Information Technology Project Manager

RICARDO G. JOSEPH

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Summary: Over 20 years of progressive IT experience including:

Information Technology Executive with hands-on Cloud Computing architecture, IBM P570/670 P5.P6

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series LPAR Virtualization, AIX GPFS Virtualized remote Clusters, VMWare, Virtual/Thin

Provisioning, SAN/NAS assessment, design, documentation, implementation; Virtual Tape Library

(VTL) Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery solutions

Enterprise and Infrastructure Consulting Services Principal with over twenty-five years of progressive

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cutting-edge technology solutions, IT career started on Wall Street at a Global Financial Institution,

leading a World-Wide Senior Engineering group, as a working member of the IEEE 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Association (10GEA), created new Virtualized SAN/WAN solutions for varied International and

National Vertical and Horizontal markets

EMC VMAX/VXE/VPLEX Local/Geo/Federal, VBLOCK CLOUD Services architectures

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Infrastructure Services solutions, ClariiOn/Symmetrix/Centera ECC/DPA with DMX Disk Array SAN

infrastructure; Network WAN/MAN/LAN design, Data Network builds, planning; including VSANs,

VLANs for SOX and HIPAA compliance; including VPN, Firewall, Load Balancing Router and Switch

configurations

Storage management of IBM Z-Series Mainframe, UNISYS MCP, AIX, HP/UX, Windows/Clusters,

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VMWare, Solaris and Linux hosts; including virtualization solutions; with Cisco and Brocade SAN

Fabrics; NetApp NAS; Microsoft Exchange/SQL/IIS/SMS infrastructures

Responsible Budgetary control and P&L; contributing to organizational growth at Compaq Computer

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Corp., Litton Industries and Zuma Networks

Directed worldwide 24x7 network operations, Data Centers; developed business strategies, written

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material and procedures.

Management of multiple remote and local direct reports, including Business Plan, Statement Of Work,

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RFP, contract and vendor management

Designed and implemented multiple SAN/NAS/DAS and DR designs and implementations; allowing

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increased company profitability for Mission and Business Critical infrastructures with No Single Point

Of Failure (NSPOF), High Available, Consolidated and Scalable solutions

Experience:

2005 to Present WACHOVIA/WELLS FARGO

SR. ARCHITECT, ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE

• Significantly increased company profitability via Infrastructure upgrades, increased Scalability and High

Availability, Consolidation, RTO/RPO via SRDF/TimeFinder, Replistor, SnapMirror, HACMP, AIX

GPFS, Clustered, Load Balanced solutions

• Responsible for inter departmental/Business Unit Technology Architecture. ILM Tier 1 and Tier 2

Virtual/Thin Provisioning, Redesigned Clustered Exchange, SQL, VMWare, HP UX to IBM AIX

Virtualized LPAR Mission Critical infrastructure allowing application consolidation, migration, SAN

Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Disk to Disk solutions with SAN/NAS EMC

SnapView/MirrorView, SRDF / TimeFinder DR infrastructure

• Responsible for SAN Enterprise Infrastructure ILM, security, roadmap; SAN/NAS Network Operations.

Designed, planned and Project managed the migration and consolidation of HP UX FileNet, Data

Warehouse, SQL, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Credit Revue, Financial mission critical applications to IBM AIX

LPAR virtualization solutions

• Designed, migrated Unisys, MS SQL, IBM AIX systems from Brocade to Cisco MDS Director SAN

fabric; Planned, designed and implemented IBM P570 AIX LPARs with virtualized resources

• Architect, administer, support and implement the upgrade of EMC ECC management systems, ClariiOn

upgrades from CX700 to CX 380/CX4 960 and DMX1000 to DMX 3,4 systems; security and integrity of

the organization’s IT Infrastructure

• Managed the migration of FileNet OSAR to EMC Centera CSAR/MSAR solution to allow government

compliances; Enterprise Infrastructure team, vendor and contractor services

• Designed and implemented Backup/Restore solutions for Unisys MCP FC1600 infrastructure supporting a

transactional environment that is the third largest bank in the USA

• Migrated Mission critical SQL three node Cluster from ClariiOn CX700 to DMX1000 SAN

• Managed IBM, EMC, HP vendors; IBM ZOS mainframe/ Unisys MCP /IBM P Series mainframe

RTO/RPO Mission Critical requirements via TimeFinder Clones and SRDF ‘Gold Copies’ working with

multiple Business Units and Technology Groups throughout WACHOVIA, as well as providing

presentation solutions

• Designed, implemented the migration, increased SAN Clustered HA and Replication of company’s

Exchange infrastructure, allowing 2007 upgrade satisfying archival and governmental compliancy

requirements via porting to EMC Centera CAS solution

• Created SAN/NAS/CAS WDS standards, designed and implemented Tier 2 Cisco Backup and

Development infrastructure allowing the eradication of end of life Brocade SAN, continued WDS SAN

standards, High Availability, increased functionality and Scalability

• Designed and implemented Cisco Tier 2 SAN Fabric Intelligent Enterprise Data Domain Virtual Tape

Library (VTL) BC/DR solution for IBM ZOS Mainframe and Open Systems utilizing Cisco MDS Director

Inter VSAN Routing (IVR) Zoning with Data Deduplication/WAN Optimization and VSAN

standardization; allowing the elimination of tape at WFDS

• Introduced significant cost savings via Assessed, Business Development, architecture of Private

Infrastructure Cloud Computing at WFDS via POC to implementation of EMC, Compellent, Hitachi,

IBM, Isilon, NetApp new SAN/NAS technologies

2003 to 2005 ENTERPRISE AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTING

SERVICES

Principal

President of Global Information Technology Consulting company

Heads best in breed Global Consulting Services Resources

Providing Global Enterprise and Infrastructure Assessment, Architecture, implementation, training and

support in

Storage Area Networks, Virtualization,, Thin and Virtual Provisioning, Cloud Computing, Consolidations,

Migrations, Integrations and re designs allowing High Availability, Scalability, Business Continuity and

Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure, WAN/LAN/MAN designs, Data Center optimization,

IBM zSeries Mainframe, IBM pSeries AIX, Open Systems compliant Archival solutions, layered

management and Project Management

2004 to 2005 (Consulting) Chapman University, Orange, CA

CONSULTANT, INFORMATION SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES

• Manage IT budget with 14 direct reports, all Technology solutions on the main Orange

Campus and satellite campus areas

• Design VA to EVA HP SAN utilizing Brocade switches, Network Appliance NAS, HP

9000 Unix and mainframe roadmap following ITIL methodologies

• Manage 9 direct reports involving Disaster Recovery, Exchange 2003 and SQL Microsoft

Clusters; application optimization solutions

• Manage Windows 2003 Servers utilizing MSI, WSUS, Group Policy, VLAN solutions

within the LDAP/AD infrastructure

• Design SQL2000 to 2003 HA consolidated Cluster solutions

• Manage budget for all Dell, Apple and HP laptop, desktop, Server upgrades and

technology solutions for 2,000 users

• Overlook IT Help Desk, technology Windows XP, Macintosh labs

2003 to 2004 (Consulting) Medtronic Minimed, Northridge, CA

CONSULTANT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS & SERVICES

Global Medical Technology Leader

Manage 8 indirect Network Engineering, Telecommunications, Network, Server and

Desktop Support personnel.

Designed and successfully implemented Virtualized VMWare ESX Server instances to

allow the successful consolidation of Licensing Server farm

Provide consulting solutions on HIPAA, SOX, SEC17A document retention via HP

Unix/EMC Celerra/Symmetrix/Centera ECC with DMX Disk Array SAN infrastructure;

WAN/LAN SAN redesign solutions and DOD 5015.2 SAP BW, HR and Financial ERP

records management applications solutions including client communication, reporting and coordination

efforts on projects addressing regulatory organizational requirements.

Backup/Recovery, Security, overall strategic, technical and operational direction of the

multiple 24x7 Data Center; meeting financial objectives by controlling software, hardware, vendor and

related expenses

Responsible for a budget to allow the redesign, consolidation, migration, overall strategic,

technical and operational direction utilizing Six Sigma, SDLC methodologies for Microsoft

Exchange/SQL/IIS/AD/2003; Microsoft NT migration and consolidation to 2000/2003/AD; OSPF, BGP,

Cisco, Unix/Linux ERP 24x7 Data Center environment; including storage technologies within the

organization

Project Manage WAN, telecommunications infrastructure redesign; allowing Load

Balancing network edge enhancements and updates; ensuring the smooth rollout of new systems

Provide Enterprise consulting services in the successful redesign of Cisco BGP/MPLS/

WAN Infrastructure to increase integration, optimization, ROI, HA and Scalability; as well as voice, video

and wireless integration, migration and consolidation to Windows 2003/XP/AD environment and

optimization of all California Data Centers.

2000 to 2003 MRV Communications/Zuma Networks, Inc., West Hills, CA

DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Switch/Router Manufacturer

1. Directed Global Information Technology Infrastructure Groups with 9 direct reports

and 40 local and remote indirect.

2. Provided organization strategic plan, Roadmap. Established standards for

implementing Information Technology Infrastructure and Telecommunications

policies and procedures including national and global companies allowing

3. SAN Virtualized Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Scalability, and High

Availability from the infrastructure to the edge, core, WAN, and PoP of the networks

4. Manage budget to include the creation of an integrated Load Balancing

Switch/Router allowing a Business Continuity virtual SAN Fabric network edge

solutions for vertical market solutions for data distribution and Video over IP

5. Implemented organizational standards, budget constraints; working with software and

hardware development engineering to successfully create differentiating Router

functionality from competitors Juniper, F5, NetScaler and Cisco

6. Provided international Technology Partner acquisition, WEB Marketing,

management, contract negotiations, Product Management; working with Sales,

Business Development and Marketing.

7. Migrated from this position due to company closure via a lack of Venture Capital.

1995 to 2000 Compaq Computer Corporation, Irvine, CA

REGIONAL PROJECT MANAGER / CONSULTANT, ENTERPRISE CONSULTING SERVICES,

Southwest Area Global Information Technology Leader.

1. Managed budget and P&L; increasing national service profits by 46 percent and

increased consulting practices nationally

2. Directed, designed and implemented converged Network solutions for Walt Disney in

successful P&L with New Generation Storage Area Network (SAN/NAS/DAS

solutions throughout Unix based Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, Linux operating systems

3. WAN/LAN technologies to allow Secure High Available and Scalable Business

Continuity solutions; as well as Cisco switch/Router assessment and redesign

4. Hired and managed 20 indirect reports and up to 31 local and remote indirect

5. Developed Information Technology Infrastructure business strategies, written

material and procedures nationally as well as directed the design and implementation

of new 24x7 NOC Data Center solutions for national and global clients; working with

Facilities and Telecommunications groups; Technology Partners Cisco, Microsoft,

Oracle, SAP and Nortel.

6. Directed, designed and implemented Data Warehouse

SAP/ORACLE/SQL/JDEdwards One World/PeopleSoft Enterprise solutions; Unix,

Linux and Microsoft High Availability Clustering, Disaster Recovery/Business

Continuity Data Center 24x7 SAN/WAN/LAN solutions, with clients; such as

Microsoft, ARCO, Walt Disney, The US NAVY and The Bank of America

1990 to 1995 Litton Industries, Woodland Hills, CA

MANAGER/SENIOR CONSULTANT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Litton Computer Services provided data center design and operations solutions to national and global.

Managed 2 direct reports and up to 45 indirect on specific projects such as managing the Infrastructure

organization of a national turbine company

Managed the re design of WAN/LAN infrastructure, commissioning copper/fiber, DID, frame services;

multi vendor AS400, Unix, MS NT, multi protocol 24x7 WAN/LAN Data Center infrastructure of this

international turbine company with over 3,000 nodes providing fiber optic infrastructure, site design,

planning, preparation; directing Cisco routing, switching, protocol optimization, facilities and

telecommunications redesign solutions

Managed a budget of $45 million and grew Information Technology Practice by 332 percent decreasing

maintenance costs, reduced man hours by 48 percent.

Turned around declining revenues in the Information Technology Practice at Litton via presenting to the

CIO of Orion Pictures and led the successful Data Center planning of the merger and design of Orion

Pictures Cisco WAN/LAN Infrastructure and Data Centers with another national entertainment company;

utilizing ISP business models in reference to security.

Managed, implemented business processes within budget and managed the redesign of business units and

infrastructure throughout Litton's business units to allow NT/Novell/Unix/IBM,SUN

Mainframe/LAN/WAN Data Center interoperability via re designing LAN/WAN and implementing

disaster recovery methodologies in reference to database infrastructure design, capacity planning, Internet

and intranet reengineering, configuration, and security.

1987 to 1990 Barclays Bank, New York, NY

WORLD WIDE NETWORK ENGINEER, LEAD

International Banking Institution. Managed 35 indirect reports

1. Successfully oversaw the daily operations of mission critical 7x24x365 global Data

Center Infrastructure serving national and international needs in the US and Europe.

2. Ensured Service Level Agreements were met, implemented preventive maintenance,

change management, business continuity, disaster recovery and high availability

throughout multi vendor, multi protocol WAN/LAN/MAN consisting of T3s,

Multiplexers, Link Node Management System (LNMS), X.25, Matrix Switching,

SNA, DEC, IBM mainframes and security control processes increasing profitability

by 17 percent internationally via Total Cost of Ownership by introducing new cost

saving technologies.

3. Successfully participated in the redesign and consolidation of data centers during

corporate relocation from New York to North Carolina

Education

1988 Pace University New York, NY

Bachelor of Science (B.SC) – Computer Science

Certifications

1. EMC Proven Professional (EMCPA)

2. Compaq/HP (SAN) High Availability & Clustering – (MASTER ASE)

3. Compaq Accredited Systems Engineer (ASE)

4. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

5. Microsoft Certified Internet Professional, Internet – (MCP + I)

6. Microsoft Certified Internet Professional – (MCP)

7. Cisco Systems – Cisco MDS SAN Director Switch Design

8. Compaq Certified Enterprise Storage Architecture

9. Zuma Networks, Inc. Switch/Router Design

10. StoneSoft Corp. VPN/Firewall/Load Balancing Security Architecture

11. Compaq Certified Enterprise Technical Consultant

12. Compaq Certified Executive Briefing/Project Management

13. Network General Corp. Data Center/Network Design

14. David Systems, Inc. Telecommunications Design

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