JAMES E. TAYLOR
*** *** ******, **** *******, PA 15122 H – 412-***-**** C – 917-***-**** **********@**********.***
May 23, 2013
American CyberSystems
Pittsburgh, PA
To Whom It May Concern:
I would like to be considered for the position that is available. I possess both a strong desire to work in
this field and the qualifications outlined in the position description. Over 30 years within Bank of New
York Mellon has given me the expertise required to provide solid and decisive leadership. I present a
versatile background that has provided me with insight and hands-on experience in Tape Operations,
Media Management, Printing and Distribution and Server / Hardware decommissions.
For the past 6 years I worked as a Senior Associate for The Office of Media Management in the Bank of
New York Mellon. In this position I assisted in training, evaluating and monitoring of vendor performance
for the company during High Risk movements. I have implemented process into company policy to help
prevent loss of data or personal information. I also identified, collected and reported relevant statistical
data to reflect the activities of the department.
Enclosed is my resume, which provides additional information about my education and experience. I am
confident if given the opportunity I will make a valuable contribution to The Bank of New York Mellon.
Thank you in advance for your consideration. I look forward to discussing what could be a mutually
beneficial professional relationship.
Sincerely,
James E. Taylor
Enclosure: resume
JAMES E. TAYLOR
411 Elm Street, West Mifflin, PA 15122 H – 412-***-**** C – 917-***-**** **********@**********.***
Career Overview
My responsibility is for managing the Storage, transportation and destruction of our business partners data
contained on, but not limited to, hard drives, magnetic tape, optical platters, DVD’s and CD’s .
And oversight of the processes, policies and procedures utilized in the management of removable media.
• Server Hard drives
• Desktop Hard drives
• Optical Platters
• Magnetic Tape
• CD/DVD
• USB-Flash drives
• Large Scale Storage Arrays
• Network Components
• Security – Guarding against loss.
• Inventory control – Do you know where your media is?
• Retentions – Records Management
Qualifications
• Type of Data (NPPI, Classified, Restricted)
• Security
• Chain of Custody
• Vendor Selection – Service Provider Management Data Base (SPMDB)
• Establish Data Owner
• Obtain Authorization to Destroy
• Validation - Shredding/Incineration
• Documentation
• Gifting of Hardware (Prohibited)
Technical Skills
Garner Unit HD2 and HD-3 WXL / Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac OSX, EMC / Symbol P460 Scanning
device / HDT Digital Shredder / Oracle, IBM, Sun, Dell, Compaq, Norton, HP, Clarion, Cisco, Nec,
Server units Etc.
Education and Training
Graduated from Curtis High School in 1982, Enrolled into New York Institute of Technology in 1983
completed 2 years of schooling. I worked with the Bank of New York Mellon for over 30 years 1982 to
2013. I worked in the Printing and Distribution department which printed bank statements and checks /
Tape Operations in which I worked with Tape Silos and Optical Servers / Media Management -Managed
numerous types of media on a global basis.