Samuel J. Russo

**** ****** **** *****

Dayton, Ohio 45458

(H) 937-***-**** or (C) 607-***-****

abhydk@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Summary

** ***** ** ************ ********** predominantly implementing

and managing information technologies in support of business

process improvement initiatives; to include multiple Enterprise

Resource Planning (EPR) initiatives, Infrastructure Upgrades and

Expansions, Application Development, and Data Warehousing

solutions; as both an internal cost center and external profit

center, in both the commercial and DoD markets.

Managerial / Leadership

. Demonstrated leadership experience with local, virtual, and

contracted resources leading both internal cost and external

P/L organizations to deliver IT solutions that enable the

needs of the business they support.

. Successful multi-site infrastructure and architecture

experience across NA, Europe, and Asian locations; serving as

many as 900k global end users and 5k desktop users across 6

NA locations.

. Strong project management experience leading up to 450 people

in the execution of over 60 active projects; with a total

annual P/L responsibility of $120M.

. Proven Change Management experience; with strong motivational

psychology, leadership, and facilitation background.

. Excellent Customer Relationship building skills; able to

shape the future, deliver results, and grow business.

. Strong Character and Ethical Business practice; with Active

DoD Secret clearance.

Technical

. Strong foundation with fundamentals of current Information

Technologies: Local and Wide Area Networks; Application and

Data Servers; Relational Databases (Oracle/SQL); Local,

Distributed, and Web Enabled Applications; Multi Tier

Architecture Models; Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence

solutions; Wireless and RFID solutions; UNIX/Linux/Windows

Virtual Server solutions; NAS/SAN virtual storage solutions

. Strong Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Capacity and

Material planning; Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES),

Enterprise Systems architecture/management, and Data Ware

Housing

. Strong understanding of supply chain management, and

Production / Inventory Control (APICS) principals

. Six Sigma Black Belt - with a strong foundation of structured

problem solving, continuous improvement, Lean, and Six-Sigma

methodologies

. Proved experience with earned value management (EVM) and

project management methodologies

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Samuel J. Russo

1430 Willow Park Court

Dayton, Ohio 45458

(H) 937-***-**** or (C) 607-***-****

abhydk@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

6/07-Present Engineering Program Manager, USAF Global Combat

Support IT Infrastructure

Lockheed Martin, Dayton, OH

- Provide senior programmatic oversight to IT Engineering Cost,

Schedule, and Technical Scope to the US Air Force Global

Combat Support Solution (GCSS-AF); a shared SOA IT

infrastructure and Data Warehouse across the US Air Force

that provides IT service to over 900K registered users

worldwide.

- Provide full lifecycle oversight to Application Development

projects that leverage the SOA infrastructure and Spiral

development methodologies

- Oversee a team of 450 employees and sub-contractors in 3

North America locations

- Manage $120M + annual operating budget; assuring IT resources

and projects remain aligned with the strategic IT needs of

the USAF

- Ensure stability of IT operations, currency of architecture,

and predictability of projects

Major Accomplishments:

> Improved project management disciplines to stabilize both

cost and schedule performance across a $120M project

portfolio; approximately 60 top level activities

> Implemented a program wide Organizational Execution Model

with clear roles and responsibilities to increase

operational efficiency and stabilize portfolio execution

- Reason for looking/leaving: The program is transitioning to

operational sustainment; looking for a position with

continued innovation and growth challenges

6/06-6/07 Account Executive, BAE Systems Relationship

Computer Science Corporation (CSC), Johnson City, NY

- Provide top level IT leadership as the primary customer

interface; with total accountability for overseeing service

delivery and managing the P&L performance of the account

- Provide managerial oversight and leadership to 70 employees

assigned to 6 N. America locations

- Oversee $18M annual operating budget; assuring IT resources

and projects remain aligned with the strategic need of the

customers' business

- Ensure stability of IT operations, currency of architecture,

and predictability of initiatives

- Reason for leaving: Successfully transitioned both IT

infrastructure and business application support / development

activities from an in-house managed activity to an outsourced

solution; essentially completing the assignment

8/05-6/06 Manager, IT Business Relations and Project Management

BAE Systems, North America, Johnson City, NY

- Responsible for aligning critical IT resources with the

strategic needs of the business; a $1.3B transatlantic sector

of BAE systems, a design and manufacturer of aircraft control

components with multiple locations in both NA and the UK

- Oversaw a portfolio of IT Initiatives, both infrastructure

and business solutions in nature

- Provided direction and oversight to 11 Project Managers in a

virtual team setting across NA to include: permanent

employees, external contractors, and consultants

- Implemented discipline for managing a portfolio of enterprise

projects; to include the use of MS Project Server and

Sharepoint Services

- Developed a process and methodology of capturing, analyzing,

and prioritizing business and IT initiatives; to include

annual Capital and Expense planning; total budgetary

oversight in support of this activity was roughly $10M

- Reason for leaving: BAE entered into an IT outsourcing

agreement; was asked to facilitate and lead the effort form

the service provider perspective

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6/03-8/05 Manager, Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure

Projects

BAE Systems, North America, Johnson City, NY

- Responsible for the design, management, and strategic

planning of ALL IT related Infrastructure elements in support

of a $1.3B transatlantic sector of BAE Systems, a design and

manufacturer of aircraft control components with multiple

locations in both NA and the UK

- Managed ALL in-production systems on a 7x24 basis to meet

customer Service Level Agreements and deliver services to

over 5000 end users

- Provided leadership to a 10 member architecture and technical

initiative support team

- Shared responsibility and oversight of $20M IT operating budget

- Designed, developed, and implemented an Integrated Enterprise

Monitoring Utility to ensure reliability of over 330 critical

servers of mixed OS; in support of over 40 unique Lines of

Service (LOS) to include: Oracle ERP, Oracle Financial

Analyzer (OFA), MS Exchange, Wind-chill, MS Active Directory

Services, PeopleSoft, Autotime, Concur

- Oversaw the design and upgrade of the server and storage

infrastructure from a stand alone/dedicated architecture to a

new more reliable and efficient Virtual architecture;

utilizing Virtual Servers for Unix/Linux/Windows operating

systems, and NAS/SAN storage

- Executed both UNIX and Windows server and storage

consolidation initiatives

- Oversaw the design and upgrade of the Oracle ERP

infrastructure from a dedicated 3-tier design to a virtually

scalable server, storage, and back-up architecture

- Designed and managed the migration of 5000 network devices to

MS Active Directory Services

- Oversaw database and application upgrades, ex: Oracle 10g DB,

Oracle 11i Apps, MS Exchange 6

- Reason for leaving: Received internal promotion

1/02 - 6/03 Manager, Business Development and Software Products

Lockheed Martin, Owego, NY

- Conducted new business initiatives and Product development

activities across several industries, to include; Financial

Services, Distribution Technologies, Document Imaging

- Facilitated contract negotiations with customers, suppliers,

and strategic partners

- Provided product sales, trade show, and proposal support to

NA sales team, architected $157M response to a federal RFP

- Reason for leaving: The program was ultimately shut down and

employees were told to make other arrangements; chose to

pursue avenues more consistent with a traditional IT model

2/00 - 1/02 Manager, Software Products

UNIVERSAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, Binghamton, NY

- Designed, developed, launched, and sold a suite of Factory

Automation software targeted for worldwide Distribution to

the Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) Industry

- Ensured Products were on-time, within budget / specification,

and exceeded time to market expectations

- Provided direct management to 25 software engineers

- Supplied worldwide product sales and trade show support

- Assumed total accountability for Software Products P/L

reporting

- Reason for leaving: This industry and company suffered

greatly as a result of the economic down turn in 2002; as

such other opportunities were explored

5/95 - 2/00 Manager, Information Systems Infrastructure

HADCO CORPORATION, Owego, NY

- Managed ALL data and voice systems on a 7x24 Basis in support

of the Owego division, a 7x24 $300M high tech manufacturing

business, with 1400 end users

- Lead architecture and support for: ERP, Wireless and RFID

systems; CAM Applications & Data Warehousing; Manufacturing

Bar Code Systems; UNIX and Windows Servers; Voice Mail, Phone

and Video Conference System; PC Applications, Email, and

Intranet Services; Local and Wide Area Networking; Oracle,

Informix, and Progress DBA; Manufacturing Execution Systems

(MES)

- Optimized above Systems to Achieve Maximum Reliability and

Stability, on a 7x24 Basis

- Reason for leaving: As a result of corporate restructuring

and consolidation, other opportunities were explored

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7/94 - 5/95 ERP Implementation Project Manager, HADCO

CORPORATION, Owego, NY

9/91 - 7/94 Statistical Process Control / Total Quality Mgt

Facilitator, HADCO CORPORATION, Owego, NY

9/90 - 9/91 Quality Assurance Engineer, AMPHENOL INTERCONNECT PRODUCTS,

Endicott, NY

EDUCATION ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Rochester, NY (May

1988)

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical/Computer

Engineering

Liberal Arts Minor - Motivational Psychology

-Selected as candidate for US Navy Nuclear Power

School.

BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Binghamton, NY (May 1985)

Associate in Applied Science - Electrical Engineering

Technology

-Dean's List, President's List

-Recipient of full Naval ROTC Scholarship.

LEADERSHIP COURSE WORK AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

- Customer Relationship Management

- Counselor Sales Training

- Motivation and Growth Psychology

- Organization Models and Change Management

- Social Styles and Advanced Facilitator Training

- Taguchi Methods for Advanced Problem Solving and Statistical

Process Control

- Solaris System Administration and Relational Data Base

Administration

- Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange Server administration

MILITARY SERVICE

5/88 - 2/90 United States Naval Officer (Ensign O1), with TS clearance

CLEARANCE: Active DoD Secret

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