including Software License and Hardware

Maintenance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KBR INC., HOUSTON, TX

IT Associate Software Asset Administrator 2013-Present

• Verify user system requirements to insure valid version of software is issued and updated.

• Distribute software assets to users globally with the use of Asset Management Tool Tivoli.

• Track software asset totals, and insure usage compliance is kept.

• Work with Business Analyst and the Legal Department to administer each requested software asset.

• Perform Asset discovery with the SCCM tool to allow verification of all assets installed on the user system.

• Exercise due diligence to insure all maintenance and support is current, and at the proper level, whether it is individual,

site, or Enterprise Licensing.

• Negotiate with external vendors to deliver best software options for users based upon the requirements determined by KBR

stakeholders and legal department.

• Responsible for working directly with Procurement by submitting purchase request for renewals and new purchases.

• Experience with using SAP Enterprise Resource Planning software to create shopping carts for all asset purchases.

MEI TECHNOLOGIES INC., HOUSTON, TX

Asset Management/License and Maintenance Analyst 2004-2012

• Tracked all NASA JCS Software and Server Assets through end of the life cycle.

• Worked with NASA Managers, Asset Owner Groups and all supported departments to expedite software and hardware

asset requests.

• Purchased Microsoft SQL Server 2008 licenses for several of the servers within our organization environment.

• Negotiated with external vendors to deliver best software options for users based upon the requirements determined by the

NASA asset owners in ITAMS project.

• Worked with each asset owner to verify that all SLA’s are correct, and help to improve Service Levels for future

requirements.

• Direct contributor to the creation of our database using MS Access, used to track hardware and software assets.

• Created a process, for a yearly review to determine the elimination of any non essential assets, which yielded an average

annual savings to the project of $15 to $30K.

• Regarded as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the NASA JCS organization regarding Asset Management.

• Prepared financial reporting related to hardware and software costs including budgeting and forecasting.

• Worked directly with procurement submitting Purchase Requests for renewals and new purchases.

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY INC., HOUSTON, TX

Field Applications engineer Specialist 1999-2004

• Directed third party vendor products, procedures and production to ensure vendors meet company specification.

• Supervised line productivity, and performance of 20 employees working with in the hard drive kitting process.

• Created a workflow process to centralize Hewlett Packard’s’ kitting operation for third party vendors.

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY INC., OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

Manufacturing Engineering Technician 1995-1999

• Monitored repair processes to ensure hard drive performance meets company specifications.

• Assisted Lead Engineer on supervising and training staff.

• Supply technical support to staff members testing facilities.

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY INC., OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

Line Supervisor/PWA Technician 1989-1995

• Responsible for overseeing production, testing and analysis of drives associated with the Elite and Barracuda drive lines.

• Supervise five technicians and operators testing repaired hard drives, utilizing state of the art M.C.T. and U.C.T. testers.

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EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Management • Dean’s List Award for Academic

Degree Expected June 2014 Achievements

Mid-America Christian University • MEI Award of Excellence for

Oklahoma City, OK Outstanding support to the PMO,

in Managing Procurement

Associate of Applied Science in Electronics Engineering Technology efforts.

Degree Earned, 1986 • ITAMS Project Raising the Bar

Oklahoma State University Award for 13P Service Contract

Oklahoma City, OK Transition at NASA Johnson

Space Center.

• ITAMS Project Raising the Bar

AWARDS Award for completing 90 days of

Asset procurements in less than

2 weeks to meet Government

requirements for fiscal year

budgeting.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

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Specialized Training:

• Working knowledge of Remedy

Atrium Asset Management Tool

• IS0 9000 Trained

• Vendor and Supplier

Negotiation Training

References Available Upon Request

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